Air freshners

[greyburd]

I use Citrus Magic ( http://www.citrusmagic.com/ ). I've just used the odor eliminating spray. I don't know how well the other products work. I've also done the cinnamon stick and orange peel boiling. I must say, that smelled pretty cool. But, the sprays smell pretty good as well!!!

[Valo's Moirana]

Originally Posted by felisdomesticus

Just because something is natural or "not artificial"--that doesn't mean it's safe. Anthrax is natural, E. coli is natural, chlorine gas is natural and they all can kill you.

Essential oils can kill your birds.

I guess I'll stay away from the potpourri... thanks. Bee

ps: for some reason, I'd instinctively exclude chlorine gas from natural since it's not really floating around everywhere. whenever I discuss things like this which happens often (comes with my job), I consider natural as things without especially chemical changes and additives... otherwise we'd have to classify gasoline (not even chemically modified, just a fraction of crude oil), polyethylene (also, just made from ethylene, which is relatively easily obtained from oil), teflon (well, some polymerization steps, but all the compounds originated somewhere from nature) etc as natural as well.
i'm sorry if i wasn't clear about that - what I meant was organically grown, not chemically modified leaves and such which spread plesent smell. for some reason, i have a hard time seeing how this could be harmful to the bird. since i was considering something like that for my bathroom, it would be great if you could let me know what else to use?! thanks...

[birdyland]

Again, From everything I've read (some posted in my earlier post) ... AIRBORN E.O, whether burned or misted, can and has killed birds. I personally am not going to take that chance.


I like to use orange peels in a small dish.....

[Valo's Moirana]

Originally Posted by birdyland

I like to use orange peels in a small dish.....

that's a great idea... my mum used to do that when we were kids. she placed them all over the house. she also took whole oranges and stuck cloves into them.... that stuff smells nicely for weeks.
thanks soo much for that comment - i totally forgot about that (brings up childhood memories and makes me look forward to going home for christmas... the house will smell exactly like that)

[kathleen]

Originally Posted by Tashk

I am a extreme user of Young Living oils, and I have sucessfully healed one of my birds with them - the bird was given to me with tumors on each of his wings, and I would put the oils directly onto him, in time the tumors came out of his skin and fell off! I also put them on any of my birds when they are looking under the weather. I TRUELY do not believe that they are any harm to birds... As long as they are in thier purest form, with out additives.

I would like more information about these products. I tried to sign up as a customer but need a member number of the person who referred me. Do you have a member number I could use? I would appreciate it.

[JoanneinNC]

Do we know if the Citrus Magic products are safe?

Joanne :0)