Homemade Dog Shampoo Recipes

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Homemade Dog Shampoo Recipes

Homemade dog shampoo recipes are easy to make.

Above photo shows Comet after a bath.

With all the products, we recommend you rinse your dog thoroughly so no ingredients dry on the skin to irritate it.

The recipes on this page cover:

Dogs with dry, itchy skin

Dogs just needing a bath

See More Homemade Dog Shampoo Information for:

Dogs with flea problems

Dogs that've been skunked

Dogs that've rolled in poop or dead animals

In June 2009, Kathleen from Colorado wrote: We love the doggie shampoo recipe - our dogs coats are gleaming and gorgeous, and no more itchy skin!
Thanks, Kathleen!

SOME SIMPLE RECIPES

Although the recipes that follow have similar ingredients, we're not sure whether the proportions are equivalent, especially since the links to two of them are no longer active.

IMPORTANT pH INFORMATION
According to K911's Pet Safety dogs differ from people and by breed in how acidic (pH of 0-6.9) or alkaline (pH of 7.1-14) their bodies and skin are. If the pH of the shampoo you use is wrong for dogs, such as in most human shampoos, it will cause your dog skin problems if used regularly. As you will note in the link to the recipe that follows, dish soap, vinegar and glycerin are all part of the ingredients recommended by K911.

Dry Skin Shampoo
Scroll down to where it says "Dry Skin Shampoo." This recipe measures ingredients in cups and quarts.

A second recipe used Ivory dish soap instead of Lemon Joy and ingredients were measured in fluid ounces rather than cups and quarts.

The Shampup recipe ingredients were listed in pints and apple cider vinegar was added.

MR RICHERs RINSE, DRY SHAMPOO, AND DEODERIZER

Speaking of which, Russ Richer, a dog lover featured on a website called Article City that allows free reprints, a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar mixed with a pint of warm water can be used as a rinse to restore the ph balance of your dog's skin after using a store bought (or other) shampoos.

Mr. Richer also has an inexpensive homemade dog shampoo recipe consisting of a handful of aloe vera gel diluted with some water, applied to a dog while its coat is dry. You can add a little baby shampoo if you want foam. Then rinse with warm water.

His last suggestion is to deoderize a dog. Take a little essential oil that has an aroma you like and dab on the skin along the dog's spine where the dog can't lick it.

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