. No special recipe - just a few tweaks to accommodate the neem.
And considering some of the stuff my dogs roll in, their skin just can't be that overly sensitive to much of anythingBar soap ( non-syndet) is available here for purchase and people use it, so I figured I'd make my own, as we all know handmade is better than commercial
Dog's skin has a higher ( more alkaline) pH than humans so my rationale is that they are more tolerant to bar soap than we are.
He has very unruly hair. This is him with some Pethead color.
Gotta get me some of that Pethead purple. Love it!
I hear ya!And considering some of the stuff my dogs roll in, their skin just can't be that overly sensitive to much of anything
When making syndet shampoo bars I push the dough into guest size soap molds until it fills the mold well. Then cover with plastic wrap and roll across in various directions using rolling pin. Flattens the dough while helping ease dough into the molds. Plastic wrap keeps dough from sticking to pin. Then into freezer until nicely frozen. Freezing allows gentle pushing out of molds without bending or breaking soaps. I give five to ten days drying. Love to wrap in smell through polyolefin bags from Twowildhares (Etsy). I do not shrink wrap as I dislike the smothered look and feel. I do heat seal open top of polyolefin bags to keep dust free. I have stored bars this way for a very long time and they age well. Use Brambleberry mold which makes nine bars. Yesterday made human bar soap mango mango humblebee recipe using Seabuckthorn oil to color. I like raspberry FO with a tiny touch of peppermint for scent. Added finely ground marshmallow root at .5% of cocoa butter for conditioner. Will update when I try one out in ten days. These are for family, self, and friends. Hopefully this info is helpful.
I totally agree with you that the bars are so much easier to use than liquid on a squirmy dog. And if you drop the bar, it doesn't spill!
The HumbleBeeandme Lottie’s dog shampoo bar is the product I’ve used on my dog for two years. Works great. I have a dog whose hair tangles easily so use Cowboy Magic leave in conditioner after he is towel dried.
