The dog on your grooming table is ready to be styled. Its coat has been washed, conditioned, dried, brushed, and combed. Its ears have been cleaned, and its claws trimmed and buffed. Now,you will clip and scissor to the best of your ability. Here is a question for you: have you applied coat spray? If this is a product you are not familiar with or currently using, maybe you should try some.
There are a variety of grooming coat sprays on the market. Some are designed predominantly to be used to detangle and make brushing and combing easier. But others are used to help achieve superior styling.
They do this by reducing static and frizz in the coat. Groomers who live in dry climates or work in heated spaces during cold weather will find these products especially necessary. Still, they can be helpful for anyone that wants to make coats more manageable and to help elevate your scissoring results. For drop coats, mist the spray over the coat and brush or comb it in the direction the coat naturally lies. The spray will help hold the hair in place to ensure precise scissoring.
For breeds such as poodles, bichons, and scissored curly or wavy coats, a good styling spray helps add volume from the skin to the tips of the hair. Spray these coats and then back brush or fluff with your comb before scissoring. The spray will help lift and separate the individual shafts of hair and help hold the coat in place so you achieve the desired shape and give a more precise, crisp finish.
On double-coated breeds that you plan to shape and trim the outline, spray the coat and brush it from the skin to the tips away from the body. The spray will help the coat maintain loft as you scissor the desired shape.
A hint of finishing spray will add shine and manageability for any breed or coat type.
If you are unsure which spray is best for the job you need to accomplish, read the product descriptions carefully. Here are some examples of popular coat sprays. Artero’s Static Control is a light spray designed as a finishing scissoring spray. They also make a terrific dematting spray
Stazko spray can be used as a finishing spray but also excels as a detangling product, making it a nice two-in-one addition to your product selection.
Dog show enthusiasts have been using Crown Royal Magic Touch spray for decades. It can be used to detangle and also as a nice finishing and scissoring spray.
There are many popular brands to try and see which give you the best results. Become familiar with the product descriptions and add a bottle to your next supply order. You will probably find that you didn’t know what you were missing.
