5 Best MOIST Test Humidifiers for Home and Away (2024)

I started writing This humidifier review comes during the second longest drought on record for WIRED in New York City. In November, my radiators crackle and blast my 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment with heat. And according to me indoor air quality monitorsmy humidity was at 32 percent. Like my skin, the inside of my nose was dry. My houseplants needed to be watered more than usual. There was a wildfire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park that required more than 200 firefighters. All this is to say that it is dry.

Dry interiors aren’t just chapped lips or dry noses. according to the recommendation of Harvard School of Public Healthindoor humidity can slow the spread of Covid-19. The ideal indoor humidity should be between 40 and 60 percent. And is studying Higher ambient humidity indicates that warmer temperatures also inhibit the spread of influenza. There’s a lot these little humidifiers can do.

And yet the number one abandoned appliance I see on my neighborhood rugs is the humble dehumidifier. Often they are told, “Still working!” A Paddington Bear style label with the words remains. I also see them thrown in the trash. I’m also guilty of tossing out more than one moisturizer. I give up when I can’t clean the gross brown film off the bottom of their tanks. I start with good intentions, filling them with the recommended distilled water, but eventually I’ll switch to the tap. I got better and cleaned my last moisturizer properly with water and citric acid that I bought at the spice shop. Again, the minerals in the water are a problem. If you have hard water, your humidifier may form a white powdery layer; therefore, many models recommend distilled water or come with filters. I got through all the dry hot winters because I didn’t feel like dealing with moisturizer.

All humidifiers in this review have been heat tested in my 100+ year old apartment. I was looking for user-friendly humidifiers that could fill a medium-sized room with ideal humidity. I didn’t want to lug bottles of distilled water up my stairs; I also wanted one that was easy to store. I was looking for a more faithful and lasting relationship with my moisturizer. Maybe you want that too.

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