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Another caution is that straight tea tree oil can cause reactions in some people. So maybe try it first before you slather it on, to see if you are sensitive.This suggests that rubbing legs with the oil might act as a deterrent but I am mindful that fellow pilgrims in albergues can suffer ill effects from the smell so use with consideration of others.
Occasionally my dogs pick up ticks when I take them to my dad's farm. They are big black shiny cattle ticks, completely gross me out. They seem to get them in their 'armpits' and tummies where I guess the grass touches them.
The first time it happened I didn't notice the tick when it was small, she rolled over and a giant black ball was visible on her tummy. I was always told to get them off with white spirits. Not having any I dipped a cotton bud into nail polish remover, and touched the tick. Fell off instantly (I then put a match to it, and it made a satisfying sizzle). So a tiny amount of acetone works like a charm, but now I get them the tablets from the vet regularly.
I've never had a tick on myself, we don't have dangerous ones here, I would just use acetone.
The only ones I've ever seen are the cattle ticks, I've never seen ticks anywhere other than NZ. We dont seem to have many, none of my friends have never seen one. Most are walkers and hikers.could you put a bit of scale to ’big’ and ‘giant’?
My dog (Henry, clearly), picks up a couple of ticks every week - the red/brown sheep and deer ticks in the UK. A thorough search picks them up and I remove them with one of the common hook-shaped devices.
A female friend attracted a tick whilst urinating amongst bracken. Fortunately, when we had all stopped laughing our socks off (I know, but don’t judge me - you had to be there) we equipped her husband with a head-torch, a rough diagram of the area in question and a proprietary tick remover and all ended well.
I’m not sure I’d have the patience to apply Vaseline if I found a tick on myself. Aware of Lyme disease I do carry a (prescribed) three day course of doxycycline which I would use if I were concerned.
Living in the Scottish countryside we are beset with ticks. It's usually the tiny ones that sneak up on you. Being so small they are especially difficult to remove with the plastic tool bought from vets and chemists. I have discovered that dousing the little blighters in tea tree oil makes them give up their grip and fall off in entirety - I would probably give up in entirety if doused in the liquid too. This has worked for me on the last two occasions when I have found one on my person. This suggests that rubbing legs with the oil might act as a deterrent but I am mindful that fellow pilgrims in albergues can suffer ill effects from the smell so use with consideration of others.
When I read this I can only think that the way to go isAbout Vaseline.
According to the US National Institute of Health, it is not a good way to remove ticks. From their website
DO NOT
- DO NOT try to burn the tick with a match or other hot object.
- DO NOT twist the tick when pulling it out.
- DO NOT try to kill, smother, or lubricate the tick with oil, alcohol, Vaseline, or similar material while the tick is still embedded in the skin.
About Vaseline.
According to the US National Institute of Health, it is not a good way to remove ticks. From their website
DO NOT
- DO NOT try to burn the tick with a match or other hot object.
- DO NOT twist the tick when pulling it out.
- DO NOT try to kill, smother, or lubricate the tick with oil, alcohol, Vaseline, or similar material while the tick is still embedded in the skin.
I have not tried it yet but have been told that using liquid dish soap instead of Tea Tree Oil works as well, and not as expensive either. If you do try this before I do, please post results. I hope it works.Living in the Scottish countryside we are beset with ticks. It's usually the tiny ones that sneak up on you. Being so small they are especially difficult to remove with the plastic tool bought from vets and chemists. I have discovered that dousing the little blighters in tea tree oil makes them give up their grip and fall off in entirety - I would probably give up in entirety if doused in the liquid too. This has worked for me on the last two occasions when I have found one on my person. This suggests that rubbing legs with the oil might act as a deterrent but I am mindful that fellow pilgrims in albergues can suffer ill effects from the smell so use with consideration of others.
Many people use vaseline, oil, essential oils and a variety of other things to persuade ticks to let go. The trouble is that makes them disgorge their stomach contents into your skin and increases the risk of you getting some kind of infection. using heat has the same effect.I was always told not to twist. The CDC (another US institution, Center for Disease Control) says that as well. The tick key that I use just pulls straight up. Do you have a picture of the plastic tool that you have to twist?
The CDC also rejects the vasoline method of removal, calling it a “folklore remedy,” but I do know people who have used vasoline.
Please don't. Don't use any chemical method to make the tick let go. All of them cause the tick to vomit its stomach contents into your skin.I have not tried it yet but have been told that using liquid dish soap instead of Tea Tree Oil works as well, and not as expensive either. If you do try this before I do, please post results. I hope it works.
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