How to Use Salt to Kill Fleas

Salt has an incredible number of uses, including this home remedy for ridding your house of fleas. Use this simple mineral to break the cycle of fleas, larvae, fleas and larvae, once and for all.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Table salt

Dehydrate Those Pesky Critters

1. Vacuum your home's carpets thoroughly. Sprinkle table salt liberally all over your carpets. Fleas and larvae will eat the salt and dehydrate and die.

2. Leave salt down for a week or less depending on whether you live in an area of high humidity; the higher the humidity, the greater the chance of large numbers of fleas.

3. Vacuum your carpets thoroughly again after a week, and you should have no more fleas.

Tips & Warnings

• In areas of high humidity, do not leave the table salt in the carpet for too long as it absorbs moisture and can dry out your carpet.

Resources

• Salt the Carpet

[grandmajh]

on 10/7/2009 What do I use to get fleas off of my bed? I have psorasis and now I have flea bites. so much itching.
I put salt on the carpet and hoping it works. This weekend we will take everything out of my room and clean the rug and vacuum and then put salt down again.

[mperez011]

on 9/17/2009 You also have to treat the pet, correct? Also do the fleas do the same in the furniture?

[juslookn4answer]

on 6/12/2009 I am in desperate need of help. I put the salt down this morning and took a broom and raked it into the carpet, but now the fleas are still jumping and seems like they are worse now. Is this normal? I have 3 children and i really am trying to avoid chemicals and to be truthful, i have no money right now. Someone please help. Thank you

[janiscook]

on 12/9/2008 What's the best natural way to get rid of fleas on pets?

[vries]

on 7/19/2008 Glad to have helped!