Nymph ticks — the ones that transmit Lyme disease — are the size of a poppy seed. A quick pat-down won't find them. TickScout was built to.
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The risk of transmission increases the longer a tick is attached. Removing it within 24 hours greatly reduces your risk — but there's no guaranteed safe window.
Most people know to check — but checking with your hands in bad light isn't a real check. It's a guess. TickScout gives you the tools to actually see what's on your skin and in your hair.
Transmission risk rises continuously the longer a tick stays attached. The earlier you find it, the safer you are.
Each tool solves a different part of the problem. Together they cover every surface — skin and scalp.
A purpose-built detection light with a flat base that rests directly on skin. The angled LED grazes the surface at 10°, casting shadows behind anything raised — including a nymph tick. Push it forward. It shows you what your eyes miss.
A 15x LED loupe for close inspection of anything the Sled flags. Spot the difference between a freckle, a speck of dirt, and a tick that hasn't embedded yet. Confidence in seconds.
A fine-tooth lighted comb for systematic scalp and hairline checks — the spots you can't see no matter how hard you try. The light illuminates your scalp right at the point of each part.
Fair question. The principle is called oblique illumination — the same technique used by forensic scientists and art conservators to reveal surface detail invisible under direct light.
At a grazing angle of 10 degrees, a 1mm object casts a shadow nearly 7mm long. The TickSled's flat base rests directly on skin, automatically setting that angle. You can't hold it wrong. The physics does the work.
Join the waitlist for early access, backer pricing, and a free downloadable tick check body map — showing exactly where to look on adults and kids.
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