Clear the Air: The Best Air-Purifying Plants for Your Home This Holiday Season
Now is the time of year when we all tend to hunker down inside to gather—and eat—with friends and family. And while cooking holiday feasts can fill your home with deliciously warm aromas, it can also serve up some unwanted byproducts.
Over the years, numerous studies have shown just how harmful cooking indoors can be. The heat sources we all use—from gas to electric stoves—create indoor air pollution. Natural gas and propane stoves can release carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and other pollutants. And cooking oil, fat, and various ingredients on either gas or electric stoves produce unwanted residue.
Range hoods are the best way to keep your kitchen well-ventilated. Yet there is another way to breathe easy in your house this season—and it starts with your hardy, humble houseplants.
We spoke to experts from across the country to find the best air-purifying plants you can easily add to your home for the holidays. Here’s the roundup of the hardest-working greenery.
