Buddycare Dog Shampoo – Vanilla & Shea Butter, 500ml

Buddycare Vanilla & Shea Butter Dog Shampoo – 500ml

Buddycare position this one for dogs with itchy, dry skin, and the ingredient that justifies it is butyrospermum parkii — shea butter — sitting well up the list alongside aloe vera leaf juice. It is a richer wash than the plain scents, and it is the one to reach for on a coat that has gone dull and flaky over winter.

The vanilla is warm and sweet rather than sharp, and it carries the declared allergens you would expect from that kind of fragrance: linalool, hexyl cinnamal, limonene and coumarin are all named on the pack.

Performance & Benefits

• Shea butter high in the ingredient list, for dry skin and a dulled coat.
• Aloe barbadensis leaf juice and panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) to condition as it washes.
• Gentle enough to use as a regular bath rather than an occasional treatment.
• Free from SLS, SLES, sulphates and parabens; vegan and cruelty free.
• Warm vanilla fragrance that lingers lightly rather than strongly.
• 500ml bottle, with 1L and 5L also available.

Suitable For

• Dogs with dry, itchy or easily irritated skin.
• Coats that have gone dull through winter or frequent washing.
• Puppies from eight weeks and all breeds.
• Regular use rather than one-off treatment.
• Not the best choice for a dog with a known fragrance sensitivity — the declared allergens below are worth reading first, and the Buddycare Oatmeal Dog Shampoo is the plainer option.

How to Use

• Wet the coat thoroughly with warm water.
• Lather in and work down to the skin on the dry areas.
• Rinse until the water runs clear, then dry.
• Avoid the eyes; rinse with water if any gets in.
• Buddycare quote a 20:1 dilution ratio for the concentrate.
• Keep out of reach of children.

Specification

• Composition: aqua, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sodium chloride, lauryl lactyl lactate, phenoxyethanol, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycol distearate, steareth-4, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, citric acid, panthenol, parfum, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, coumarin.
• Volume: 500ml. Fragrance: vanilla and shea butter.
• Declared fragrance allergens: linalool, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, coumarin.
• Suitable for puppies over eight weeks.
• Buddycare make the range at their own facility in Hertfordshire, to ISO 9001 and GMP 22716.
• The shed-control and omega 3 and 6 claims that appear on Buddycare's page for this bottle belong to their Shed Control shampoo; those ingredients are not in the composition above and the claim is not repeated here.