Southside Plants Cleaning Wipes - Gentle Extra Thick Waffle - Weave Unscented Wipes Perfect Plant Cleaner for Indoor Outdoor Plants | 80 Wipes

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SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED to meet the needs of your plants, our Houseplant Cleaning and Leaf Shine Wipes promote a natural, glossy sheen on your plant leaves so that your houseplant plant looks fresh, alive and full of vitality. It’s also beneficial to give plants a shower every so often: either outside in the rain, or in the shower or bath. Not only will this remove dust from leaves, it will also flush buildups of mineral salts from the potting mix.

How to Make Plant Leaves Shiny and Glossy With Leaf Shine

Dust or mineral buildup on a houseplant’s leaves can clog the leaves’ pores. (Yes, leaves have pores, just like your skin!) The problem with clogged pores is that plants take in most of the carbon dioxide they need through the leaves. Leaves are also responsible for carrying out photosynthesis, the process by which plants make energy from sunlight. Think of leaves as your plant’s lungs and solar panels in one! While baby oil is sometimes used in DIY pesticides and can be okay for temporary use to ward off household insects, we don’t recommend it for cleaning and shining plant leaves. But first….do plants breathe? Yes! Plants do breathe. They are living, breathing beings, just like you and me. Plants absorb oxygen—and some other less nice things in the air around us, depending on the plant’s air purifying qualities—and they respirate just as we do. But they don’t do it in the same way, obviously. The situation is much more complex in the case of living plants, especially ones you want to keep alive.Jane: There is some evidence that a spray containing milk can help with powdery mildews as a way of killing the fungal spores that cause this condition. I'll link in the show notes to an article that goes into the science behind this. If you're looking for a general cleaner for your houseplant leaves, the non-hairy ones, the best thing you can use is a damp cloth. Ideally water that's distilled or rainwater, so it doesn't contain of those mineral salts that can cause those white deposits on leaves. If you can, it can really give your plants a boost to give them the occasional shower, this will not only clean off the leaves but also help the potting medium too. Here's why:

DIY Leaf Shiner Recipes for Lush and Glossy Houseplants 8 DIY Leaf Shiner Recipes for Lush and Glossy Houseplants

You can use mayonnaise to add some shine to your leaves. The vinegar and lime juice content will clean off the dust while adding a healthy luster to the foliage. Mayo is also efficient in breaking down and eliminating any built-up gluey gunk-like sap to ensure that the foliage is completely clean. In this article, we’ll show you how to properly clean your plant’s leaves and how to make plant leaves shiny and glossy with Leaf Shine, our gentle, easy-to-use cleansing and fortifying spray. See and Feel Beautiful Skin Usage: Suitable for smooth leaved house plants such as rubber, swiss cheese and umbrella plants Contents: 80 Wipes Strong tissue wipes impregnated with mild oils These wipes are suitable for smooth leaved house plants such as - Rubber Swiss Cheese and Umbrella plants Baby Bio Leaf Wipes - 80 Wipes are impregnated with mild oils to gently clean and shine house plant foliage for glossy healthy looking plants9% of bacteria NOT suitable for: Fabrics, carpets & upholstery or marble and natural stone Always read instructions You can use a damp cloth and water to wipe down the leaves and remove any stubborn dust or greasy buildup. It’s easy to do this with large plant leaves, but with a smaller plant, you might need to use a paintbrush or duster to free the leaves from dust.When you start to make a list of the plants you shouldn’t really use leaf spray on, you’ll find it includes nearly two thirds of the most popular houseplants! You can also use Leaf Shine to give your plants a deeper cleaning if necessary. We recommend the wipes for this, though you can also use the Leaf Shine spray in lieu of soap water, and follow up with a wipe-down from a soft cloth. How Do You Use Leaf Shine? It is the safest method; hence can be repeated every often you see a dusty layer on your houseplants. Want more plant caretips? You’ll love my guides on how to take care of monstera plants,the ponytail palm, snake plants, elephant ear plants, rubber plants, fiddle leaf figs, cape ivy, peperomia plants, pilea peperomioides, succulents, and philodendron.