Why do pets need special bath gel? How to choose pet shower gel?

   In fact, dogs are naturally clean people. You see, they never excrete within their own range of activities. If their hair is messy, they will scratch, bite, lick, rub and other methods to clean it up. Otherwise, they will clean it up with people. bath liquid, NO!

    Daily combing of dogs can remove shed hair and contaminated dirt, avoid hair knots, and ensure the health of your dog's coat. But if your naughty dog just rolled on something smelly, or you are so lazy that you can’t remember the last time you bathed it, then you’d better put the warm water in and prepare to bathe it. .

    Why you can’t bathe your pet with shampoo

    1. Differences in skin pH

    Dog's skin is slightly alkaline (pH value is about 7.5), while human skin is slightly acidic (female skin pH is about 5.5, male skin pH is about 6.5). Baths or washes designed for people Hair essence is generally alkaline and can neutralize human skin.

    When the dog's weakly alkaline skin encounters the same alkaline shampoo, it cannot be neutralized. Instead, it washes away the oil that protects the skin surface, causing dryness, causing skin itching, allergies, dandruff and a series of other problems, reducing the skin's health. Immunity, causing skin diseases.

    2. Differences in skin structure

    The structure of human skin and the structure of dog skin are also completely different. Human skin has 10 to 15 layers, but dogs only have 3 to 5 layers. From this point of view, although dogs are protected by thick hair, their skin structure is much more fragile than that of humans. It is obviously wise to choose a special pet shower gel that is mild and non-irritating.

    3. Metabolic differences

    Judging from the metabolic cycle, it takes 28 days for humans and 20 days for dogs. The characteristic of dog hair growth is cyclical growth, while artificial continuous growth. Therefore, bathing your dog must follow the metabolic cycle. Long-term use of alkaline toiletries will cause skin allergies and disrupt the hair growth cycle.

    4. Differences in ingredients

    Finally, it is worth mentioning that when consumers choose their own shampoo, they will open the bottle cap and smell it. Most consumers still tend to choose toiletries with fragrances added, so that they can be used on the skin and hair after washing. It will leave you with a pleasant fragrance and you will feel much better.

    Therefore, many owners wishfully believe that their dogs also need this refreshing smell, so they use their own toiletries to "wash" their dogs with fragrance. If the poor dog could talk, it would definitely protest against the owner's smartness. The communication between dogs depends on smell. If the "dog smell" is completely covered by the smell of spices, then other dogs will not agree with it. It, and will bully it together.

    Now you understand why babies who have just taken a bath like to roll around in dirty places, right?

    5. Why can’t pets take baths as frequently as people?

    Of course, changing to a special pet shower gel doesn’t mean everything will be ok.

    Owners who are overly diligent often bathe their dogs every day. Their reason is that the dog's coat is light-colored and can easily be seen as dirty, or the dog's hair is long and often comes back contaminated with dirty things when going out for a walk. The poor little dog has to face the fate of becoming a drowned dog every time he comes back from having fun.

    Everyone likes a clean and healthy baby, but they don’t know that bathing so frequently can actually harm the dog.

    6. Different distribution of sweat glands

    Why do people need to take a bath? In addition to being dirty, our sweat glands secrete sweat every day. In the hot summer, excessive sweat secretion can easily block the pores, so we must take a bath to clean it. Unlike us, dogs have no sweat glands in their skin. Even in summer, a bath once every 10 days is enough.

    The consequence of frequent bathing is that it seriously damages the pH value of the dog's skin, causing dry skin, dandruff, and even the beloved dog feeling extremely itchy. The author has a friend who has a certain degree of mysophobia. She bathes her dog three times a day. When the dog’s hair has fallen out and is very sparse, she comes to ask me what’s going on. I feel really sorry for her originally beautiful dog. Princess Maltese!

    7. Normal bathing frequency for pets

    Generally speaking, washing 2 to 3 times a month in summer and 1 to 2 times a month in winter is enough. The stained dirt can be wiped off with a wet towel. When you come home from walking your dog, you can wipe the soles of your feet with alcohol-free baby wipes, or wipe them directly with clean gauze dipped in water.