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Touching it with a hot match is a common one. Others include covering it with petroleum jelly or nail polish (in theory to suffocate it), or freezing it off. These are all supposed to make the tick back out of the skin on its own.

The CDC discourages "folklore remedies" like nail polish, petroleum jelly (Vaseline), and heat that lift the tick away from the skin, since they rely on waiting for a tick to detach, which takes longer.

A method I have used to successfully remove a tick is to saturate a cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide, cover the tick with the cotton ball and hold it there for a minute or two. When I remove the cotton ball, the tick will have backed out, head and all.

To remove a tick that is embedded in the skin, grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible, using tweezers if available. Pull upward with a steady, continuous motion. To ensure the whole tick is removed, try not to twist it or jerk it.

Follow these steps:Gently pull the tick out with tweezers by grasping its head as close to the skin as possible.If the head remains, try to remove with a sterile needle.Wash the bite site with soap and water. Rubbing alcohol may be used to disinfect the area.Apply an ice pack to reduce pain.May 21, 2019

Smother a tick that is stuck to your skin with petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol. Burn the tick while it is stuck to your skin.

To remove a tick: Pull tick in a steady, upward motion away from skin. DO NOT use kerosene, matches, or petroleum jelly to remove tick. Disinfect site with soap and water, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.