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For Pet Owners + Furry Friends: A Guide to Scented Products and Pets
We love pets too, several of us have them at home, and we know a lot of you are wondering the same thing before you light a candle or set out a diffuser: is this actually okay for my dog, cat, or bird?
The short answer is yes, scented products and pets can coexist safely, with a little common sense about placement and ventilation. Here's what we recommend.
Candles
- Burn in a room with some airflow.
- Make sure your pet can leave the room if they want to.
- Keep the candle where curious noses and paws can't reach it or knock it over.
- If your pet seems uninterested or wanders off while it's burning, that's completely normal, let them.
- One exception: our Lavender Unwind contains essential oils not recommended for pets.
Reed Diffusers
Diffusers release scent continuously and unattended, so placement matters even more than it does with a candle.
- Place diffusers away from where your pet naps, perches, or spends long stretches of time.
- Avoid running one in a small, closed room your pet spends a lot of time in.
- If your pet starts avoiding a room, trust that instinct and move the diffuser somewhere else.
Room Sprays
- Never spray directly on or near where your pet sleeps, lies, or rests, bedding, cat trees, dog beds, cages, blankets, and the like.
- Never spray at or near your pet directly.
- Spray into the air in an empty room, let it settle for a few minutes, then give your pet access again.
- One exception: our Lavender Unwind contains essential oils not recommended for pets.
For Sensitive Cats & Birds
Some pets are more sensitive to fragrance than others, and it's worth taking extra care with them.
The safest scents are typically vanilla-based. Woodsy, citrus, mint, and cinnamon-based fragrances are more likely to bother an extra-sensitive pet.
Birds have exceptionally sensitive respiratory systems. If you keep birds, use extra caution: strong ventilation, larger rooms, and keeping your bird's cage in a separate room from any lit candle, spray, or diffuser is the safest approach.
Our Track Record
Our candles are blended at or below the recommended fragrance load, in a clean-burning, air-purifying beeswax and coconut wax base. In 7 years of business, we haven't had a customer report a pet being negatively affected by one of our lit candles. We can't promise how any individual animal will react, but we're glad to share our experience.
This guide reflects general good practice and our own customer history, it is not a guarantee of safety for any individual pet and is not veterinary advice. If your pet has a known sensitivity, a respiratory condition, or you notice any reaction, stop use and check with your vet.
