Community Chat

[SilleeMee]

I use a nebulizing type diffuser with oils mostly from pipingrock dot com. The nebulizer is one of the best kinds of diffusers to use because it takes very little oil to get fragrance in the air. I recommend this book for anyone from beginners on up. Lots of recipes, treatments and safety tips can be found in this book. 

[Ms tyrion2]

---

@Moonchilde wrote:

---

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:

A friend has the nebulizer type and I've wanted one for ages. I've heard that you can't have these if you have cats--the oils are toxic?

I burn scented candles and my cats are fine. Does anyone know if this is true about the oils?

---

@Ms tyrion2, I suppose it's possible that some scents/oils might be toxic to kitties, but I had a kitty the first time I did this, and I have one now, and neither experienced any issues from me having it going - no sneezing, no problems breathing - and current kitty has asthmatic allergies, so if she didn't react, I'd say pretty safe.

---

Thanks @Moonchilde.

Good to know your kitties are ok with it. Perhaps there are just certain oils you can't use. I need to do some more research

[Moonchilde]

Thanks for the recommendations, @SilleeMee. What a coincidence that one of that website's diffusers is the one I got at Marshall's!

[goldensrbest]

@MoonchildeNow this is interesting to me ,i will be watching this thread,i also like scents  like to get just a nice smell as i walk by.

[KathyM23]

Animals are sensitive to smells.  They experience scents many times more than people.  Just watch your dog with his nose to the ground.  I stopped using scented candles, etc. when I read an article regarding animals and their discomfort with strong scents in the home.

[Katcat1]

@Moonchilde,  It's called Essentials SLR and purchased it at simplelivingredefined.com.  It was $25.99 and on sale for $19.99 and free shipping.  I have had this 2 months or more (don't remember).  I also purchased the larger one that was round but returned it because it was too cumbersome and difficult to replace the top once you filled the inside with water.  The one I have is silent when running too.  Check it out.

[jaxs mom]

I don't burn any of them, because they aren't safe for cats and I have seven. 

[jaxs mom]

---

@Ms tyrion2 wrote:

A friend has the nebulizer type and I've wanted one for ages. I've heard that you can't have these if you have cats--the oils are toxic?

I burn scented candles and my cats are fine. Does anyone know if this is true about the oils?

---

The issue with cats is that their livers can not filter and remove essential oils so they build up and will cause death. And you can't tell by any outward reaction, by the time they show symptoms they're near death. 

[KathyM23]

@jaxs mom

Good information.  Kind of sounds to me like if the oils build up in a cat's liver, they may not be safe for other animals.  (Perhaps including people)  I think I will pass as I don't like strong smells myself.  Perfumes, etc. give me a headache.

[jaxs mom]

Well human livers are different than cat ones. I wouldn't use one around an infant, but they're safe for healthy people.