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Composition-for-repelling-ticks

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Composition for repelling ticks

Details

Inventors: Partelow, Scott E.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Dees; Jose' G.
Assistant Examiner: Choi; Frank
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kroll; Michael I.

A composition (10) for repelling ticks and other insects contains a combination of plant extracts (14) in a topical liquid carrier (12). The plant extracts (14) include lavender (26), rosemary (30), thyme (32), aloe vera (28) and eucalyptus (34). The composition can further include one or more vitamins (18) such as Vitamin B.sub.1 (36), Vitamin B.sub.6 (38), Vitamin B.sub.12 (40) and Vitamin C (42). Lecithin (16) may be included as an additional insect repelling component and also to assist dispersion of the various active components in the liquid carrier (12).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is concerned with a topically applied composition for repelling insects and more specifically to compositions made from natural products for repelling ticks.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which is free of DEET and other irritating, synthetic chemicals.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which contains, as the active components therein, a combination of natural and naturally-derived substances.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which contains, as the active components therein, a combination of plant-derived materials.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which contains, as the active components therein, one or more plant-derived materials selected from lavender, aloe vera, rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus, agrimony, wormwood, mugwort, pennyroyal, sweet woodruff, tansy, geraniol and marigold.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which contains lecithin.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which contains one or more vitamins selected from Vitamin B.
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1, Vitamin B.
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6, Vitamin B.
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12 and Vitamin C.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which is non-irritating and safe for adults, children and animals when topically applied to the skin, fur or clothing.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an insect and tick repelling composition which is easy to use and economical to manufacture.
The foregoing and other objects, advantages and characterizing features will become apparent from the following description of certain illustrative embodiments of the invention.
The novel features which are considered characteristic for the invention are set forth in the appended claims

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