What's in Road Trip

Road Trip is a dog shampoo bar made with Grass-Fed Tallow and ingredients from certified organic suppliers: extra virgin coconut oil, castor oil, and coconut milk. It is scented with lavender, ginger, and vetiver essential oils held to 0.5%, colored with pink kaolin clay, and cured a minimum of eight weeks.

For the dog who rides shotgun with the window down. Road Trip is the bath at the end of the drive: a soft pink bar, colored with nothing but clay.

The scent

Lavender comes first, soft and clean. Warm ginger sits right behind it. Underneath is a low note of vetiver, earthy and a little smoky, like dry grass at a roadside stop.

Every essential oil we use is steam-distilled, sourced to country of origin, and documented by batch number and full safety data. We select certified organic essential oil wherever it is available. No synthetic fragrance. Ever.

Why tallow for a dog's coat

Grass-fed tallow is close kin to the natural oils of a healthy coat. With castor oil and coconut milk it builds a dense, creamy lather that rinses clean and leaves the coat soft, not stripped and straw-dry. Read more in The Ingredient Story.

Why coconut milk

Organic coconut milk for a dense, creamy lather that works down through the coat and rinses clean.

How to bathe your dog with a shampoo bar

Wet the coat down to the skin. Rub the bar along the back, sides, and legs, then work the lather in with your fingers, keeping it away from the eyes and ears. Rinse with clean water until no lather remains.

Caring for the bar between baths

A tallow bar kept dry lasts bath after bath. Left in a puddle, it goes soft and washes away before its time.

• Rinse it clean. After the bath, rinse the bar and pick off any dog hair before you set it down.
• Give it a berth that drains. Rest it on a slatted dish or our bamboo soap tray so air reaches every side.
• Keep it out of the spray. Store it clear of the tub floor and the path of the hose or shower.
• Let it dry hard. A bar that dries fully between baths firms back up and lasts longer.
• Stowing it for a trip? Let it dry completely first, then wrap it in paper or cloth rather than sealing it in a bag, so it can breathe.

A note on essential oils and dogs

No essential oil is entirely without risk for dogs. Every scented Dog S'Poo bar holds essential oils to 0.5%, in a bar that rinses off completely, and we leave out tea tree, citrus, mint, and the other oils most commonly flagged for dogs.

Even so, do not use our scented bars on puppies under 10 weeks old, pregnant or nursing dogs, or dogs prone to seizures. For those dogs, choose First Bath, our unscented bar. After lathering, rinse your dog thoroughly with clean water until no lather remains. If your dog has a health condition, check with your veterinarian first.

The first pour

Road Trip was poured in October and is curing now. Every Dog S'Poo bar cures a minimum of eight weeks before it leaves us, the same standard as every bar we make. The first pour is small: eight Full Measure Bars and five Sea Dog Bars. It releases December 8, and Plank Members get first access. Use Notify me on this page and we will write the moment it is ready.

Questions

How much essential oil is in Road Trip?

Lavender, ginger, and vetiver together make up 0.5% of the bar. That is the limit we hold every scented Dog S'Poo bar to.

When does Road Trip ship?

The first pour releases December 8 and ships that week. Most orders arrive in 5 to 7 days.

Does Dog S'Poo treat fleas or ticks?

No. Dog S'Poo is a shampoo for cleaning your dog's skin and coat. It is not a flea or tick treatment. Ask your veterinarian about those.

What's in it

Grass-Fed Tallow & organic extra virgin coconut oil, castor oil, and coconut milk, with distilled water. Also pink kaolin clay. Pure steam-distilled essential oils of lavender, organic ginger, and vetiver, held to 0.5%.

Full Measure Bar 3.75–4 oz · Sea Dog Bar about 2.1 oz. Cured a minimum of eight weeks.

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Grass-Fed Tallow & organic extra virgin coconut oil, castor oil, and coconut milk, with distilled water. Also pink kaolin clay. Pure steam-distilled essential oils of lavender, organic ginger, and vetiver, held to 0.5%.

Every essential oil we use is steam-distilled, sourced to country of origin, and documented by batch number and full safety data. We select certified organic essential oil wherever it is available. We do not use chemically extracted oils — not as a policy, but as a standard. No synthetic fragrance. Ever.

Road Trip — Scent Profile
Lavender comes first, soft and clean. Warm ginger sits right behind it. Underneath is a low note of vetiver, earthy and a little smoky, like dry grass at a roadside stop. Held to 0.5%, so it reads as a clean dog, not a perfumed one.

Every essential oil we use is steam-distilled, sourced to country of origin, and documented by batch number and full safety data. We select certified organic essential oil wherever it is available. We do not use chemically extracted oils — not as a policy, but as a standard. No synthetic fragrance. Ever.

Always.