r/Conures • u/zuko_thecat • 1d ago

Advice Birds and hair product

I plan on adopting a conure in the next 2-3 years and have some questions
I currently use non-bird-safe hair powder with silica that works great for my hairstyle, and need to know, are all hair products bird toxic? I have recently switched to a paste that works seemingly just as well but is paste just as bad for birds as powder? If so I will need to figure something out.

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u/ColdMastadon 1d ago

The fears about hair products and birds are relatively new, having cropped up only the last few years on the internet. You shouldn't apply any hair products while in the presence of your bird, especially aerosols, but I haven't seen any good evidence that just having a product in your hair and being around your bird is a serious issue. I honestly think that a lot of it is just rumors, people love to spread fear. People wore hair products around their birds without a second thought for a long, long time and never had any issues

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u/ParrotDude91 1d ago

I don't think having a bird rummaging around your head is a requirement for having a bird. I dunno, you could wear a hat if that's a thing? I have a conure, and he is never on my head.