Make these easy natural flea and tick sprays for your dog without worrying about harmful chemicals and pesticides. Beginner and advanced recipes contain well researched essential oils like turmeric, cedar and geranium. Dogs’ skin and noses are sensitive; start with a small amount or lightly spray onto a bandana
Essential oils can be a powerful and effective way to help keep ticks and fleas away from your dog. We use them as part of a natural tick and flea prevention program for all our dogs. Here are five of our favourite essential oil recipes you can make at home, including beginner and advanced recipes.
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Essential oils are highly researched.
Ticks and fleas tend to avoid certain plant-based scents, making essential oil blends natural and safe, when used properly.
There is evidence that certain oils have bug repellant properties. Ticks, fleas and other pests will often avoid the scents of lemon, lavender, peppermint, rose geranium and turmeric.
Essential oils are much more than just smells.
Plant-based oils are composed of of 10-200 different chemical compounds that work together to produce a desired effect. Those effects range from relaxation to fighting fungus and infections, opening airways in respiratory problems, helping with bladder issues and even affecting cancer growth and pain. For example, limonene and citral (the compounds we find in oils like lemongrass and citronella) and curcuminoids (found in turmeric) are natural insecticides. These compounds are some of the most highly researched oils for flea and tick control. This is why we include these in most of our flea and tick repellant recipes.
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Before we get to the recipes, you need to know that there are three concerns with essential oils.
Having said this, if you use high quality oils properly, they can be effective in deterring pests.
We’ve listed our favourite recipes from beginner to advanced. This is based on how easy it is to get the ingredients, the number of ingredients and how easy it is to make. All are effective.
Here are some of our favourite blends to get you started. You’ll need a dark glass bottle – we love these.
HINT: Always use dark glass bottles. Never use plastic, because the oils can disintegrate the plastic and leach harmful toxins into the oil blend. Never use transparent, see-through glass since essential oils are fragile and degrade under heat and light. Glass bottles come with sprays or dropper lids. Choose the one you like.
Blend and shake these (gently) in a dark glass spray bottle.
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Blend and gently shake these in a dark glass dropper bottle. This will be a powerful blend and you only need 2-4 drops applied to the chest, legs and base of tail. We like to try it first by adding 2 drops to a bandana. If your dog doesn’t like it, it’s easy to remove. Alternatively, add a few drops to your hands and massage gently into your dog’s legs, underside and under his tail.
This is an all-round good recipe to take camping. You can spray it on a cotton ball and hang near tent or trailer doors or windows (out of your dog’s reach), spray on disposable paper placemats before eating outdoors or massage on your body (especially ankles) before hikes. It’s safe to apply lightly to dogs too.
Blend and shake these (gently) in a dark glass spritz bottle.
If you find a tick, use a tick removal key to carefully withdraw the tick. Blot a small amount of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol on the skin to prevent infection.
A natural alternative is to put one drop of thyme oil directly on the tick to make it drop off. Then treat the dog’s skin by putting one drop of lavender oil on your clean finger and blotting the dog’s skin every five minutes to avoid infection and reduce pain and swelling.
If the tick carries the bacteria for Lyme disease, see our natural Lyme Disease treatments here.
We recommend using homemade flea and tick sprays as part of a complete natural flea and tick prevention program. Boost your dog’s immune health with a natural whole foods diet and use chemical-free ultrasonic repellants like Tickless for added protection.
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This post was last modified on 21/10/2023 23:29
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