Advice on humidifiers

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The benefits of humidification

A dry indoor climate due to low humidity causes a variety of discomforts: from increased risk of colds and flu to dry skin. Especially in cold winter months, humidity levels can drop below 30% which makes it easier for viruses and bacteria to survive. Keeping your relative humidity between 40 and 60% can offer lots of benefits to you and your environment.

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Personal health

Maintaining 40–60% humidity helps reduce virus survival, supports respiratory health, and prevents dry skin, irritated eyes, and throat discomfort.

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Wooden furniture

Proper humidity prevents wood from drying out or cracking, helping furniture, floors, and instruments maintain their shape and longevity.

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Indoor plants

Balanced humidity supports healthy transpiration, preventing leaf browning and dehydration, and helping plants thrive in indoor environments.

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Pets

Adequate humidity helps prevent dry skin and discomfort in pets, supporting their overall health and well-being, especially during dry winter months.

How to measure relative humidity?

Relative humidity is easy to measure with a hygrometer, such as Sense. If the percentage on the hygrometer is between 40 and 60 percent, the humidity in the room is optimal. If the percentage is below 40 percent, the humidity is low, in this case the air is too dry. If the percentage is higher than 60 percent, on the other hand, the humidity is high, in this case the air is too humid. Both scenarios are accompanied by various symptoms that you can recognise. In practice, however, these symptoms are not always linked to the cause - read: high or low humidity.

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Did you know that wind chill factor is largely determined by humidity?

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Symptoms of low humidity

Although low humidity is difficult to detect without a hygrometer, there are several symptoms that you can easily recognise yourself. For example, health complaints such as dry skin, eyes or lips, irritated airways, headaches, impaired concentration, fatigue or a stuffy nose indicate that the indoor air is (too) dry. Other important indicators are static electricity and cracks in wooden floors or furniture.

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Dry skin

Low humidity dries out skin and eyes, reducing elasticity and causing irritation, itching, flaking, or cracked lips.

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Dry airways

Dry air irritates airways, which can worsen asthma, COPD, and allergy symptoms.

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Headaches

Dry air can reduce oxygen absorption, potentially leading to headaches.

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Concentration

Lower oxygen intake in dry air can make it harder to focus and think clearly.

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Fatigue

Reduced oxygen levels in dry environments may cause tiredness and low energy.

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Colds & flu

Viruses stay airborne longer in dry air, increasing the risk of colds and flu.

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Static electricity

Low humidity increases static electricity, causing small shocks and making materials cling or crackle more easily.

Save on your energy bill

An absolute temperature of 19°C feels like only 17°C at 10-20% humidity, while it feels like 19°C at 60% humidity.

You can compare this with a sauna session - although this ritual leads you to believe that the temperature in the room is much higher, only the air humidity has risen. Higher air humidity therefore means that you can save on energy costs, while the temperature in the room remains the same (and not unimportantly pleasant).

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An ultrasonic humidifier, such as Neo, has a small metal plate that vibrates at an ultrasonic frequency. These vibrations convert water from the device into cold, visible mist. This mist is then blown into the air, increasing the humidity in the room.

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Quiet in operation

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Safe, cold mist

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A rapid increase in humidity

How does perceived temperature work

Perceived temperature (or wind chill) is largely determined by air humidity, as water is an excellent transmitter of heat. When humidity is low (i.e. the air contains little water vapour), the human body loses heat more quickly, which means that the perceived temperature can be colder.

The reverse principle works exactly the same. You can compare this with a sauna session - although this ritual makes you think that the temperature in the room is much higher, only the humidity has increased.

40%

At 40% humidity, an absolute temperature of 27°C feels like 27°C

90%

At 90% humidity, an absolute temperature of 27°C feels like 30°C

0.6°C

Each 10% increase in humidity raises the perceived temperature by 0.6°C

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