Peace Lily
Next to being watered regularly, this plant will successfully absorb moisture from the air. It requires a bit of indirect sun, but it can easily survive in a lower light environment. Same as Boston fern, peace Lily grows pretty fast, and it's excellent at air detoxifying.
"How good a plant is at reducing humidity is all to do with its ability to absorb dew, fog and other moisture through its leaves. This moisture then moves down to its roots. The beauty of this natural solution is that you will notice an improvement while having beautiful plants to enjoy too."
English Ivy: A Christmastime favorite that's a year-round keeper because it filters 78 percent of airborne mold in 12 hours. Dwarf Date Palm: Loves xylene and other pollutants. Boston Fern: Who hasn't owned a Boston Fern? Time to get another — its specialty is formaldehyde removal.
Wolverton says that, absent expensive testing, it's impossible to guess how many plants might be needed to clean a room of its contaminants. But he usually recommends at least two “good sized” plants per 100 square feet of interior space.
Improving ventilation in living areas may provide some quick relief if the mold spores in your home are a result of moisture issues or visible mold growth. The principle behind this is to allow dirty indoor air to flow outside while allowing fresh air to flow inside.
Use dehumidifiers and air conditioners, especially in hot, humid climates, to reduce moisture in the air, but be sure that the appliances themselves don't become sources of biological pollutants. Raise the temperature of cold surfaces where moisture condenses. Use insulation or storm windows.
The Epiphytes family of plants, also called air plants, are brilliant for houses with condensation problems. Popular examples of this plant are Tillandsia, Bromeliads and Orchids (all of which are pet-friendly).
Put some salt in a bowl and place it on the desired windowsill and then leave it overnight. You can buy table salt from ASDA for as low as 65p, although it's more likely you'll already have some in your pantry. The result should be a more or less condensation-free window.
This simple and cheap hack has helped many households reduce the amount on condensation forming around their windows.
Use desiccants. Without the facilitation of an electrical appliance, desiccants such as silica gel, charcoal, and rock salt can still adsorb some moisture from the air at a slower rate, due to their hygroscopic nature. You can put a basket of charcoal in the room and replace the charcoal once it gets damp.
Does DampRid work? Yes. CHOICE household products expert Chris Barnes says, "We put a DampRid container in a sealed test chamber about the size of a closet with 80% humidity and a fan for air movement. Within three days, DampRid reduced humidity to 43% and collected almost half a cup of water."
Open windows to control humidity will never be as effective as a dehumidifier. Not only is the air outside going to have moisture, but it is simply not dealing with the problem. Open windows do not deal with the moisture in the air – instead, you just hope the more moist air is removed.
As you might've guessed, opening windows can help reduce mold. Doing so lets excess moisture flow outside instead of settling on your walls, floors, and ceiling. Without the proper amount of moisture indoors, mold won't be able to grow. Opening windows can be helpful.
White vinegar is a mildly acidic product that cleans, deodorizes, and disinfects. It can also kill 82% of mold species, including black mold, on porous and non-porous surfaces. You can use it safely on most surfaces, and its offensive odor goes away quickly. Pour undiluted white vinegar into a spray bottle.
Using white vinegar to kill mould
If cleaning with detergent doesn't work, it's possible to remove mould using diluted vinegar and a microfibre cloth. If mould cannot be removed using the vinegar method, cleaning with diluted bleach or a commercial product may be required.
According to NASA, chrysanthemums are among the best air-purifying houseplants as they remove most indoor pollutants like formaldehyde, benzene and xylene. The flowering plant requires very little care, but it'll only stay alive for a few weeks indoors.
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), which tested the abilities of three common houseplants to remove formaldehyde from the air, found in preliminary tests that spider plants were the champs, removing 95 percent of the toxic substance from a sealed Plexiglas chamber in 24 hours.
There are several varieties to choose from, but areca palms, bamboo palms, lady palm, dwarf date palm and reed palm are the best for condensation. Other plants that enjoy humidity are orchids, Boston ferns and spider plants.