Wood can nourish people, the "health-preserving" function of solid wood flooring

August-26th-2025

The invention and use of flooring has a long history and is widely used throughout the world. Although the materials, styles, and colors of flooring are different, and different regions have different traditions and aesthetic concepts, solid wood flooring, as one of the most common floor covering materials, has always played an important role in the flooring industry, both at home and abroad.

It can be said that the atmosphere created by solid wood floors can better reflect the pure and clean natural beauty and fresh and refined temperament. It can also make home life away from the hustle and bustle and help us create the ideal utopia in our minds.

Nowadays, in addition to common solid wood flooring materials such as oak, walnut, pine, teak, elm, and nanmu, more and more other woods are also used to make solid wood flooring. The structure, toughness, stability, texture, etc. of different materials also give our families more choices in choosing solid wood flooring.

For example, the following materials are currently popular, and the solid wood floors made of them have unique advantages in application and decoration:

Mangosteen

With beautiful texture and natural color, it is widely used in homes with European and Chinese decoration styles.

Merbau

The texture is staggered and has natural anti-corrosion properties, and is widely used in outdoor floors and swimming pool floors.

Round beans

The material is hard and has a natural texture, and is considered a high-quality solid wood flooring material.

Wenge

It has a unique texture and beautiful color, and is used to make solid wood floors with a unique style.

sandalwood

It has elegant texture and deep color. It is a high-quality solid wood flooring material with a higher price.

Two-winged Bean

The texture is simple and the color is calm, and it is used to make solid wood floors with unique style.

In the modern society with abundant material, people’s favor for solid wood flooring is actually far more than just its decorative and durable properties. The use of solid wood actually has many real benefits for the health of our home life!

01. Absorption of ultraviolet rays

Solid wood floors have a good ability to absorb ultraviolet rays, which can not only reduce the direct damage of ultraviolet rays to the skin, but also protect our eye health and indirectly prevent the occurrence of myopia.

02. Excellent antibacterial ability

The non-condensation and non-mildew properties of solid wood floors can prevent the reproduction of mites and bacteria, and reduce the occurrence of asthma, nasal and skin allergies.

03. Better buffering effect

The moderate hardness and roughness of solid wood flooring also ensure that it has better cushioning capacity than other types of flooring. For families with elderly people and children, it can greatly avoid the risk of falls.

04. Certain fatigue-relieving properties

Solid wood floors have a certain degree of elasticity, which can alleviate the weight load of footsteps and have the effect of eliminating fatigue; especially antique floors, which can act as a foot massage.

05. Warm your feet for health

Wood is warm in nature. Since ancient times, it has played a protective role in maintaining human body temperature and protecting against harsh environments. Solid wood floors, while warm in winter and cool in summer, maintain a stable temperature. Medical experts call the feet the "second heart" of the human body. Constant-temperature foot protection makes solid wood floors truly a health-promoting option.

The solid wood flooring series are also natural and environmentally friendly, while also providing warmth and comfort. The warmth and softness brought by its maintenance ability can bring a sense of warmth and affinity to people, and can interact well with human health.

Of course, solid wood floors can provide us with health-preserving properties, and we also need to take better care of them.

We can scientifically maintain solid wood floors by maintaining indoor humidity, regular cleaning and maintenance, avoiding direct sunlight, paying attention to furniture placement, and using special solid wood flooring maintenance products to keep them in good condition and provide us with a healthier, more comfortable and beautiful living environment!