Hi nerds, welcome back! Today I just wanted to have a bit of a chat with you
guys about the day-to-day equipment and products
I use at work. So, I don't think I've mentioned it before but I am employed at
a salon, I'm not self-employed. So all of these products and equipment were bought
by my manager. And it is quite an interesting mix of
brands. I'm mainly going to be talking about all the branded product,s so
any muzzles, belly straps, brushes, anything like that, that might just be
unbranded or the wholesaler's own brand, anything like that, I'm just going to
leave out of this. But if you are interested in knowing
what type of brushes and such I use, do leave me a comment down below and I
will get back to you as soon as I can. And the same goes for any kind of
additional products like drying sprays, coat management sprays, anything like
that, I'm just gonna leave out of this because otherwise this video is gonna be
hours long and no one has time for that. Okay, let's get started with the bathing
area. So the bath we're using is the Groomers Easy Step Electric
stainless steel bath. We did get this bath second hand, I do
believe they still sell this one so I will leave the link down in the
description to this and anything else I mention in
this video, so if you are interested in any products I mention
you know where to go get them. Now, I do really really like this bath. With it
being electric it goes up and down so I can easily get bigger dogs in the bath
without them having to climb up some noisy, rattly steps and getting freaked
out. I am only 5ft 3" so if the the bath is at the highest
setting, I do actually have to tiptoe to reach the dog in the bath.
And the stand dryers we use seem to be a bit of a Holy Grail product
in the grooming community. We have two of the Simpsons
SupaJet dryers - we have the new version which is white, and then we also have an
older model which is brown. And they both work
so incredibly well. The only downside to these dryers
is that moving the nozzle can be a bit stiff, so it's not just a smooth motion.
It does kind of jar a little bit, so it can be a little bit awkward to point the
dryer where you want it. And our blaster is the Pedigroom
Power Twin. Now this is by far the best blaster I have
ever used. It is incredibly powerful and you can change the power to suit the dog
that you are drying. But we have had some issues with Pedigroom
in terms of their customer service. One of our blasters did break really soon
after we got it, and unfortunately Pedigroom was really difficult about
getting a replacement or fixing it free of charge, so from that
point of view I would be quite hesitant to buy any
Pedigroom product in the future - just based on how they did deal with our
issue with the blaster. But if we're just talking about function,
it is absolutely incredible. I would highly recommend it if you just ignore
the customer service side of it completely. Now,
shampoos. We have a bit of a problem with shampoos.
So in our smaller shop we have 11 different shampoos right now. We probably
don't need 11 shampoos, but you know,
we have 11 shampoos. We've got quite a nice range of different brands
here, and most of them I really really like. From
AromaCare we have got the Argan Oil and Cactus Aloe shampoos. The Argan Oil I use
for dryer coats, like German Shepherds or anything like that, where you just
need to get some moisture back into the coat. And smells amazing, works
really well, both the AromaCare shampoos are 32:1
dilution rate as well, so they do last a really long time.
And with the Cactus Aloe it's a two in one conditioning shampoo, so you do get some
conditioner in the product and so far it is the best aloe shampoo I've tried. It
smells amazing, it cleans really well and it leaves the dog's coat so nice and
soft and easy to clip. And from Double K we have
the Grimeinator shampoo. We used to use the Wahl Dirty Beastie
shampoo before this, but unfortunately a lot of us did find that the Dirty
Beastie was irritating our hands. Like straight after use
I would just have completely red raw hands and it would really hurt to just
you know, move my fingers, do anything. So we gave Grimeinator a go, and that's
become our staple for really dirty coats.
And from Pozer we have Forget Me Knot, Fly Away and Too White.
Is it Too White? It might not be Too White, I'll just double check myself.
Overall these shampoos are okay. They're not amazing, but they're not bad either.
They all smell really greatM especially the Forget Me Knot. It smells like
Cherry Bakewell and it's amazing. The Fly Away is designed
for desheds, but so far I don't quite know
what the science is behind these shedding shampoos. Because
in my opinion if the coat is ready to come out, it will just come out
regardless of what shampoo you use. But you know, it smells nice and it
doesn't cost the earth either. Christie's does
run quite a lot of promotions with them so you get two bottles of shampoo for
you know 20 odd quid, so it's a nice cheap brand to have on hand.
The Too White I'm not madly impressed. It is a bright purple shampoo
and I have found that sometimes especially with the dog's ears
it does tend to stain a little bit. It doesn't stain the haiR, it seems to stain
the actual ear leather. But luckily it does come off quite easily,
but I don't think a shampoo should stain to begin with.
So to trial out something different for whitening purposes. I do actually
have the Milly's Blueberry and Vanilla shampoo, and so far I'm really liking it.
It's a far better alternative to the Pozer one,
obviously Milly's is more expensive just as a one-off purchase,
but the dilution rate is a lot better so one bottle does last you a lot longer
than the Pozer one, which is 12:1 I believe. And recently we've
also swapped our shampoo for sensitive skin.
For ages we've been using the Tropiclean Oxymed shampoo, which is absolutely
incredible. It is a medicated shampoo and we've seen
some amazing results with skin conditions in dogs, when it's been used
regularly. Unfortunately Tropiclean has been having
a lot of issues with their stock, so we have got the Milly's Oatmeal and Aloe
sensitive shampoo to try in the meantime. I haven't actually touched it yet, I
still have a little smidge of oxy left in a bottle,
so I can't give you any kind of verdict on the Milly's one. But I have
absolutely adored Oxy the couple years I've used it.
It smells amazing, it's so nice and gentle on the skin and so far we've not had
anyone come back and say that "Oh, well this shampoo has given my dog a reaction.
Can you not use it?". And our flea shampoo is the Mutney's
natural flea repellent shampoo. Now, I know that any shampoo can and will
kill fleas as long as you leave the shampoo on for long enough, but with the
Mutney's, it does have neem oil in it. So what that means is that the dog
actually smells revolting to the fleas and they're
less likely to hop on. Obviously the effect of that doesn't last for ages,
I would imagine it's only a couple days until the scent wears off.
But so far I really really like the Mutney's shampoo, and I will probably buy it
in the future as well, if I was to use it myself.
Now, conditioner wise we don't tend to use a lot of conditioner. The only tub we
have is the Earthbath Oatmeal and Aloe conditioner and I
really do not like it. I find it's too thick and too gloopy to use. You can't
really mix it in water, it just stays in horrible little clumps in a mixing
bottle, so you do kind of just have to slap it on neat and hope for the best. So
that is definitely that one bottle I just
never reach for unless I really really have to. And even then I kind of use it a
bit begrudgingly because I just don't like it.
It smells amazing, the texture is really nice, but it's just,
I feel like I really really have to work it in for ages to make sure that it's
applied evenly. Now, moving on to the grooming area. The
table I use is the Aeolus Low-Low electric table. Again, absolutely
fantastic, it goes so low and so high. I can get big dogs with bad legs on it
really easily. I don't have to break my back lifting dogs up if they're too
heavy. And even with the smallest dogs, I can
again lift the table up so high that I'm basically kissing their feet. It does
have a little drawer at the bottom and a double socket. I just never use them. All
the drawer does is just collect hair. And the clippers I use
probably doesn't come as a surprise to anyone. We have the Heiniger Saphir. I
have absolutely nothing bad to say about these clippers. I know they're a bit of a
love or hate clipper because some people find them a bit too clunky to hold, a bit
too heavy, a bit too loud but in all fairness
none of that bothers me. I feel it fits really well in my hand, and I don't
really find them that loud. Obviously if I did try different
clippers and noticed the difference, then it might bother me afterwards, but right
now I love them. And pretty much all the
blades we use are the Andis UltraEdge. Again, a lot of people
say that they break easily, they go blunt really quick, and they're just not
amazing quality, but Ive not had any issues with them, so i'm
very happy to carry on using them. I would love to have some wide blades. but
it's not the end of the world that I don't. It might be a future investment for
myself. But for now I'm very happy to just use
the standard blades. And for comb attachments we use the Wahl stainless
steel comb guards. Now, my scissors, these are my own
scissors. Obviously with scissors you do need your own set, because the way you hold
your scissors might be completely different to how someone else does,
and they do kind of mold to your own hand. So if I borrowed someone else's
scissors, I might find that they're just not cutting at all because they are
aligned completely differently to how I would hold them. So
when I first started my level three at college, I did actually buy a set from
Roseline that came with three different scissors.
And out of that set I still use the 82080 8" straight
scissors. They are such a workhorse pair of scissors. I do a lot of the bulk work
with them. I rarely have them sharpened, they are
incredibly comfortable to hold and they have a lot of weight to them.
Unfortunately the other two scissors in that set, they just didn't pack that same
punch as my straights, so I have already replaced
them. The thinners out of that set I use them at home on my own dog,
and they very short straights I just mainly use as
nail scissors for myself. So to replace the thinners I have gone for the Groom
Professional Astrid 6.25" single thinning scissors. I mean
they're not amazing, they are better than the Roseline ones I
had, but equally they are not amazing. I could do with them being a lot longer
than they are. I am getting to the stage now where i'm
really confident with my scissoring, so I just want to cover more area in one
go than I am now. And from the Astrid range I do also have
the 7.5" curved scissors.
These were my first ever curves, so I didn't want to go completely nuts with the
curve. But now that I'm used to my curves, the
curve is just not enough for me. I do still really like them, don't get me
wrong, I really like it that it has a thin pointy end, so tidying around feet is
really easy. I find that with my Roselines for
example that the tip is too thick, so getting a nice neat finish around
feet is a bit difficult. So even if I do get new curves to replace these ones,
I'll definitely be holding on to them so I can do footwork.
And finally with the current situation in the world, I do also wear a mask at
work. And I do wear this anytime I'm with a
dog or talking to a customer as per the latest guidance we've been
given by our official bodies. And I get mine from Blooms 4 Grooms.
They are fully handmade, they're only about a fiver per mask,
there is an amazing variety of patterns and colors you can choose from,
and you can also put in a filter in-between the layers of the mask. So if you
want that extra bit of protection you can do that very easily. And these
masks I find are really breathable, and so far I've really not found it
difficult to wear one all day long. The only downside is that, this will be with
any mask, this is nothing to do with Blooms 4 Grooms,
I am getting lots of breakouts along my jawline where the mask is constantly
trapping moisture and dirt against my skin.
But that is just something we are going to have to deal with. It's a very small
price to pay to keep everyone safe. Okay guys, that
pretty much covers everything I use on a daily basis, apart from
sprays, muzzles, all that I mentioned at the start video. But like I said, if you
have any questions about some products that I haven't mentioned
at all, do drop me a comment down below and I will get back to you. But thank you
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