Comments on: What’s The Best Kind Of Dog Shampoo?

By: Pauls Dog Supplements

Pauls Dog Supplements — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:05:29 +0000

I use human shampoos as well. I recommend a baby shampoo since they are more sensitive to their skin.

By: Raina

Raina — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:41:22 +0000

I know I’m coming across this article over a year later, but I just wanted to point out that the pH of a dogs skin is different. So while I don’t think it will hurt to use a human shampoo occasionally, make sure you don’t do it every time you wash. Our skin/hair can deal with stuff that’s pretty acidic, while dogs need something more neutral.

By: Jenka

Jenka — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:24:40 +0000

The absolute best dog shampoo on the market today is Dogosuds organic and all natural shampoo. I’ve tried three of the four varieties. And, if you read the ingredient list it’s stellar!

My absolute favorite is Peppermint/Tea Tree:

Dogosuds® Peppermint Tea Tree Oil
http://www.dogosuds.com/ingredients.html (from the website and from the back of my tube of shampoo!)
Saponified coconut oil, Saponified olive oil, Saponified jojoba oil, vegetable gum/glycerine extract, aloe extract, yucca extract, peppermint extract, tea tree oil extract and rosemary extract.

It is a natural flea deterrent, washes and RINSES like nothing else available and has NOTHING chemical in it at all.

The Lavender gets rid of skunk smell (or any tough to get rid of stink) in the first wash.

And, the Essential Oil blend exfoliates the dander to leave my dog really soft!

I have been known to wash my dog with this every weekend…and the smell of the therapeutic grade essential oils lasts almost a week. My dogs smell so fresh and natural, and their coats are unbelievably soft and clean!

And, to be quite truthful, I use the lavender as a body wash…it’s all organic and contains nothing harmful! So, it leaves my skin incredible too!

By: Ananda

Ananda — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:21:27 +0000

You can find Pet Head’s Dirty Talk ingredients on their website – http://www.pethead.com. Here are the ingredients for Dirty Talk:

Baking Soda and Ordenone: Work together to deodorize and freshen the coat.

• Vegetable Protein Extract & Hydrolyzed Soy Protein: Help build body and elasticity and leave the coat looking fuller and luscious.

Fruit Fantasy Fragrance

All Pet Head™ formulas are pH adjusted and free of Paraben, sulfate, DEA and are cruelty free.

By: Right Brain

Right Brain — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:13:29 +0000

Hi Barabara, and thanks for your comments!
You raised several good issues and for the most part we agree with you. (And we really appreciate your attempts to keep us honest!)

Our recommendation for only washing dogs every month or so comes from the Vet of one of the The Beauty Brains’ dogs. So that’s not our personal opinion.

We also agree that pets have different cleansing needs than humans. Your comments about baby shampoos not cleansing well enough for “dirty dogs” are very accurate!

As far as alpha olefin sulfonates are concerned, based on the data we’ve seen they’re not as mild as the amphoteric surfactants used in baby shampoos but they are better degreasers. So you may very well be right about them being a good alternative to sulfates.

And bravo for mentioning that conditioning formulas are important for dogs too! As we pointed out in our original post, we’re not experts in pet products, but we agree conditioning agents are an important part of any shampoo.