Plants as Natural Air Fresheners

We're inundated with advertisements, convincing us that we need a multitude of air fresheners to make the air "cleaner" and smell "fresher". Air fresheners available in the market contain chemicals – petroleum distillates, p-dichlorobenzene, formaldehyde, and aerosol propellants – which can be toxic and may increase the incidence of many health problems. Health risks from regular exposure to chemicals found in air fresheners may include headache, earache, irregular heart beat, depression, respiratory problems and diarrhea in babies. Read More