Brilliant humidifiers for keeping a nice environment at home

You may not often think about humidity levels in your home but it can affect how you breathe, sleep and even the dryness of your skin. This is especially as we get into the last few months of the year and towards winter, when humidity levels in the home can plummet.

There are a few different ways to regulate air quality at home but humidifiers can help with breathing issues, alleviate cold and flu symptoms and aid in dry skin issues to mention a few benefits. Though you’ll also need to maintain your humidity levels so you don’t go into too humid territory. Here are a few great options currently available.

This humidifier is the perfect size for a small bedroom or office, it comes with two mist modes, an auto-shut off feature and can cycle through different multi-coloured lights.

It’s also portable enough to take on the go and you can even use it in a car if desired.

Small and inexpensive, this humidifier is USB powered, meaning you won’t have to plug it into a socket. It also operates very quietly, but it can still manage to effectively humidify a room with two different mist modes.

Coming in at a heftier size, this humidifier has a few useful features, including a rotary knob which you can turn to adjust the level of mist being sprayed out, as well as a rotatable nozzle to direct the mist itself.

With a sizable two litre tank, this humidifier can run continuously for ten hours and is also easy to clean and maintain.

Note: Do not add water through the mist output.

This Vicks humidifier is ideal for a small room/bedroom and it can also run for up to four hours with its 500ml water capacity. It has simple one-button press functionality and uses Ultrasonic technology for quiet and safe mist dispersal.

It’s compatible with scented VapoPads to add calming vapours into a room, aid with breathing and kill flu viruses.

Note: Do not place VapoPads or essential oils directly into the water tank.

The Bear humidifier is great for larger rooms, suitable for a room of up to two square feet, as it has a wide opening to help provide fresh air throughout the day. It’s also easy to refill and clean, if you find yourself using it regularly–you can also add essential oils in its aromatherapy tray to diffuse fresh scents into a room.

Note: Do not add essential oils to the water tank.

Boasting a whopping 50-hour runtime, this humidifier is both built to last and effectively humidify large rooms (up to 322 square feet). It also comes with oil diffusers, an auto shut-off feature and three adjustable mist levels—low, medium and high, depending on your needs.

Note: Do not add essential oils to the water tank.

Specifications:

. Capacity – four litres

. Runtime – 50 hours

. Power source – corded electric

Coming with a three-litre water capacity and an easy top-refill mechanism, this humidifier is a good choice for a relatively smaller bedroom or office. It utilises fine mist for dispersal that helps with faster humidification.

Specifications:

An Amazon exclusive, this humidifier makes use of smart technology for convenient use. It features both warm and cool mist dispersal for season-round comfort and can humidify a room of up to 430 square feet.

The device also has voice control capability. I can work with an Amazon Echo Dot speaker, as well as with the Levoit app on a smartphone.

. Capacity – four litres

. Runtime – 45 minutes

. Power source – corded electric

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