Are you still hesitating to put plants in your bedroom?
Well, hesitate no more—plants can help improve the quality of your sleep. They are effective at absorbing formaldehyde fumes, which are harmful substances found in paints, carpets, or insulation foams.
Add plants to your bedroom to improve air quality. Here are a few examples of plants that can help you sleep better.
- Jasmine: The petals of this flower have calming and soothing components for beautiful, restful nights
- Lavender: It soothes and helps you fall asleep more easily, allowing you to enjoy peaceful, restful nights.
- Philodendron: Its lush foliage and wild appearance help cleanse and purify your bedroom.
- Gardenia: This plant with white petals is known to reduce anxiety, making it easier for you to enjoy a good night's sleep.
- Spathiphyllum (moon flower): This plant helps eliminate toxins that accumulate in your bedroom. It's a true invitation to relaxation.
- Aloe Vera: With its regenerating and purifying properties, Aloe Vera cleans the air in your bedroom. Its stems develop brown spots if the air is too polluted.
- Ivy: While it is known as the climbing plant par excellence, ivy also works wonderfully in a hanging pot in your bedroom to help purify the air.
- Chlorophytum (spider plant): It can absorb potentially carcinogenic pollutants from the air. The improved air quality may help reduce sleep apnea episodes.
Tips and tricks:
One or two plants in the bedroom are enough to purify the air daily and help you enjoy more restful nights.
- However, it's important to ventilate your bedroom daily to ensure your plants have enough fresh air.
Sources:
www.mieux-vivre-autrement.com, "11 green plants in the bedroom against sleep disorders", Sophie Guittat, 30 May 2019
www.elle.fr, "Sleep: 7 plants for better sleep", Soumaya Messabih, 5 August 2019
To find out more:
If you want to take your plant care further, there are apps available to help you grow and care for them.
Groww: This application allows you to plan the watering of each of your plants so you don't forget them
The instagram accounts to follow to become a PlantLover: @sweetyoxalis@ unefleurparmilesfleurs@jeni_jungle
