| Are air purifiers good for newborns? The answer | | | | cleanest air possible. |
| depends solely on the features of the air purifier | | | | Maintenance Free-If you've got a newborn, you've |
| you choose. Here are 6 features that will yield | | | | got your hands full. The last thing you need is an |
| tons of benefits making your cleaner a helpful, | | | | air purifier that takes any of your time for |
| healthy, and safe addition to your baby's life. | | | | anything. Choose an air purifier with at least a 5 |
| Fresh Air as the Only By-Product-An air purifier | | | | year filter life and warranty, and one that does |
| that can filter airborne pollutants while only | | | | not require you to do anything to it other than |
| producing fresh air as a by-product is a definite | | | | plug it in and let it run. Thoroughly reviewing |
| plus for preventing respiratory conditions that can | | | | maintenance requirements of both the purifier and |
| impede your child's growth and development. It | | | | filter before you buy will save a lot of irritation |
| can also help your baby to breathe easier if they | | | | later. Obviously there are always things you can |
| struggle with asthma and allergy symptoms. Be | | | | do to prolong the life of a filter. In some cases |
| sure to read the fine print to avoid air purifiers | | | | that might mean vacuuming the outside of the |
| that produce any level of ozone. Ozone is a toxic | | | | unit, or changing the pre-filter more often. But |
| gas and the American Lung Association finds any | | | | these should all be things that you can choose to |
| level of ozone unacceptable. As of 2009 the state | | | | do, or choose not to do while still having the |
| of California has banned the sale of any air purifier | | | | purifier work well for your baby. |
| in California that produces ozone. | | | | Able to Operate Anywhere-Choose a cleaner that |
| Steel Construction to Avoid Off-Gassing-Steel | | | | can be placed high or low, and within 6 inches of |
| construction assure you that once the motor | | | | any wall. This gets it out of the way of your |
| heats up the outside of the unit it will not off-gas | | | | baby as he begins to crawl and become |
| harmful and bad smelling odors into your baby's | | | | increasingly mobile. It will also allow you to use the |
| air. Avoid plastic housing. The only plastic should be | | | | space in baby's room as you choose. Examine the |
| the knob to control its operation. | | | | technical specifications carefully to avoid those |
| Capability to Clean Continuously-In order to keep | | | | that must be placed in the center of the room to |
| air quality high constantly, you need to be able to | | | | avoid the myriad of problems this will cause. |
| filter the pollutants constantly. Normal household | | | | Portable-Choose a cleaner that is light in pounds, |
| pollutants such as household dust, dust mites, | | | | but heavy duty enough in terms of cleaning |
| mold and mildew spores, pollen, pet dander, | | | | capability to do the job well. This means you can |
| bacteria and viruses are a constant part of life | | | | take it when visiting grandparents, or on vacation, |
| and a unit that has a high capacitor motor allows | | | | or even move it to other parts of your home. |
| for 24 hour filtration safely and effectively. This | | | | And if you move to a new home, you and your |
| gives you the advantage of leaving the purifier on | | | | baby can literally breathe easier knowing that |
| in your baby's room 24 hours a day to insure the | | | | clean air is as close as the nearest outlet. |