Is a cinnamon stick ok for a chin?

[calcaneus]

Haven't ever tried it, but I just bought a cinnamon-scented decorative broom from Trader Joe's (never been tempted to buy anything like this in my life, I suspect the broom is flavoured with cinnamon oil and heroin!) and it made me wonder.

The broom itself is small pine twigs scented with essential oil of cinnamon, which I wouldn't imagine is a good idea for chins. However, it made me wonder about cinnamon bark. Would they be too likely to get splinters from it? I didn't see anything about cinnamon from a forum search - possibly because there are too many pie recipes and chins named Cinnamon out there!

 

[Christina Noraas]

Why would you think they'd get splinters from it? They chew on wood all the time. Essential oils are not healthy for any living thing to ingest.

 

[addictedtochins]

No,no,no! Cinnamon will burn their mouth. All those decor items likely have lacquer and tiny insects. Just buy wood from a supplier here or follow instructions and prep your own wood

 

[calcaneus]

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting that I would give them bits of the broom, it's not intended for any type of animal to eat it.

Good to know that cinnamon bark will burn their mouth. I have bought a load of apple wood already prepped from someone on here, but buying the broom made me wonder whether chins would like the taste of cinnamon.