Chris Christensen Clean Start Shampoo

Give the coat a true fresh start with Chris Christensen Clean Start Clarifying Shampoo. This professional clarifying shampoo is designed to deeply cleanse away waxes, oils, resins, styling products, environmental debris, and accumulated buildup that can leave the coat looking dull, heavy, or difficult to manage. It provides powerful cleansing without stripping away the coat’s essential natural oils, leaving hair clean, refreshed, and ready for the next step in the grooming process.

Clean Start is especially useful when a coat has accumulated layers of conditioners, sprays, silicones, oils, or styling products. Removing that residue allows specialty shampoos, conditioners, and finishing products to perform more effectively. Chris Christensen recommends it as a first cleansing step before treatments such as White on White Shampoo, making it an excellent choice for show preparation and complete coat resets.

Enriched with Panthenol and Dexpanthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5), Clean Start provides hydration and conditioning benefits while clarifying the coat. Its easy-rinsing formula helps prevent leftover residue and leaves the coat soft, shiny, healthy-looking, and pleasantly fresh. It is suitable for all dog and cat breeds and coat types, including pets with sensitive skin.

Features & Benefits

• Professional clarifying and deep-cleansing shampoo
• Removes waxes, oils, resins, and grooming-product buildup
• Helps eliminate environmental dirt, debris, and accumulated residue
• Deep cleans without stripping the coat’s essential natural oils
• Helps restore natural shine, health, and vitality
• Creates a clean foundation for specialty shampoos and conditioners
• Helps improve the performance of conditioning and styling products
• Excellent for removing buildup that leaves coats heavy or weighed down
• Enriched with Panthenol and Dexpanthenol
• Helps hydrate and soften the skin and coat
• Easy-rinsing formula leaves minimal residue behind
• Pleasant, long-lasting fragrance
• Suitable for all breeds and coat types
• Suitable for dogs and cats
• Made in the USA
• Can be used full strength for maximum clarifying performance
• Can be diluted up to 4:1

Directions

1. Thoroughly pre-wet the coat with warm water.
2. Apply Clean Start directly to the coat for maximum clarifying performance, or dilute up to 4 parts water to 1 part shampoo.
3. Work thoroughly through the skin and coat.
4. Massage into a rich lather, concentrating on areas with excess oil or product buildup.
5. Rinse completely.
6. Repeat if desired.
7. Follow with the Chris Christensen shampoo, conditioner, or treatment best suited to the coat’s needs.

Perfect For

• Product buildup
• Oily or greasy coats
• Waxes, sprays, gels, and styling-product residue
• Coats that feel heavy or weighed down
• Show and competition grooming
• Preparing the coat for color-enhancing shampoos
• Occasional deep-cleaning or “reset” baths
• Dogs that are bathed infrequently
• Professional grooming salons
• Dogs and cats of all breeds and coat types

Pro Tip: Think of Clean Start as your coat-reset shampoo. When a coat isn’t responding to conditioners, volumizers, texturizers, or finishing products the way it normally does, buildup may be the problem. Use Clean Start first to remove accumulated residue, then follow with the shampoo or treatment needed for the desired result. For whitening services, Chris Christensen specifically recommends Clean Start before White on White so the color-enhancing treatment can work on a thoroughly cleansed coat.