Best Houseplants to Use for Clean Air
Well you may think the outdoors can be fairly polluted sometimes but actually most homes suffer from indoor pollution.
Just think on any average day the pollutants residing in your home due to cooking, bathroom plus all the unnatural cleaning products like air fresheners, plastics, insecticides and many others that we use to try and rid our home of all these pollutants that we use.
In fact indoor pollution has been measured at more than eleven times what outdoor pollution can be and just imagine the effect it has on us breathing all this in, plus damage to our skin.
The good news is that help is at end because various studies have shown that ordinary house plants will rid your home of smells and pollutants faster and more naturally than any of those horrible chemical based air fresheners that you'll buy at your supermarket.
Other studies have also shown that not only are house plants natural enemies to unnatural pollutants but they are also a natural way of increasing humidity in your home, so in winter months you're not going to burn up so much power with all those heaters you must leave on.
So what are the best house plants to use for clean air? The Areca Palm - Releases a lot of moisture into the home air and is top of the list for the removal of toxins.
Lady Palm - Also an excellent remover of toxins and a nice easy to care for plant.
Rubber Plant - Easily grown under low light and milder temperatures.
The best at formaldehyde removal.
(Poisonous to Cats) Dracaena Janet Craig - Will remove trichloroethylene and is great to look at.
(Poisonous to Cats) English Ivy - Can be grown hanging, or as ground cover or as a topiary.
Suitable for most environments.
(Poisonous if eaten to Cats, Dogs and Humans - Keep away from Children).
Dwarf Date Palm - Will remove xylene.
Is slower growing but has a longer life.
Generally good at removing all toxins.
Ficus Alii - Easy growing, good remover of all pollutants and very resistant to insects.
Boston Fern - Another excellent pollutant remover also the best in the bunch for raising humidity levels.
Peace Lily - Has a fabulous foliage and beautiful flowers plus it will remove all your pollutants - You've got to buy one of these whatever you do.
(Poisonous to Cats).
Other best plants to use for clean air are - Gerber Daisy's, Chrysanthemum's, Aloe, Orchids, Azalea's and Corn plants.
Best advice for the best house plants to clean air are buying between 15 to 20 for an average two bedroom home and placing them in strategic positions, kitchen, bathroom, laundry - places that are frequented most often - because remember that we breathe out carbon dioxide and plants actually breathe carbon dioxide in.
Even regardless of plants ability to suck up pollutants, just having them in your home simply brightens people up and has a definite relaxent on people.
But just remember that just like us they need plenty of care and attention.
So, get into a habit of feeding them and watering them to get the best results.
Just think on any average day the pollutants residing in your home due to cooking, bathroom plus all the unnatural cleaning products like air fresheners, plastics, insecticides and many others that we use to try and rid our home of all these pollutants that we use.
In fact indoor pollution has been measured at more than eleven times what outdoor pollution can be and just imagine the effect it has on us breathing all this in, plus damage to our skin.
The good news is that help is at end because various studies have shown that ordinary house plants will rid your home of smells and pollutants faster and more naturally than any of those horrible chemical based air fresheners that you'll buy at your supermarket.
Other studies have also shown that not only are house plants natural enemies to unnatural pollutants but they are also a natural way of increasing humidity in your home, so in winter months you're not going to burn up so much power with all those heaters you must leave on.
So what are the best house plants to use for clean air? The Areca Palm - Releases a lot of moisture into the home air and is top of the list for the removal of toxins.
Lady Palm - Also an excellent remover of toxins and a nice easy to care for plant.
Rubber Plant - Easily grown under low light and milder temperatures.
The best at formaldehyde removal.
(Poisonous to Cats) Dracaena Janet Craig - Will remove trichloroethylene and is great to look at.
(Poisonous to Cats) English Ivy - Can be grown hanging, or as ground cover or as a topiary.
Suitable for most environments.
(Poisonous if eaten to Cats, Dogs and Humans - Keep away from Children).
Dwarf Date Palm - Will remove xylene.
Is slower growing but has a longer life.
Generally good at removing all toxins.
Ficus Alii - Easy growing, good remover of all pollutants and very resistant to insects.
Boston Fern - Another excellent pollutant remover also the best in the bunch for raising humidity levels.
Peace Lily - Has a fabulous foliage and beautiful flowers plus it will remove all your pollutants - You've got to buy one of these whatever you do.
(Poisonous to Cats).
Other best plants to use for clean air are - Gerber Daisy's, Chrysanthemum's, Aloe, Orchids, Azalea's and Corn plants.
Best advice for the best house plants to clean air are buying between 15 to 20 for an average two bedroom home and placing them in strategic positions, kitchen, bathroom, laundry - places that are frequented most often - because remember that we breathe out carbon dioxide and plants actually breathe carbon dioxide in.
Even regardless of plants ability to suck up pollutants, just having them in your home simply brightens people up and has a definite relaxent on people.
But just remember that just like us they need plenty of care and attention.
So, get into a habit of feeding them and watering them to get the best results.
