Achieving Blissfully Clean Dog Faces 

Let's get the tough part out of the way.

Visible tear-stains on dogs are only completely removed by:
#1-Bleaching the hair
#2-Cutting the stained hair off
#3-Stained hair grows out

While we don't have a magic answer, we do have a safe, sensible approach to getting and keeping your dog's face as clean and white as possible, without bleaching.

The Scoop On Eyes & Tear Stains

White and light dogs often have visible reddish, rust-colored tear stained areas and their eyes, down to their mouth. Tears and saliva cause the rusty colored stains when they oxidize with air.

Dogs with bigger, rounded eyes create more tears than dogs with deeper-set almond-shaped eyes.

The more tears your dog creates, the wetter their face will be, thus they are more prone to tear staining. Tears and saliva oxidize with air and create rusty looking stains.

IMHO, what the dogs is fed also contributes to the tear staining (more on that in a bit).

Gently Lessening Dog Tear Stains

Of course, thoroughly cleaning the dog's eyes and face will help the appearance. Some of the lighter staining is removed and your dog's face will look immediately brighter.

Cleaning a dog's eyes and face also loosens some of the stained, weaker hair and removes it. This also visibly lightens the fur.

Basic Blissfully Clean Dog Face Steps

• Spray Fresh Face Wash onto a warm washcloth and wipe their face clean
• Pat face completely dry
• Gently apply Boo Boo Butterto the irritated area, avoiding eyes.

While Boo Boo Butter has no harmful active ingredients, it may sting if it gets into eyes (as anything will sting).

Boo Boo Butter helps protect the hair from further staining and moisturizes the dry, brittle damaged hair.

Each time you wash your dog's face in this manner you should see improvement.

As the stained hair grows out, you will keep the new growth clean from the start and over time begin to eliminate the staining.

Keep Tear Staining To A Minimum From Within

Our Dogs Are What They Eat

• Change diet and treats to grain-free with no dyes or color enhancers
• Try a fish-based food
• Eliminate chicken, which causes skin and digestive issues for many dogs
• Check your water source. Consider a water softener or giving your dog purified water if you have hard water. Hard water often has iron in it, which causes white or light clothes to look yellow and dull.

While a food change is not guaranteed to eliminate tear staining, it is a relatively easy thing to try first. We gotta say it, if your dog is on a specific diet, consult your veterinarian.

One More Time:Dog tear stains are HARD to remove. The hair can be brightened and look better with the steps above, but the stained hair has to grow out or be cut off to get rid of already stained areas completely.

Just like some red wine or coffee stains are impossible to get out 100%, removing your dog's tear stains naturally can be tough.

Our Razzle Dazzle White Pet Shampoo is the third step in our triumvirate of products for a cleaner, brighter white/light dog. It is the final step in your dog's brighter future!