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- Annie B. Bond
- January 16, 1999
- 4:59 pm
- 31 comments
I dug deep in my herbal formula books for this recipe out of desperation,
given that I live in the epicenter of the tick-generated Lyme disease
epidemic. I tested the essential oil that is recommended for ticks, Rose Geranium, by putting a few drops—no more!—on
our dogs’ collars, to see if it would repel ticks. Lo and behold, we went
from 20 ticks a day on each dog to none. The second best essential oil for
repelling ticks is American Pennyroyal (also called tickweed).
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons vegetable or nut oil (almond oil contains sulfur, a repellent
in its own right)
10 to 25 drops Rose Geranium essential oil
Combine the ingredients in a glass jar; shake to blend.
Make: 2 tablespoons with a shelf life of about six months.
Dab a few drops on your skin or clothing, making sure to avoid eyes.
Caution:
Skip the Pennyroyal if there is anyone pregnant (including pets) in the home,
as it can induce miscarriage. And as always, use essential oils with caution
as they can burn the skin and harm eyes. Don’t use these essential oils around cats.
Read more: Health, Health & Safety, Natural Remedies
By Annie B. Bond
Annie B. Bond
Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).
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Looks delicious.
That is one clever invention :-)
Good information.
I was pinning away for such type of blogs, thanks for posting this for us.
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+ add your ownRead this article and a few others on the web after my dog got her first two sets of mating ticks! Really nasty! So I took the info here and from this website ( http://www.experience-essential-oils.com/tick-repellent-for-dogs.html ) and made my own.
2 tbsp almond oil
cinnamon oil
rosewood oil
peppermint oil
grapefruit oil
Seems to be working just fine. Ticks, fleas and Mosquitoes all don't like citrus oils so this works to repel all three!
Why do they post this shit and never respond to peoples questions/??
Thanks, looking for something for my boy, but is this for me or the dog?
Thanks.
Thanks for the article.
Thanks for the tick repellent!i really don't like them but who does:) I was wondering if you also knew a repellent that would work on horses and cats?If so I would really be great full!Thank you again
Annie, thank you for your post about the Rose Geranium oil. With more than 10 years having past since you originally posted this suggestion, I'm wondering if Rose Geranium proved to be a worthwhile tick repellent. If you're still out there, could you let us know how your dogs did against the ticks using Rose Geranium? Thank you.
does this repellant have to go on the collar? What effects will it have if put directly on the dog? And where can I find Rose Geranium?
Onions are toxic to dogs (http://www.jlhweb.net/Boxermap/onions.html), so please be aware of putting onion extract on your pooch! Garlic, however is fine.
How often do you re-apply the herbal tick repellent to the collar?
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