A long standing problem has been to find a dog shampoo that doesn’t irritate our dogs skin but cleans him thoroughly. We never managed to fully get over this problem with our old dog, but since having our new puppy I have been determined to beat this issue, so the hunt began in earnest. Sometimes things just happen to fall into your lap as if by magic, and so it happened on this occasion..... I saw a Facebook post from Hearts and Homespun ( a local company I had used a few times before and always been impressed by) for their “Dirty Dog“ dog shampoo, and thought it was worth a try. It is Aloe Vera based, so cleanses gently without stripping the coat and irritating the dogs skin, and also contains no Parabens or SLS (an artificial foaming agent). Apparently the coconut oil has a gentle natural foaming action of its own.

I only put a 10p size blob in my hand and spread over poochie, and the lather was just right. It smelt lovely and fresh, and rinsed out quickly and easily too -  top marks so far. I towelled puppy dry and thought no more of the bath until that evening, when I glanced over at him whilst he was sleeping. His coat had still got a beautiful shine to it, like it had pre-bath - the shampoo hadn’t stripped all natures protection away. And better still, there was no scurf to be seen either, which had always happened with other products. My boy smelt lovely too, which is something all dog owners want -  after all , that’s why the majority of us wash our animals !

So I can thoroughly recommend this product if you have a dog with sensitive skin, or if you want to clean without taking their shine away from their coats. In fact, if you know anyone who shows their dogs still would ideal for them, as the shine remains and there is no scurf.

The Shampoo costs £5 for 250ml but given the small amount you use it is defiantly great value for money

10/10 Hearts and Homespun, you’ve cracked it for humans and animals alike - I salute you :)

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