USING ESSENTIAL OILS SAFELY
with OTHER PETS
If You Use Essential Oils With Small Pets, You Are Putting Them At Risk!
When it comes to other animals such as small mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles, it's wise to avoid using essential oils. Keep pets out of the room you are cleaning in, and let it air out 15 minutes or so before allowing them back into the room. To accelerate the airing out process, open windows or use fans to cut that time down to a few minutes. Stronger essential oils and essential oils not safe for pets warrant more caution.
Diffuse in a room your pets are not in, or use a personal inhaler* for yourself so you don't have to expose your pet.
*my favorite personal inhalers (this is an Amazon affiliate link, which supports this site and doesn't cost you any more)
Guidelines for Specific Small Pets
Small mammals:
Use hydrosols diluted to 50%
Birds:
use hydrosol diluted to 50%
Fish:
Avoid essential oils and hydrosols
Turtles:
Avoid essential oils and hydrosols
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