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This post is all about natural tick repellent for kids.
Natural Tick Repellent with Essential Oils
Spring is here and usually that means the ticks start to make their appearance! Although, I’ve noticed many ticks in the fall as well, so tick season seems to be more than once a year where I live!
I hate ticks……like really really hate them!
Ticks carry so many nasty little diseases and are just all around creepy to me!
We used to live closer to the city and I barely ever even thought about them. Once we moved out to the country we discovered they were all over the place!
My kids love exploring in the wooded areas and I hated it because I was constantly worried about tick bites and Lyme disease.
It’s such a shame that I have to worry about ticks every single time my kids want to run outside to play. My oldest daughter had deer tick on her head and a friend of the family had to help me get it off because I was freaking out and didn’t know what to do!
That was our first encounter many years ago. I finally said, enough is enough and did a little research on what to use to make my own tick repellent spray that ACTUALLY WORKS!
I can honestly say since I started making this natural tick repellent, I haven’t seen any ticks on us!
I also make sure to spray our lawn with eco safe tick spray after we cut the grass. This in combination with the effective tick repellent works like magic!
The recipes below all include drops of essential oils. These essential oils are all natural products which make them safer to use than other toxins or bug repellents with DEET products in them.
Those bug sprays on the market that include DEET exposure or other similar active ingredients tend to last longer than the all natural tick spray with effective essential oils.
The only difference is that the mix of essential oils are so much safer on your skin but you will have to reapply them more often than the store bought chemical brands.
No biggie, just be sure to reapply every 30 min or when you notice the essential oils scents wearing off.
Also, try and avoid direct sunlight when using certain essential oils.
Tick Repellent Recipe Using Essential Oils
There are so many tick repellent recipes out there so I’m going to give you 3 different ones! Certain ones are safer for older kids than babies. I also add an easy to make recipe at the bottom as well!
Tick Spray recipe for babies/kids ages 2 and under:
- One 6-8 oz. spray bottle
- 2 oz of water
- 2 oz of vinegar or witch hazel (this helps combine the oils)
- 15 drops of lavender oil
- 15 drops of lemongrass (or tea tree oil)
*NOTE: I have made this spray without the vinegar and it still works well
Tick Spray for kids and adults ages 3+
- One Spray bottle
- 2 oz of water
- 2 oz of vinegar (apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar both work fine)
- 10 drops of lavender oil
- 10 drops of lemongrass oil
- 10 drops of peppermint oil or eucalyptus oil
Click the photos below for more information:
***Important- EASY RECIPE*****
Rose Geranium Oil Tick Repellent
If you happen to have Rose essential oil and Geranium essential oil, these two mixed together are an excellent combination for fighting off ticks!
I tried finding Rose Geranium essential oil together but Young Living didn’t carry it mixed. I did not have these oils, however if you combine these two oils with water, this is all you need! You won’t need the other oils 👆 above!
I was able to find the Rose Geranium oil from Eden’s garden on Amazon here and Artizen essential oil here.
- 2 oz of water
- 15-20 drops of geranium or rose geranium essential oil
Click the photos below for more info:
Directions:
Shake well and spray on dry clothes, hats, ankles, feet, wrists, neck, arms, and behind the knees. Ticks are attracted to human sweat. These essential oils mask the sweat smell and won’t want anything to do with you! An effective way to keep the ticks away!
These tick repellent recipes are also great at fighting off those nasty mosquito bites!
More tips for getting rid of ticks:
Natural Tick Repellent For Yard
I mentioned that we also protect our lawn from ticks. Ticks hide in tall grass and warm, dark, wet areas like woods and leaf piles.
However, they can still crawl over to your grass so there are a few several ways to protect your lawn from ticks.
Cedar Chips- Laying cedar chips down between a wooded area and your lawn is one of the best ways in preventing ticks from crossing over into your lawn.
Ticks aren’t a fan of cedar chips, so they will walk away from them. Click the photos below for more information on cedar chips.
Diatomaceous Earth- Applying Diatomaceous Earth all over your lawn is a toxic-free and easy way to repel ticks. DE is made up of tiny fossilized aquatic organisms and kills when the ticks walk over the DE powder!
Safe and Natural Lawn Spray- If you prefer to spray your lawn after you cut it, rather than spread a DE powder all over it, here are a few brands that are all natural and safe for pets!
If you are also having an issue getting rid of spiders in your home, click here for this all natural spider repellent that works fast to keep the spiders away!
If mosquitos and flies are your problem, then click here for the best natural bug spray repellent!
Hope this homemade natural tick repellent for kids and tips help you to keep the ticks away from you and your family members this summer!
There are so many benefits to using essential oils with natural ingredients and how they can help keep your family healthy!
***One of my favorite ways is using them our immune boosting detox baths! You can read more about them here or click any of the photos below. 😊
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Hello,
I was wondering if a specific Eucalyptus essential oil you may use over the other types? I only have Eucalyptus Globulus, so plant to try peppermint with this first batch, then maybe the globlus.
Yes, Young Living’s Eucalyptus Globulus is great and should work really well with this recipe! The Globulus version has more of an earthy scent and might work even better than regular Eucalyptus!
What spray bottle is in your pic? Can you share a link? TIA
Hi Jaime! Yes, I updated the post and added the link to it. In case you can’t find it, here it is https://amzn.to/2Zeh88T 🙂
Great Article… I love to read your articles because your writing style is too good, it is very very helpful for all of us…
Love this. Just wanted to clarify that “rose geranium” is the name of a plant, different than roses and geraniums mixed together.
Do you use vinegar with the rose geranium as well, or just water?
I do not always add vinegar for the geranium mix if I don’t have time but if you have it on hand it will only make the repellent stronger so it won’t hurt!
Do you use tap, distilled, or filtered water or does it matter?
I just use tap water, it shouldn’t matter.
hello i was wondering if the recipe works for mosquitoes as well or is it just for ticks thanks so much!!!
cheryl
Hi, I believe peppermint oil works better for mosquitos! You can try this recipe instead here: https://www.italianpolishmomma.com/natural-homemade-spider-repellent/
Good luck! 🙂