It’s officially spring time, the flowers are in full bloom, the trees are greening and the birds are chirping and of course the days are longer and warmer! It’s time to hit the nearby nursery and get yourself some fresh plants for a spring detox at home (and the air) with plants which will help you in the spring crisis and after wintry rejuvenation. Besides, blooming plants add a welcome touch of color to inside spaces.
We crack the various plants which help us detoxify the air at home, act as natural air fresheners or filters and what really goes on when we include them in our house. Needless to say, ditch the harmful chemical loaded air fresheners or chemically scented candles, instead a little change can have a big impact in your house. Here are a few favorites to liven up your decor and help clear the air!
Your house could be a holding tank for home toxins, from the laundry powder, cleaning solutions, heating system, your shoe to the good old carpet! Indoor plants make a significant chemical reduction, especially when it came to benzene and formaldehyde. The plant roots and their associated microorganisms are help in organic chemical removal from indoor air.
Pot A Plant
A few plants that help remove the indoor pollutants.
1. Peace Lily filters benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and ammonia.
This lily absorbs pollutants such as formaldehyde found in carpeting, trichloroethylene found in plastics, benzene found in paints,and xylene found in adhesives.
2. Snake Plant filters benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene.
3. Aloe Vera plant filters benzene and formaldahyde. It’s also a wonderful air purifier. Aloe actually absorbs chemicals from cleaning products and even gives you a warning sign by developing brown spots if the chemicals reach a high level.
4. English Ivy filters benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene. This glossy, easy to grow hanging plant comes in numerous shades excellent at removing benzene from the air and minimizes airborne particles of fecal matter.
5. Florist’s Daisy/Pot Mum filters benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and ammonia.
6. Mass Cane filters benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene.
7. Gerbera Daisy: filters benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene.
8. Weeping Fig: filters formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene.
9. Purple Waffle Plant.is one of the best detoxifiers. A low-maintenance spreading plant is an excellent choice as ground cover in a terrarium or to drape over a cupboard.
10. Areca palm pumps out loads of oxygen during the day and removes formaldehyde – a chemical often found in carpeting. It also helps restore moisture to dry winter air at levels comparable to an electric humidifier.
11. Mother-in-law’s Tongue plant is an evening oxygen producer, hence is an apt plant choice for the bedroom. This plant can withstand any environmental conditions from light to dark, or wet to dry.
12. Golden Pathos plant is a fast-growing vine absorbs formaldehyde, benzene and xylene. Ideally this can be placed near the garage is good choice since as engine exhaust is a huge source of formaldehyde.
13. Red-edged dracaena plant adds an attractive pop of color to your interiors. It removes airborne chemicals from lacquers, varnishes and gasoliner.
14. Spider Plant with long leaves and tiny white flowers, has the ability to destroy benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene a solvent found in leather and rubber.
15. Bamboo Palm one of the best plants to have in your home thanks to its ability to remove toxins like benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene.
Investing In Indoor Plants
Therapist Shruti Seth says,’ Do you like to use indoor plants or natural air fresheners to detoxify the air in your home and act as natural air filters? Indoor air quality is a huge concern today. From Vinyl flooring to air fresheners, there are a hell lot of toxins in the air. And leaving the windows open all the time isn’t an option, so there are plants which help detoxify the air. My go-to is the rubber plants, the thick, deep green leaves of rubber plants help filter formaldehyde, benzene and ammonia from the air besides helps improve the aesthetic of your living space. The plant requires high light and frequent deep watering. Money plant is also a superhero for me as all-around air purifier that can remove formaldehyde and other pollutants. Besides it brings good luck, good fortune and good health. Moth Orchid is another favorite, especially good at removing xylene and toluene, two chemicals that find their way into homes due to the large number of household items like fingernail polish to glues, paint to paint thinner could have xylene and toluene in them. Beware if you have pets at home, or children keep these plants out of reach from them as it is poisonous or toxic if consumed.’
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