I have not personally tried this because I am not a tick magnet. But I know people who are. There is so much lyme disease going around that I'd think anything that might prevent that is worth passing on. I read of this method today so am posting it in case it can help.
Apply a small amount of liquid soap on a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the cotton ball soaked with SOAP and blot it for 15-20 seconds. The tick will spontaneously detach and stick to cotton when you remove it.
Much less traumatic for the person who's got the tick in their skin or when the tick is places hard to reach with a tweezers, like your back. Apparently ticks will retract immediately which can be used on yourself, your kids or your dog.
If you see a ring in anywhere from 1-7 days, that looks like a bullseye, head to the doctor immediately. If caught in time, they can give you antibiotics to knock it out before anything more permanent takes hold.
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