Mrs. Stewart's bluing liquid
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| Oh yes, but might I just emphasize: FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, and DO NOT SPILL ANY ON YOUR DOG. 'Cause straight bluing is BLUE. And permanent.  No pictures were allowed.  |
| As much as I often say "dog" shampoos are really un-necessary when we can simply use good quality "human" shampoos this is one of the few cases where I think it is worthwhile getting a dedicated dog shampoo product. Whitening shampoos which are based on adding bluing are fairly readily available at most pet supply houses and pet stores - due in large part to the popularity of Maltese, Shih Tzus, Lhasa Apsos, Bichon Frise and even Collies/Shetland Sheepdogs. They are however quite expensive so my recommendation is to bath your dog with regular shampoo first to actualy clean them and then do a "second lathering" with the whitening shampoo. This has two benefits, firstly since the white coat is already clean the bluing shampoo ingredients are utilized to whiten the coat only and hence are much more effective without the routine dirts and oils "being in the way" and secondly you use much less whitening shampoo to acheive the same level of whitening hence saving money. Just my experience... Thanks and Cheers Carl |
| I use stuff called Light Blue Shade, meant for lil old ladies with white hair. It's about ten bucks a bottle and is amazing, smells good too. |
| I have used Silver Fox - as above, meant for the little old ladies. Just remember to rinse it out well or you get the "little blue-haired old lady" look. Not very flattering. It comes in shampoo or rinse form. It really helps with the areas that are clean but have a yellow tinge like around the mouth and (for my guys) legs/feet. Shellie |
| I tried bluing shampoos a few times. It adds a blue tint to cover (not remove) the yellow/brown staining. Fundamentally you're over-tinting. At first I was thrilled. Then I noticed a blue cast on the fur. After repeated washings it wouldn't budge. It took a long time to fade to a funny purple/pink tinge before it finally faded completely. I think for the occasional use it is probably fine. But I'll never use it again. I'm sticking with the enzymatic whiteners. |
QuailTrail wrote: I tried bluing shampoos a few times. It adds a blue tint to cover (not remove) the yellow/brown staining. Fundamentally you're over-tinting. At first I was thrilled. Then I noticed a blue cast on the fur. After repeated washings it wouldn't budge. It took a long time to fade to a funny purple/pink tinge before it finally faded completely. I think for the occasional use it is probably fine. But I'll never use it again. I'm sticking with the enzymatic whiteners. I've seen quite a few dogs that have been blued to the point of being permanently pink-- I know exactly that tinge that you mean. Another big pro to enzymatic whiteners: unless you use them daily, you'll never wind up doing anything to your dog's coat that you can't fix. I've heard some people say that with overuse of the enzymatic whiteners, specifically that green EZ Groom stuff, it can actually cause drying and yellowing. I've never had this experience myself but I have a feeling it may depend on the coat, too. |
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