What Is A Personal Air Purifier?

Have you heard the term personal air purifier? Now, you may be thinking, "what the heck is a personal air purifier? I'm not going to carry one of those big bulky things around."

Well, you're in luck! You don't have to carry a big bulky air purifier around under your arm. You can wear an air purifier around your neck. An they're not big and bulky. Today's personal air purifiers are about the size of a butane lighter and hand around your neck on a strap.

So why would you want a personal air purifier? Think about how we travel today, especially in crowded cities or on air planes. Many of our modes of transportation cause us to be in close quarters with the traveling public. And if you are unlucky enough to have to ride the bus or subway and are even more unlucky to end up as a "straphanger" you just might be looking right into someone's mouth on your ride to work in the morning.

And don't think you're off the hook, a little pun there, if you use different modes of public transportation. Airplanes recycle the same air through their entire flight. Yes, the air is filtered, but what if someone on the plane is sick. Do you want to be breathing their air your entire flight?

That's where a personal air purifier can help. What they do is create an "exclusion zone" around your head that helps keep harmful bacteria and particles out of your breathing space. This happens by the unit emitting an ion wind that charges particles, causing them to repel each other, thus moving them out of

your immediate breathing space.

The purifier creates this exclusion zone that extends out about 2 to 3 feet from the wearer's head. This exclusion zone can substantially reduce the amount of dust, particles, smoke, bacteria and yes, even perfumes. So, if Grandma goes a little heavy on the perfume during holidays, you can be prepared next time with a personal air purifier.

While personal air purifiers are great for use in crowded areas to give you cleaner air to breathe, they are not a substitute for times when a mask should be in use. When involved in any operation like sanding, chemical spraying, or other times when heavy particulate or sprays will be a factor, proper safety equipment should always be used.



By: Jeff Smithster