Here in the UK I use Human shampoo and conditioner to bath him in, Furniture polish in his tail to untangle it, Aqueous cream on his feet and I also make my own fly repellent. so what cheaper alternatives do you use?
I'll stick with the ethnic hair care products. At least they're manufactured to be used on hair. I'd be a little concerned that the chemicals in the furniture polish are being absorbed into the animal's skin.
Anything you spray on a horse's tail is going to be absorbed into its skin. Really now, you should know that. :?
I'm not sure why the ethnic hair care products would cost more than something with 'equine' in the title, but I don't live in the UK so have no basis for price comparisons.
Because sadly the UK is still a racist country no matter how the government try to deny it, the fact we still have separate 'ethnic' sections in the supermarkets just goes to show it
By "ethnic sections", do you mean that only someone of a particular race can purchase items from this section? Or is there an aisle of Mexican food, an aisle of Asian food, etc that anyone can purchase?
If she is using the furniture polish below the bone of the tail, and using it responsibly then it should be fine.
I used ethnic hair spray to keep my horse's tail free of tangle, and shiny. And then I use dish soap or w/e is laying down to bathe him. Posted via Mobile Device
"Pink" hair polish for mane and tail detangling
Desitin and/or baby sunscreen for pink noses
Listerine and athlete's foot spray for preventing thrush
Prid drawing salve for helping to pull out abscesses
Band-Aid Wound Wash for, well, washing wounds
Gatorade powder for encouraging drinking in hot weather
A question on the "ethnic" hair products. What would be good to use as a detangler for manes and tails?
I noticed the local Walmart has some ethnic hair products, but as I have never used them myself or know anybody that uses them, I am not sure what would be useful for my horses. But I am always looking for an inexpensive detangler. Any ideas?
I have tried the detanglers made for children but they don't seem to do much for a horse's coarse hair.
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