Baltic Raw Amber

This season we are attempting to fight the terrible tick issues here in the south by using every natural method we know of. We always add DE to their food, spray with various essential oil blends (see other posts) and use peppermint Wondercide – but this season we are also going to try using baltic raw amber collars!

Amber is a natural tree resin, which formed over a 30-50 million years period of time. One unique feature of this natural resin is that it has electrostatic properties. These properties were even known and documented by ancient Greeks who even referred to Amber as an Electron.

This electrostatic feature of Amber is extremely useful when fighting ticks and fleas. When your pets wear a collar made of Baltic Amber beads it will be naturally rubbed against its fur. This action will help the amber to generate electricity, which makes it almost impossible for fleas or ticks to stick on your dog’s or cat’s fur.

The other beneficial feature of this natural resin is that it has a specific smell which seems to be not very appealing to ticks and fleas. When Amber beads warmed by your pets fur and body they will start to release its natural odor. So the longer dog or cat wears this type of collar the more effective it can be for fighting various parasites. It usually takes around 3 weeks of wear to have maximum repelling properties.

I will report back how they do!