1. Human Bath Liquid NO

Daily grooming of puppies can remove shed hair and contaminated dirt, avoid hair knots, and ensure the health of your dog's coat. But if your 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 get ready to bathe it.

2. 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 baths designed for people Shampoos are 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 risk of skin damage. immunity, causing skin diseases.

3. Differences in skin structure

The structure of human skin and that of dogs 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 shampoo that is mild and non-irritating.

4. 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.

5. 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. This will leave a pleasant fragrance on your skin and hair after washing, 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 cleverness. The communication between dogs depends on smell. If the "dog smell" is completely covered by the smell of spices, then other dogs will not Acknowledge it and bully it together. Now you understand why babies who have just taken a bath like to roll around in dirty places?

6. Take frequent baths, NO!

Of course, changing to a special pet shampoo is not a solution. 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. Every time the poor little dog comes back from having fun, he has to face the fate of becoming a drowned dog. Everyone likes clean and healthy babies, but they don't know that bathing so diligently will harm the dog.

7. 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 to severely damage the pH value of the dog's skin, causing dry skin, dandruff, and even the beloved dog feeling extremely itchy. Generally speaking, normal bathing frequency is 2 to 3 times a month in summer and 1 to 2 times a month in winter. 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.

8. Pet shampoo, YES!

There are a dazzling array of pet shampoos on the market now, and the categories are relatively narrow, ranging from high, middle and low-end, so how to choose is also a problem. Currently, all kinds of pet bath liquids on the market have their own characteristics. The following two simple methods can catch unqualified "Li Gui" in the first time. First, open the bottle cap. If you smell soap, the formula is alkaline. Since the cost of using soap is very low, many low-end products on the market currently use this type of formula. Alkaline shampoos are not suitable for your dog. Second, open the bottle cap. If you smell the pungent smell of ammonia, it means that the product has deteriorated and the bath solution is alkaline. Generally speaking, low-quality bath fluids usually become like this after being stored for 3-6 months!

9. Common bath soap types

Common bath soaps include: insect-repelling type, brightening and whitening type, protein moisturizing type, daily cleansing type, fragrance-lasting type, tea tree oil sterilizing type, oatmeal repairing type, puppy and sensitive skin type, cat type Use shampoo.

10. Choose the right seat

1. On the premise of ensuring product quality and manufacturer reputation, the choice of bath liquid must also be "accurate." Light-colored dogs can choose light-colored dogsA pet shampoo specially designed for dogs. The ingredients added to this shampoo can effectively remove the yellow spots that light-colored dogs are prone to and restore the dog's original color. Of course, don’t use shampoos with bleaching ingredients to avoid irritating your dog’s skin.

2. For dark-colored dogs, choose a bath solution specially designed for dark-colored dogs, which can improve the luster and brightness of the coat. If dark-colored dogs have dandruff, it is easy to see it. These bath soaps specially designed for them also take this problem into consideration and can generally moisturize the skin and reduce dandruff.

3. The bath liquid marked with low foam type means that the bath liquid is hypoallergenic and non-irritating. The low foam is easy to rinse, thus eliminating the possibility of allergens caused by residual bath liquid on the dog's skin. Puppies are lively and active, and it is very troublesome to accidentally get the bath solution into their eyes. The gentle, soap-free formula protects their delicate oil layer and is safe and non-irritating.