What is Fairy Liquid?
Fairy Liquid is a brand of dish-washing soap more commonly known as Dawn in America.
It is made of petroleum-based detergents and a strong alkali making it very effective at cutting through grease and oils.
The reason Fairy Brand is so effective is due to its unique mixture of powerful surfactants, which are compounds that lower the surface tension between oil and water.
Basically, it separates and eliminates grease.
Because Fairy Brand has these grease-fighting capabilities, you may be wondering if you can use it to wash your dog in a pinch.
Though it will do a great job of washing away oils that accumulate on your dog’s skin, does that mean you should use it?
Can I use human shampoo on my dog?
You really shouldn’t ever use human shampoo on a dog.
Human shampoo is designed for our own skin’s pH levels, which is different from our dog’s.
Human shampoo is too acidic for dogs and it will strip away all the natural oils and the moisture barrier from their coat.
This will lead to dryness and irritation causing rashes and lesions from all the scratching. Overall, it will be damaging to their skin.
Used it in my washing machine the other day – worked well – but others have had bad bubble experiences
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Sorry, forgot the [[s. Here we are: sustlife.com/blog/green-living/is-your-washing-up-liquid-toxic.html Not a great article but got to go out. Will try to find a better one when I get back.
It will strip the coat of natural oils if you do,echo others-baby shampoo or even a mild soap is best if you have no dog shampoo. Go buy some,its not that expensive,and it lasts for ages
Washing-up liquid is horrible stuff. If you use it on your dog it may well cause a rash or irritation. Use your own shampoo if your dog needs a bath. Or just ignore the smell.
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