There are lots of myths surrounding humidifiers. A score of people are afraid of buying one of these home appliances because they do not know what it could do to them. While some of the myths are true, you can easily debunk a good number of them. Before you decide against buying a humidifier, here is the truth (and the lies) you deserve to know.
A humidifier will get rid of wrinkles Having a humidifier does a lot of good to your skin. But it does not help with already formed wrinkles. You should buy one before wrinkles start to show up. It helps keep a soothing and nourishing steam flow through your house thus delaying any appearance of wrinkles. They are unhealthy for babies You may have heard this myth doing the rounds. Many parents have never made the purchase only because they do not want to endanger the health of their new bundle of joy. Contrary to this, having an air cleaner in your child’s room is one of the best healthy decisions you can ever make. Since kids’ immunity is not as strong as that of adults, a humidifier helps clean the air leaving it void of bacteria and a plethora of many other germs. Besides, the moisture in the air helps your baby sleep soundly as well as breathing easily. With a good air cleaner, you can comfortably shelf your housekeeping chores It is surprising how lazy people can get when they have a humidifier at home. All the housekeeping chores like emptying the litter, dusting floors and mats are now forgotten. They expect their air cleaner to pick up all the slack right from the floor to the ceiling. With activated charcoal, a humidifier can pick bad odor but tending to your house cleaning duties is still the best option with or without an air cleaner. Airborne bacteria are killed by humidifiers While an air purifier does not kill airborne bacteria, it does a lot in preventing them floating all over your house. The moist air makes the bacteria and viruses too heavy to fly and they fall down to the ground. Common bacterial and viral infections are easily prevented this way. From practical and theoretical studies, increasing room humidity by 43 percent has been proven to eliminate 85 percent of airborne bacteria and viruses. In fact, hospitals and other health care facilities are catching up with the trend to prevent the spread of airborne diseases. You cannot get a burn from a warm air humidifier This is a big lie that would put your life and that of your family at a great risk. Warm air cleaners use a heating element to boil the water in the tank before releasing the moist air. If not handled with care, a warm air purifier can badly burn your skin. For safety reasons, a warm humidifier is not recommended for families with pets and children. The air form a cool mist humidifier is not clean This is not necessarily true. Due to the heating element, a warm air purifier produces moist and germ-free air. This air may be slightly cleaner than the one produced from a cold mist humidifier. But that should not be literally taken to mean that the latter's air is dirty. The cold mist purifiers can be fitted with a filtering wick to produced equally clean air. Therefore, preferring one type of an air purifier to the other comes down to a matter of personal preference. It is never about the purity of air produced. With a humidifier, all your allergies are cured for good Buying an air cleaner is a step towards fighting allergies. It significantly reduces the symptoms but it does not cure all the allergies. With more humid air, you will no longer be bothered by dust, airborne pathogens and a lot more allergens. But this does not mean that this is the only measure you should use to fight allergies at home. Some other methods to keep your home free from allergens are ensuring that it is clean all the time and uphold high hygienic standards. The first thing you need for dust mite allergies is a humidifier This is not true. The first response to dust mite is to control their spreading. Therefore, an air purifier is not the first thing you should buy. You should prioritize on dust mite covers for your bedding and take of all the cold areas. This will put a stop to their spreading. The next action is to wash all your bedding with water hotter than 130 degrees and dry them in a hot dryer. This will be adequate to kill all the mites leaving your house free from any mite allergies. You can now buy an air purifier to prevent any renewed breading of dust mites and set it at 50 percent humidity. This way, you will have put an end to dust mite allergies. Air purifiers help with snoring If you sleep next to a snoring partner, it is irritating. If you are the culprit it is even worse. But now you can put a stop to snoring with a humidifier. There are so many factors that contribute to snoring and dry air is one of them. With adequate moisture circulating in your house, you can say goodbye to dry air. You will now be able to breathe more naturally and the snoring gone with it. They help your pets too The health of your pets is equally important just like yours. And did you know that they (pets) show similar sick symptoms just like humans: they get running noses, cough and sneeze. By keeping the air moist you will be preventing all the symptoms of colds in your pets. Bottom line If you have never bought a humidifier due to circulating myths, now you can spot the lies from the truth. A humidifier is a great home appliance that would reduce your regular visits to a doctor. It is time to buy an air purifier now that you know it could be the difference between excellent health and paying hefty medical bills.
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