Some owners believe that own shampoo, shower gel is a good brand, very expensive, even people's hair and skin can wash, cats and dogs for bathing sure hair is shinier, smoother, so it is natural to let the babywith their own shampoo. However, the hair and skin of dogs and cats but is getting worse, hair loss, dandruff, skin redness, allergies, from the lump ...
Why can not human shampoo and shower gel for dogs and cats a bath?
Skin pH differences: skin pH is different for cats and dogs, cat and dog skin is slightly alkaline, human skin is a weak acid. Bath design with the skin of the acidity or alkalinity of a play and the role of alkaline bath or shampoo designed for people, and the value of human skin and. Weak alkaline skin of dogs and cats encounter the same alkaline shampoo, not only can not and it will wash away the grease to protect the surface of the skin, resulting in dry skin, itching, allergies, dander and other series of problems, reduce skin immunity, so fragile skin, causing skin diseases.
2 structural differences of the skin: the skin structure and the dog's skin structure is completely different. Cats and dogs have thick hair for protection, but the skin structure than our human vulnerability, thin, organizational structure is simple, easy to damage. The inappropriate choice of toiletries is easy to hurt the pet's skin, causing skin allergies, itching, drying and other phenomena, does not apply to dogs and cats to scratch, making the skin more vulnerable to bacteria easily penetrated, resulting in various skin diseases.
Metabolic differences: from the metabolic cycle of view, man-made 28 days compared with 21 days in dogs. So give the dog a bath to follow the metabolic cycle, basic toiletries long-term use can cause skin irritation, destruction of the hair growth cycle.