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Whitening, brightening shampoo for white fur dogs
I’m wondering if you can help me out with this: I’m searching for a non harmful ingredient who would be great for whitening AND brightening white fur dogs knowing that they have a more fragile skin. Blue or violet pigments are not great for allergic dogs. Do you know any enzymes that would help ? Or safe (for skin) optical brighteners that could go into a dog shampoo and that are available in Canada?
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So the whole whitening hype has even made a jump to pet owners who are insecure about the colour of their pet’s fur?
Personally I would already be more than happy to have a happy and healthy pet, but ok.
You already mention that dogs have a ‘more fragile skin’. Don’t you think you should make the care for your dog’s skin and general health make your nr.1 top priority? Plus I don’t think your dog should be a guinea pig for your whitening experiments with enzymes or whatever ingredient. It’s not a piece of laundry! -
@Doreen, I cannot agree more.. if you don’t love your dog when it’s not white enough don’t get a dog.
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@Doreen, @ngarayeva001, I am sure @artaupoil is probably trying to formulate a shampoo for show dogs where these dogs are bathed, shampooed and conditioned, blow-dried and trimmed ready for showing.
The average dog owner doesn’t worry so much; people who show dogs do.
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Do not use any enzymes whatever you do, art, dogs are hyper sensitive to most.
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You may already be aware of this, but dogs have much a more neutral skin pH than humans - make sure your formulation is around pH 7 and buffered to stop pH creep.
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@LincsChemist Turns out that this is a misconception and only true for certain breeds, climates and/or certain breeds in certain climates. Most studies didn’t really find a statistically significant difference between dogs and humans. Some dogs may however not be able to quickly regenerate their acid mantle.1 important question still remains: groomer, dog owner, or selling stuff to dog owners? Kinda makes a difference (at least to me who wouldn’t put whitening/brightening stuff of any kind on my four doggies).
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