Are Air Fresheners Safe to Use Around Cats?

A cat’s sense of smell is far superior to that of humans. Cats have 45 to 200 million odor-sensitive cells in their noses compared to only five million in humans. A cat’s sense of smell is 14 times better than that of humans. Those facts alone are reason enough to avoid any products with a strong scent in homes shared with cats. This is especially true for air fresheners.

I’m extremely scent-sensitive (maybe I was a cat in a former life?,) so I may  have a little bit of an idea of the impact s...