What
ever you do, do NOT bathe your pup/dog in
any human shampoo whether for adults -- or even the gentlest of the mild, for babies.
Human shampoos (adults and babies) are formulated for
human skin which is MANY times more acidic than dog skin.
Dog skin is MUCH closer to neutral (between acidic and alkaline/basic). So, using a human shampoo on dogs/puppies is bathing them in something very irritating to their skin -- not quite as bad as battery acid but certainly in that direction. The most thorough flushing, rinsing, will
NOT take away the initial irritation and damage caused by contact with a shampoo formulated for humans, whether adults or infants.
[The same goes for all other detergents to possibly use on dogs; if in any doubt, contact the mfr and find out the
pH of the product; it should be within a
pH value of 6.5 to 7.5 (7.0 is neutral). The
pH scale is logarithmic so 6.0 is 10x as acidic at 7.0 and 5.0 is 100X as acidic.]
Hopefully, others will have good suggestions on what
to do for dandruff on puppies. I can only advise you on what
not to use.
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My concern about this is to atone for mistakes I made with my Bess, a black Lab, some 40 years ago. Bess had constant dandruff which I VERY mistakenly tried to correct by frequently bathing her with "gentle" (I then thought!)
baby shampoo.
Forgive me, sweet Bess, I knew no better. I'll try to make up for the irritation I caused you by warning others against making my mistake.