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Got Fleas, But Hate Chemicals? DIY Your Own Shampoo & Spray!

by Amy Drew

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Love the idea of giving fleas the heave-ho but hate the idea of all those nasty chemicals and pesticides coming into contact with your rugs, furniture and worst of all: family?

This past week on The Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family,” the show’s healthy living advocate, Sophie Uliano, showed viewers how to DIY an all-natural flea shampoo and spray for dogs using essential oils.

Adorable little model, Elliott, sure looked beautiful after his trip to the “home salon.” And unless you’re a flea, we’d bet the peppermint, rosemary, lavender and eucalyptus had him smelling amazing, too!