Preservatives: Good, Bad and Ugly
by Barbara Bird CMG “The importance of keeping our personal care products free from microbes must not be underestimated.” Dr. Stephen and Gina Antczak, Cosmetics Unmasked What are microbes and why…
Ingredients
Making Masterpieces Out of Nightmares in Record Time – Part Two
by Dave Campanella of Best Shot Pet Products The Next Step: Your Business Runs On Shampoo Recently, I wrote about how to bathe a matted dog without any pre-brushing…
Making Masterpieces Out of Nightmares in Record Time – Part One
by Dave Campanella, Best Shot Pet Products Like you, I certainly have volumes of stories to share that many groomers could relate to. My experience with matted hair dates back…
Silicones – A Quest for Truth – Part Two
by Barbara Bird CMG Safety of Cosmetic Silicones In Part One of the quest for truth regarding silicone ingredients, several types of silicones were identified and discussed the properties of…
Silicones – Quest for Truth – Part One
by Barbara Bird CMG Silicone ingredients are among the most maligned, most demonized, of all hair care ingredients. They have been so thoroughly (and effectively) attacked by beauty bloggers and…
Styling Aids for Grooming the Canine Coat by Barbara Bird
by Barbara Bird CMG The use of styling aids for the canine coat is gaining in popularity, whether it is to achieve perfection for the walk into the show ring…
A Study of the pH of Pet and Human Shampoos
Mythology of Shampoo pH by Barbara Bird, CMG BACKGROUND We hear a lot of talk from pet shampoo sales persons that pet groomers should beware of using human shampoos on…