6.30.2009

A Peace Lily to the Rescue

Since we both have allergies, we used to use an air purifier with a HEPA filter. It had an ionizer that made the dust drop to surfaces, but I read on Consumer Reports online that ionizers create ozone, which isn't good for you. That purifier let you turn off the ionizer and still run the HEPA filter, so we did that. After the unit stopped working, we didn't replace it. Then I was given a peace lily and I learned that peace lilies purify the air. Without using any electricity. And it's much prettier than the electric kind.

OK, it doesn't filter dust. We have a furnace filter doing that now anyway, and according to Consumer Reports, doing a better job of it than the air purifier. But the peace lily removes the toxic gases that furniture, drapes, carpet and computers often give off. And it creates oxygen. Makes me breathe easier.
Peace Lily