Did you know that there are four types of house plants that are known for purifying the air in your home? Here are a list of the best ones you should have in your home to purify the air.Image may be NSFW.
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Aloe: Aloe is one of the best plants you can have in your home. It cleanses the air in your home of all sorts of toxins—particularly formaldehyde and benzene. Now, if you’re wondering where your house would pick up a carcinogen used in embalming fluid, that’s simple—formaldehyde is found in far more commonplace things in your household, like cleaning products, furniture, and toilet paper.
Aloe’s best trait is the fact that it can let you know if there are too many toxins in the air to clean by itself. Spots form on the leaves to tell you it needs help. Then you can add some more plants (perhaps even some more aloe) to the room to help purify the air more. I don’t know of any other plant that can communicate that kind of signal, but it’s useful.
Peace Lily: The peace lily is another plant that specializes in absorbing both formaldehyde and benzene, but it also helps out with other carcinogens like trichloroethylene (found in adhesives and paint removers) and xylene (found in gasoline, leather, and paint thinner), as well as other, non-carcinogenic toxins like ethyl acetate, acetone, and ammonia.Image may be NSFW.
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Gerbera Daisy: Gerbera daisies love light, so you’ll want to put them in a window that gets a lot of light. Not only that, but they’re so colorful that they’ll brighten up any room you decide to put them—and they’ll be useful pretty much anywhere, since they absorb trichloroethylene and benzene. If you get a lot of your clothes dry cleaned, you might want to consider buying a gerber daisy for your home to help out with the chemicals brought into your home from the dry cleaners.
Chinese Evergreen: The Chinese evergreen is an adaptable plant. Where some plants will purify the air naturally, but be particularly good at absorbing only a few certain chemicals, the evergreen adapts. At first, it’ll target all pollutants, just like any plant, but as time goes on, it will start targeting the toxins found more prevalently in your home. It’s incredibly easy to care for, requiring simple low light conditions. However, the one problem with the plant is its toxicity to cats. Because of this, if you own a cat, you’ll probably want to find a different plant rather than risk the health of your animal.
Source: GreenerIdeal.com
