Shake the bottle, then mist your exposed skin, clothing, shoes, and gear before heading outside. That is the whole routine.
Reapply every 5 to 7 hours outdoors, or after heavy sweating or swimming. The cedar and lemongrass blend goes to work on contact.
People: Spray skin and clothing, using your hands to apply to the face while avoiding eyes and mouth.
Dogs, horses & livestock: Lightly mist the coat and massage into the fur. Do not use on cats or animals under 20 lbs.
Home & gear: Spray surfaces, bedding, tents, and packs. Shake well before each use. Not for plants.
Most plant sprays are cedar-only, which works on common deer ticks but lets the lone star tick walk right through.
We pair cedar with lemongrass to form a dual barrier that covers both, including the lone star tick that causes alpha-gal. All without DEET or harsh chemicals, so it stays gentle on your family, pets, and gear.
Your TickGuard Tick Defense spray (4 fl oz / 118 ml), plus any free gifts included with your bundle, such as the Tick Removal Tool. Everything ships ready to use.
Try TickGuard for a full 30 days. If you are not happy with how it works for your family, contact our team for a refund. No hassle.
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Authenticity Notice
It has come to our attention that watered-down counterfeit tick sprays are being sold on Amazon under brand names confusingly similar to ours. TickGuard has never authorized any third-party seller. Listings on Amazon claiming to be TickGuard are not us.
Genuine TickGuard, made with cedarwood oil and lemongrass oil at our verified potency, batch-tested every production run, is sold only at TryTickGuard.com.
Your family's protection means knowing exactly what's in the bottle. Don't gamble on a counterfeit. Don't find out you used a watered-down spray after a tick already attached to you, your kid, or your dog.
The lone star tick is the only US tick that actively hunts you. It sprints toward your CO2 from 30 feet. It attaches in 90 seconds. One bite can give you alpha gal syndrome, a lifelong red meat allergy with no cure. And it is not just walks in the woods that put you at risk. Your dog is bringing them into your house. TickGuard is cedarwood oil and lemongrass oil at our verified potency, water-based, gentle enough to spray on clothes, skin, pets, your porch, and the doormat. The two plant compounds mask your scent and disrupt the tick's ability to detect you.
Our Formula is Simply.. BETTER!
TickGuard's cedar and lemongrass dual barrier repels the lone star tick too, the one that causes alpha-gal. Plant-powered, DEET-free, and gentle enough for your kids, pets, and gear.
Based on feedback from 8,400+ families using TickGuard for at least one full tick season east of the Mississippi.
Noticed fewer ticks
on themselves, their kids, and their pets within the first 30 days.
Reported peace of mind
knowing their dog wasn't bringing ticks into the house.
Said they feel safer outdoors
during peak lone star tick season.
Water-based. No chemical smell, just cedarwood and lemongrass. Doesn't feel sticky. Doesn't melt sunglasses, fishing line, watch bands, or backpacks. Dries in under a minute. Safe to spray on clothes, skin, pets, gear, and the entryway of your house. Cedarwood oil and lemongrass oil are the plant compounds lone star ticks consistently avoid. TickGuard combines both at full strength.
Cedarwood and lemongrass essential oils, third-party verified for natural potency
Lab-tested for tick repellency and third-party verified for purity
Produced in a GMP-certified facility under strict quality standards
Plastic bottle and fine-mist sprayer to preserve oil potency
We didn't even know lone stars were active that early. She was playing in the front yard and I pulled it off her collar an hour later. I was sick to my stomach about alpha gal for two weeks straight. Bought TickGuard the next day. Now she gets sprayed before she leaves the house, the dog gets sprayed before he comes in, and I spray the porch every Saturday. Two months in, zero ticks.
My dog had three different ticks pulled off her in one month. My vet said the lone star population in our county is the worst she's ever seen. She mentioned that some clients were having luck with cedarwood and lemongrass sprays. I asked which one and she said TickGuard. Bought it that night. The dog hasn't had a single tick since.
I tried two "natural tick sprays" from Amazon first because they were cheaper. Both smelled like nothing and did nothing. Pulled five ticks off my hiking pants in one weekend. Switched to TickGuard, same trails same conditions, zero ticks. There's a real difference in the oil concentration. You can smell it.
I was the person checking for ticks 4 times after every walk and still finding them on the dog the next morning. The constant vigilance was exhausting. TickGuard let me stop. I spray her, I spray her bed, I spray the back porch, I spray myself. It works. I check less now and find nothing.
I was the person checking for ticks 4 times after every walk and still finding them on the dog the next morning. The constant vigilance was exhausting. TickGuard let me stop. I spray her, I spray her bed, I spray the back porch, I spray myself. It works. I check less now and find nothing.
We have a screened porch but the dogs still drag stuff in. I started spraying the porch tiles, the doormat, and the dog beds along with our clothes. Game changer. Used to find ticks on the bedding every couple weeks. Now nothing. The smell is mild and I actually kind of like it.
Yes. Cedarwood oil and lemongrass oil disrupt the chemoreceptors ticks use to detect their hosts. They mask the CO2 and lactic acid that lone stars track, and make sprayed surfaces unattractive. TickGuard combines both at concentrations research actually points to, not the underdosed amounts in most "natural" sprays.
Yes. TickGuard is water-based, contains only plant-derived essential oils, and is safe to spray on clothing, exposed skin (children 6 months and up), pets, gear, and household surfaces like the porch and doormat. Avoid direct contact with eyes, nose, and mouth. Discontinue use if irritation occurs.
For one person using it normally, a bottle lasts about 2 to 3 weeks. If you spray every time you step outside, plan on closer to 2 weeks. For a whole family, we recommend keeping a few bottles on hand so everyone stays covered for about a month. If you only spray before the occasional hike or walk, one bottle stretches much longer.
The lone star tick is the only North American tick that actively hunts you. It detects CO2 from 30 feet away and sprints toward its host. Its bite can transmit alpha gal syndrome, a permanent allergy to red meat and pork with no cure. Lone star populations have expanded rapidly across the Southeast and into the Midwest over the past decade.
Shake the bottle. Spray clothing, exposed skin, and your pet's coat from 6 inches away. One 4-second pass per family member. For surfaces like the porch or doormat, mist evenly. One application protects 8 to 12 hours. Re-apply if you swim, sweat heavily, or stay outdoors longer.
Yes for dogs. Spray into your hands first, then rub onto their coat. Focus on the collar area, belly, and behind the ears. For cats, spray their bedding and the surfaces around their territory rather than applying directly, since cats groom heavily and are more sensitive to essential oils. Always avoid eyes, nose, and mouth.
Yes. The dog is the most common vector for ticks entering the home. Spraying him before he goes out and again when he comes back in dramatically reduces the number of ticks that hitchhike inside. Combine that with spraying the doormat, the entryway, and any pet beds and you cut household tick incidents to near zero.
DEET and picaridin are synthetic. They work, but they melt gear, can't be used on cats or porches, and absorb through your skin. Cedarwood and lemongrass oils work through a different mechanism (scent masking and receptor disruption) and are safe on clothing, skin, pets, and indoor surfaces.
Up to 12 hours on clothing. 4 to 6 hours on bare skin, less if you sweat heavily. On porch surfaces and doormats, the residual repellent effect lasts 1 to 2 days depending on rain and traffic.
If a tick attaches to you, your kids, or your dog while you're using TickGuard as directed, send us one email and we refund every dollar. No forms, no questions. We also recommend you save the tick in a sealed bag and contact your doctor about alpha gal testing if it's a lone star.
No. The scent dissipates within 30 to 60 minutes on clothing once dry. Most users describe it as "fresh sauna" or "warm cedar." Far easier to live with than DEET.
We ship from our California fulfillment center within 1 to 2 business days of your order. Most US orders arrive in 3 to 5 business days, and Canadian orders in 6 to 10 business days, via USPS.
Armor your family for a full 30 days. Spray before every hike, every soccer practice, every backyard barbecue, every walk with the dog. If a tick attaches to you, your kids, or your dog while you're using TickGuard as directed, or if you just don't like the spray for any reason, send us one email. We refund every dollar. No forms. No questions. No hoops. Because we built this for one reason. So a tick the size of a poppy seed never becomes the thing that takes your family's Saturdays away.
