Find a natural and Safe Shampoo for Dogs. Bathing
your dog regularly with a natural based soap will go a long way towards reducing pests on
your animals. Always read the ingredients before buying. Avoid using any soaps with
additives or coloring, dyes and in general avoid using if you can't pronounce the
ingredients! Be careful using shampoos that use pyrethrum
with Piperonyl Butoxide. It's
not the Pyrethrum that you should avoid but the additive. This stuff
(PB)
can be harmful to
your dog and you as well. A good safe shampoo is called Flea Stop which contains
D-Limonene (comes from lemon peels) which kills fleas dead.
Natural Castile Peppermint Soap
Bathing your dog in
Peppermint soap will kill all fleas and ticks while making your dog smell nice. You can
also add a teaspoon of the soap into a quart sprayer filled with water and use to
spray or mist your dog before he comes into the house. Use a towel to dry off. This
mixture can also be sprayed around the dog's bedding area and around the entrances to the
house as mentioned in step 1.
Safer Insecticidal Soap
Controls fleas without the
chemicals! Add a dash of Peppermint soap to increase effectiveness.
Natural Dog Shampoo
This soothing, fresh smelling
conditioning shampoo contains the pure natural essential oils This product contains all the right ingredients that make
for an effective natural spray.
Tea Any One?
Next time you make peppermint tea, save the tea bag. Next time you bathe your dog, make
a batch of peppermint tea allow to cool and use as a rinse on your dog.