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I figure someone here must be into body products and their makings.

I've started a small dog products business. In the future I'm interested in making an all-natural, doggie-safe shampoo/etc. set of products. I've been looking into all kinds of essential oils and things like that that would be useful. For shampoos it's not much of a problem, but I also wanted to make doggie "mists". Some people don't like doggie smell, after all. I was going to include natural bug-repellant oils in it too, so it could double as a doggie bug spray.

For the doggie mist though, the oil would need to be mixed with water. I can't find a natural emulsifier that isn't polysorbate 20. I'd like something 100% natural to emulsify with, or I'll have to find another way to do this. Can anyone suggest something?

I've also got plans for a doggie balm, to use on pawpads to prevent wounds/wearing and on low-fur areas to prevent sunburns.

EDIT: After much searching around the supplier's site, I found a natural emulsifier hidden away under a different name. Success! Thanks for the suggestions, though =) It's good to know that people wouldn't be that picky about having to shake their doggie's cologne ;D