Stop waking up with a sore throat—these are the bestselling humidifiers on Amazon
The end of the year means two things—red Starbucks cups and really, really dry air. If you're dealing with a sore throat and chapped lips every day from Halloween to Easter, it's time to invest in a quality humidifier.
If you've never let a humidifier into your life, you seriously don't know what you're missing. Maybe the idea of adding water vapor to your living space doesn't seem like that big of a deal, but believe me—it's a total game changer.
Cold air doesn't carry moisture well, which dries out your skin, furniture, plants, and respiratory system. That's why your nose and throat are sore when you wake up on winter mornings and why your skin is so dry during these months. Humidifiers add moisture to the air in your house to combat the dry air coming in from outside. Studies also suggest that humidifiers can keep the flu virus from surviving in the air around your home. When it comes to flu season, we'll take any help we can get.
As with any good home appliance, there are tons of different types of humidifiers depending on your personal preference. There are single-room humidifiers and whole-house humidifiers. There are humidifiers that can be voice activated through Alexa and Google Home. There are humidifiers that warm the mist before diffusing it. There are even humidifiers that double as essential oil diffusers for when you want your hydrated air to smell good too.
No matter which type of humidifier is to your liking, you'll be able to find it on Amazon. Once you start using it, you'll be hooked and humidify your air all year round. (Air conditioners dry out your air in the summer too). Here are the top bestselling ones on Amazon to get you started.
According to twitter, Emily Heller is a fake geek girl and a SJW. If you ask her friends, she laughs too loud and cries at cute animal videos. Prior to Mashable, Emily wrote for CollegeHumor and Reductress and most recently worked at a very bro-y tech startup. She lives in Brooklyn with three dudes, a cat who acts like a dog and a dog who acts like a houseplant.
