Hello everyone ~ This time we are evaluating a massage comb that I have long admired. As I have always paid attention to the health of dogs, skin health can not be ignored. Skin health not only affects hair, but also causes dandruff, itching and other discomforts, causing scratching behavior of dogs, which may cause further damage to the skin. Skin health is not only related to diet. Regular massage and combing also helps to enhance blood circulation, which is good for skin health.
Because of the common use of needle comb and hair comb before, these two combs are more conducive to take away the dead hair, comb through the knot, although the dog enjoys the process of combing hair, but every day before going to bed massage is carried out on my bed, the disadvantage of the above two combs is that the waste hair brought down will be scattered in a bed, so I urgently need a comb with massage effect and will not make the dog lose hair. Let's see if the Petio Rubber Pet Bath Comb meets my needs.
Let's get started while the crazy dog is sleepy in the sun!
Brand introduction
Petio is a young Japanese company, founded in 1986, focusing on the R & D and manufacturing of pet food and supplies. It is a company integrating development, production and sales. After 32 years of development, it has become a well-known brand in Japan.
Package display and supplementary instructions
！！！ As this product is imported from Japan with original packaging, some of them have no Chinese logo. In order to give you a more detailed understanding of the product information, I tried to translate it. However, I have not learned Japanese, so I can only try my best to consult the dictionary to organize the language. There may be inaccurate translation, mainly to provide you with some reference.
Front packing
You can see that there is a round hole on the front of the package, so you can put your finger in and touch the product.
The right side of the front is marked with long and short hair, which can be used for both dogs and cats. The white flower in the upper left corner is marked with the function of this product, which is "clean hair with soft rubber and massage". The two pink circles below are written with "contains antibacterial agent" and "can be washed all over the body". The vertical layout in the middle is from right to left: "dredge and remove waste hair" and "make the coat smooth".
Because the color may be slightly different when photographed in the sun, it actually looks very girlish pink.
Back packing
The whole back is actually an instruction manual, with a Chinese usage and precautions in the lower right corner, but I roughly looked at it, the usage and precautions in the Chinese logo are not complete and accurate, I tried to tear off the Chinese label to show you the complete Japanese instruction manual, the packaging font is relatively small, in order to facilitate clear reading. I took photos and translated the two parts separately, and the translation followed the principle from top to bottom and from left to right:
Brush for dogs and cats: Please keep this instruction carefully.
Unclog and remove waste hair; can remove dander;
The elastic comb teeth can reduce the friction with the skin;
Made of flexible rubber;
Can also be used as a bath brush
# Ways to be beautiful #
① After combing through the knotted hair, cover the whole brush with the palm and hold it tightly.
② Keep the brush parallel to the skin and move along the direction of hair growth. When the brush head is gently close to the skin, it will produce a massage effect. When combing the crotch, face and anus, please fix the dog/cat to prevent it from moving. If there is hair stuck on the brush, please wash the whole brush.
※ Danger: Repeated application of force in the same area may cause skin damage
△ Usage during bathing
Be careful not to let shower gel or hot water flow into eyes, ears, nose and mouth when combing.
Please rinse the shower gel to avoid residue.
Life is full of beauty every day ~
It can not only become clean and beautiful, but also carry out health checks on skin and hair.
Required reading for safe use:
※ Notice
● For dogs/cats only. Can only be used for daily health care.
● Please take care to prevent people or pets from eating the fragments of this product. In case of accidental ingestion, seek medical advice as soon as possible.
● Children should be used under adult supervision & nbsp;
● Do not use when the skin is abnormal, which may cause symptoms to worsen.
● Excessive use can cause damage to the skin and hair of dogs and cats and damage to merchandise.
● Note that the color may fade due to friction.
● Keep away from open fire during use and storage.
● Keep out of reach of children and pets.
△ Maintenance and storage method
● Remove hair from the brush after use and keep it clean. Clean stain with a mild detergent and dry it in a cool, dry place.
● Do not touch (paint) thinner, alcohol, etc. Discoloration and deformation reactions will occur.
● Avoid storage in direct sunlight, high temperature and high humidity.
△ Announcement
★ Due to the use of a single resin manufacturing, the appearance of the product is different.
★ Please make a choice after fully understanding the character of your dog/cat.
★ Product specifications may be changed without prior notice
★ For disposal, please follow the local regulations.
★ In order to better carry out quality management, please come to the customer consultation room for consultation if any problem is found.
△ Quality description
Main body/elastic rubber
Heat-resistant temperature/110 ℃
Cold-resistant temperature/-30 ℃
Product trial
Open the package first to test the feel, it feels soft and has a certain toughness, I am a relatively small hand, the palm can not cover the whole product, but the comb for me will not be big enough to get rid of, it is estimated that children will have the phenomenon of unstable use. Comb teeth are not pointed, and the end is a small plane, so it will not feel prickly vertically, which can prevent excessive stimulation to the skin.
Dry hair trial
Massage I usually choose a more relaxed and quiet bedtime for dogs. Generally, around 10 o'clock in the evening, dogs enter a sleepy state. At this time, massage helps dogs relax their tense muscles due to daytime activities, while providing a quiet and comfortable atmosphere, which can promote sleep. Because of the dim light at night, the color and clarity of pictures are inferior to those during the day.
From the Gif, we can see that I massaged my back, chest and abdomen respectively. The dog was very cooperative, in a completely relaxed state, and even fell asleep, indicating that the comfort of the massage comb was very high. Even in the hairless abdomen, there was no discomfort caused by rubbing the skin. When dry, the comb teeth could easily pass through the hair to reach the skin, and massage the skin while finishing the hair. And because the contact area of comb is much larger than that of finger, massage will be more efficient, which is good for promoting skin health, but it can not replace acupoint massage.
One caution, as mentioned earlier, is not to massage the same area over and over again. The correct way is to move every few strokes until the whole body is massaged. When I tried to massage one area repeatedly, once the number of times reached a dozen times, the dog showed anxiety and tried to run away. After I moved to another area to massage, he relaxed again. No skin redness or damage was found when the coat was removed, but it still indicated that continuous massage in the same place would stimulate the local skin of the dog and cause discomfort. If the massage was continued forcibly, it would probably lead to skin redness or even damage.
After the massage, I observed the comb and found that there was not much waste hair wrapped around it, and there was not much hair around it, which was more in line with my requirements, but it was not very practical for people who wanted to use it to remove waste hair.
Later, I found that the tips of the comb teeth were significantly blackened. For dogs who play outside every day, it is inevitable that they will be covered with a lot of dust, so the tips of the comb teeth will be significantly blackened during the combing process.
Try it in the bath
The product logo suggests that it can also be used in the bath. After waiting for almost a month, it's finally time for us to take a bath.
Step 1: Shampoo
You can see the marks left by the comb on the surface of the hair, so can it play a certain role in combing or massaging the hair?
It can be seen that the comb only plays a role in the outermost coat, and the wet undercoat inside is still tightly attached to the skin, even with fingers, it is difficult to completely remove. For long-haired dogs with double coat, the comb is used for bath massage, but for short-haired dogs with straight hair, it should play a role in bath massage.
But could this be because the shampoo is not smooth enough?
Let's take the second step: hair protectant.
After applying the hair conditioner, it feels smoother, and the comb leaves marks easily. Take a closer look.
Like the shampoo, it still only combs the outermost layer of hair, which has no effect on the tangled hair inside. It seems that this comb is not suitable for the bath and massage of long-haired dogs with double-layer hair.
Product cleaning
The instructions state that the comb can be washed with water all over the body and needs to be washed with neutral detergent. I choose to wash it directly with the dog's shampoo. On the one hand, the PH value is neutral, on the other hand, there will be no chemical detergent residue.
It can be seen that the comb becomes very clean after a little scrubbing, the ease of cleaning is five stars, because there is no water absorption, drying is relatively easy, even if it is washed once a day after use, it will not affect the use of the next day.
Product comparison
I will compare the ordinary needle comb and hair removal comb with this massage comb.
1. Price (E pet price)
The price of hair removal comb is higher, the needle comb is cheaper, and the massage comb is in the middle price.
2. Comfort
In use, it is found that the comfort is obviously massage comb > needle comb > hair removal comb.
-The dog is very cooperative when using the massage comb. It is estimated that the massage comb feels similar to the finger combing hair. When using the massage comb, the dog is more relaxed and the acceptance is better.
-Needle comb Because each needle has a rubber round head on it, it adds a certain degree of comfort, and the dog is more acceptable, but if you pull hard where the hair is knotted, it will cause pain to the dog.
-When using the hair removal comb, it takes a long time to comb a small range of hair layer by layer. It takes about 20 minutes to comb once, and sometimes the hair will be pulled. After a long time, the dog will show impatience. For dogs who do not like to comb, it may be difficult to use the hair removal comb.
3. hair removal effect
I used three combs to comb the left, middle and right sides of the dog's back ten times, and the result was a strong contrast between the three combs.
Hair removal comb:
Gilling:
Massage Comb:
-Hair removal comb can effectively remove the waste hair and dead hair of the coat and undercoat. After combing the whole body once, the effect is immediate, and the scattered hair in the home is significantly reduced. However, the disadvantage is that it takes a long time to carefully comb the coat layer by layer.
-The hair-removing effect of the needle comb is limited. Fortunately, the needle comb can be repeatedly combed in one place for many times. After repeated combing, it can also achieve a certain hair-removing effect. Although the effect is still not as good as that of the hair-removing comb, it is faster and takes only a few minutes to comb the whole body.
-The massage comb can bring down less waste hair, and repeated combing will hurt the skin, so it is better to use it as a hair-removing comb.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantage
1. that material is safe and has no peculiar smell.
2. High comfort, easy for dogs to accept, can play a massage role, promote skin health.
3. Very easy to clean and dry.
4. It can adapt to a wide range of temperatures and can be soaked in boiling water for disinfection.
Shortcoming
1. The price is in the middle, not just needed products.
2. It needs to be used carefully. Overuse will damage the skin and backfire.
3. For long-haired dogs and cats, it is better to use it as a bath brush.
Trial summary
1. Before I got the product, I was always worried that the rubber would have a lot of friction, so that the comb teeth could not move freely in the long hair, so that when combing, it would inevitably pull the hair, causing discomfort to the dog. There were also two comments in the product reviews, some said that it could only be used in water, some said that it could only be used in dry condition. After trial, I found that both dry and wet comb teeth moved smoothly. It doesn't get hairy.
2. Massage combs need to be used to ensure that the hair is not knotted. If it is a long-haired dog or cat, you need to check whether the hair is knotted first, and then use it after opening the knot, otherwise it is easy to pull the hair and cause pain.
3. If you only want to buy a comb for your dog, a needle comb is recommended for long-haired dogs, a hair-removing comb or a bristle comb is recommended for short-haired dogs, and a massage comb is not the first choice. As mentioned earlier, the massage comb needs to be used after opening the knot, and it may need the cooperation of other combs. If you already have a needle comb, row comb, hair removal comb, etc., and want a comb to play a massage role, then petio massage comb is a good choice.
4. According to the Japanese instructions on the product, the comb is mainly used for massage, and can also be used in the bath. Although the product label can be used for both long-haired and short-haired dogs and cats, during the trial process, it was found that long-haired dogs with double-layer hair can be used for bath massage, which may be helpful in the bath of short-haired dogs.
5. As far as I am concerned, I massage the dog's acupoints and comb the whole body every night. Now the massage comb is basically used every day. It is a very practical product for me. Parents can buy it according to their needs.
