Do you use a humidifier in the winter?

[x65943]

I just bought one

I couldn't stand being itchy and having dry skin so I bit the bullet

I am like not entirely sold on the idea it really works - do you guys use humidifiers and in your experience did they do anything?

 

[Maximumbeans]

The opposite here. UK winters pretty much demand a dehumidifier unless you want to be mopping your windows and walls down every morning.
Gotta love that dank British air

 

[x65943]

The opposite here. UK winters pretty much demand a dehumidifier unless you want to be mopping your windows and walls down every morning.
Gotta love that dank British air

Huh now that is interesting

Here it gets really really cold and the air gets dry, and this is only compounded by heating which dries the air even further

So is winter there mostly a rainy season?

 

[SylverReZ]

So is winter there mostly a rainy season?

I don't think so?

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Our weather is pretty wild so it kind of depends really.

 

[Maximumbeans]

Huh now that is interesting

Here it gets really really cold and the air gets dry, and this is only compounded by heating which dries the air even further

So is winter there mostly a rainy season?

In fairness I know exactly what you mean, my hands get like crocodile skin around this time of year because of the cold drying them out.

Some winters are really dry but this year we seem to be getting a lot of rain so far. Indoors you get a lot of humidity build up, especially in the older houses. Mine was built around 1900-1920 so it feels like a tomb on cold mornings.

 

[x65943]

Reading more about it, the core problem is cold air can't hold much moisture

So bringing in cold air from outside and heating it will bring dry air in. Then once warm, the dry air readily evaporates the moisture from your skin - compounding the problem

Our winters are probably more dry here primarily because North American winters are much more extreme and it gets colder - making the air much dryer

 

[godreborn]

@JuanBaNaNa and I make enough heat together during the winter.

 

[Maximumbeans]

Reading more about it, the core problem is cold air can't hold much moisture

So bringing in cold air from outside and heating it will bring dry air in. Then once warm, the dry air readily evaporates the moisture from your skin - compounding the problem

Our winters are probably more dry here primarily because North American winters are much more extreme and it gets colder - making the air much dryer

That makes a lot of sense, it's something I've never thought into much before now.

I guess in our case being a small island on a similar latitude to Canada doesn't help. But then a dry winter doesn't sound like much fun either

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I don't, but I have considered it. I definitely notice my skin getting drier in the winter, especially my lips. But it seems to be tied a lot to the cold, since going outside seems to make it worse, even a humidifier can't do anything about the outdoors.

 

[CoolMe]

@JuanBaNaNa and I make enough heat together during the winter.

Moisture too..

 

[x65943]

That makes a lot of sense, it's something I've never thought into much before now.

I guess in our case being a small island on a similar latitude to Canada doesn't help. But then a dry winter doesn't sound like much fun either

You guys tho never get Canada level cold (and not even Indiana cold) because of the gulf stream

It brings warm air from the Caribbean, and is the main reason Edinburgh for instance never gets to Moscow levels of cold despite both being at about the same latitude

 

[godreborn]

Moisture too..

remember, he called me super gay, so gay that I don't even need a cape.

 

[Chary]

Houston is humid for 99.99% of the year. I love the like, 2 days of dry weather we get in the winter.

 

[x65943]

Houston is humid for 99.99% of the year. I love the like, 2 days of dry weather we get in the winter.

We need to invest in some sort of wind tunnel to transport all that sweet sweet moisture to the Midwest

In exchange we can teach texans how to operate snow plows and salt trucks

 

[godreborn]

Houston is humid for 99.99% of the year. I love the like, 2 days of dry weather we get in the winter.

in some of the colder places throughout the world, I've offered a godreborn plushi on amazon to get people through those cold nights. I think @KiiWii bought one.

 

[KiiWii]

in some of the colder places throughout the world, I've offered a godreborn plushi on amazon to get people through those cold nights. I think @KiiWii bought one.

I bought 2: one to rock and one to stock

 

[godreborn]

I bought 2: one to rock and one to stock

how could anyone not want to snuggle with me or the next best thing?

 

[dragonblood9999]

I don't need one. I have a aquarium and some humidity dependant reptiles in my room, so it's always arround 60% to 80% in my room. It really sux in the summer.

 

[godreborn]

I bought 2: one to rock and one to stock

I noticed @Chary hasn't taken hers out of the box. maybe she's planning to sell it as mint in box.

 

[x65943]

I don't need one. I have a aquarium and some humidity dependant reptiles in my room, so it's always arround 60% to 80% in my room. It really sux in the summer.

If you have humidity dependent reptiles doesn't that mean you need a humidifier even more?