03/21/2020
Happy Saturday everyone! Hoping you all are doing well in these unusual times. While adapting to being home, we have tried to surround ourselves with as much comfort and beauty as possible as well as trying to keep the germs at bay. As a body worker, I have a HUGE stash of essential oils and a great little diffuser, so I decided to bring them home to brighten our house. Now I’m not 100% sure what I think about essential oils, but I lean toward the “couldn’t hurt” camp, and of course in times of illness, the go to is Thieves oil. Got the diffuser set up, put a few drops in of my homemade thieves blend and was enjoying the lovely cinnamony clovey scent when I had a little passing thought of “wait, aren’t some essential oils bad for dogs?” Quick search found the answer...and holy cow like 75% of the oil in thieves is toxic to dogs! Needless to say, A) we quickly shut the diffuser off and opened the windows, B) am SO glad I checked and C) both of the dogs are a-ok as we didn’t have it going very long. So I just thought I would PSA the list and remind everyone that things that smell good to human nose may be WAY too powerful and even toxic to furbabies
ESSENTIAL OILS THAT ARE COMMONLY CONSIDERED UNSAFE FOR PETS
When used on or around pets, the following Essential Oils are often reputed to cause skin irritation, breathing difficulties, uncomfortable cooling effects, changes in alertness, weakness or fatigue, stumbling, vomiting, and paralysis, among various other potential effects. This list is not exhaustive:
Anise Essential Oil
Basil Essential Oil
Birch Essential Oil
Calendula Essential Oil
Cassia Essential Oil
Cinnamon Essential Oil
Citronella Essential Oil
Clove Essential Oil
Cypress Essential Oil
Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Garlic Essential Oil
Grapefruit Essential Oil
Juniper Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil
Lemon Essential Oil
Lime Essential Oil
Myrtle Essential Oil
Nutmeg Essential Oil
Orange Essential Oil
Oregano Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil
Pennyroyal Essential Oil
Pine Essential Oil
Rosemary Essential Oil
Spearmint Essential Oil
Spruce Essential Oil
Tansy Essential Oil
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Thuja Essential Oil
Thyme Essential Oil
Wintergreen Essential Oil
Yarrow Essential Oil
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
Sending good thoughts your way!
In health,
Jennifer