I use it more than I'd prefer actually, it seems I never have doggie shampoo when I need it.

It leaves them soft shiny and smelling good.

I also do a diluted apple cider vinegar rinse, it gets all the leftover soap out and really seems to shine them up and they only smell like a pickle for a few minutes!

Works great on human hair as well.

I've read to wash the head first as that's where the fleas will "jump" to when the dog gets wet if there are any. Fleas are killed with water (what I read) and by the shampoo. It was suggested to put cotton in the ears to keep water out. Then wash the rest of the dog with a dog shampoo.

I'm sensitive to Dawn dish soap. It has blue coloring which has nickel in it. I can't wear or use anything with nickel in it, including all my good jewelry and printer cartridges. I itch just holding a piece of paper fresh off the printer or out of a copier.

I've learned some good hints for dealing with Lulu's baths here. I'll try some of them this weekend.

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Just a tip

Human shampoo is not good for dogs at all, it is sort of like us washing our hair with real bar soap.

The PH is way wrong.

Big ditto:

A dog's skin has a very high pH -- one of the highest among mammals, in fact.

7 is deemed neutral. (Distilled water is 7.)

A pH below 7 (in simple general terms) is acid and a pH above 7 is alkaline.

A human's skin might be 4.6 to about 6, but a dog's averages 7.4.

You can see that these are on the opposite sides of the neutral pH point.

So using something with a pH that's suitable for humans on the skin of the dog is coating it with something that's far more acidic than the dog's normal pH.

The dog's skin is what it is in order to provide a barrier against infection. Why alter its properties? And since it's simple to avoid, why not avoid it?

Bottom line: Don't use skin products for humans on the dog. JMHO.

Lori Hall's derm vet pointed out to her that a dog's skin's pH balance helps maintain healthy bacteria and yeast levels, and that using dog shampoo products helps keep those pH levels in the healthy range.

Dawn is a detergent and degreaser. It's used on oil-slicked birds for its degreasing qualities and not for its gentleness. JMO, I wouldn't use it as a shampoo; Jennifer points out, though, you'd be better off with it than with a people shampoo (Dawn's pH being over 7).

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