Grow it with Light! - OxyLED Review

Hey guys!

This time it's not beauty related, but rather it's about plants! Growing plants is shown to have positive effects on a person suffering from certain mental illnesses, as well as "keep you young" (the elderly are advised to keep a garden as it keeps them active and their mind in top shape).

Before I did a review on how LED lights affect your skin, so I don't know why it never occurred to me that LED lights could also boost plant growth. This is the product I received that brought this little key into my life:

It's an LED plant grow light. It has 12 LED lights, 9 red ones and 3 blue ones. It's energy saving, and adjusted to a standard socket.

As I mentioned, it's got 2 colors. Red and blue both do different things for the plant.

Red: Allows better photosynthesis; Best for blooming and fruit plants

Blue: Good for better photosynthesis; Helps production of chlorophyll and carotenoid; Helps create healthy leaves

This bulb comes in handy when you live in a place with little sunlight, or when the conditions don't allow for it. This illustration shows when this is helpful:

There's a debate on whether sunlight is better than grow lights, or the other way around. Here's what I found on that:

Grow lights allow access when sunlight isn't available

Grow lights may provide a better light intensity that's more suitable for the plant(s)

Sunlight has been light quality

Grow lights allow better control over how long plants are under the light

Both sunlight and grow lights provide different temperatures benefiting different plants

Glow lights offer more precision

Sunlight offers better quality 

As far as I can see, both offer different benefits. It is fair to say that you'll need to see which light best suits your plants needs. Gentler plants may react better to a grow light whereas heat-loving plants may react better to sunlight. It really depends on your plant.

Of course, even so you could use a grow light for all plants if sunlight is not accessible to you. If you have an abundance of sunlight, you can opt for creating the perfect conditions for your plant.

This product is one that I recommend. Though I have personally never owned one before this, I have worked with plants, including their lamps, and this seems like a better option out of them. It's inexpensive but high quality. The lights are bright and the light itself is very well made. The life span of it is ~35,000 hours. It's long-lasting and good quality, what more could you ask for?

If you've got little plants at home, keep 'em strong and healthy (and well bloomed) with this neat glow lamp!

xoxo,

Niki X.

Disclaimer: I received this product for review either free or heavily discounted. The review is in my own words, from my own thoughts, and are my own opinions. My review is unbiased and honest.