I got my first grey horse and went to my first horse show with him. I have tried those Mr. Clean sponges on white socks before and they work fabulously for getting stains out. I like them even more now for show mornings – a little bucket of water and one of those white sponges and the green spots wipe right off. You’re welcome :)
Wow. I have used those at home but never thought to try them on my horse. They take some pressure to get stuff off at home. Do you just rub in the direction of the hair on your horse?
Those eraser sponges are harsh chemicals plus abrasives…I’m not sure I’d go with one on a horse’s skin.
I’ve got a bay and white pinto - keeping ahead of the staining with bathing (orvus will take out anything) and keeping the hair moisturized keeps the hair from staining in the first place.
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My horse is far too sensitive to consider those kinds of chemicals. I’ve used Feibling’s Green Clean, QuickSilver, Betadine, and Hydrogen Peroxide on various occasions. Even when I use the leave-on spot removers like Green Clean, I have to rinse them out or he gets rashes.
Fascinating! What makes those things work? Nothing in it to harm a horse I take it?
Being blessed with a mare with zero chrome, i won’t have to try it…
They are micro-abrasives, like really really fine sandpaper. I would be very careful to make sure you are just rubbing hair and not skin.
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Yikes. I have a cremello and I’d never use that on my horse. I’ve tackled some gnarly clean up jobs using those things and if they can get that clean, I’d worry what it would do to my horse.
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According to Mr.Clean’s website the Magic Eraser contains no cleaning agents, it is an abrasive melamine polymer.
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I have used this product my palomino’s mane and tail. It whitens it better than the purple stuff for equines. I’m very happy with it. Maybe it would work for an all white horse.
I don’t think I’d use a magic eraser on skin, but it might work as a quick touch-up/ buffer on a white hoof?
Thank you for looking this up.
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Abrasive melamine polymer are NOT safe for cleaning a horse! Pretty sure the box even has warnings not to use on skin.
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For everyone calling ‘not safe’ what exactly is the issue? If the OP has used it with no ill effects, are you thinking there could be long term problems?
Horses react differently to different things, I have never had any issues with MTG but I know some people hate it, and their horses react badly.
Just interested…no dog in the fight, but if it worked, it worked…
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You and the original poster may do whatever you wish to your animals. But I cannot agree with scrubbing a living being with abrasive sponges manufactured specifically to clean stains off non-porous surfaces.
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https://www.pg.com/productsafety/sds/SDS_2015/Mr.%20Clean%20Magic%20Eraser.pdf
Here is the link to the SDS. It advises to not use it on ones skin as it can cause abrasions. However, there are no PPE requirements or toxic chemicals. I’m pretty sure fly spray is worse. If I were to try this I would only use it in the direction of the hair to avoid skin contact.
And as always guys, don’t eat it.
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I would guess if the average horse brush had a safety sheet it would also say to not use on skin because it can cause abrasions. Heck, my loofah can cause abrasions too and I use one of those on both myself and my horse.
Look at those shedding blocks… People buy the grill cleaning blocks because they are cheaper. I am sure those would cause a dandy abrasion on skin.
I am not saying a magic eraser is a good or bad horse product. I am just saying that one has to use a little perspective.
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Amen to that
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I’ve used those magic erasers on myself, to help get paint off my hands. No problems at all and they worked pretty well. Is it something I want to do daily? No, probably not. But I felt they were less harsh than something like lava soap, which is a product actually made for removing paint from hands…
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Yeah there is nothing there to make me freak out. I suppose if I had a grey or a paint I would totally try it. Socks on legs are easy to do with soap and clippers though.
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I am just not seeing how these remove stains without removing hair. If they are just abrasives, wiping them over stained hair should do approximately nothing.
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