Fleas and Lavendar
 

Someone told me that washing your dog with lavendar keeps the fleas away. Anyone else heard of this? I've heard the Dawn trick and I searched for the lavendar but didn't see anything.

I've had Abby for a year now and Alphy for a few months with no issues, but my daughter went and spent a week at her boyfriend's sisters' house and now we have them. She said their house was bad. I am just bent. I've never had an issue before until now. grrrrr :mad:

I'm curious if the lavender would work too, but what's the dawn trick?

I did a search for fleas and a lot of people posted that putting dawn dish washing soap in the bath repels the fleas. I haven't tried it yet, but I am about to. Nevermind, I have Ajax.... rats.

The Dawn trick is interesting........Dawn is all I use for my dishes, so thanks for the info!!!!

the Dawn definately works. You can see the fleas in the bath tub when you let the water out. Only thing is it doesn't repel them. they wwill get right back on.

I've never had a flea problem, but I do know a little bit about aromatherapy...

The Lavender should work and it's safe. That's the reason that they used to always wash linens with Lavender water... it would keep the bed bugs away and is calming and relaxing so it will help you sleep, too.

Just make sure that you buy the 'real deal' and not just a scented Lavender product. You want to get the essential oil of Lavender from a health food or holistic shop. It should come in a small dark-colored glass bottle. Don't buy anything that is packaged in clear glass as it doesn't preserve the oil. You'll also see different kinds of Lavenders.. Roman, English, etc.... just get the one you prefer.

When you get home, mix the oil with water in a spray bottle and spray all the affected areas. It shouldn't cause any problems with any fabrics, but if you want to be sure, spray someplace that is hidden first.

FYI-Even though they are called essential oil, they leave no oily residue. One way to be sure that you have the real thing is to put a drop on a piece of paper. If it dries clean with no residue you have a pure essential oil. An oily mark or discoloration on the paper means it's a synthetic product.

Good luck!

Yoy can get the highist grade of oil at www.youngliving.com all theraputic oil

I give my babies every friday a bath with tear free baby lavendar shampoo from H.E.B it is stronger smelling than Johnsons my 5 babies did not have any fleas this year.So i gess it worked,plus they smell great.
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Does anyone know how much oil to put in how much water...? I'd like to try it out! Dirty rotten fleas!

I would just start adding drops until it smells strong enough for your liking. I would think stronger would be better, but then I love the smell of lavender...

Also, try not to use a clear spray bottle to extend the life of your potion.

Thanks Sherry Lynn... I'll try it and see if it works!!! I love lavendar also... Lola will smell great -- don't know if Toby will think it's too "sissy" -- but I'd rather have a "sissy" dog -- than a flea-bitten one!

here is some Fleas and Ticks Home Remedies: I found for you.
http://www.myhomeremedies.com/static...and-ticks.html

Now let’s get down to bathing your flea infested friend. Use an herbal shampoo that contains a combination of any of pine cedar, bergamot, rosemary, lavender, eucalyptus, citronella, juniper or geranium. Before you wet down your pet here’s a handy trick to ensure that you are successful in killing all of those nasty fleas. Know going into this process that as soon as you wet the animal down, those fleas are going to run for higher and dryer ground; this means they will flea (no pun intended) to the head area. You should never douse your pet’s head with water and certainly not soap, so in order to prevent the fleas from escaping make sure that you first pour a thick layer of the shampoo all around the head and neck area; as close to the top of the head and underneath the chin area as you can get. Pour small amounts of water with your hand onto the soapy area and spend some time building up a thick, soapy barrier that will kill the fleas that attempt to pass through it. Proceed by wetting down and lathering up the rest of the animal’s body while frequently returning to massage and re-lather the neck area. Fleas are very difficult to kill and it is better for your pet if you can handle the problem with one good bath rather than several of them, so be sure to leave the shampoo on for at least 15 minutes or more while continuing to massage the soap deep into the animal’s fur. Rinse the animal thoroughly and dry it off well, especially during cold weather.

Awesome.. thanks guys. I had some lavender bubble bath so I did that, but they were still itchy this morning. :mad: But I will tell you this... after the lavendar bath and a washing with orange shampoo from Senaria.. my dogs are so soft it's amazing. Smell more like lavender then anything too. :)

Ever wrestle a 70lb dog into a lavender bubble bath? I'm not sure who washed who. :rolleyes:

I use the Buddy Wash and Buddy Rinse on Sissy. It has lavender and mint in the product. It works great on her coat, leaves her soft and smelling great. I guess it also helps repel the fleas, too!

You can buy lavendar in a health food store. I clean my lanai with watered down lavendar. Keeps the fleas from coming in. I also spray it on my screens. It is very strong, so I would do 80/20. 20lavendar/80water.