Air Purifiers For Newborns- 6 Features That Make A Purifier Good For Baby

Are air purifiers good for newborns? The answer depends solely on the features of the air purifier you choose. Here are 6 features that will yield tons of benefits making your cleaner a helpful, healthy, and safe addition to your baby's life.

Fresh Air as the Only By-Product-An air purifier that can filter airborne pollutants while only producing fresh air as a by-product is a definite plus for preventing respiratory conditions that can impede your child's growth and development. It can also help your baby to breathe easier if they struggle with asthma and allergy symptoms. Be sure to read the fine print to avoid air purifiers that produce any level of ozone. Ozone is a toxic gas and the American Lung Association finds any level of ozone unacceptable. As of 2009 the state of California has banned the sale of any air purifier in California that produces ozone.

Steel Construction to Avoid Off-Gassing-Steel construction assure you that once the motor heats up the outside of the unit it will not off-gas harmful and bad smelling odors into your baby's air. Avoid plastic housing. The only plastic should be the knob to control its operation.

Capability to Clean Continuously-In order to keep air quality high constantly, you need to be able to filter the pollutants constantly. Normal household pollutants such as household dust, dust mites, mold and mildew spores, pollen, pet dander, bacteria and viruses are a constant part of life and a unit that has a high capacitor motor allows for 24 hour filtration safely and effectively. This gives you the advantage of leaving the purifier on in your baby's room 24 hours a day to insure the cleanest air possible.

Maintenance Free-If you've got a newborn, you've got your hands full. The last thing you need is an air purifier that takes any of your time for anything. Choose an air purifier with at least a 5 year filter life and warranty, and one that does not require you to do anything to it other than plug it in and let it run. Thoroughly reviewing maintenance requirements of both the purifier and filter before you buy will save a lot of irritation later. Obviously there are always things you can do to prolong the life of a filter. In some cases that might mean vacuuming the outside of the unit, or changing the pre-filter more often. But these should all be things that you can choose to do, or choose not to do while still having the purifier work well for your baby.

Able to Operate Anywhere-Choose a cleaner that can be placed high or low, and within 6 inches of any wall. This gets it out of the way of your baby as he begins to crawl and become increasingly mobile. It will also allow you to use the space in baby's room as you choose. Examine the technical specifications carefully to avoid those that must be placed in the center of the room to avoid the myriad of problems this will cause.

Portable-Choose a cleaner that is light in pounds, but heavy duty enough in terms of cleaning capability to do the job well. This means you can take it when visiting grandparents, or on vacation, or even move it to other parts of your home. And if you move to a new home, you and your baby can literally breathe easier knowing that clean air is as close as the nearest outlet.