Homemade
Mosquito Repellant, Flea Prevention and Tick Repellant
Balm
I
make my own topical treatment for the dogs (use it when
we go out once a
day or if in the woods, more often).
It
has a glycerin base, to it I add, lemongrass oil, grapeseed
oil,
eucalyptus oil, citronella oil, and a capsule or two
of vit E for
preservation. I get all the ingredients at the Health
Food Store locally.
Works
on fleas, ticks, chiggers and blackflies. (maybe some
others I don't
know about)
I
still have "some" ticks occasionally, but
since we do a tick check every
outdoor visit, and it takes 36 hours of attachment for
ticks to cause
disease...we are ok!