After renovating a new home, grow these 6 plants to remove formaldehyde - and the number one choice may surprise you

The benevolent love mountains, the wise love water - so said Confucius over two thousand years ago. But nowadays, whether you are wise or benevolent, you have to live in the city, far away from mountains and rivers.

Although there is no way to live among mountains and rivers, adding some greenery at home to get closer to nature is still achievable. On one hand it decorates your living space, and on the other it can absorb formaldehyde - yes, absorb formaldehyde.

So today let's talk about plants and formaldehyde.

When it comes to formaldehyde pollution, every family worries about it before renovating. It is said that the number of new cancer patients each year,40％are all closely related to it. Long-term inhalation of formaldehyde by children may lead to leukemia and upper respiratory tract infections, which can be fatal.

Currently, the most effective way to deal with renovation formaldehyde is still to open the windows and force cross-ventilation. Nothing beats opening the windows.

According to research, choosing the right plants can indeed effectively tackle air pollution. The following plants have relatively strong formaldehyde absorption capacity.

- Pothos -

Pothos can absorb benzene, trichloroethylene and formaldehyde from the air, making it one of the most suitable plants for a new home,NO.1, and it is super easy to grow.

For a newly renovated home, ventilate more and use harmful gas adsorbents, then place a few pots of pothos, and basically it will meet the standard for moving in.

The ones bought at the flower market are usually just a small clump, but after being at home for a while they grow very lush, with clusters everywhere. At this point you can split off a new pot of pothos - truly a bargain plant gift pack.

- Spider Plant -

As everyone knows, spider plant has the reputation of being a "green purifier".

Spider plant can absorb indoor80％of harmful gases, and its formaldehyde absorption capacity is super super strong. Generally speaking, placing 1 or 2 pots of spider plant in a room can absorb almost all the toxic gases in the air, and it is very cheap.

- Aloe -

Aloe is a well-known beauty product. Besides its beauty uses, it can also purify the air.

It turns out aloe is a real expert at absorbing formaldehyde - it can actually absorb the90％of formaldehyde contained in 1 cubic meter of air. Impressive, impressive.

- Monstera -

Monstera is the editor's favorite. Its air-purifying function is slightly weaker; unlike spider plant and aloe, it is not an all-rounder at purifying air, but monstera has a fairly obvious effect on removing formaldehyde from the air.

In addition, monstera has the ability to absorb carbon dioxide at night, which greatly helps improve indoor air quality and increase oxygen content.

- Snake Plant -

Snake plant is absolutely reliable for purifying air.

Research shows that snake plant can effectively absorb and remove indoor harmful substances such as sulfur dioxide, chlorine, ether, ethylene, carbon monoxide and nitrogen peroxide.

Snake plant is a standard bedroom plant. Even at night it can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Just six waist-high snake plants can meet one person's oxygen needs. Growing snake plant indoors can not only improve people's work efficiency, but also reduce the need to open windows for ventilation in summer.

- Areca Palm -

The green leaves of the areca palm have a very strong purifying effect on xylene and formaldehyde in the air. Placed indoors, it can improve the environmental quality of the room, and it is very pretty, isn't it?

Hopefully after reading this article, you will no longer have to listen to the plant sellers spouting endlessly - after all, in their words every plant can do everything: bring wealth, absorb formaldehyde, absorb radiation, be easy to grow, never get bugs, and bloom for a long time.

Finally, let me remind everyone once again that the best way to reduce indoor air pollution is still to open the windows and ventilate.