I just got this info sent to me. I haven't tried it for myself, but it might work!
Best,
Cass A
Wood ticks
Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.
Please forward to anyone with children... or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!!
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!!
I had a pediatrician tell me e what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it's some times dif ficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, 'It worked!'
Posted by susiecv (Member # 9702) on :
Cass- This is a "tip" that has been making the rounds for quite some time. It is BAD info!!!!
The link below describes & illustrates the correct technique. Ignore the text in the last paragraph regarding abx!!!
BAD info.... VERY bad! I've been upset over that email for several years now. I usually send out my corrected info to the people who were sent that message.
You are never supposed to "entice" the tick to come out with ANY type of "chemical." ( which soap IS )
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