Making herbal anti-itch shampoo for dogs
I’ve been really enjoying exploring some new products recently. I’ve always wanted to make a good anti-itch shampoo for dogs and today I made one that I think will be excellent.
Here is my ingredients. My herbals are a combination of a formula called Xiao Feng San which really helps with itch, calendula flowers to sooth the skin and oregon grape to fight any infection in the skin.
First I made a tea out of the herbs, boiling everything together and then straining.
Here’s the final product. Tea, jojoba oil, aloe vera, castile soap and lavender essential oil.
Kingdom of Basil Anti-Itch shampoo
- 5 cups of water
- 60g of Xiao Feng San
- 15 g calendula flowers
- 15 g oregon grape root
- 12 T of aloe vera
- 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
- 12 ounces of castile soap
- 80 drops of lavender essential oil
Put herbs in a pot with water, bring to a boil and reduce heat, let simmer for about 20 minutes. Cool and drain. In each shampoo bottle put 8 ounces of drained tea, 3 tablespoons of aloe vera, 1/4 teaspoon of jojoba oil, 3 ounces of castile soap, and 20 drops of lavender essential oil. Mix and use. Shampoo will have some sediment from the herbs.
It is best to wash an itchy dog with lukewarm water.
I buy all my shampoo making products from Mountain Rose Herbs. Xiao Feng San can be purchased through my herbal shop Kingdom of Basil.
