fragrance cosmetics, perfumes and colognesBoth of my dogs could do with a bath right now. The problem is that we usually wash them outside because they are furry creatures and their hair clogs up the drain if we try to wash them in the bath tub. During the coldest months of the year this causes a problem because it is a bit too chilly to wash the dogs outside. It is now January and both of my dogs are a bit smelly at the moment because they haven’t had a bath since early November.
How do I combat this problem? To be quite honest I use fragrance cosmetics that belong to my husband and me. I do not spray fragrance cosmetics directly onto their skin as this might irritate them. I do, however, spray perfumes and colognes onto the outside of their fur.
I have found that spraying fragrance cosmetics on my dogs does help, but only to a certain extent. If I did not bathe but instead attempted to mask the smell with fragrance cosmetics then the aroma of stale body odor would still linger just beneath my perfume. The same principle applies to my dogs. They smell fine just as long as you don’t get too close.