Top 5 Benefits to Owning an Air Purifier

Did you know that as Americans, we spend up to 90 percent of our time indoors? By doing so, we unknowingly expose ourselves to harmful gases, chemicals and particles in the air. Over time, even harmless household items such as carpet, cabinetry, furniture, and even cleaning products such as aerosol sprays and air fresheners can be harmful to the respiratory system.

To maintain a healthy home, we recommend purchasing a quality air purifier. If you're still not ready to make a purchase, here are the top 5 benefits to owning an air cleaner:

Relieve Allergy Symptoms

Many allergy sufferers swear by air purifiers because they truly work at removing airborne allergens. This is particularly true with HEPA air purifiers. These units have HEPA filters that are capable of eliminating up to 99.97 percent of particles up to 0.3 microns in size (that's 1/100th of a human hair). If you're looking for an air purifier to help keep allergy symptoms at bay, use the air purifier in areas where there are high levels of allergens. For example, if you spend most of your time in your living room and that's the room with the highest concentration of allergens, then that's where your air purifier should be located.

Keeps Your Home Free from Pet Debris

Removing pet hair is probably one of the biggest issues that comes with pet ownership. Whether you have a dog, cat, rabbit, or some other furry companion, pet hair can cause a lot of headache. Not only does an air purifier remove visible pet hair, but a high efficiency air cleaner with a HEPA filter will remove airborne pollutants that you can't see such as pet dander, dust, and sand.  It'll also help eliminate dirt that goes airborne after a romp in the yard, or the tiny pieces of kitty litter or wood chips that go airborne after your cat or guinea pig romps in its respective box.  Quite a few manufacturers actually manufacturer pet air purifiers that are designed for pet debris. 

Eliminate Mold

Did you know that when moisture and oxygen are mixed together, this can facilitate indoor mold growth? This is especially true in high humidity areas such as such as bathrooms and kitchens. Furthermore, if you spill a good amount of water on your carpet and don't get the water out, it will get moldy over time. Plumbing leaks in older homes and apartments can also be susceptible to mold growth. Breathing in mold can lead to a variety of health problems, so it's a good idea to invest in an air purifier for this purpose. Make sure to look for a UV air purifier with a UVC light, as this is the only way of killing microbiological contaminants such as mold, fungi, bacteria and viruses.

Remove Metals

Although they've received a lot of flak recently, ionic air purifiers are very good at one thing: removing heavy metals from your air. If you or someone you're living with has a compromised immune system or is sensitive to heavy metals and toxins, then you'll benefit from an ionic air purifier. Just keep in mind that ionic air purifiers do produce small amounts of ozone, so be sure to look for one with the lowest ozone rating possible.

Improve Your Skin

We've all heard about costly oxygen facials that are supposed to drastically improve your skin, but did you know that some cost conscious beauty whizzes have found a cost-effective way to get a similar treatment for far less? The buzz has already been hovering around the idea of using air purifiers for the same purpose. Air purifiers filter the air to create an optimal clean air environment rich with pure O2. Although the results are still debatable, it doesn't hurt to have an air cleaner in your bedroom so you can reap both the health and beauty benefits. 

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