Why are Essential Oils Effective as Home Flea Remedies?
Therapeutic grade essential oils are very efficient at repelling fleas because pests and insects do not like the smell of the oils. However, I will be honest. They will not be enormously effective if used once per month like your monthly pesticide flea treatment. But I do believe that the payback of using essential oils is greater than the alternative outlined above. Plus your pets (and you) get all the benefits of using essential oils too! At first, you may need to use homemade flea treatment with oils more frequently and this will also depend on the general health of your pet, where you live, how big your pet is and what your pet does during the day. My dog goes to the barn most days where she meets four to six other dogs daily; and I think she digs holes in the sand to purposely find sand fleas (and to stay cool). So, she is constantly bombarded by fleas, flies and even ticks! She also eats a natural raw diet and I have found that the number of fleas drastically reduced when I start
