[Tophersmom]

I just received an email from a friend who lives in an area that has lots of ticks. She swears by this method of tick removal and says that it works like a charm.

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 it's own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away.

Thankfully we don't have alot of ticks here where I live...as a matter of fact I've never even laid eyes on one. It's good to know how to easiliy remove them, though, if ever I do find one.