Parrot Safe Candles

[Eggburt Dobson]

I found these candles at the pet store today, but I have never heard of them. I didn't realize parrot safe candles were a thing. Has anyone tried them before or know if they're actually safe?

 

[Mizzely]

If they have essential oils, fragrance oils, or you burn a wick, then no they aren't truly safe.

 

[Lady Jane]

Wow, expensive. What kind of wax? Soy or bees wax is the safest to burn for human and animal. Knowing the sensitive respiratory system of birds I would not take a chance on burning candles.

 

[Eggburt Dobson]

Wow, expensive. What kind of wax? Soy or bees wax is the safest to burn for human and animal. Knowing the sensitive respiratory system of birds I would not take a chance on burning candles.

It's soy wax. They also come in the little melts

 

[Mizzely]

Here's their website:

Pet Safe Candles | A Breath of Fresh Air for Pets

Partner with Pet Safe Candles, designed for pet owners. Shop eco-friendly, non-toxic candles and wax melts that keep your pets safe and your home fragrant.

parrotsafecandles.com

"As for the fragrances, they are created with a combination of natural essential oils and synthetic aroma chemicals. While the individual components of the fragrance oils themselves are proprietary information, rest assured that they have been tested for safety — I use these candles around my own birds!"

Wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole.

 

[JewellBird]

I would not feel comfortable using those around my birds. As mentioned above the descriptions say they are made of "essential oils and synthetic aroma chemicals" which makes me worried right away. Personally it doesn't seem worth taking the chance.

 

[Destiny]

From the research I've done, parrot-safe candles simply do not exist. At best, these products are "less dangerous" but still not safe.

The smoke particles put off by a burning wick and the essential oils (or synthetic aroma chemicals) released by the melting wax are both potentially irritating to a bird's sensitive respiratory system.

I have not found any of these candles that actually backup their safety claims with any real proof beyond "I used them around my birds and they didn't die, so far as you know." That's not solid evidence of safety.

These candles might be less harmful than a standard candle because they don't contain even worse things ... but I wouldn't call them good for birds.

 

[JLcribber]

No such thing.

 

[Ripshod]

No such thing.

 

[Shezbug]

I’d never use them around my birds.
If I want soft lighting I’ll use some genuinely safe battery or solar fairy lights- if I want some fresh scent I’ll use something safe like boiling a pot of cinnamon and orange peel.
They may be a touch safer than traditional candles but that still doesn’t make them SAFE.

 

[Hankmacaw]

Look one more time at the respiratory system of your bird and realize that almost nothing, except pure air, can get through that complexity without getting stuck and staying forever. Birds have what is called dry lungs - very little moisture in them, unlike our own - and have no cilia (little tiny hairs) to push stuff out.

Avian Respiratory System

 

[Sparkles99]

That video was very informative. I've reached the conclusion that birds are mostly air - no wonder they're so light!

 

[Hankmacaw]

Dat's true Sparkles - even some of their bones are filled with air, so they can fy.

 

[Zara]

Yikes 30 dollars for a scammy candle. Daylight robbery plus false promises. Quite sad really

 

[Shiendon]

I see it’s been a while since this was posted, but I wanted to ask if anyone has tried beeswax candles with wooden wicks far away from their birds? I’ve read they’re one of the safer options if used very carefully and with windows open. I’d love to hear how others are handling scented products or if anyone has updates on brands they trust now.

 

[rocky'smom]

Once again, there are no parrot Safe candles ever made. Not soy , not beeswax, not anything that is burnable, not cotton wicks, or any other kind of wicks. They are all not safe to use around your precious loved parrots.

 

[tka]

Nope, anything that produces smoke and particles is not safe.

Our birds are already inevitably exposed to enough household crap as it is that is not optimal for their health. Why deliberately introduce something that we know is bad for them?

If your living space smells musty, the best thing to do is ventilation and air filtration. These actually get rid of the smell instead of covering it up with scent.

 

[rocky'smom]

Here are safer things that can make your home smell better. Get a old tiny crockpot from thrift store, add water and turn on lowest setting. Add orange peels fresh or dried, lemon peels fresh or dried, apple peels fresh or dried. Herbs and spices like these cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, dried lavender, dried lemon balm, dried basil, dried ginger, ginger slices. Stir into the water and cover. Bring to simmer and slide the cover off center. Adds pleasant scent and humidity to the rooms.
You will notice that I said a old crockpot bought from thrift store, never use this for anything else other brewing this type of air scenting. You can ruin a crockpot that you use for cooking in doing this.

 

[Shiendon]

I tried one for a short burn with the window cracked and my bird was fine, but I still stay cautious. I ended up looking into best incense scents for Christmas after that, and honestly it was a nice way to find cleaner options that didn’t freak me out.