There is a wide gap between a dog that needs a bath and a dog that needs the worst bit taken off it, and most days land somewhere in that gap. Wet paws at the back door, one muddy stripe down a flank, a cat that has sat in something in the shed. Running a bath for any of that strips more coat oil than the mess ever justified, and the animal remembers the bath long after it has forgotten the mud.

This is the large tub: 100 wipes, each one 8 by 7 inches. Petkin list herbal extracts, protein, aloe vera, lanolin and vitamins among the contents, with pure baking soda and a mild fragrance doing the odour work. They state the wipes are safe and gentle enough for daily use on dogs and cats of all ages. Sharples are the sole UK distributor for the Petkin range.

• 100 wipes per pack
• Each wipe measures 8 by 7 inches
• Herbal extracts, protein, aloe vera, lanolin and vitamins listed
• Pure baking soda and a mild fragrance for odour
• Petkin state daily use is fine on dogs and cats of all ages
• For paws, coat and quick clean-ups rather than a full wash

The ingredient list stops halfway. Petkin name herbal extracts, protein, aloe vera, lanolin and vitamins and then leave it there - no full declaration, no strength for any of it, and "mild fragrance" is as specific as the scent ever gets. On a dog with genuinely reactive skin a fragranced wipe is not the safe default it looks like, so patch a small area first or ask your vet. Two other limits worth naming: lanolin is a wool derivative, which matters in a household where somebody reacts to it, and these are body wipes rather than eye or ear wipes.

Who it's for: multi-pet households, muddy walkers, and anybody who would rather deal with four paws at the back door than carry the problem through to the bathroom.