Natural and holistic dog shampoos are easy on their skin and coat and usually have a pleasant scent.
Things to consider: How best to handle dog odor, how much shampoo to use, and keeping shampoo out of your dog's ears.
Smells Nice - Natural and holistic dog shampoos often contain pleasing all natural scents. Here is a quick guide to choosing a scent for your choice of dog shampoos. Lemongrass is a natural deodorizer for getting rid of that doggie smell. Peppermint is also an excellent deodorizer and a coat whitener as well. Lavender has a soothing, calming, relaxing effect on dogs (and people too, for that matter). If your dog rolls in mud (or worse) anytime you give him a bath with florally scented dog shampoos, trying switching to dog shampoos scented with cedar wood.
Use Sparingly - Lather is a fallacy. The ability for dog shampoos to lather up in water and get nice and sudsy is a tactic to convince us dog owners that the dog shampoos are indeed doing their job. However, lather is not an accurate indication that the shampoos are working. With skin so much thinner than ours, slathering on enough dog shampoos to see those familiar suds, no matter how natural and holistic the dog shampoos, could cause your dog more harm than good. A fine layer of natural and holistic dog shampoos across the dog's entire coat will suffice without risking skin irritations and other related health problems. The bonus? Lather-free natural and holistic dog shampoos are easier to rinse out completely.
Cotton Ball Prevention - To prevent dog shampoos from getting in your dog's ears and causing wax buildup and other ear problems, just place cotton balls in your dog's ears before bathing him. This is good advice whether the dog shampoos you are using are heavily medicated or natural and holistic.
