Franklyn's Story

Glynne’s Soaps is passionate about sharing the story of our dog Franklyn’s fleas. Like most dog owners, we fought a constant battle with the dreaded flea. Only Franklyn got sick from the use of topical flea treatment. We now know that the topical flea treatments we were using to “help him” were poisoning him. In fact, we have no doubt that flea treatment killed him!

The ingredients found in the topical flea treatments are long and difficult to pronounce. They include things like fipronil, ethonal, polyvinlpyrrolidone, butylhydroxytoluene and carbitol. The last four ingredients are listed as “inert”. Makes them sound harmless, doesn’t it? However, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the inert ingredients on topical flea treatments seem to be MORE TOXIC than the active ingredients. The EPA highly regulates the active ingredients in a product, but there is barely any regulation of the inert ingredients. They are the “secret recipe” and are allowed to be hidden to keep others from stealing the recipe.

What are some of the health effects seen from these pesticides that we so eagerly put on our pets? Fipronil can cause organ damage, thyroid cancer and damage to the nervous system. Ethanol can cause birth defects. Butylhydroxytoluene causes cancer, and carbitol can cause nerve and organ damage.

So, what is the alternative? Living with fleas is dangerous in its own right and annoying for everyone. This is why we make all natural dog soap to keep our fur kids safe from harmful chemicals and also to help others from having to go through the same agony that we needlessly endured.