Tick Prevention and Awareness 2026

May 14, 2026

⚠️•TICK PREVENTION & AWARENESS•⚠️
🪲In short, frontline prevention is repellent. Commercial formulas like DEET are toxic and less effective than #sandalwood and #patchouli essential oils.

🕷️Ticks are arachnids, not insects. They cannot fly or jump, however they do climb and “quest” for a new host.

🐞They have four stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. They require a blood meal at each stage to survive. Ticks can survive for long periods of time between meals.
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⛑️🌲Best practices to prevent tick bites🌲⛑️
- Awareness of where ticks could be present: wooded areas, tall grass, and brush.
- Wear close-toed shoes and light colored clothing
- Tuck your pants into your socks
- Walk in the center of trails
- Use a *repellent*
- Check your body, clothing, and pets for ticks
- Shower immediately after returning indoors
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Essential oils are shown to be more effective at repelling ticks and fleas than their toxic commercial counterparts.

🚫🕷️REPELLENT RECIPE🕷️🚫
* 2oz Glass Bottle
* 1.5oz Filtered Water
* 0.5oz Vegetable Glycerin
* 50 drops Essential Oil Blend
* Blend Combinations:
* Geranium + Cedarwood + Peppermint
* Patchouli + Sandalwood + Citronella
* Clove + Cassia(Cinnamon) + Thyme
* Oregano + Juniper Berry + Citronella
* Peppermint + Citronella + Clove

🚫🕷️INSTRUCTIONS🕷️🚫
* Combine water, glycerin, and essential oils.
* Add to spray bottle.
* Apply when heading outdoors to repel ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes. Reapply as needed.
* Safe for the whole family, pets should avoid.
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For more information on the effectiveness of essential oils as tick repellent:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11073969/

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