Household Air Refreshers

[Swampbear]

Is Febreeze safe to use in a room with a CAG or is there a product to refreshen a room that is safe? I know not to use scented candles and lots of sprays, but want to know if any type spray is safe?At the present I use just a bowl of plain white Vinagar it seeme to pull any odors to it, but I want something that smells better.

[dvelardi]

Nope! Febreeze is WAY bad. I am not aware of any "sprays" that are safe.

[David S]

Febreeze, I understand, is probably the worst.... many accounts of birds dying after it's been used.

[Swampbear]

Hmmm, think I will just stay with the plain Vinagar, it works and is all natural, thanx people.

[Swampbear]

Well folks, is it ok to vacume with plain baking soda sprinkled on the carpet?

[Monica]

I've heard different views on the Febreeze, but I still wouldn't trust it... I would assume baking soda would be completely safe however...

Here's an idea... taken from Your Parrot Place

All Natural Air Freshener
by Marilu Anderson, Bird Nutrition and Behavior Consultant
Phone: (503) 771-BIRD
If you like your house to smell nice, but don't want to use potentially toxic commercial air freshener sprays, here's a natural alternative that smells great & is totally bird safe. (Remember, scented candles, potpourri, incense & essential oils can all be potentially toxic to birds, as well).

Fill a small saucepan ½ full with water. Toss in a cinnamon stick, a Tb of cloves, tsp of rosemary, & slice of orange and/or lime (with peel).

Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for ½ hour or so. You can get creative by adding fresh grated ginger, fresh spearmint or peppermint leaves, or some nutmeg and allspice for variation. Your house will smell great & your birds will be safe! It's especially nice around the holidays. You can put it in a spray bottle & spritz the air, or leave the pan on the stove & add a little water, then re-simmer over the next few days to continue keeping your house sweet!

Taken from Winged Wisdom

• Set out a dish of cut lemons or baking soda to absorb odors.
• Simmer on the stovetop or in a slow cooker: water, slices of ginger, spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, vanilla and almond extracts, and lemon and other citrus fruit slices to make your house smell fresh.

[Luvmygrey]

A good Hepa air purifier would get rid of odor too.

[CALVINS MOM]

My daughter's caique died within hours after my son-in-law sprayed a small amount of Febreeze on the total opposite side of their apartment.

[dvelardi]

Originally Posted by Monica

All Natural Air Freshener
by Marilu Anderson, Bird Nutrition and Behavior Consultant
Phone: (503) 771-BIRD

Marilu Anderson is a great friend of mine! She is definetely BIRD GURU!

[greyburd]

I use Citrus Magic. They sell it at Bird Paradise in Jersey. Unfortunately, it's not on their web site (Kathie, is there anything that can be done about that?). It's a grey't product, and really makes the house smell good. AND IT'S SAFE!!!

http://www.citrusmagic.com/cgi-bin/c...item=612112752

Something else that you could do would be to boil some orange slices with a couple of cinnamon sticks. Although, I do caution you.... it smells really good, it might make you hungry.