your favourite oil for hot clothing?

[dottylottie]

debating treating the girls (myself) to a posh oil for hot clothing…i’d usually just use baby oil, but someone lent me some of the shapleys light oil last night because mine has walked off and i was impressed with the results!

had to do a bit of an extreme hot cloth, more like a hot soak, because she was so greasy, but i’ve clipped her today and very impressed with the shine under there!

what’s your favourite to use?

 

[Zoeypxo]

I love the goodbye flys spray just pour it in hot water

 

[Love]

I really rate the supreme products hot oil

 

[millitiger]

I'm cheap...

Half a cap of Dettol, half a cap of baby oil and a few drops of lavender oil.
The Dettol cuts through the grease and the lavender makes them smell lovely.

 

[IrishMilo]

Couple drops Fairy, couple drops lavender oil!

 

[Squeak]

I use dettol and almond oil but liking the sound of adding the lavender too.

 

[vam]

I've had good results with normal no rinse lavender wash, just in hot water instead of cold.

 

[Kaylum]

Dettol is toxic to animals.

 

[Shinx]

I mix sweet almond oil with a few drops of my favorite aromatherapy blend (whatever it is that day). He smells luscious

 

[Hallo2012]

the MP Gloss products one is good

 

[BMA2]

I was brought up hot clothing with soda crystals to get the grease off

 

[nikicb]

I use vinegar in hot water - works a treat, and cheap!

 

[expanding_horizon]

Dettol is toxic to animals.

It is widely used as a splash in warm water to hot cloth by many professionals.

 

[Roasted Chestnuts]

I use baby oil or pig oil.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I can’t remember the name of the company but I’m sure someone will.
They make lovely skin products but are quite expensive. Not tried the hot cloth oil but I have used others of their products.
They make buck off calmer and it comes in pink spa type bottles that wouldn’t look out if place in your bathroom!

 

[poiuytrewq]

Naked horse!!

 

[Abacus]

I use the Avon skin so soft just because I have loads of it. Works fine and smells nice.

 

[SpotsandBays]

Either Supreme Products oil or Tors equestrian have loads of different smelling ones that are great too

 

[YourValentine]

I just use pig oil.

I don't like scented oils because we are choosing scents WE like, but how do we know if a horse likes smelling of lavender/other?

They use scent to identify each other and plants etc, walking around smelling artificially of something might be really annoying, but how can they express it? Same with scented shampoos etc

 

[Kaylum]

It is widely used as a splash in warm water to hot cloth by many professionals.

It's still toxic I wouldn't use it. There are many alternatives as stated in this post.

 

[DressageCob]

I use Tors after someone recommended it on here - love it

 

[spotty_pony2]

I use Lavender wash

 

[Dave's Mam]

Dettol & a bit of whatever shampoo I happen to be using at the time.

 

[Nicnac]

bucket of hot water, 10-20 drops each of lavender and tea tree oils.

 

[Abacus]

It's still toxic I wouldn't use it. There are many alternatives as stated in this post.

Anything is toxic in the wrong strength or in the wrong place. Dettol is anti bacterial and so almost by definition harmful to ‘animals’ generally and especially undiluted but it is designed to clean wounds and on most animals is safe as long as diluted though it is known to be toxic to cats. It’s often used all over after hunting as a wash (again diluted) to clean any small cuts and scrapes that aren’t very visible. Not sure it would work as oil does when hot clothing to give a shine so I’d use something else here.

 

[dottylottie]

thankyou everyone! think i might give one of the tors ones a go…almond or vanilla

 

[HopOnTrot]

I’ve only ever use a bit of Fairy but will lavender and tea tree next time, with two bay ponies I hot cloth a lot in summer.

 

[Barton Bounty]

It is widely used as a splash in warm water to hot cloth by many professionals.

And diluted in fly spray

I think diluted is fine