Droolicious

Therapure Fights Back-to-School Cooties

Posted by editors


Perhaps you’re like us and have lived through previous winters of germy discontent and want to get ahead of the curve this cold and flu season. While pulling your entire family out of school (and the office) is the perfect solution, back in the real world you’re going to be rubbing elbows with every spore, virus and microbe in your area. One way to limit the numbers of microorganisms floating around your family’s air space is to invest in an air purifier, like say, the Therapure Ionic Pro. With it’s Hepa Type filter that never needs replacing, you’ll get the animal dander, pet hair, mold spores, bacteria and toxic fumes sucked right out of the air you breathe with very little effort on your part. This cute little guy seems harmless enough, but it's actually a cold-blooded killer of bad smells, bad vibes and bad allergens with the flip of a switch. Still not convinced enough to shell out between $50 - $168 for a shot at fewer sick days? You see that pre-schooler with green snot coming out of his nose? He's eyeballing your daughter.  - April Peveteaux

 

Get the Ionic Pro Therapure 100 Compact at Amazon for $59.99.


+ DIGG + STUMBLE

Comments

 

esther said:

Do not waste your money! Not only do ionizing air purifiers  not do a good job of purifying the air in your home (according to consumer reports), but they actually release toxic ozone gas.

"Consumer Reports' medical advisor, Dr. Marvin Lipman, says ozone is particularly a problem if you have asthma or respiratory allergies.

"Ozone is an irritant that can aggravate asthma, and it can also decrease lung function," Lipman said. "As the ozone level rises, people can get chest pain, wheezing and shortness of breath."

Consumer Reports measured how much ozone the devices emit in a sealed room -- it duplicates the industry test. The voluntary standard calls for a probe 2 inches away and ozone emissions of no more than 50 parts per billion.

In the sealed room test, these five ionizing air cleaners emitted more than that level."

August 16, 2008 3:47 PM

in

GROUP BLOGS

  • Strollerderby

    The smartest, funniest, most exhaustive parenting blog in the blogosphere.
  • Droolicious

    Modern design for modern parents.
  • FameCrawler

    Your daily baby celebrity fix.
back to blog homepage