Make the Best out of your Fall-Winter Season with Our Newest Large & Powerful HumidifierThe "Ocean Breeze" 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Use a Humidifier Moisturizing the air in your home with a humidifier or vaporizer is not only an effective way to make your living conditions more comfortable, but it can play a key role in helping to alleviate symptoms of a variety of health conditions. Below, we list out ten of the most common reasons why you should consider using a humidifier to moisturize the air inside your home or office. 1. Moisturize Your Skin and Lips: Dry air may cause a wide variety of unpleasant symptoms to your skin. When forced-air heating is running and causes the humidity levels to dip down to between 20-30%, or the weather is particularly dry, your skin starts to lose its moisture. This can lead to your skin feeling tight, dry, itchy and flaky. The skin on your hands is especially vulnerable to this loss of moisture, because it has fewer oil glands than other parts of your body. Lips are also composed of tender skin, therefore they tend to chap more easily and frequently when the air becomes drier. If left unaddressed, your lips may even start to crack as a result. While hand lotion and chap-stick can help you regain the lost moisture, using a humidifier to add moisture to the air in your home can also help naturally rehydrate your skin. Not only does this help alleviate the common symptoms associated with dry skin, but can also provide a wide variety of other benefits. See 2-10 under benefits!