subject: Natural Oils to Get Rid of Fleas and Ticks [print this page] When your dog suffers from fleas and ticks, they will certainly scratch its body rigorously. It might lead to bleeding and further skin infection. Since manufactured repellents can be dangerous in application, it is better to use the natural oils as alternatives. The oil substance can be subtracted from cinnamon, lemon grass and thyme. Their applications are very effective and safe for both dogs and the owners. The natural oils are effective to eliminate all kind of fleas and ticks, but you should remember that these applications are not for the dog's face area, such as eyes, nose and ears. You can spray the oil over your dog's coat weekly, starting from the tail, underbelly and legs area. After the spray, you can rub the coat in the reverse direction to make the oil penetrated into the dog's skin The oil application will not bring any effect for the dog and owner, but is very effective to kill the fleas and ticks. These natural oils will not enter the dog's bloodstream, but it will go to the dog's hair follicles to give a full coat protection. Therefore, it is very safe to use for the dogs. Besides as the skin application, you can also use these natural oils to be sprayed all over your house, especially the area where the fleas like to infest and hide, such as dog's bedding, window sills, room corners, doors, mattress, cracks and crevices. You can also source tea tree oil for your dog's treatment because the fleas do not like its odor. It is very simple to prepare, as you only need to pour a teaspoonful of tea tree oil into a cup of warm water. After that, you can take a spray bottle and fill it with this liquid. Before you spray it all over your dog's coat, you need to shake the bottle first to make the liquid mixed thoroughly. Regarding the dosage, you can use this tea tree oil once a day to eliminate the flea and tick effectively. Besides that, this application is also excellent to prevent the skin irritation. For your further reference, you can also use the Eucalyptus oil as the natural repellent. This type of oil is also great and safe to apply to your dogs. These natural oils are considered as safer to eliminate the fleas and ticks from your dog, since they do not contain any hazardous chemical substance. Therefore, there is no side effect caused as well. They are very effective to use and environment friendly.
