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There are several homemade tricks to keep your dog's fur shiny and healthy. The simplest and cheapest is to brush it gently with a daily frequency (5 minutes is enough) although you can use many other techniques to make it perfect whether it's winter or summer.
There are also many tricks that since ancient times have been used to enhance the beauty of the hair, both in humans and animals, however, these tricks take longer to be elaborated and applied than the usual brushing. In this article by PeritoAnimal we explain the most common and easy to apply so that your puppy's fur stays shiny.
In addition, you should take into account that factors such as food directly affect the quality and shine of the dog's fur. Keep reading and discover several tricks to make dog fur shine.
The beer
The application of light beer in the dog's fur at the end of the bath, it has been proven to improve its shine because it nourishes the hair bulb and softens the hair root.
This process should be carried out after bathing the dog and then applying the beer through a sponge, leaving it to act on the dermis and its fur for about 3 or 4 minutes. After this time, clean with plenty of water. If you don't do it well, the fur will become sticky.
It is a simple and economical method, as long as the dog is not too big and with very long fur. For example, you shouldn't use this homemade trick on an Afghan Hound. In that case, prefer the lanolin trick.
lanolin
lanolin is a natural fat that comes from the wool of sheep. It can be purchased at pharmacies and health food stores. There is natural lanolin and anhydrous lanolin. The first smells of wool and the second is deodorized.
To prepare the fluid that will be applied to the dog's fur, do the following:
- Put two tablespoons of lanolin in a bain-marie to melt it.
- Then add 1 liter of warm water to the melted lanolin.
- Emulsify, that is, beat both materials with a whisk and place them in an airtight bottle to cool the emulsion and save it for when needed.
Do the same process as for beer: When you bathe the puppy, and before rinsing him, apply the fluid all over his body except his head. After 5 minutes, wash the dog with plenty of warm water.
Egg yolk
THE egg yolk another all-natural product that we can use to brighten the dog's fur. To do this, follow the following process:
- Beat 1 or 2 egg yolks with warm water.
- The proportion is half a liter of water for each yolk (the amount of yolks depends on the size of the dog).
It is important that you know that any mixture that is left over should be thrown away, never put away. As for the application, it must do exactly the same as it did with the beer: cleaning the animal well after five minutes of exposure to the effects of the egg yolk.
Rosehip Oil
It is a very expensive but effective product. Rosehip oil can be purchased from pharmacies, parapharmacies, health food stores and some supermarkets.
It is a product that serves to eliminate wrinkles on human skin, and to thoroughly clean the muzzle and eye sockets of dogs (with great care not to get into the eyes). We advise against the use of rosehip oil on the dog's entire coat, even if it is small.
However, for the care of the face it is a great product, since it uses very little. Just pour two or three drops onto a cotton pad used for makeup. Once spread over the entire facial region, let it act without cleaning so that its effects are more beneficial.
It's also good for wounds, scars and skin problems. Prolonged use of this oil lightens the skin and hair exposed to it.
the keratin
keratin is a protein with a high sulfur content. It forms the basis of human and animal hair, as well as hooves and nails. It can be found in liquid form and used like rosehip oil, but all over the animal's body with the help of a makeup disc.
However, we do not recommend the direct use of this product, since there are preparations and shampoos on the market that contain this element with more balanced use proportions.
