It's that time of year again: My skin gets red and cracked; my throat is often sore; my sinuses become irritated; and my hair and scalp dry out. Cold months sap our moisture for multiple reasons — the ...

A hardworking room humidifier is a lifesaver during the dry, cold months of winter. Its dedicated function—adding moisture back into the air in your home—can soothe dry skin, improve the symptoms of ...

Luckily, cleaning a humidifier is easy, and you probably already have everything you need to do it at home. To help you through the process, we asked Dr. McKeon and air quality and mold expert Michael ...

A humidifier is one of those things that’s not really on your radar until you need it. Say, when the temperature turns frosty and your skin’s so dry it’s scaly. Or when you—or your kids—come down with ...

Although often associated with the cooler, dryer months, humidifiers are beneficial year-round – when it’s cold, heating creates dry air and when it’s warm, air conditioning can lower humidity. Both ...

If you don’t know how to descale a humidifier, then you may be adding more than moisture to the air. That lovely stream of mist could be pumping out white dust that has formed on the heating element. ...