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Aloe Vera Pet Shampoo
posted by Annie B. Bond Jan 18, 1999 8:39 am
By Annie B. Bond
Sure you love your pet, so why are you washing it with chemical-laden commercial pet shampoo?
About as pure a shampoo as you can get, this recipe is detergent-free; in addition, the healing properties of aloe vera gel helps to sooth skin irritations.
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoons liquid castile soap
- 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel
- Up to 1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin or vegetable oil
Combine all ingredients in a jar. Shake to blend.
Get the pet’s coat wet, pour on the shampoo a
few tablespoons at a time, lathering as you go.
Work the shampoo in with your hands. Rinse
thoroughly. Unless you want
the pet to shake themselves dry (and get everything
in the vicinity wet at the same time!), towel
them dry.
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add your comment »Funny I use Dc Bonners peppermint too (people and pets)Its cooling to irritated skin too.Don't put on open sores tough could sting.Otherwise the dogs seem good with and fleas are under control.(the bathroom smells good too)
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I have 2 Adult Min Pins and 3 puppy Min Pins at 5 weeks old they have fleas real bad and now the fleas are in the carpet.How can I stop this Invasion of The Fleas Battle in Ohio.Email me at:berettawoman2005@yahoo.com.
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As your veterinarian and he/she doesn't sell flea shampoos, they will tell you that you're only drowning the fleas by leaving the shampoo on for five minutes. A mild soap works just as well as a flea shampoo and is much safer. I use a very mild baby shampoo and leave it on for 5 minutes and I see fleas falling into the water and then the fleas that remain are DEAD. Try it. Remember! 5 minutes!
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My veterinarians have told me for years that the idea of shampooing a dog or cat is to drown the fleas. It is correct. I only use a very mild soap on my pets. You can see the fleas coming off and the ones that remain are dead!!! It is the safest way to wash a pet. You leave it on 5 minutes just like you do a flea shampoo. Check at the pet store and most every shampoo says "leave on 5 minutes" and that is because you're drowning the fleas.
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sounds like a winner to me my old cat Diamond,she was 16. She couldn't have any of those pesticide soaps or mousses, she went into respitory arrest. I wish I would have had this Care2 e-mail my friend turned me onto back when she was alive I would have used it. I hate fleas!! Kerrie from Iowa.
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Hey - what a great idea! And it's enviroment friendly as well as being good for Muttley! Great work - how 'bout some more of these wonderful recipes? And does anyone know where we can get Castille soap in the land DownUnder? Marg from Brisbane, Australia
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Jasmine in Glendale - you can get Dr. Bronners soap at Bashas and any health food store. It comes in several fragrances and is wonderful. I've been using it for 30 years!
Lizbeth
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If you have to order castille soap online, you can get it in a bar soap form, saves on shipping! Then when you get it, grate it up and melt it in a pan, then add and blend in your other ingrediants as it cools. You only need a little bit so one bar will go a long way. They also have plain or naturally scented as they do in the liquid form. I use Dr. Bronner's as well and we love it.
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I tried everything om my little dog, cost me loads of money on vets nothing worked,so I boiled up raw garlic added rosemary and lavender, Used it as a spray..It worked.
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It all sounds wonderful, but where do I get liquid castile soap In Brisbane Australia? HELP!!
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