The dry weather in winter makes it difficult to retain moisture in the air, thus causing itchiness in the skin, chapped lips and sore throats. Some people also experience discomfort when they sleep at night because of the dryness in the air. That is why people invest in expensive humidifiers to increase moisture in the room. But that is not the only way you can manage dry air in your home. For your convenience, we have come up with some of the best ways to humidify a room naturally.
Let’s get started.
Hacks to Humidify a Room Naturally
Take a look at some of these hacks that you can employ at your home to raise humidity in a room.
- Keep a filled pot in the room
- Leave the bathroom door open after your bath
- Use a water spray with drops of essential oils
- Indoor water feature
- Cook at home
- Use hanging plants
- Create a window-sill mini garden
- Air dry clothes in your room
- Place a pot of water near the heater
Let’s discuss them one by one.
Keep a filled pot of boiling water in the room
The dry weather in winter can steal away the moisture present in your room. You can use some easy hacks to humidify a room naturally. One such simple tip that you can follow in order to manage dry air in your home is to place a pot of boiling water in the room. The steam ensuing from the pot will help raise the humidity in the room and improve the overall air quality.
Leave the bathroom door open after your bath
In winter, people usually use steaming hot water to take a bath. While you have enjoyed taking a hot shower, it is always a good idea to utilize the emitting steam to increase humidity levels in your room. Simply leave your bathroom door open after a refreshing bath. If you like scents, you can add a few drops of lavender essential oil in your bathtub and the steam emitting from your bathroom will be perfumed.
Use a water spray with drops of essential oils
Even a spray water bottle can come in handy. Keep a spray bottle on the side table and use it whenever you feel the air has become dry. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oils like orange or lemongrass and you would love the refreshing scent.
Indoor water feature
A stylish water fountain can be one of the perfect tips to humidify a room naturally. It can also work as a feng shui cure. There are five feng shui elements: metal, fire, water, earth, water and wood. When you place a water fountain in your room, as per the popular Chinese belief, you basically activate the “chi energy,” which will bring you prosperity. Apart from increasing the humidity in the room, adding a water fountain can contribute to your overall well-being.
Cook at home
It is strange, but cooking at home can do wonders. Apart from cutting down costs on paying restaurant bills, home cooking can humidify your room naturally. Whenever you are boiling pasta or rice, the steam emitting can increase moisture in the house. You don’t have to rely on humidifiers to raise moisture in your house, all you have to do is cook some more pasta for dinner!
Use hanging plants
Hang plants in the room to allow circulation of fresh air and if you hang plant vases then the water present in the vase will slowly evaporate retaining moisture in the room. You will have to change the water in the vase regularly. If you love flowers, placing a flower pot will not only brighten up the room but the water in the flower pot will be a source of increased moisture in your room.
Create a window-sill mini garden
Just like hanging plants add up to your room’s décor, a window-sill mini garden looks appealing. Place your favourite flowers, cactus or crotons in small flower pots and place them on your window-sill to create a mini garden. Some indoor plants improve the air quality in the room, like aloe vera, snake plant etc. Make sure you have a few of those plants in your room.
Air dry clothes in your room
To humidify your room naturally, air dry the clothes using an iron rack. Instead of drying your clothes on your balcony or out in the sunlight, air-drying in your room helps increase humidity levels. If you don’t like to dry clothes inside a room, you can place a damp towel on your clothes stand to allow more moisture.
Pot of water near heater
If you happen to live in colder regions, where you have no choice but to depend on heaters to keep your house warm, placing a pot of water near your heater can increase the moisture content in your room. Because heaters tend to steal away moisture, placing a vessel of water near the heater can actually raise humidity in the room.
So, these were some useful tips to humidify your room naturally. If you don’t have a heater, then check out some of these ways to keep your house warm in winters without banking upon heaters. For more updates, stay tuned to Zameen Blog, the best lifestyle blog in Pakistan. Don’t forget to write to us at blog@zameen.com and we would surely get back to you.
