veranellies: The Hive

Monday, February 18, 2013

The Hive - Dog Soaps!!

Another new and exciting announcement is the addition of two different dog soaps. It's something I've been wanting to add for quite a while now. My scottie, Lola, has major skin issues and has baths quite often. I thought it would be weird using a bar soap on her, but it was just the opposite, it was actually super easy and better because you could get her super sudsy just rubbing it all over her.

The first bar is lavender and tea tree:

Lavender essential oil helps sooth minor skin irritations and itchiness. It is also a natural insect repellent and tick deterrent.

Tea tree essential oil helps to fight fungal infections, is a natural antiseptic and insect repellent.

The second soap is straight peppermint.

Peppermint essential oil is an antispamodic, helps to stimulate circulation, and has insect repelling properties. It also has cooling properties to help combat skin irritations. Peppermint is also said to be good for arthritis, dysplasia, sprains and strains.

I am so excited to now have these finally cured and in the shop. I plan on adding a few more different soaps as well. I'd like to get at least 2 more, I already know the combinations I'll be making. I did bunches of research as to what is best for dogs for different skin conditions and also insect repellents.

I had fun coming up with the labels too. I wanted them to be different then my normal soaps. While, obviously, humans can use these soaps too. I wanted to set them apart to be specifically for our four legged furries.

What do you think?

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sondra · 631 weeks ago

Ahhhhhh, LOVE these! When I'm out of the current shampoo, I want to order one to use on Piko! Brilliant!

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veranellies 79p · 631 weeks ago

Yay - when you do be sure to send furry bath time! I'd love to get a collection of furry friends using the soaps - each quarter of the year I'm going to add up the sales from the soaps and send 10% to my local non-kill animal sanctuary.

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gypsyinjasper 44p · 631 weeks ago

YAY!! These look awesome. Great job, Trisha.

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veranellies 79p · 631 weeks ago

woo hoo! told ya I've been busy ;) (even more little surprises to come too!)

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Shaye · 631 weeks ago

What a great idea! You might already know, but apparently Lemon Balm is an herb that helps calm dogs (not sure if it needs to be ingested or not though) and it repels mosquitoes!

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veranellies 79p · 631 weeks ago

i actually did know that =) I have a list of all good stuff for pups. I'd like to do up one with Lemongrass - a natural flea and tick deterrent but also really good for dogs with oily skin and skin conditions (ie. my pup falls in this category) I've also read really great things about Cedarwood and its properties, again another insect repellent/ flea repellent but also supposed to be really good for the skin, coat conditioning and dermatitis of all types. Chamomile is also supposed to be a nerve calmer for dogs - it's just an extremely expensive essential oil so if I want to use it I need to find it someplace cheaper, because I can't afford to pay $77 for 2 ounces! haha Thanks for the comment =)