{"id":4028,"date":"2026-01-07T09:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:37:15","slug":"do-you-use-a-humidifier-or-diffuser-before-bedtime-you-might-want-to-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=4028","title":{"rendered":"Do You Use a Humidifier or Diffuser Before Bedtime? You Might Want to Stop."},"content":{"rendered":"
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About a year ago, I started running an\u00a0essential oil diffuser<\/a>\u00a0in my bedroom in the evenings. The hinoki oil I used in it was soothing and grounding, an olfactory signal to my body that it would soon be time to sleep. Besides, the water vapor from the diffuser, I reasoned, might help add some moisture to the perennially dry air in my Los Angeles apartment.<\/p>\n

That scent diffuser is now bound for my local electronics-recycling center. I\u2019ve had asthma since I was a kid, and I\u2019m Wirecutter\u2019s sustainability editor, which means I\u2019m often thinking about\u00a0indoor air quality<\/a>\u2014so I found it unsettling that my air purifier revved into high gear whenever I used it, even though the room smelled wonderful. I suspected that those oil and water droplets might affect my lungs, now and over time. After I did some research, my suspicions were confirmed: Those oils and water droplets weren\u2019t doing my asthmatic lungs any favors.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why I retired my oil diffuser and my humidifier, and why you might want to consider doing the same.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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