Protection of the child against ticks is considered the most widespread problem for parents who like to go often with the children on the nature, giving or just on vacation. Sticking into skin, this insect not just brings discomfort to the kid, but also creates danger of infection with serious diseases, for example, of encephalitis.
Protection of children from pincers
In the world there are no 100% of means or a method which would protect the child from stings of pincers. Most effectively medicine which are sold in pharmacies cope with this task. As for folk remedies, they only allow to frighten off ticks if properly used, but their efficiency is much less, and therefore it is better to use them when the child very small or just is not provided possible to buy pharmaceutical medicine.
Repellents for children from pincers
Repellents from pincers are those chemical medicines which at the correct use will help to frighten off ticks from the child. It is forbidden to apply these medicines on children is younger than three years. Because they are very toxic for a small organism of the child. Since three years, it is possible to apply medicines repellents, but it is impossible to apply them to skin of the kid at all.
The most popular means from pincers are considered, "Off! Extreme", "DEFI-Tayga", Biban and "Moskitol anti-tick". It is necessary to apply them only on clothes. At the same time it is necessary to do it in advance. All things which you plan to dress for the nature are processed by medicine. Further leave them hung out on the balcony or just on the street before full drying. Then these clothes can be put on. It is necessary to remember that such medicine has a validity period during which it is effective. Upon termination of this time it is better to carry out processing anew. At damp weather or just when were caught in the rain, period of validity of these medicines is considerably reduced by several hours. In certain cases, the remedy can be in general not effective.
Protection against ticks folk remedies
As folk remedies, in fight against pincers often use essential oils with an intensive smell. It is possible to use this means even on small children, but on condition of absence at the kid of an allergy.
What smell frightens off ticks
In fight against pincers often use oil of rosemary, mint, an eucalyptus or a carnation. This aroma is not pleasant to pincers. Such oils usually use as separately, and mixing them on several drops. This mix or just essential oil it is necessary to process edges of clothes and open sites of skin. It is the best of all to run over the chosen places the finger moistened in oil. It is necessary to carry out this procedure each 1.5 or 2 hours. Also you should not forget that for small children there are inoculations from ticks who protect them from the main danger – tick-borne encephalitis.