Humidifiers

Portable room humidifiers are especially helpful for babies and young children. Dry air could cause health issues. Using a small personal humidifier may help keep the air within acceptable moisture levels. It protects sensitive skin from becoming too dry. When air is dry, a baby or young child may experience dry, irritated skin and chapped lips. It may also aggravate eczema and other chronic skin conditions.

Putting moisture back into the air could help your child's skin stay moisturized and help them breathe easier. Stuffy noses and coughing can make it hard for children to get a good night of rest. A good portable room humidifier can keep the air in your child's room moist, which may help keep their nasal passages clear. It may also help loosen congestion.

Why use an indoor humidifier? In addition to the health benefits (Dry air facilitates upper respiratory infections such as the common cold, sinus infections, sore throats, tonsillitis, laryngitis, and bronchitis) it's also good for your home. It minimizes static electricity, that uncomfortable static pop would be happening all the time. Additionally, wood in the house would shrink as it dried out. Things like wood molding, wood floors, wood furniture, etc. would be affected.

In the fall and winter seasons, the weather cools and outside air dries out. Then, when we turn on our furnaces, whatever moisture remains in the air departs. The average heated home is twice as dry as the Sahara Desert! The humidity level may be only half of that considered to be comfortable (around 40-50%).

Your skin too is healthier and more protective against germs, when it is moist. Your hair looks glossier, is frizz-resistant, and is considerably more manageable when it isn't dried out.