{
  "id": "dog-grooming-format-exposure-map",
  "title": "Dog-grooming format and exposure map",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "reviewedDate": "2026-08-25",
  "publisher": "Cori Dog",
  "licence": null,
  "boundary": "These matrices identify better questions and relevant evidence units. They do not verify a product, diagnose a dog, recommend treatment, or provide a legal or regulatory classification.",
  "rows": [
    {
      "kind": "format",
      "id": "rinse-off",
      "label": "Rinse-off",
      "canSuggest": "The product is intended to be removed after contact, so dilution, amount, contact time and rinse thoroughness define the exposure question.",
      "exposureQuestions": [
        "Is it used as supplied or diluted?",
        "How much is applied, for how long and to which areas?",
        "How thoroughly should it be rinsed?"
      ],
      "evidenceNeeded": [
        "Complete directions for dilution, amount, contact time and rinsing.",
        "Finished marketed-formula testing at the intended dilution, contact and rinse conditions for any performance or tolerance claim.",
        "Product-protection evidence matching the formula, packaging and expected use."
      ],
      "cannotEstablish": [
        "That brief contact makes the product gentle or safe, or that rinsing removes every residue.",
        "A moisturising result from a humectant name, or tolerance and suitability from the format."
      ],
      "evidenceBoundary": "Rinse-off describes an intended use pattern, not a mildness, safety, hydration or canine-suitability result.",
      "sourceRefs": [
        {
          "sourceId": "research-surfactants",
          "relevance": "Treats dilution, contact time and rinsing as part of interpretation."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "research-preservation",
          "relevance": "Connects expected use and packaging with product protection."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "eu-animal-care-ecolabel",
          "relevance": "Provides narrow official rinse-off animal-care terminology."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "turkoglu-surfactant-mixtures",
          "relevance": "Supports considering concentration and application conditions."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-11930",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation product-protection method context."
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "research-surfactants",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Reading surfactant blends",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/reading-surfactant-blends-dog-shampoo",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Separating ingredient-function terminology from finished-product cleansing, mildness and tolerance evidence.",
          "limitation": "Narrative synthesis of heterogeneous evidence units; it does not establish canine safety or rank ingredients.",
          "relevance": "Treats dilution, contact time and rinsing as part of interpretation."
        },
        {
          "id": "research-preservation",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Preservation as a system",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/preservation-system-dog-grooming-formulas",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Treating formula, packaging, manufacture and intended use as parts of finished-product protection.",
          "limitation": "Maps human-cosmetics methods to formulation questions; it does not establish canine approval or pet-product law.",
          "relevance": "Connects expected use and packaging with product protection."
        },
        {
          "id": "eu-animal-care-ecolabel",
          "label": "EU Ecolabel criteria for cosmetic and animal-care products",
          "href": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/1870/2023-07-26/eng",
          "kind": "primary",
          "supports": "Official rinse-off animal-care terminology and a model for documenting identity, function, form, concentration and evidence.",
          "limitation": "Ecolabel-specific scope; it is not a universal legal classification and does not provide a general leave-on framework.",
          "relevance": "Provides narrow official rinse-off animal-care terminology."
        },
        {
          "id": "turkoglu-surfactant-mixtures",
          "label": "Turkoglu et al. — Irritation potential of surfactant mixtures",
          "href": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18503452/",
          "kind": "primary",
          "supports": "The narrow principle that mixture concentration and application conditions can affect response.",
          "limitation": "Small human patch study; it cannot establish canine safety, tolerance or a finished dog-shampoo outcome.",
          "relevance": "Supports considering concentration and application conditions."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-11930",
          "label": "ISO 11930:2019 — Evaluation of antimicrobial protection",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/75058.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Finished-formulation evaluation of antimicrobial protection in cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics method; it is not canine approval, a pet-product legal requirement or a shelf-life result by itself.",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation product-protection method context."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "format",
      "id": "leave-on",
      "label": "Leave-on",
      "canSuggest": "The product is intended to remain after application, making amount, application area, frequency, duration and residue central exposure questions.",
      "exposureQuestions": [
        "How much is applied and to which body areas?",
        "How often is it reapplied and how long is residue intended to remain?",
        "What contact, transfer and stop-use directions accompany it?"
      ],
      "evidenceNeeded": [
        "Complete application, frequency, duration, transfer and stop-use directions.",
        "Finished-product performance or tolerance evidence under the intended use conditions.",
        "Packaging and, for water-containing products, product-specific preservation evidence."
      ],
      "cannotEstablish": [
        "Sustained hydration, barrier support or superior efficacy from contact time alone.",
        "Gentleness, safety, tolerance or suitability from a humectant, lipid or format name."
      ],
      "evidenceBoundary": "The current source registry contains no direct canine finished-product outcome evidence for this format. This row is an exposure-question framework only.",
      "sourceRefs": [
        {
          "sourceId": "research-claims",
          "relevance": "Requires finished-product evidence for performance and tolerance wording."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "research-preservation",
          "relevance": "Connects marketed packaging and use with product protection."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "eu-cosmetics",
          "relevance": "Illustrates complete-product and exposure assessment in a human-cosmetics framework."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-11930",
          "relevance": "Provides preservation-method context for water-containing finished formulas."
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "research-claims",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Evaluating grooming claims",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/evaluating-evidence-dog-grooming-claims",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Matching an exact claim to the relevant evidence unit and reporting limits.",
          "limitation": "Structured evidence map, not a legal opinion, product assessment or meta-analysis.",
          "relevance": "Requires finished-product evidence for performance and tolerance wording."
        },
        {
          "id": "research-preservation",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Preservation as a system",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/preservation-system-dog-grooming-formulas",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Treating formula, packaging, manufacture and intended use as parts of finished-product protection.",
          "limitation": "Maps human-cosmetics methods to formulation questions; it does not establish canine approval or pet-product law.",
          "relevance": "Connects marketed packaging and use with product protection."
        },
        {
          "id": "eu-cosmetics",
          "label": "Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 — Cosmetic products",
          "href": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1223/2026-05-18/eng",
          "kind": "primary",
          "supports": "A human-cosmetics example of complete-product assessment, including composition, exposure, stability and microbiological quality.",
          "limitation": "Concerns products for the human body; it does not classify or approve canine grooming products.",
          "relevance": "Illustrates complete-product and exposure assessment in a human-cosmetics framework."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-11930",
          "label": "ISO 11930:2019 — Evaluation of antimicrobial protection",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/75058.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Finished-formulation evaluation of antimicrobial protection in cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics method; it is not canine approval, a pet-product legal requirement or a shelf-life result by itself.",
          "relevance": "Provides preservation-method context for water-containing finished formulas."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "format",
      "id": "wipe",
      "label": "Wipe",
      "canSuggest": "Application is delivered through a wipe. Directions and packaging—not the word wipe—determine whether it is single-use, pre-dosed, leave-on or followed by rinsing.",
      "exposureQuestions": [
        "Is the pack single-use or repeatedly opened?",
        "How many wipes are used, on which area and how often?",
        "Do the directions require rinsing or allow residue to remain?"
      ],
      "evidenceNeeded": [
        "The complete marketed pack and directions, including area, amount or wipe count, frequency and rinse or no-rinse instructions.",
        "Formula-and-pack product-protection evidence matching ordinary opening, handling and storage.",
        "Finished-product evidence under the actual marketed conditions for any performance or tolerance claim."
      ],
      "cannotEstablish": [
        "Sterility, a lower dose, less residue, better hygiene or adequate preservation from the format alone.",
        "Gentleness, safety, tolerance or suitability from single-use or wipe wording."
      ],
      "evidenceBoundary": "The current source registry contains no direct canine finished-product outcome evidence for this format. This row is an exposure-question framework only.",
      "sourceRefs": [
        {
          "sourceId": "research-preservation",
          "relevance": "Treats packaging and ordinary use as parts of the product-protection system."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "research-claims",
          "relevance": "Requires marketed-format evidence for outcome wording."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-29621",
          "relevance": "Provides product-specific microbiological risk-assessment context."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-11930",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation product-protection method context."
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "research-preservation",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Preservation as a system",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/preservation-system-dog-grooming-formulas",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Treating formula, packaging, manufacture and intended use as parts of finished-product protection.",
          "limitation": "Maps human-cosmetics methods to formulation questions; it does not establish canine approval or pet-product law.",
          "relevance": "Treats packaging and ordinary use as parts of the product-protection system."
        },
        {
          "id": "research-claims",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Evaluating grooming claims",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/evaluating-evidence-dog-grooming-claims",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Matching an exact claim to the relevant evidence unit and reporting limits.",
          "limitation": "Structured evidence map, not a legal opinion, product assessment or meta-analysis.",
          "relevance": "Requires marketed-format evidence for outcome wording."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-29621",
          "label": "ISO 29621:2017 — Microbiologically low-risk products",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/68310.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Product-specific risk assessment for microbiologically low-risk cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics guidance; risk classification depends on product-specific information and is not canine approval.",
          "relevance": "Provides product-specific microbiological risk-assessment context."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-11930",
          "label": "ISO 11930:2019 — Evaluation of antimicrobial protection",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/75058.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Finished-formulation evaluation of antimicrobial protection in cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics method; it is not canine approval, a pet-product legal requirement or a shelf-life result by itself.",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation product-protection method context."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "format",
      "id": "balm",
      "label": "Balm or cream",
      "canSuggest": "A thicker, structured application format. Directions still determine the area, amount, frequency and whether residue remains; the name does not prove that it is water-free or leave-on.",
      "exposureQuestions": [
        "Where and how much is applied, and how often?",
        "Is residue intended to remain, be removed or be exposed to licking?",
        "How is the pack opened and handled during ordinary use?"
      ],
      "evidenceNeeded": [
        "Formula, packaging and complete directions for area, amount, frequency, removal and foreseeable contact.",
        "Stability and preservation evidence appropriate to the composition and marketed pack.",
        "Finished-product performance or tolerance evidence for any claimed outcome."
      ],
      "cannotEstablish": [
        "That the product is water-free, self-preserving or has a particular degree of occlusivity.",
        "Barrier repair, healing, lick safety, tolerance or canine suitability from texture, waxes or the format name."
      ],
      "evidenceBoundary": "The current source registry contains no direct canine finished-product outcome evidence for this format. This row is an exposure-question framework only.",
      "sourceRefs": [
        {
          "sourceId": "research-preservation",
          "relevance": "Connects composition, packaging and use with product protection."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "research-claims",
          "relevance": "Requires finished-product evidence for performance or tolerance outcomes."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "cosing-cera-alba",
          "relevance": "Supports possible wax formulation functions without establishing a balm outcome."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-29621",
          "relevance": "Provides product-specific microbiological risk-assessment context."
        },
        {
          "sourceId": "iso-11930",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation protection context when applicable."
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "research-preservation",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Preservation as a system",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/preservation-system-dog-grooming-formulas",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Treating formula, packaging, manufacture and intended use as parts of finished-product protection.",
          "limitation": "Maps human-cosmetics methods to formulation questions; it does not establish canine approval or pet-product law.",
          "relevance": "Connects composition, packaging and use with product protection."
        },
        {
          "id": "research-claims",
          "label": "Cori Dog research note — Evaluating grooming claims",
          "href": "/journal/research-notes/evaluating-evidence-dog-grooming-claims",
          "kind": "internal-research-note",
          "supports": "Matching an exact claim to the relevant evidence unit and reporting limits.",
          "limitation": "Structured evidence map, not a legal opinion, product assessment or meta-analysis.",
          "relevance": "Requires finished-product evidence for performance or tolerance outcomes."
        },
        {
          "id": "cosing-cera-alba",
          "label": "CosIng record — Cera Alba",
          "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/32492",
          "kind": "guidance",
          "supports": "Reported film-forming, emollient, emulsifying and perfuming functions.",
          "limitation": "Function terminology only; it does not establish balm occlusivity, clinical benefit, lick exposure, allergy suitability or safety.",
          "relevance": "Supports possible wax formulation functions without establishing a balm outcome."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-29621",
          "label": "ISO 29621:2017 — Microbiologically low-risk products",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/68310.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Product-specific risk assessment for microbiologically low-risk cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics guidance; risk classification depends on product-specific information and is not canine approval.",
          "relevance": "Provides product-specific microbiological risk-assessment context."
        },
        {
          "id": "iso-11930",
          "label": "ISO 11930:2019 — Evaluation of antimicrobial protection",
          "href": "https://www.iso.org/standard/75058.html",
          "kind": "standard",
          "supports": "Finished-formulation evaluation of antimicrobial protection in cosmetics.",
          "limitation": "Human-cosmetics method; it is not canine approval, a pet-product legal requirement or a shelf-life result by itself.",
          "relevance": "Provides finished-formulation protection context when applicable."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}