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For added silkiness, I put through our product,Feedback Knots Away, as this will keep the tail very manageable between washes.great on lse tails as well.

For all organic stains, such as a grungy urine stains, or just plain dirty, rather than reach for the purple shampoo first up, give this a tryand even though its aimed at white tails, I use this method on all tails that need a good cleanparticularly maresas urine will eventually make dark hair bleach, and the vinegar rinse will help with this.

Dissolve the Bi Carb in about a litre of hot water, then mix it into a bucket that has about 5 litres of warm water.

Soak the tail for a few minutes, working it through the stained tail and swishing the tail well in the mixture.this will cause the hair cuticle to swell and assist lifting out the build up.

Air dry the tail, and place in a tail bag or 3 tube tail wrap.

Follow up with a weekly shampoo , and condition, condition, condition.

Provided by: Highland Park Show HorsesHere again for those requesting the detailsand thanks to so many others who have inboxed to say what a difference it made when they tried it :)You will need a cup Bi Carb Soda, white vinegar, shampoo and conditioner, and Hi Shine Hot Oil if you already have some, and access to warm water or several buckets of warm water standing by.This process will be much easier and more effective if you use hand hot water as you need to dissolve the Bi Carb.and warm water does a better job at cleaning and rinsing than cold.

If you are statisfied that the stain has pretty much disappeared, you can then use the purple shampoos, and of course I would have to recommend my all time vourite. Exhibitor Labs Quic Silver.this product will illuminate the white to crystal platinum . also great on your own foiled and blonded hair its a salon quality product

I have mentioned the products I sell, as I know from experience they are the best for my situationbut there are many good products out there, so use what ever you have, you will still get the great resultsthe key is to remove the stain before using the highlighting shampoo.

Rinse off with warm water, then condition really well with your vourite product. I use my Exhibitor Labs Quic Condition and leave it on for 10 minutes, followed by 1:6 dilution Hi Shine Hot Oil poured through the dock and skirt of the tail.. though it can be any conditioner you prefer, except the cheap $2 store type products..they have their place, but not when you are trying to nourish the hair.

If you have a palomino that has a slightly cream or apricot look to it, this will not change no matter what you do, they are perfectly OK and very beautiful as they areHorse hair fabric-No.52-Herdsma. some palominos have dark hair through the tail and mane which gives a silvery/grey lookthis Bi Carb /vinegar process will not change that, as it will only lift the stains.

At this point I wouldnt be using anything with optical brightnersthe purple shampoos or rinses. You are working on lifting the stains out first, so the purple type shampoos can do their job on clean white hair.

Then rinse the tail with clean warm water. Because its so alkaline, it can leave the hair feeling rather dry at this point.

Follow with a rinse of 50:50 white vinegar and water, this will neutralize the hair again, and it will feel smoother. I have a 2 litre plastic jug made up with the vinegar /water mix as I find it easier to pour through the tail that way.

Hope this system works as good for your horses as it has for mine

You can repeat this process the next day or a few days later if you feel the stain needs another treatment.

The Bi Carb and white vinegar are economical and available at all supermarkets.

As you can see, with a long term stained tail, this process needs to be done at least a few days before showing, sometimes just the one treatment is not enoughthough I have not had a stain remain in a tail after the first treatment, and I have used this on some really dirty tails.

ThenMix a quality shampoo such as Kelatos Amino Gloss or Kohknes Kleen Sheen, diluted as directed, and add a generous squirt of Morning Fresh , and work through the tail.

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