Choosing the best Humidifiers - soothing breathing and healthier living

Bring back a moistened breath of fresh air to your living room and home, to your work-place and office, to your car, to anywhere enclosed

Humidifiers— Why Do You Need Them?

Humidifiers help maintain a comfortable level of humidity. A relative humidity of about 45 percent inside your house is ideal. At temperatures typically found inside your house, 45 percent humidity makes the air feel what the temperature indicates. However, most buildings do not maintain such humidity levels without help. In fact relative humidity is often much lower than that in winters and higher in summers.

Humidifier – The Life Saver In Your House

A Humidifier creates healthy and comfortable living conditions in your house by improving air quality and moisturizing the air. Some produce a cool mist which is more comfortable to breathe than hot steam. In addition and with different models, you can also add medications to ease breathing.

Humidity - What Does It Mean?

Humidity is defined as the amount of moisture in the air. If you are standing in the bath room after a hot shower and you see the steam hanging in the air, or if you are outside after a heavy rain, then you are in an area of high humidity. On the other hand, you are in an area of low humidity if you are standing in the middle of a desert that has not seen rainfall for two months, or if you are a diver breathing air out of a SCUBA tank.

Relative Humidity - What Does It Mean?

Relative humidity is defined as the amount of moisture in a given volume of air as compared to the amount that it is capable of holding. Relative humidity is measured as a percentage. For example, if the relative humidity is 90 percent, that means the air is holding 90 percent of the moisture it is capable of holding. As air temperature rises, the capacity of the air to hold moisture also rises and if the moisture content of the air in your room stays the same, then the relative humidity reduces. On the other hand, if the temperature inside your house is higher than the temperature outside (as in winters), the relative humidity inside your house will drop, creating uncomfortable dry conditions. If the relative humidity is 100 percent, the air is already saturated with moisture and there will be no evaporation possible. Since our bodies rely on the evaporation of moisture from our skin for cooling, high humidity conditions result in a lot of perspiration and heat.

Low humidity has at the following effects on people:

Low humidity dries out the skin and mucous membranes. If your house has low humidity, you might suffer from chapped lips, itchy skin, and a dry sore throat. In addition, low humidity also dries out plants and furniture.

Low humidity increases static electricity so you get sparks when touching something metallic or different kinds of fabrics.

While low humidity makes it seem colder than it actually is, high humidity makes you think it’s warmer than it is.