Use a very fine tweezer, or a small tick-removing tool (google it)
that resembles the claw of a claw hammer and get the tines or tweezer
points as close to beneath the tick's head and mouth-parts as possible
before gripping. Never squeeze the body, for obvious reasons.
Be well,
Léna
On Jul 3, 2011, at 10:34 PM, PTF wrote:
Thanks for that information. We used to use the heat of a cigarette
to get them to back out. Don't smoke any more so I don't know what I
would use. If you can't smother them and can't use heat, what is the
best way to get rid of a tick? Does anyone know?
Thanks.
PT
----- Original Message -----
From: Guyot Léna
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: CS>eczema
RE: removing a tick: Wish this were so, but ANY liquid that suffocates
the tick can cause it to regurgitate into the bite: highly undesirable
if the stomach contents have Lyme pathogens, (unless you really want
to increase your chances of infection). That also goes for applying a
blown-out match or really anything that might created a startled
reaction.
Be well,
Léna
On Jul 3, 2011, at 2:56 PM, PTF wrote:
This came from another list...
PT
"Exzema can be controlled with castor oil which is by itself is
sometimes too irritating to the skin so it is recommended to be
blended with another good vegetable oil such as olive, sunflower in a
20/80 blend and put on the scalp or skin and allowed to soak well. As
far as ticks are concerned a tip from the internet is to use a cotton
ball and vegetable oil (castor oil) and completely cover the ticks
body heavily with the oil. This stops the tick from being able to
breathe and they will back out of the skin grab them with the cotton
ball and dispose then clean the site with alcohol."
