How to prevent the air from being too dry at home?
Every winter, that's the question I asked myself!
Because of the heating, you must have noticed that too...
The air becomes too dry and it's really painful.
Dry or stuffy nose, headache, sore throat... Hello messes!
So for this year, I looked for the best solutions to humidify my house naturally.
And since I've been using them, no more dry air and the symptoms that go with it! It works great.
Here are 11 effective tips to naturally humidify the house without buying a humidifier . Watch:
One of the first solutions to humidify your home is to ventilate regularly .
As heating tends to dry out the air, it is necessary to ventilate regularly to let the humidity in.
Even if it's cold, open the windows wide for a few minutes.
5 minutes when it is very cold is enough to humidify the atmosphere. You will see, the effect is immediate.
In addition, it's a simple way to eliminate all bad odors and limit the spread of viruses.
However, remember to turn off the heating when you open the windows.
As my grandmother used to say, there's no point heating up for the sparrows!
But the fact remains that it's an easy solution for humidifying the air in a room, including a baby's!
Don't worry!
It looks complicated like that...
But in fact, making a homemade humidifier is really very simple.
Just use a bowl of very hot water to humidify the room
Simply place this bowl on the radiator.
The heat causes the water to evaporate and humidify the room.
The advantage is that with this trick you quickly humidify a room.
It's a good trick for a small room:bedroom, living room, office...
You can add essential oils to the water:essential oil of lavender, eucalyptus or lemon.
This way you also fight against the development of bacteria and viruses.
But if you have children who are under 7 years old or if you are pregnant, do not use essential oils without medical advice.
Consult a specialist before and read the precautions for use.
The idea is about the same.
But here, you just need to put a large pot of cold water in a room.
Of course, it can be a pot, a basin, a salad bowl...
The most important thing is to place this container full of water in the room.
Under the effect of heat, the water will evaporate and humidify the room.
You can slide your water tray under furniture.
Because it must be admitted that it is not always very aesthetic!
But in any case, remember to change the water regularly.
You probably know that stagnant water is the perfect place for bacteria to grow.
Not great for your health!
Heat a saucepan... The solution seems obvious, but we don't always think about it.
Yet it is an economical and 100% natural solution when the air is too dry in the house.
And it is particularly effective when you live in a small apartment or a studio.
Very quickly, the steam from the boiling water spreads everywhere.
This automatically and naturally increases the humidity level.
And then, take the opportunity to cook vegetables or pasta!
It avoids heating water for nothing and wasting it.
In addition, you can even recycle the cooking water from vegetables and pasta afterwards.
As you can imagine, what works with a saucepan works just as well with a pressure cooker.
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You can even take the opportunity to prepare a good applesauce, with cinnamon and cloves.
This way, you prepare a delicious dessert or snack and delight all the gourmands in the family!
Second, you save money.
Because preparing homemade desserts or snacks is much more economical than buying them...
And often better!
Third, you humidify your home. It's still the original goal!
Depolluting green plants will help to humidify the air in the house .
Just water them to release the captured water into the environment.
This increases the humidity.
Yes, just as they release oxygen, plants also release water.
And what is true for depolluting plants is also true for other plants:aromatic herbs, plants that grow without light...
In addition, they nicely decorate your interior and season your dishes.
This idea is very simple and free.
If the air is too dry in a room.
Soak a towel in a basin of water.
Then hang it near the radiator or on a drying rack.
When they go to dry gently, the moisture released by the towels will spread through the air.
You can add a few drops of lavender or eucalyptus radiata essential oil to the water.
But do not use essential oils if you have children under 7 or if you are pregnant, allergic, asthmatic or epileptic.
Read these precautions for use before using essential oils.
Always seek specialist advice before using them.
This is perhaps the simplest idea that exists.
But it is no less effective.
Generally, the most humid room is the bathroom.
Normal since we take very hot showers there...
All you have to do is leave the bathroom door open on the rest of the apartment so that the humidity present in the bathroom spreads everywhere.
Look no further... There is no easier trick!
Your laundry can be a great help in humidifying the air in your home.
Did you just do laundry?
So dry your laundry in the living room.
It's not very aesthetic, but it's practical and effective.
In addition, you save electricity by not using your dryer.
Your laundry is now dry?
So all you have to do is iron it in the main room !
This generates humidity and fog on the windows.
As a result, this natural condensation prevents the air from being too dry.
And the icing on the cake, your laundry is ironed and ready to be put away.
You kill two birds with one stone.
Better safe than sorry, right?
One way not to look too dry is not to overheat your interior.
It must be neither too hot nor too cold.
Do you know the ideal room temperature?
The ideal temperature is between 17°C and 19°C.
For a 17°C room, it's perfect.
In the baby's room, we consider that 19°C is a good average.
You can go up to 20°C in the bathroom.
But what is this thing?
The saturator is a small reservoir in stainless steel or ceramic that hangs on the radiator.
Water is poured into this small container.
And under the effect of the heat of the radiator, it evaporates...
Which humidifies the air.
You may have seen this at your grandmother's.
It is a very good solution to humidify a small room ...
Especially since some of these saturators are really cute.
There you go, you now know how to humidify a room naturally :-)
It's easy, effective and economical!
Very practical, to eliminate all the symptoms due to dry air.
But be careful, the air in your home must not be too humid anyway.
Otherwise it is the guaranteed appearance of molds and their little friends and dust mites!
To avoid this, you can use a hygometer.
This device allows you to control the level of humidity in the room.
And so you can easily tell if the air in the house is too dry.
Is it?
Then use one of our home hacks to humidify the air in a room.
Or you can also invest in humidifiers sold commercially.
There are three types.
- the ultrasonic humidifier:it breaks down water molecules and creates a mist that hydrates the air.
- the steam humidifier:it produces steam thanks to the water which boils in the device. The steam spreads throughout the room and increases the humidity level.
- the evaporative humidifier:it draws in air and passes it through wet filters. The advantage is that it purifies the air and eliminates the particles present.
You are probably wondering what is the ideal level of humidity to have in your home?
It is considered that the ideal humidity level for healthy air is between 40 and 60% humidity .
This is particularly recommended in apartments where the temperature is around 20 to 22°C.
In less warm rooms, the humidity can be a little lower (between 45 and 55%).
Often the air becomes too dry in the house in winter.
Heating carbide to the hilt... And there's a lot less ventilation.
The air stagnates and renews itself less.
And that's how indoor air dries up...
Which is bad for your health.
Dry air interferes with the functioning of the ENT device .
He gets irritated more easily and becomes less resistant.
The symptoms are then as follows:
- dry nose
- cold
- respiratory problems (cough, asthma...)
- headache
- irritated eyes
- dry and chapped lips
- sore throat
- dry skin
- disturbed sleep
- difficulty concentrating
Be aware that too dry air can also damage wooden furniture and parquet.
They dull faster and may discolor and crack more easily.
