Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🌞 Sun 14 Apr 2024

melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁊ ⁨months⁊ ago

Pet shampoo rage

Trying to find an unscented pet shampoo is near impossible. They all have increasingly elaborate fragrances which are unnecessary and uncomfortable for animals - especially asthmatic ones like mine. Bonus point for essential oils and botanicals that are actually toxic to cats and sometimes also dogs 🙄 Lavender. Tea tree oil. Peppermint. Eucalyptus. Grapefruit oil. Orange oil (basically citrus oils in general). Patchouli, which contains phenols. ALOE VERA. ST JOHN’S WORT. To be fair they’re mostly for dogs but there isn’t much out there I’d risk using on a cat and some of those ingredients are toxic to dogs as well. I found one unscented option - Dermacare Natural Shampoo - and was about to buy it until I googled Glydant (DMDM hydantoin). It’s an antimicrobial preservative that releases formaldehyde and was the subject of a lawsuit against Tresemme. Suspected in multiple cases of allergic reactions/dermatitis and hair loss. It’s not the only formaldehyde releasing preservative but a commonly used one in makeup, shampoo, lube etc. Yeah nah get fucked. I’m not risking it. I don’t feel like dragging my cat to emergency for an asthma attack, allergic reaction, or poisoning because she licked some shonky product off her fur. Hypoallergenic dish soap or pure unscented bar soap it is.

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