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As winter is fast approaching, it is time to talk about something important\u2026 Humidity.\u00a0 We all know Colorado is famous for it\u2019s dry air, but Colorado winters can wreak havoc on your skin and your health.<\/p>\n
In summer months the air is warm and able to hold more moisture.\u00a0 As the air cools it becomes less humid, making winter the peak season for low humidity\u2026 and in Colorado indoor humidity frequently drops into thesingle digits which is a far cry from the recommended 40-60%.\u00a0 Adding dry furnace air to this already low humidity only makes matters worse!<\/p>\n
What does low humidity mean for you?<\/p>\n
Dry Skin<\/strong> Higher\u00a0Susceptibility\u00a0to Viruses<\/strong> Itchy Eyes, Sore Throats and Bloody Noses<\/strong> What can you do about it?<\/strong> dry winter air is coming… what can you do? As winter is fast approaching, it is time to talk about something important\u2026 Humidity.\u00a0 We all know Colorado is famous for it\u2019s dry air, but Colorado winters can wreak havoc on your skin and your health. In summer months the air is warm and able to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[168,167,169],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1003"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1688,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1003\/revisions\/1688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nUgh, dry winter skin\u2026 and not just add-a-little-extra-lotion dry, but a there-isn\u2019t-enough-lotion-in-the-world-to-help-my-skin kind of dry.\u00a0 And along with it comes that itchiness that doesn\u2019t go away until summer comes back.<\/p>\n
\nYep, \u00a0That\u2019s right.\u00a0 Viruses, in particular the flu, can survive longer in low humidity.\u00a0 Since they are harder to kill they also spread more easily.\u00a0 Not only do they live longer, but over time dry air can dry out the mucus membranes of your respiratory tract which will make you more susceptible to any you come in contact with.<\/p>\n
\nDry air can really mess with your eyes and sinuses.\u00a0 It can increases the evaporation of tears, leaving eyes itchy and \u00a0cause you to loose moisture from your mucus membranes in your nasal passages and throat which can become \u00a0become irritated leading to sore throats and nose bleeds.<\/p>\n
\nThere isn\u2019t much you can do about outdoor winter air, but you can help yourself at home by installing a whole home humidifier.\u00a0 Unlike typical room humidifiers, they don\u2019t require work lugging water room to room and offer years of winter relief. Installed next to your furnace, they introduce additional humidity into your air. Literally at he touch of a button, you can set your home to perfect humidity and leave winter dry air troubles behind.<\/p>\nTop Posts<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"