Essential oil/Essential oil rinse... where to buy?

    • Gold Top Dog

    Essential oil/Essential oil rinse... where to buy?

    I saw someone mention essential oil/essential oil rinse in another thread here.  I'd love to have some, as my schnauzers skin tends to be on the dry side (mostly right after a bath). 
     
    Where do you get yours?  Does it already come prepared or would I have to do some mixing?  Thanks!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Pure Pet makes a hot oil treatment with essential oils in it.  You have to mix 1/2 tsp to a gallon- if you use too much, the dog will be oily.  Petedge.com, 3c's and UPCO.com all sell this.  You can also buy it from the manufacturer (do a google search of "Pure Pet"), but their prices are higher. 

    Traleigh also makes an organic finishing rinse with essential oils in it: [linkhttp://www.traleigh-animalnaturals.com/front.htm]http://www.traleigh-animalnaturals.com/front.htm[/link]

    [color=#000000]"Organic Finishing Rinse[/color]
    A gentle organic rinse made up of four natural oils. Very soothing to irritated skin. Repels
    flies, fleas, ticks and mosquitos naturally.
    Dilute 2 ounces to 1 gallon of  distilled water "

    It's really expensive, but goes a long way and the natural insect repellant properties are a big plus.
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    It was probably me and I don't use 'pet stuff' -- I tend to mix my own and then I *Know* what it's got in it.  Most health stores have a nice selection of essential oils -- and after a bath I just haul a dishpan into the tub and add about 2 gallons of water, then 25-30 drops of oil sometimes more.  Tea tree is a marvelous conditioner (it's both an emollient AND a degreaser which seems like an oxy-moron but it helps dry skin a lot) and an anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and it also tends to repel bugs a bit.  Lavender is great for coat and skin.  Again it's a great emollient and anti-fungal, anti-bacterial as well.  So often I'll add maybe 20 drops of each.
     
    Stand the dog in the water (2 feet at a time and then turn them around if the dog is larger) and just pour it over by the cupsful and let it run back into the basin.  Eventually you'll lose it all down the drain but it leaves a nice shine.