Humidifiers add moisture to the air in different ways and are available in multiple types with varying benefits and drawbacks.

Cool mist humidifiers disperse a room-temperature mist and generally cover larger areas and use less electricity than other types.

Warm mist humidifiers use a heating element to heat the water and release it into your room as warm, comfortable moisture. They may use slightly more electricity than other types of humidifiers because they heat water to boiling, but the boiling process kills germs and impurities before they can be released into your room.

Ultrasonic humidifiers are available in both cool and warm mist types and are known as the quietest humidifiers on the market.

Having the right humidity level in your home can help you breathe easier, temporarily relieving coughs and congestion. Moisture in the air can also help temporarily relieve dry skin, dry eyes, and chapped lips. Proper humidity has important benefits for your whole house as well, including helping to prevent gaps in hardwood floors, cracks in wooden furniture, and static electricity that can harm electronics.

Your houseplants. Even with all the love in the world, sometimes they just won’t flourish. But don’t start feeling bad about your green thumb. Simply getting the right humidity level in your home can help your plants thrive – and with significant benefits for you, too.

How does relative humidity affect houseplants?
Low relative humidity, not high, is often the culprit when it comes to humidity-perpetrated houseplant harm. This is because most plants don’t like dry environments, i.e., environments with low relative humidity.

When RH is low (say, on a cold day), the air is dry and lacks moisture. As a result, паветра пачне выцягваць вільгаць з рэчаў - як з вашых пакаёвых раслін.
Цяпер тэхнічна, «выцягванне вільгаці» карысна для раслін. Калі расліны транспіруюць, яны вылучаюць вільгаць на сваім лісці, у выглядзе выпарэння. Транспірацыя - гэта тое, што дазваляе раслінам выкарыстоўваць ежу і ваду, якія вы паслухмяна ім далі, вы добры бацька-бацька.

Праблема такая, low RH will make your plants dry out – they’ll release moisture faster than you can replenish it. Нават калі паліваць пакаёвыя расліны часцей на маразы, сухія дні, лісце на раслінах, адчувальных да вільготнасці, могуць стаць карычневымі і хрумсткімі. Дастатковая колькасць вады проста не можа дасягнуць лісця, каб супрацьстаяць хуткасці страты вільгаці.

Правільная вільготнасць, шчаслівыя расліны
З патрэбным узроўнем вільготнасці, your plants can transpire normally, i.e., not lose too much moisture. They will start to thrive!

Humidifiers and diffusers are often confused, as the products can look similar on the outside or have similar functions. But there are several important differences between these technologies. Check out the comparison below to see whether a humidifier, diffuser or both may best fit your needs.

Humidifer Purpose: Adds moisture to the air
Diffuser Purpose: Adds fragrance to the room

Humidifer Benefit: Relieves dry air discomforts, like dry skin, scratchy throat and stuffy nose
Diffuser Benefit:Provides aromatherapy, without increasing room humidity

Humidifer Method: Uses water to raise humidity level in room
Diffuser Method: Uses water to disperse essential oil into air

Humidifer Size: Рэзервуар звычайна змяшчае не менш за палову галона вады
Памер дыфузара: Рэзервуар звычайна змяшчае менш за кубак вады