Here's how to keep your pets safe.
So, you’re weary after a rough blursday at work, and you’re thinking that some essential oil aromatherapy in your living room or a dreamy diffuser-enhanced bath might be just the ticket. Before you open that little vial, though, if you have a—or any other pet—first consider whether this new presence in the air could affect their health.
Keep reading for more information about how essential oils could affect your pets, plus how to enjoy these oils while still keeping the animals in your home as safe as possible.First things first: Everything you read here doesn’t mean you need to swear off using essential oils entirely just because you have a pet. As theexplains, using an essential oil diffuser for a short amount of time and in a space of your home where your animal can’t access it is a generally safe option.
Tina Wismer, D.V.M., senior director at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, points out that concerns about essential oils also apply to other, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters—and that birds are especially at risk. “It’s best to avoid using an essential oil diffuser in your house if you have birds,” she tells SELF. “Birds’ respiratory tracts are very sensitive, and they may develop more serious problems [than other pets] if you use a diffuser.
Dr. Teller adds that some essential oils are packaged with carrier oils or mixed or diluted with other substances. “It’s important to know what else is in the essential oil product,” she says, in case those other ingredients might be toxic to pets.
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