Just what should I bathe my French Bulldog with? That is a great question you should be asking as Frenchie lover. Why is this so important you ask? Did you know cancer is the primary cause of death in dogs over 2 years old and 95% of those cancers are caused by environmental factors? Minimizing your Frenchies exposure to environmental factors is critical. One way to do this is through the grooming products you place on their skin.
Your French Bulldogs’ skin is three times thinner than yours. This means that the products you place on his skin are easily absorbed into his system. Your little Frenchie then has to work overtime to detoxify the toxins you’ve placed on him. Unfortunately, many manufacturers make it difficult to find truly difficult to find safe options for your Frenchie. They use greenwashing and greenmarketing (a practice of marketing products as natural when they are not or worth more by highlighting the benefits and charging more).
You will not want to use grooming products with ingredients such as these on your Frenchie….probably not on your either.
| Proprietary blend of coat and skin conditioners and moisturizers. | Don’t know what’s in the bottle. |
| Artificial fragrance | Some synthetic ingredients linking to cancer & reproductive/developmental toxicity. |
| Pthalates | See fragrance on the label it’s likely to have phthalates present which bond fragrance to the other ingredients. They are hormone disruptors resulting in endocrine issues. |
| Artificial colors | Synthesized from petroleum. Linked to organ damage, cancer, birth defects, and allergic reactions. |
| Formaldehyde preservatives: Bromopol, Doazolidinyl urea, DMDM Hydantoin (often mis-typed on dog shampoo bottles as DHDH hydantoin), Imidazolidinyl urea, Quaternium-7, -15, -31, -61, and Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate. | May trigger an immune response like burning, itching, blistering, or scaling of the skin. |
| Isothiazolinone preservatives: Methylisothiazolinone & Methylchloroisothiazolinone | Skin irritants associated with allergic reactions. May also be a neurotoxin. |
| Paraben preservatives: butylparaben, methylparaben, or propylparaben. | May be stored in the body and have a cumulative effect causing estrogen disruption, cancer, and reproductive issues. |
| Cocamide-MEA | High risk of being contaminated with nitrosamines which are thought to be carcinogenic, reproductive, developmental & organ toxicity |
| Triethanolamine | High risk of being contaminated with nitrosamines which are thought to be carcinogenic, reproductive, developmental & organ toxicity. |
| Mineral oil | Used to help skin retain water with its protective barrier over it but also keeps the skin eliminating toxins and its own natural oils. Hydrocarbon made from crude oil that’s a toxin and potential allergen inducer. |
| SD Alcohol 40: isopropyl or SD-40 | Drying to skin and hair. Enhances skin absorption meaning toxins have an easier time entering through the skin. Watch out for ear cleaning products. |
| Polyethylene glycol (PEG) | Humectant-retain skin moisture. Skin irritant, penetration enhancer (carrier for other chemicals to cross through the skin and in the bloodstream). May be contaminated with dioxane and ethylene oxide. |
| PEG-40 Lanolin | Polyethylene glycol derivative of lanolin and may be contaminated with dioxane and ethylene oxide. |
| Propylene glycol | Penetration enhancer. Suspected immune system toxin, neurotoxin, reproductive toxin, and skin toxin. |
| Sodium benzoate preservative | When mixed with vitamin C or ascorbic acid they become benzene a cancer causing chemical. |
| Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) | May cause eye irritation. Penetration enhancer. |
| Sodium Laureth Sulfate | High risk for contamination with 1,4-dioxane (dioxane), a known carcinogen, and ethylene oxide – also a known carcinogen, developmental toxin, immunotoxin, and allergen. Derived from coconut oil and labeled as all natural plant based & vegan. |
| Ammonium Laureth Sulfate | May be contaminated with dioxane and ethylene oxide. May cause skin irritation. |
| Polysorbates | Treated with ethylene oxide and if not totally removed it’s contaminated with a known carcinogen. |
| Cocamidopropyl betaine | Mixed with other chemicals that if remaining in the final products can form nitrosamines under high temperature or acidic pH. |
What should I bathe my French Bulldog with then?
As Frenchie lovers and breeders, we know how much you love your Frenchie and want the best for him or her. Sometimes it just takes a little education to help make the right decision to know what to bathe my French Bulldog with. There are several great companies making clean and safe products for your Frenchie out there. We love Aroma Paws products and highly recommend your order the whole grooming kit for your Frenchie. They work great and smell great! Use the code FRENCHIEFAMILY10 to receive 10% off at www.frenchiesnaturally.com
