Ever heard of this? Tried it?

----- Tick Removal 
 
Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is 
a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a 
try. 
 
Please forward to anyone with children.... or hunters or dogs, or 
anyone who even steps outside in summer!! 
 
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share -- And it really works!! 
 
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to 
remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where 
it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the 
middle of a head full of dark hair, etc. 
 
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the 
soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick 
will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift 
it away. This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that 
was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and 
easier for me. 
 
Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be 
damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife call me for advice 
because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn't reach it with 
tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, 
'It worked!' 
 
Please pass on. Everyone needs this helpful hint. 

Special Thanks to Rosalyn F. Kilcollins for this tip!