There’s nothing like having a baby to make you a genuine homebody. Before we brought our little lady home my husband and I considered ourselves outdoorsy types who traveled often. But now I’m so cooped up I consider walking to the mailbox and back a vacation. While there are many pluses to this (never putting on a real bra, anyone?), there are more than a few drawbacks I never anticipated. My skin and hair, once lush and vibrant (thank you pregnancy hormones), is now dryer than ever thanks to so much exposure to indoor heating. The drought of fresh air and real sunshine has taken a real toll. Since having good indoor air quality is incredibly important, I decided to buy a humidifier and research a few houseplants I could bring home to filter our home air and bring a little life into the place.
It turns out there many beautiful plants that help filter our home air and absorb life’s everyday toxins like benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene. Ecolife.com rounded up 20 of the best purifying plants from the book Naturally Clean by Jeffrey Hollender, Geoff Davis and Meika Hollender that will brighten your home, produce fresh oxygen, and help filter and clean your home’s air.
