Dog Shampoo Review:
My opinion about Espree's Cucumber Melon Shampoo can be summed up in just one word: Disappointing.
Smell: I was expecting this dog shampoo to have that familiar Cucumber Melon smell that I'm accustomed to getting from Bath and Body Works products, I suppose. On the contrary, this shampoo only smells "sweet." It does smell good from the bottle, but not like cucumber or melon.
Performance: This product dilutes well, and creates a nice lather - not too much, not too little. However, I have to give it a "dewclaw down" for its cleaning abilities. I tried bathing twice, and even thrice. I tried half dilution. I tried almost everything to give this shampoo the chance to get the dogs clean. It just doesn't do it for me! The dirtiest dogs never really got acceptably clean, and even the dogs who came in clean still had a slight "doggy" smell after the bath.
Client Opinion: Honestly, I didn't even ask. I had to follow up with a different shampoo on the dirty dogs anyway, and the clean dogs still smelled doggy (and not at all like cucumbers or melons) after drying so I had to use cologne on them.
Other Uses: Unfortunately I bought a whole gallon of the stuff, so I had to find some way to get use out of it. However, I am getting some use out of it: I use it to extend the life my other shampoos! I add a bit to my other general-purpose shampoo concentrates before adding the water. It actually enhances the scent of the other shampoos quite nicely by adding a certain sweetness to them. That's only an aromatic benefit for myself, of course, as the sweet smell fades by the time the dog is dry, but I do enjoy it.
Pros: It acts as a bulking agent for my other shampoos and adds a sweet element to them that's nice while I'm bathing the dogs. Cons: This shampoo just does not perform well. It leaves behind a hint of the dirty and doggie scents that the dogs come in with, and we know our clients are not paying us the big bucks just to bring home a dog that smells like a dog! Also, the smell is not what most people will expect from a Cucumber Melon Shampoo.
You can see more about this product here at Espree's website.
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