Facial Scrubs for Dogs

About eight years ago, I stumbled upon dog facial scrubs while attending a grooming expo. I giggled, but leaned in for more information. I could certainly understand the need for a face-specific cleaning product. Once I discovered the details, I was hooked. Now, my dogs have sweet smelling clean faces!

What Do Facial Scrubs Do?

Dog facial scrubs are gentle and tearless, meaning they will not sting your dog’s eyes if it should accidentally come into contact with them during a bath. Plus, these scrubs contain specific ingredients for cleaning and deodorizing eye, beard and mustache stains. If your dog has long floppy ears, a thick beard or a mustache, dog facial scrubs will safely clarify (remove impurities) from caked and matted food boogers to smelly matted ears that have soaked in a water bowl or were dug around the backyard.

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My Story

Stella must be bathed with a medicated shampoo so I was terrified of using an antiseptic shampoo around her eyes and mouth plus she eats a raw diet of meat and organs–gross! Now I have a tearless cleaner that clarifies and deodorizes her face and keeps her white patches looking brilliant instead of beige. Sobek,  being a Rottweiler, gets a facial scrub too. He has lots of wrinkles and loose lips (flews) that trap moisture (aka slobber and gunk)–and boy, does it smell. But not anymore, he smells divine!

My favorite dog facial scrub is Espree’s Plum Perfect Facial Wash. It’s gentle, hydrating and clarifying. It doesn’t contain bleaching agents, rinses well and leaves a pleasant scent behind.

Now that you know the down and dirty about dog facial scrubs, maybe a blueberry facial will be in your dog’s future? 🙂

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