The Dossier
The Atelier Formulary™
Three Foundational Compositions. One Documented Standard.
“Restraint is one of the highest expressions of refinement. Rather than continually adding ingredients, Flora & Fur Atelier® believes in understanding precisely why each material deserves its place.”
The Atelier Formulary™
Three Foundational Compositions. One Documented Standard.
At the heart of The Canine Dossier™ reside three flagship formulations: Botanical Bath Tea, Canine Salve, and Dry Shampoo.
Together, they form The Atelier Formulary™—a deliberately restrained collection of botanical and cosmetic compositions designed around the bathing ritual, leave-on conditioning, and care of the coat between bathing sessions.
The Formulary is intentionally concise. Flora & Fur Atelier® does not measure sophistication by the number of ingredients contained within a formula. Each material is selected for a defined purpose, considered in relation to the complete composition, and documented as part of the evolving Canine Dossier™ formulation system.
These are not simply ingredients. They are the raw materials from which the Dossier is built.
Botanical Bath Tea
The Botanical Infusion
The Botanical Bath Tea is the water ritual of The Atelier Formulary™—a restrained composition of whole oats, mineral bicarbonate, and carefully selected flowers. Simple in appearance. Deliberate in composition.
Ingredient Philosophy
Baking Soda
Naturally Mined
Baking soda provides the mineral foundation of the Bath Tea. It neutralizes acidic dog odors by chemically altering scent molecules rather than just masking them. Baking soda also eases the sting of insect bites or nettle contact when used in a diluted wash. Its simplicity is precisely the point: a familiar material incorporated deliberately within a broader botanical bathing composition rather than surrounded by unnecessary complexity.
Organic Whole Oats
Yupik
Whole oats bring substance and quiet familiarity to the bathing ritual. It relieves itching and inflammation by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines and binds to the skin to form a temporary protective physical matrix that locks in hydration. Using whole oats cleanses gently using natural compounds called saponins, which lift dirt away without stripping essential oils. Their natural form complements the Atelier's preference for recognizable raw materials and gives the infusion an unmistakably handcrafted character.
Organic Calendula Flowers
Organic Way
Calendula introduces one of the defining botanical signatures of The Atelier Formulary™. Calendula accelerates cellular repair and tissue regeneration, making it ideal for minor scratches, insect bites, or scraped skin. It also strengthens local capillaries, reducing skin swelling and puffiness. Its golden petals bring both visual refinement and botanical character to the composition, revealing the nature of the preparation before the sachet ever meets water.
Egyptian Chamomile Flowers
Monterey Bay Herb Co.
Chamomile completes the floral architecture of the Bath Tea. These flowers calm acute redness and hot spots due to active compounds like chamazulene and bisabolol. Chamomile reduces skin spasms and irritation caused by environmental allergens. Selected for its provenance and understated elegance, the flowers bring a recognizable botanical presence to a composition built around restraint rather than excess.
Canine Salve
The Botanical Infusion Salve
The Canine Salve is the leave-on expression of The Atelier Formulary™. Its composition begins not with a long inventory of cosmetic ingredients, but with an intentionally concise foundation: olive oil, calendula flowers, plantain leaves, and beeswax. Four materials. Each with a reason to remain.
Ingredient Philosophy
Olive Oil
Madhava
Olive oil forms the fluid foundation of the Canine Salve. Nourishing dull, brittle coats at the follicle level, it improves hair elasticity and shine. Olive oil also protects against oxidative damage using its high Vitamin E and phenolic compound profiles. Its rich, familiar character provides the medium through which the botanical components of the composition may be brought together before the finished preparation is structured with beeswax.
Organic Calendula Flowers
Organic Way
Calendula introduces one of the defining botanical signatures of The Atelier Formulary™. Calendula accelerates cellular repair and tissue regeneration, making it ideal for minor scratches, insect bites, or scraped skin. It also strengthens local capillaries, reducing skin swelling and puffiness. Its golden petals bring both visual refinement and botanical character to the composition, revealing the nature of the preparation before the sachet ever meets water.
100% Natural Plantain Leaves
Zemlyana
Plantain leaf introduces another distinct botanical element to the infusion. 100% Natural Plantain Leaves (Plantago major) serve as a botanical first-aid ingredient designed to soothe, repair, and protect sensitive canine skin. The natural remedy calms intense itching, accelerates cellular repair through allantoin, reduces redness and inflammation, maintains moisture balance, and provides a lick-safe solution for dogs.
100% Natural Beeswax
BeyTyKy
Beeswax gives the Salve its architecture. Where olive oil provides movement, beeswax provides structure—transforming the botanical infusion into a measured preparation suitable for controlled application. It forms a heavy-duty, waterproof shield on paws against harsh winter salts, hot pavement, and ice. Additionally, beeswax provides humectant properties, meaning it actively draws environmental moisture into the skin while remaining breathable. It is an uncomplicated material performing an essential role.
Dry Shampoo
The Between-Bath Botanical Powder
Dry Shampoo occupies the space between bathing rituals. It was not created to replace bathing, nor to conceal the coat beneath excessive fragrance. It is a deliberately simple botanical powder composed of dried lavender flowers, neem leaf powder, and arrowroot powder. Three materials form the flagship composition. Nothing is included merely to make the ingredient panel longer.
Ingredient Philosophy
Dried Organic Albanian Lavender Flowers
U.S. Wellness Naturals
Lavender introduces the floral component of the Dry Shampoo and creates another botanical thread across The Atelier Formulary™. It disinfects microscopic abrasions via natural antiseptic components (linalool and linalyl acetate). Lavender also reduces skin-itching responses while its scent lowers cortisol levels during stressful grooming sessions. Its presence is physical rather than merely aromatic: the botanical itself becomes part of the composition.
Organic Neem Leaf Powder
Carmel Organics
Neem leaf powder contributes the distinctive botanical character of the formulation. It acts as a powerful natural antiseptic that curbs overgrowths of bacteria and fungi (yeast) in skin folds and desensitizes insect-bitten areas. Neem leaf powder also temporarily repels pests like fleas and mites. Its finely milled form allows it to integrate into the powder composition while preserving the Atelier's preference for recognizable plant-derived materials.
Arrowroot Powder
Colorado Spice
Arrowroot provides the powder foundation of the composition. Its fine, lightweight character balances the botanical materials and gives the formulation the elegant powder profile necessary for controlled application through the coat. Rather than competing with the botanicals, it provides the quiet architecture that allows them to belong within a cohesive formulation.
A Deliberately Shared Botanical Vocabulary
The three flagship formulations were not designed as isolated products. Look closely and a botanical vocabulary begins to emerge.
Calendula
Moves between the bathing and leave-on rituals.
Whole Botanicals
Remain visible where their physical character contributes to the experience.
Powdered Botanicals
Used where the formulation requires a different architecture.
Minerals, Oils, Waxes & Botanicals
Selected according to the role they perform within each composition.
This deliberate repetition is not a limitation. It is discipline.
A refined formulary does not require an endless catalogue of ingredients. It requires a carefully selected vocabulary whose materials can be understood, documented, and applied with intention.
Provenance Becomes Part of the Formula
Within Flora & Fur Atelier®, the identity of an ingredient does not end with its common name. Its source matters.
Supplier identity becomes part of the formulation record because reproducibility begins with knowing precisely where a material originated. Supplier. Ingredient. Lot. Formula. Season. Breed archetype. Production record. Observation. Each contributes another layer to the documented history of The Canine Dossier™.
Over time, those records allow three deceptively simple compositions to become something considerably more meaningful:
a documented formulation system.
Sourced From
Naturally Mined
Baking Soda
Naturally Mined was selected as the source of baking soda for the Botanical Bath Tea because even the simplest mineral ingredients deserve deliberate sourcing. Within a restrained formulation, consistency becomes more visible rather than less important.
Yupik
Organic Whole Oats
Yupik provides the organic whole oats selected for the Botanical Bath Tea. Their whole-food form preserves the recognizable character of the raw material and complements the Atelier's preference for formulations in which simplicity remains visible.
Organic Way
Organic Calendula Flowers
Organic Way's calendula flowers were selected for their role within the Botanical Bath Tea as well as the broader botanical vocabulary of The Atelier Formulary™. Using a consistent calendula source across multiple flagship preparations supports the Atelier's commitment to controlled sourcing and long-term formulation continuity.
Monterey Bay Herb Co.
Egyptian Chamomile Flowers
Monterey Bay Herb Co. was selected for the Egyptian chamomile used within the Botanical Bath Tea because botanical origin and identity are integral to the Atelier's sourcing philosophy. Their Egyptian chamomile provides a distinctive whole-flower material suited to a formulation designed to celebrate botanicals rather than obscure them.
Madhava
Olive Oil
Madhava was selected as the source of olive oil for the Canine Salve because the foundation of an anhydrous botanical formulation begins with the integrity of its primary oil. Their olive oil provides the medium through which the Atelier's selected botanicals are brought together.
Zemlyana
100% Natural Plantain Leaves
Zemlyana provides the plantain leaves selected for the botanical infusion at the heart of the Canine Salve. Their whole-leaf presentation aligns naturally with the Atelier's preference for recognizable botanical materials whose identity remains evident before production begins.
BeyTyKy
100% Natural Beeswax
BeyTyKy was selected as the source of beeswax that gives the Canine Salve its finished structure. In a deliberately concise formulation, the quality of the structural ingredient becomes especially important because there are few places for inconsistency to hide.
U.S. Wellness Naturals
Organic Albanian Lavender Flowers
U.S. Wellness Naturals was selected for its focus on carefully sourced botanical materials and the distinctive provenance of its Albanian lavender. Their lavender allows the Dry Shampoo to begin with a material chosen not simply for aroma, but for botanical integrity, provenance, and consistency.
Carmel Organics
Organic Neem Leaf Powder
Carmel Organics specializes in botanical ingredients with an emphasis on organic sourcing and carefully processed plant materials. Their neem leaf powder was selected for the Dry Shampoo because its finely milled botanical character supports a formulation in which the plant material itself remains central.
Colorado Spice
Arrowroot Powder
Colorado Spice provides the arrowroot powder that forms the lightweight powder foundation of the Dry Shampoo. Consistency in even the most understated ingredient matters when a formulation is intended to be documented and reproduced over time.
The Atelier Formulary™
Botanicals of provenance. Formulas of restraint. A standard built to be documented.
Explore the Collection
The Atelier Formulary™ is the documented foundation of Flora & Fur Atelier®. Each ingredient is selected for a defined purpose, considered in relation to the complete composition, and recorded as part of The Canine Dossier™.
Botanicals of provenance. Formulas of restraint. A standard built to be documented.