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1. What are the ingredients? FurBulous Dog Shampoo contains saponified organic coconut, olive and jojoba oils, natural essential oil blend including tea tree and organic orange oil, organic aloe vera and rosemary extract. FurBulous Flea & Tick Shampoo has all the ingredients above, plus a special ingredient called neem. <Top>
2. What is Neem? Neem is an oil that comes from the Indian Neem Tree and has antiseptic, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. It is used in natural insect repellant products and those used to treat lice and other skin problems. <Top>
3. What does it mean to be USDA Certified Organic? Both FurBulous products are certified organic by the USDA. This means that 95% of the product is organic. This means that its ingredients are free from pesticides, chemicals and preservatives. It is deemed to be good for the environment as organic products are made with renewable resources and focus on conservation of soil and water. Plants that ingredients come from must be packaged as certified USDA organic. All equipment that packs natural essential oils must be cleaned before packing as organic. <Top>
4. Many others use the term "organic." Are they the same as FurBulous? In 2000 the National Organic Standards Board of the US Department of Agriculture defined “organic” by how a product cannot be made. It cannot be made with fertilizers, pesticides, genetic engineering, growth hormones, irradiation, or antibiotics. The USDA regulates the term “organic”, and those who have passed this test will be certified or 100% organic. <Top>
5. How are "Organic" products different from “Natural” products? Natural is not a term regulated by any government agency or department. Natural means that something is made from botanical resources, with no additives or preservatives. You can still have a natural product grown from plants that have been treated with pesticides, which makes it non-organic. Most companies who use the term mean that there are no synthetic (made from a chemical or man-made process) ingredients. <Top>
6. How can other companies get away with labeling their products organic? If a product is made with at least 70% organic products, it can use these terms, “made with organic ingredients”. However, the term “organic” is not supposed to be used on the principle display label. <Top>
7. Why don’t I get much lather when washing my dog with FurBulous? An ingredient in shampoos that gives you lots of foam and lather is sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). SLS is not a friendly ingredient. OSHA’s Material Safety Data Sheet on SLS reads like a hazardous material warning, as it causes irritation to the skin, eyes, and can cause nausea. Is that what you want to put on your dog’s sensitive skin? SLS is used in human shampoos, too, but many people don’t get to the point of irritation since the shampoo is only on their heads for a short time and is diluted by water. So the answer is: we’ve been conditioned to think that lather means good and clean, which is not necessarily the case. <Top>
To read the Material Safety Data Sheet on SLS,
CLICK HERE
8. How much shampoo should I use for my dog? We wish we could give you a more specific answer, but the answer is, it depends on the size of your dog and how much hair he has. Think about human shampoos. Occasionally, some shampoos may say “use a dime sized” amount or some other vague instruction. There are many things that can affect how much you use including how wet the hair is to begin with, how big the dog is, how thoroughly you wash every inch of your dog, etc. Our recommendation for the dog washer is to start with a light coating (spray-on) or 6-8 pumps for a small dog and adjust from there. <Top>
9. Should I usa the spray-on or foaming pump bottle? Both have their advantages, and this is really up to personal preference. Some of the benefits we see are:
Foaming pump:
- Can set on the surface and be pumped with one hand if you need the other one to hang onto your pet.
- It’s larger, so it will last longer.
- It’s larger so it may be preferred for people with bigger dogs.
- It comes out in a foam, so it may produce the “lather” that people are looking for.
- You don’t have to aerate the product to make it come out of the bottle, as you do with the spray-on.
- A big difference between this and other competitive shampoos is you will see that the product rinses very quickly, not leaving a soap residue on the dog’s skin.
Spray-on bottle:
- Non-aerosol is friendly to the environment.
- The spray may make it easier to cover the dog completely before washing.
- It gives even coverage.
- A big difference between this and other competitive shampoos is you will see that the product rinses very quickly, not leaving a soap residue on the dog’s skin. <Top>
10. How do I use the spray-on bottle? Push the cap of the bottle down 4-5 times to aerate the product. Remove the cap and spray. Each time you want to spray more, you’ll aerate it first. <Top>
11. What is the shelf life of FurBulous dog shampoos? These products are made of essential oils, and pure essential oils do not go rancid. Over time, however, essential oils can oxidize, deteriorate and gradually lose their therapeutic value and aromatic quality.
The lifespan of essential oils can vary from one botanical to the next, from one batch to the next, and from one supplier to the next. Other factors that can directly affect the shelf life of an essential oil include methods of production and storage. As a general rule of thumb, essential oils usually retain their aromatic and therapeutic quality for at least 1 year. For more information on essential oils and their stability, CLICK HERE <Top>
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