Curing A Dry Winter Home

Does the dry, low humidity dry you out in the winter? It certainly does me and DH. This winter hasn't been that bad, but a few winters ago the humidity was so low we kept a sinus infection all winter from being dried out. It was that winter that I went searching for ways to add humidity to our house naturally. We implemented several of them and it helped tremendously. 

Tips For Adding Humidity To Your Home

• When you get done taking a shower, leave the shower curtain drawn back or the door open. A bonus to doing this is that I have seen less water stain build up on the surface of the shower by doing this.
• Use decorative bowls filled with water. Set them around the house in the bedrooms especially. You could also use vases. Change the water once a week.  
• Place ceramic or metal bowls filled with water on top of heat registers. Obviously, you will need to place them in an out of the way place.
• When you are cooking food or boiling water on the stove top, leave the lid off so the steam is released into the air. 
• Drying clothes in laundry room or bathroom. This is easy to do with the sweaters we wear in the winter. Those delicate items that you don't want to put in the dryer will work, too. 
• Houseplants are an easy, pretty way to add moisture to your home. When you water or spray them, they release moist in the air through transpiration. 
• Believe it or not, your pet's water bowl releases moisture, which is a good reason to have a pet living in your home. Right?
• Buy a sprayer bottle that has a mist feature and fill with water. Go around and spray a fine mist in every room, being careful not to mist too heavily.
• After taking a bath, leave the water in the tub until it has completed cooled. The cooling process will release moisture into the air. 
• If you own and use a dish washer, don't use the drying cycle. Simply open the door and let the dishes air dry, which will release moisture into the air. 

I hope these ideas will be of some use to you and help relieve the dry air you may have in your home during the winter. 

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