Shampoo: human or horse

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Is there any shampoo people advise I use on a palomino?

I've read that human shampoo, baby shampoo or fairy liquid can be options but unsure which is best???
 
Not fairy liquid!!!!! washing up liquids are for cleaning greasy dirty dishes not equines, I use any mild human shampoo on mine (what ever is on offer in supermarket) Ive never had a problems long as it is rinsed properly
 
I use Alberto ... On my horse and myself! Both of us are sensitive but fine with these, cheap as chips too at £1 a bottle!
 
rossiroo said:
Not fairy liquid!!!!! washing up liquids are for cleaning greasy dirty dishes not equines, I use any mild human shampoo on mine (what ever is on offer in supermarket) Ive never had a problems long as it is rinsed properly
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It's what the big yards use!! Surprisingly effective, even on filthy greys...
 
I used fairy liquid for years when younger, it does no harm at all and does a fantastic job! The only negative about it is it takes a lot of rinsing...

I like actual horse shampoo as it rinses really easily. I especially like the ones for white horses with the blue in them as they really bring out the dazzle (could be good for a palomino's mane and tail...)
 
there are shampoos aimed at various colours now, I have seen a couple of palomino shampoos.

I think washing up liquid is too harsh, it can strip the shine from the coat and doesnt really give the effect I want. I will use it on a greys manky tail though.
 
Baby shampoo for sensitve areas, but on my coloured we use Matey Bubble bath- Its blue (Make sure its the Captain one- Sailor- Not the mermaid, Shes Pink;))

I regulary shampoo and condition my mares tail- Shes messy when in season! i think as long as you rise throughly there shouldnt be any irritation!
 
rossiroo said:
Not fairy liquid!!!!! washing up liquids are for cleaning greasy dirty dishes not equines, I use any mild human shampoo on mine (what ever is on offer in supermarket) Ive never had a problems long as it is rinsed properly
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Fairy Liquid has been used on horses for decades - at one time their were no special shampoos for horses - we washed them either with good old washing up liquid or human shampoo.

Dishwashing liquid is brillient at getting white areas white and all shampoos work better if they are applied with hand hot water. I now mix mine up in a hand held pump spray - much easier to get on the coat and much less wastefull
 
Tea tree shampoo for a general bath, Tresemme Deep Clean before a show - gets white bits really white. I did write to Tresemme to tell them how effective the stuff is and that my pony frequently wins best mane and tail competitions, and suggested they use him as a model - they sent me some vouchers! :)
 
rossiroo said:
Not fairy liquid!!!!! washing up liquids are for cleaning greasy dirty dishes not equines, I use any mild human shampoo on mine (what ever is on offer in supermarket) Ive never had a problems long as it is rinsed properly
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Fairy Liquid is fine, definitely NO other washing up liquid as they do have all sorts of nasties in them, but Fairy Liquid is simply liquid soap with nothing else in it.
 
I use own brand baby shampoo and it does a great job. I have found that you are best to mix shampoo in a bucket with water then sponge onto the coat. I used to buy horse shampoo but in my opinion it is just a waste of money.
 
To reduce the amount of shampoo I use and to make it easier to apply I dilute it in a pump spray - the sort you pump up first and just turn on and off.

Wet the coat as best you can then spray on the shampoo working it into the coat with a plastic curry as you go - the spray makes it cover more area with less and it's easy to get the upside down bits soapy.

I use hand hot water for this as it helps lather up better.
 
Cheapest I can find, usually quid from the pound shop. Doesn't matter what colour/type/make, shampoo is shampoo. Anything that has the word horse in front of it costs ten times more money!! :)

Gotta say though I used to use the henna shampoo on my black horses tail as his Dad was a liver chestnut and he had inherited lovely streaks of liver chestnut in his tail and the henna used to bring them out. And the black shampoo for dark hair used to make his coat really black in the summer when it would begin to develop a slight brown colour. Both colours were a pound from the Pound Shop again!! Would have been about a tenner from a saddlery shop for the equivalent if not more!! Fools and their money are easily parted.

It does pay to shop around, really it does!

Oh and hibiscrub on white legs, really brings them out. If its good enough to treat injuries and clean a wound then its good enough to get white bits white, although it is an expense that I hate!!
 
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