Yet Another Use for Vapor Rub: How Vapor Rub Helps Remove Ticks! by Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP

Family Health
6 years ago

Yet Another Use for Vapor Rub: How Vapor Rub Helps Remove Ticks!

I just found another reason to have Vapor Rub in my medicine cabinet. I learned that it may help remove ticks! This has been an awful season for ticks around here. My family hasn’t had a problem with them in the past, but this year I have already removed three of them. My remedy is Vapor Rub. 

I just dab Vapor Rub on top of the tick and leave it on for about a minute. Then I get tweezers and gently pull out the tick. Voila! No more tick! As I understand it, Vapor Rub smothers the tick and it backs out of the skin. Keep some Vapor Rub handy to help keep your family safe from those outdoor pests!

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Donna John
Kimberly Johnson, have you tried this? My husband swears by vapor rub, Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP , so we always have some at the house and at the deer lease. This is great information to know!
Mindy Hudon, M.S., CCC-SLP
Vapor rub is also good to keep mosquitos away too!

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