After the soap bars are cured, grate the soap with a box grater, use the large grate. Place a handful of the soap shavings in a quart jar and fill with warm water. Let sit overnight or for a few days. The soap shavings will soften up and eventually liquefy. When all are dissolved, gently shake the jar and then leave it to set up for a week or so. This will allow any large pieces to settle to the bottom. Carefully pour the liquid into a bottle (recycled dish soap bottles with spout tops work great!) and use this to shampoo your pet.

Barbara’s conclusion was that concerns about the pH of dog shampoos is more driven by profit than by by any real science showing the pH value to be important. (That’s sort of the way I feel about pH balanced “soaps” for human skin.) In the end, I tried making my first dog soap mostly as an experiment, knowing that many people swear by using soaps on their dogs. I, too, was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it! Bar soap vs. Liquid soap on dogs Blend these ingredients in well and pour the mixture into molds. After 24 hours, take out of the molds and cure for 3-4 weeks. Using Your PetShampoo Bar It has been really warm here lately so the other day I took my dog Sadie for a ride. Five minutes into a warm car ride convinced me that she needed a bath! Homemade Dog Shampoo Basics Several years ago, I started formulating a soap for bathing our dog. Despite my love of making my own bar and liquid soaps for general cleaning and bathing, I don’t use soap for my hair. In fact, I’ve been working on making a general, non-soap shampoo, and I’ll share my recipe for that soon.At Mountain Botanics, we offer a range of dog shampoo bars, each lovingly created to cater to the specific needs of your pet. One of our most popular products is the Lavender, Lemongrass, and Neem Oil Pet Shampoo Bar. This bar boasts a rich blend of nourishing oils, expertly combined to feed your pet’s coat and keep it looking its best. The shampoo bar is scented with essential oils and contains a splash of neem oil, which is well-known for its ability to keep biting insects at bay. Are dog shampoo bars travel-friendly?Absolutely! Their compact size and solid form make them perfect for travel. Whether you’re heading to the beach, going on a camping trip, or traveling abroad, a dog shampoo bar is a convenient and mess-free option. You won’t have to worry about leaks or spills in your luggage, and if you’re flying, you won’t have any issues with liquid restrictions. Testimonials: Pet Parents Share Their Dog Shampoo Bar Experiences Recommended by vets, this shampoo is antibacterial, anti-fungal and provides instant cooling and relief for hotspots and itchy patches. It includes natural ingredients such as peppermint, spearmint, tea tree and clove. Rich in vitamin E (which has anti-inflammatory properties) and free from parabens, it really does help irritation to subside on the first use. Smells lovely, cleans well and provides itch relief. Rinse the animal until thoroughly wet. Lather the homemade dog shampoo into the hair and let sit for 5-10 minutes…if you can! Rinse well. Repeat if the pet is really dirty. When the weather is good, I use a kiddie swimming pool and keep the hose nearby. My dogloves cold water, but if you want it warm, you can hook the hose up to a faucet (in thelaundry room or a kitchen sink) and run it out awindow. Additional Notes Castor Oil Our Calming Lavender and Chamomile Pet Shampoo Bar is another customer favorite, designed to take the stress out of bath time. Both lavender and chamomile are renowned for their natural calming properties. Lavender promotes relaxation and tranquility, while chamomile has been used for centuries for its soothing and calming effects.

Ingredients: Olea europaea (Pumice olive oil), Aqua (water), Cocus Nucifera ( coconut oil), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower oil), Cera alba ( beeswax), Butyrospermum Parkii ( shea butter), *Eucalyptus globules (Eucalyptus oil), *Lavandula augustifolia (Lavender oil).

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I keep a jar liquefying all the time so I don’t have to wait for it when I need it. It will keep under the sink for a few weeks until needed. You can also use additional essential oils in the liquid shampoo. Use 5 drops of each and shake gently. Blend all of your oils together, and heat slightly if the temperature of the mixture is under 100°F. One of the standout features of natural dog shampoo bars is their ingredient list. Unlike many traditional shampoos, which often contain harsh chemicals and synthetic fragrances, dog shampoo bars are formulated with natural ingredients that are gentle on your pet’s skin and coat. It is normally said that human shampoos have a lower pH than those formulated for dogs, which should fall in a more neutral range. In fact, that’s one of the main reasons that people are often told not to use their own shampoos on their dogs. Using a bar soap is a whole other game. I purposefully made large bars of soap so that I could easily grip onto them when I wash my dog. We start out by wetting down all of her fur before proceeding to rub the bars of soap all over her coat.

All of that said, I must reiterate that you should only beusing this, just like with dog shampoos, occasionally. You shouldn’tnormally bathe a dog more than once a month, at the very most! We usually bathe our dog less often than that. If a dog needs to be cleaned more often than that, because of somethingparticular that happened one day, I’d recommend a good thorough rinsing, or a rinse with some conditioner instead, if you can get away with that. I choose to onlywash with soap or shampoo more often as a last resort (or in localized areas where I’m actually trying to dry out problem areas of skin as prescribed by the vet). If you don’t have all of the oils I used on hand, you can leave some out and exchange them for acombination of some of the others. Or, if you prefer, you can just leave the essential oils out altogether. When fabricating “shampoo” soap bars, the soaps are normally highly superfatted to help combat some of the shortcomings of soap for hair, and help prevent some of the damage that it can cause. Even when made in that manner, I don’t think soap is ideal for making shampoo. If I feel that soap can be damaging to hair, why would I use it on my dog’s hair? I was even more inclined to believe what I’ve readafter trying out various “no poo” methods of cleaning my hair. I tried everything from vinegar rinses to rinsing my hair with a mixture of water and sodium bicarbonate (aka. baking soda).A Homemade dog shampoo is perfect for dogs. Their skin and hair pH is more acidic than ours and this natural recipe delivers what they need. This recipe is for a Shampoo Bar that is made using the cold process method. The basic recipe is the same as the others I have written about in the past, but you will have two sets of ingredients. NOTE: If you have not made cold process soaps before, we highly recommend you read our other (very thorough) posts on making soap before you try this recipe: Plus, since then, when my dog has had bouts of eczema “hot spots” on her skin, her vet has told me that the best thing to do in those areas is to clean those areas with a bar (lye processed) soap several times a day until the problem areas dry up. He didn’t seem concerned about using regular soap on a dog.