Step 1: Internal Treatment of Your Dog
Ticks dislike essential oils. By giving your dog a dietary supplement, you make your dog unattractive to ticks. This means ticks will be less likely to latch onto your dog, and if they do, they will bite less firmly and release more quickly. Make sure to choose the correct formulation and one that is suitable for dogs, as essential oils are intense—only use supplements specifically designed for dogs!
For fleas, an internal supplement works a bit differently. While it's the same type of supplement used for ticks, fleas feed on blood. By giving an internal supplement based on herbs and essential oils, you make your dog's blood undigestible to fleas. This prevents fleas from reproducing, thereby reducing the population. Due to the life cycle of fleas, the supplement should be given for at least 6 consecutive weeks.