When winter comes around, the lack of natural humidity causes the air to dry out. The lack of moisture in the air is evident in the form of static electricity, dry skin, more dust and an increase in illnesses. If the lack of humidity in your house is making your skin, throat or nasal passages dry, it’s time to look in to buying the best humidifier.
Humidification is simply, the addition of water into air. Most people require a certain amount of ambient moisture in the air that is not too high and not too low in order to be comfortable. There are several reasons why you should use a humidifier, including the betterment of your health, help with skin and help with the upkeep of your homes wood — just to name a few!
Reasons to Use a Humidifier
- Increasing the humidity in your home helps eliminate the dry air that can irritate and inflame the passages in the nose and throat.*
- Humidified air can relieve the discomfort of colds and flu.*
- Using a humidifier in the home can help relieve a stuffy nose and can help break up mucous so you can cough it up.*
- During the dry, winter months, keeping humidity levels up in the home (between 40–50%) makes the air feel warmer. This can mean you'll run your heat a bit less and save money on your bills!
- Dry air can dry out skin, hair, lips, throat, etc. This causes irritation until moisture is restored.
- Reduces damage to wooden items in the home. Wooden furniture can become damaged, wooden floors can get creaky and instruments can become out of tune. Even wallpaper can begin to peel!
- Proper humidity levels help to reduce the number of nosebleeds some people are prone to in the dry, winter months.
* Source: US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Medline Plus: www.nlm.nih.gov and Livestrong.com and MayoClinic.com and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov.