Washing tails with tomato ketchup??!!??

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Has anyone else seen the video clips or tried using tomato ketchup for washing tails?? It seems to be popular and work, but just sure whether to try it or not?? I have a grey who's tail always has that slight yellow tinge to it and none of the shampoos I've tried over the years seem to get it really white! :-)
 
Have yet to try it, but it is supposed to be very good! It is also supposed to be excellent to use on a dog that has rolled in fox poo-you just put it on the smelly area, rub in and rinse and the smell is no more- saves on the hassle of a full bath!
 
If you've ever watched 'Wild Man' on Sky can't remember what channel you'll know that it is extremely good for removing smells. He takes a bath in tomatoes whenever he's had dealings with stinky skunks!
 
Totally works, doesn't smell (you wash it out with shampoo after it's done its job). Tomato juice or pulped tomato works even better, actually. Dampen tail (dunk in bucket of warm water), pour tomato ketchup/juice through tail, or dunk, leave on for 10 - 15 minutes, rinse & shampoo out. Hey presto: sparkling white tail.
 
Tried it and it wasn't very good.. left on for ages and used a whole bottle on a slightly damp tail (i have 4 white tails to contend with :( ). Washed off and looked slightly whiter, nothing obvious.
Best thing to use is DIY purple shampoo :D spray purple spray directly on to the tail and lather up, or spray in a shampoo bottle and mix it. That has been working fab, and much cheaper than the stuff you buy.
 
Never tried it.
However, as posted above, I'm another for dampening the tail, one rinse with fairy liquid and then spray some purple wound spray in it, rub it in and rinse out. My greys tail dries sparkling white!!
 
This has been around the world a couple of times now.

Someone tried it and documented it (Horse Collaborative maybe?), it didn't do any better job than shampoo, but attracted the flies and the ketchup was full of little bits of tomato which got stuck in the tail.

Yuck.
 
I read somewhere that it is the acid content in the tomato sauce that is good for whitening the tail. I use a sunlight soap bar with very hot water, then a second shampoo with a "purple or blue" shampoo and lots of conditioner, works a treat with my palomino. Some coatshine or silicone spray gives a great shine and repels dirt aswell.
 
YasandCrystal said:
Tomato ketchup is a well known remedy for bleached hair when exposed to too much pool chlorine and turning green.
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Exactly. Red is the opposite colour to green on the colour wheel so the red of ketchup will work to neutralise green tones.

The opposite colour to yellow is purple, and blue is opposite orange. If your horse has stained yellow or orange tail, you need to use purple or blue to neutralise it. But first you must make sure it is 100% clean.

I use fairy liquid in HOT water to clean the tail, then usually generic blue or purple horse shampoo. This is usually enough as I don't let my horse's tail get so dirty! The best method over all is to keep on top of it and wash it regularly so it doesn't stain.

I have in the past mixed my own toners using hair dye diluted with conditioner. You get a better concentration of colour if you di it yourself. I do it for my own hair so why not my horse lol.

My best advice to help prevent staining is to CONDITION the tail after washing. When you use shampoo it opens up the cuticles of the hair. If you don't use anything else, the cuticle will remain open, thereby allowing stains to be absorbed into the hair. Condition and then rinse with cool water to help close the cuticle. Same principle is used to prevent hair dye fading in people.
 
If I had a grey I would keep the tail in a tail bag if the horse was being shown, both my Arabs who are bay have tail bags as the tails would hang on the floor and get filthy they do a great job for about twelve quid.
 
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