The following article is used with the written permission of the author, Gillian Willis, pharmacist and toxicologist.

Incense

Incense contains: charcoal, starch, karaya gum, clay, aromatic chemicals and essential oils.

The essential oils have the potential for causing toxicity in birds in the same way as the essential oils in scented candles, air fresheners and carpet fresheners.

It is not recommended that you burn incense in an area where birds are exposed to the fumes.

Gillian Willis
Vancouver, BC