How to get rid of fleas naturally

Shiva Rose, Writer, Blogger and Activist, shares advice on how to naturally get rid of the fleas in your home without using any toxic chemicals
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So I like to keep my house completely toxic- and chemical-free. And that sometimes poses an issue when you have a bug issue. This last summer we had a little problem with fleas because of a cat that we have. And I turned to a natural home remedy of using diatomaceous earth. And it actually works wonders. You can sprinkle that on the animal. You can sprinkle it in corners of the house. And for some reason it repels the fleas away. And it also is a good repellent for ants and other insects as well. So one remedy that I used to use in the past was tea tree oil and lavender oil to repel insects. But it's recently been known, and some people still dispute this, that lavender oil and tea tree oil can be estrogen disrupters, and they can actually be not so wonderful for children to be around all the time. So that's something to look into and think about twice.

Shiva Rose, Writer, Blogger and Activist, shares advice on how to naturally get rid of the fleas in your home without using any toxic chemicals

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Shiva Rose is an actress, writer and curator of the eco-holistic life style web site, The Local Rose. As an actress, Shiva Rose has appeared on film, television and on stage.  Her film and TV credits include David and Layla (Best Actress Award at The Florida Film Festival), CSI Miami, and Cold Case. As a writer she has written the play A Fragile Life (based on the life of Tina Modotti), Relative Insanity (a film to be produced in 2012), and various articles for magazines and websites including Vogue, Lucky, LA Confidential, Eco-Stiletto, Huffington Post, and more. She is currently working on developing a nontoxic skin beauty line, and a book based on her site and life. 

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Transcription: 
So I like to keep my house completely toxic- and chemical-free. And that sometimes poses an issue when you have a bug issue. This last summer we had a little problem with fleas because of a cat that we have. And I turned to a natural home remedy of using diatomaceous earth. And it actually works wonders. You can sprinkle that on the animal. You can sprinkle it in corners of the house. And for some reason it repels the fleas away. And it also is a good repellent for ants and other insects as well. So one remedy that I used to use in the past was tea tree oil and lavender oil to repel insects. But it's recently been known, and some people still dispute this, that lavender oil and tea tree oil can be estrogen disrupters, and they can actually be not so wonderful for children to be around all the time. So that's something to look into and think about twice.