When it comes to improving the comfort of an apartment, the first thing attention is focused on furniture, frequently used household appliances, and design. At the same time, not everyone remembers the problem of indoor air. More specifically, about its dryness, especially in the autumn-winter period. Low humidity causes significant harm to the microclimate of housing, provoking a lot of health problems for those who live in it. Raise it with a household humidifier.
Harm from low humidity indoors
Dry microclimate in the house causes considerable harm to the whole body. The first to react is the skin. Peeling, itching, a desire to moisturize the skin with water or creams appear. More wrinkles form on the face and the reason for this is the loss of elasticity of the epidermis. Permanent stay in a "dry" apartment reduces performance. The general condition also worsens, prolonged sleep does not contribute to the appearance of vivacity, and fatigue only worsens. The mucous membranes of the respiratory tract are affected. They are drying out, thinning. As a result of this, the protective functions of the body fall significantly, it becomes more susceptible to various kinds of respiratory diseases. The risk of complications such as asthma is increased.
The children's organism reacts especially sensitively to a lack of moisture. Due to physiological features, children feel faster and stronger all the negative consequences described above. In babies of the first year of life, irritability, runny nose, cough, which provokes irritation, sore throat, most often appear. Other children are more likely to suffer from infectious and colds.
About the benefits of humidifiers
Creating and maintaining optimal, comfortable living conditions in the apartment with the help of a steam generator will negate the harm from excessive dryness of the environment. Humidifiers are beneficial for:
- human health;
- domestic animals and plants;
- room furniture;
- air in the house as a whole.
Humidity, supported by humidifiers at the proper level, can dramatically change the well-being of households. There is a benefit from the operation of the device in a couple of hours. The tightness, dryness of the skin of the face and body disappears. This happens due to the natural moistening with water molecules, which saturate the air. Soon, the eyes react to the normalization of the climate, the degree of manifestation of dry eye syndrome gradually decreases. Quite often, it completely disappears without the additional use of artificial tears.
The condition and work of the mucous membranes improves. The body spends less water on secrets, but this in no way harms them. Their recovery has a positive effect on the immune system, because most pathogens penetrate the body through weakened, thinned mucous membranes.
Especially the benefits of moisturizers are noticeable in homes where there is a small child. A child’s body loses moisture much faster for many reasons. This includes increased physical activity and metabolic rate, imperfection of thermoregulatory functions, especially cooling, and more. Therefore, it is simply necessary to maintain a constant level of humidity at around 50 to 75 percent. Due to this, the crumbs will always be active, the risk of heat stroke, severe overheating, dehydration will be significantly reduced. The quality of sleep and its duration will improve. WHO experts have long been recommending buying a humidifier for homes for families with small children.
Benefits for home decor, pets and plants
Dry air harms not only humans, but also pets and indoor plants. Animals experience the same problems as humans. And due to the naturally woolen cover, some of them are even more susceptible. For example, overheating, dehydration. Also, wool is able to accumulate static electricity. And humidifiers reduce this to “no”, moisturizing the hair and preventing the accumulation of electrons.
Plants that do not like dryness need constant, daily spraying. But when a humidifier appears in the apartment, the frequency of spraying is reduced. At the same time, the flowers feel great, greener, grow and delight the eye. So the benefits are obvious.
In a dry room, furniture spoils faster, paintings and floors dry and crack. Water is drawn quickly, and objects cannot restore the level from the environment, because there is nothing to absorb. The service life is noticeably reduced, the appearance deteriorates. This is where a humidifier comes to the rescue. It produces water molecules that saturate everything around.
The use of humidifiers also lies in the fact that they prevent the growth of viruses and infections, which are difficult to survive in a humid environment. They help cleanse air from dust. When it gets wet, under its own weight, it settles on the floor and other surfaces from which it is easy to remove.
Methods of measuring air humidity
In the room where adults live, the optimum humidity is from 40% to 60%. In children's rooms it is advisable to maintain from 50% to 70%. An increase in these parameters is harmful as well as a decrease.
You can check the house for humidity in a simple and quick way. Collect a full glass of water and put it in the refrigerator on the lower shelf, leave for an hour and a half. Then take out and take to the room. It is advisable to put a glass of water away from heating appliances and observe the drying rate of the condensate that has appeared. In a dry room, it evaporates in a short time, from 7 to 10 minutes. That is, if the container has dried in 10 minutes or less, the air must be humidified additionally.
A humidifier is a modern device that helps to improve the microclimate of housing and the health of people living in it. Many models are equipped with a hygrometer. This is very convenient, because it not only raises the humidity, but also measures it. And thanks to an interesting design, it will also decorate the house. In a word, this device is very useful. The main thing is to use it correctly and remember that in everything you need to know the measure, because high humidity also causes harm to humans.
