Dry eyes, chapped lips or even a dry cough? You may need to increase the humidity in the room.
Yes, it can actually be too low. There are a few tricks and tips you can use to increase the humidity in the room. This is often caused by incorrect ventilation, strong heating - whether from a fireplace, normal or underfloor heating - or air conditioning.
The guide explains when and why you should increase the humidity in rooms and how this can be achieved.
The relative humidity indicates the proportion of water or water vapor in the air. You can measure it with a indoor hygrometer. If it exceeds or falls below the maximum or minimum limit, measures must be taken to adjust the humidity in the room.
Depending on the room, different ideal humidity levels are as follows:
If a room is too dry over a long period of time, it can even cause damage to the room. Window and door frames and wooden floors can bulge, and cracks can appear in dry walls.
There are a few signs that indicate that it is advisable to measure the humidity and possibly increase it. One symptom of too dry humidity is, for example, dry, burning eyes. The dry air can also dry out your skin and lips and make them chapped.
Mucous membranes can also become irritated or sensitive and make you more susceptible to infections and colds because viruses and bacteria are no longer filtered as effectively and the mucous membranes can therefore no longer provide sufficient protection. Another symptom can be a dry cough.
The most effective way to measure the humidity in a room is to use a digital hygrometer. ThermoPro TP53 Digital Hygrometer Indoor Thermometer for Home is an easy-to-use tool that can monitoring humidity level and temperature in real time. It’s designed for precision and ease, ensuring your living space is always at its best.
Its large backlit LCD screen provides clear readings, even in low light, while the touch-sensitive buttons make operation a breeze. With real-time updates every 10 seconds and a humidity level icon indicating comfort zones, it’s perfect for bedrooms, living rooms, greenhouse, study room, office, and more. The TP53 also features a durable tabletop stand and magnetic backing for versatile placement options.
If the humidity in the room is low, there are a few simple measures you can take to increase it.
For acute dry air, you can increase the humidity with a few short-term methods. Home remedies or household items that you have on hand are sometimes sufficient for this. There are the following options:
If you want to increase the humidity quickly, you can humidify the room with a kettle. To do this, fill it with some water and then plug it into the room in question. Let the water boil in it - if possible with the lid open. The boiling water condenses and spreads in the air.
The trick with a water bowl works in a similar way, but a little slower. To do this, place a small bowl filled with water on the switched-on heater. The heat allows water to evaporate continuously and humidify the room air.
The method works according to the same principle if you put a wet or damp rag on the warm heater. However, the humidifying effect is not permanent, as the rag.
To increase humidity, you can do what you shouldn't do in a room if it's too humid: let the laundry dry inside. This option may not be very aesthetic, but it will increase humidity quite quickly.
If you let your wet laundry dry in your apartment, the humidity will increase there.
You can, of course, also use a spray bottle with an atomizer to spread moisture around the room.
Another option in the event of acute dryness is to leave the door to the damp bathroom open after showering so that the moisture can escape and spread around the room.
Measures to increase humidity in the room in the long term
The measures just mentioned are less suitable as a long-term solution, however. The following tips are better instead:
A great way to increase the humidity in the room in the long term is to have houseplants. In addition to their humidifying effect, some plants purify the air and also have a positive effect on our mood.
However, not every plant is suitable as a humidifier. The best ones are those that need to be watered regularly. Cacti and succulents are therefore less suitable for humidifying rooms. Good humidifiers include spider plants, gold fruit palms or cyperus grass, but there are many others.
The more humidifying plants you have in the room, the stronger the effect. So be careful not to have too many humidifying plants, otherwise the humidity in the room will increase too much.
In winter, the air outside is often drier than inside, as cold cannot carry moisture as well. Therefore, ideally, ventilation should be carried out when it is raining or when the temperature is higher. Since this is not always possible, only short bursts of ventilation should be used to avoid drying out the air in the room even further.
Warm heating air dries out the room. It is therefore worth turning the heating down a little. In living rooms that are in use, however, the temperature should not be below 18 degrees.
Similar to the water bowl on the heater, there is a slightly more stable solution. An air humidifier for the heater is often a ceramic container that can be hung on the heater. Filled with water, it can humidify the air by condensing the water out of it and spreading it through the air.
You can also build a humidifier yourself using a large bowl. You will also need lava gravel and water for this. The lava gravel accelerates the evaporation process and should be half covered with water.
11.Indoor fountain:
Indoor fountains have the same effect. The difference to the humidifier is that the fountain is usually more aesthetic, as it comes in different styles and designs. Alternatively, an aquarium can be used for the same purpose. However, this should be left slightly open.
Attention: All fountains, humidifiers and water containers should be cleaned regularly so that the formation of germs can be reduced or prevented.
With a few simple tricks, the dry air in rooms can be easily humidified. This will do you and your health a favor, as well as the room.
