Plants Remove Toxins from our Homes!!

How many of you have at least one plant in your home?  I hope everyone can at least say one; however, if you don’t have any…you’ll probably really enjoying reading this post!

Did you know that by having one house plant, you can reduce the pollution within your home significantly.  Do you have allergies, headaches, congestion, sinusitis, etc?  Believe it or not, adding one or more air purifying plants to you home can help!

We all learned early on in grade school that plants naturally convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, so you’ll find this information even more interesting .

Here is a list of plants that are great for the indoors!

• The Peace Lily — — This house plant tolerates low light and requires heavy watering.  It is known to absorb chemicals that linger in our homes as well like Benzene, Xylene, Ammonia, and Formaldehyde to just name a few.  **If you have children in your home…this plant IS Poisonous to pets and children**
• Golden Pothos — — This is one of the most favored and popular house plants today.  They prefer indirect sunlight and moist soil.  They’re great for hanging baskets or as a climbing vine.  Once they become too long, just trim and re-pot them for another beautiful house plant.  They are known for removing Xylene, Toluene, Benzene, Carbon Monoxide, and Formaldehyde.
• Chrysanthemum — — This is commonly known as a MUM…something we all love to see in Autumn.  Some enjoy greenery; however, others like color.  This does both jobs.  It helps purify the air and bring  joyful color.  Even though it’s seasonal, it sure does a great job…and once it’s spent…toss into your compost and treat yourself to another.  I love recycling!  This plant has also shown to remove toxic chemical like  Ammonia, Benzene, Formaldehyde, and Xylene.
• Bamboo Palm — — For those of you who enjoy adding some height to your home, this is a great choice.  It will grow anywhere from 3-6 feet and adds moisture to a room, so this is a great choice for those dry winter months.  This plant shows to eliminate chemical toxins like Xylene, Carbon Dioxide, Benzene, Formaldehyde, and Chloroform.

This is a short list of great and common household air purifying plants, and I’m sure you can find many many more!  I encourage you all to add at least one to you home.

If you would like other ideas for purifying your home, other than plants, I encourage you to visit http://www.weatherprepared.com for more ideas on removing toxins from your home.

I have many other ideas to share on how to purify and recycle the air in our homes!

STAY TUNED!!

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