Things You'll Need
- Cotton scarf or bandana
- Essential oil (rose geranium, lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint or cedar)
Instructions
Buy a cotton scarf or bandana, or use a piece of scrap cotton fabric that will fit around your dog's neck comfortably. You should be able to put two fingers in between the bandana and your dog's neck.
Lay the fabric flat, and place 10 drops of cedar essential oil and 10 drops of lavender essential oil on the fabric. Distribute the essential oil drops evenly over the fabric surface. Other essential oils that repel fleas (and ticks and mosquitoes) include eucalyptus, citronella, rose, geranium, peppermint, lemongrass.
Fold or roll the fabric, and tie it round your dog's neck snugly. If it is too loose, your dog can either get the flea collar off or chew on it. Do not allow your dog to chew on his new flea collar.