How to Regulate The Humidity in Your Bedroom

What affects the humidity in the bedroom?

Have you ever thought about why indoor air and optimum humidity in the bedroom are important factors for restful sleep? We need a sleeping environment that meets our needs so that we can relax wonderfully at night. A good indoor climate is essential for healthy sleep, while suboptimal sleeping temperatures can make it difficult for us to get a good night's sleep.

Use a hygrometer to determine the room temperature and humidity. If the humidity is below 40 or above 60 percent, for example, this can have unpleasant long-term consequences for your well-being. A room climate that is too humid can cause harmful mold in the bedroom, while a room climate that is too dry is associated with respiratory diseases.

But how exactly does the humidity in the bedroom change for the worse? Unfortunately, we ourselves are often responsible for the air in our room being too dry or too humid due to incorrect ventilation and heating. However, structural defects such as excessively damp exterior walls can also be a problem. Sometimes, though, it is simply due to the wrong wallpaper. If the wallpaper retains moisture, it has difficulty releasing it into the environment.

What to do if the humidity in the bedroom is too low?

Particularly in winter, excessive heating can cause the humidity to drop too low, resulting in very dry air. Since dry air dries out your mucous membranes and can make you more susceptible to respiratory diseases, you should take appropriate measures to bring it back into the optimum range of between 40 and 60 percent. In simple cases, the problem can already be solved by correct habits when it comes to ventilation. The be-all and end-all here is regular room ventilation by opening your windows – even in the cold season.

Many people want to keep out the icy temperatures in winter and therefore do not open their windows often enough to maintain a balanced climate. However, despite the low temperature, you should still ventilate once a day in winter to let in fresh air. If you fully open the windows in your bedroom in the morning immediately after getting up and get ready in the meantime, you won't be directly exposed to the cold and the fresh air can still spread through your room. After just five to ten minutes, you can close the windows again and turn the heating up a touch to make the temperature in your room a little more comfortable again.

One of the best ways to increase humidity in the bedroom is to buy houseplants. Especially plants with large leaves can release a lot of moisture into the surrounding air and thus contribute to an improved indoor climate. Because plants function not only as humidifiers but also as air purifiers, the investment is twice as worthwhile. However, if you have concerns about plants in the bedroom, you can of course also use an artificial humidifier to get a pleasant and less dry air in your room. As a simple alternative, place a small bowl of water on the windowsill above a heater so that the heat releases water into the air.

What to do if the humidity in the bedroom is too high?

If the air is too humid, this is easy to tell from a simple fact. Take a look at your windows when you wake up in the morning. If they are steamed up, this is a sure sign that the humidity in your bedroom is too high. This can also lead to mold in the room over a longer period of time. As our body releases more than half a liter of fluid at night, the humidity in the room also increases during sleep.

Especially during the summer months, the indoor climate can quickly change. The more the air heats up, the more moisture it can absorb. In addition, you often don't sleep alone in your bed, which makes regular ventilation essential. The more animals, people, or plants there are in a room, the more the humidity increases. The moisture in the air causes you to sweat even more than you already do, making restful sleep quite difficult. However, as you certainly don't want to drive your other half or your pet roommates out of your shared bed for the night, you should create a healthy indoor climate in other ways.

Reducing humidity in the bedroom

One of the easiest ways to reduce high humidity in the bedroom is to place bowls with salt in the room. Salt can absorb high amounts of humidity and is also rather cheap.

You can also prevent increased humidity in the bedroom by airing it properly. On very hot and humid days, it is a good idea to air the room once in the morning, when the temperature is still low. During the day, on the other hand, you should keep the windows closed and lower the blinds so that the room is protected against the summer heat, as a hot room temperature makes sleeping even more difficult for you.

A somewhat more complex solution of keeping humidity inside at bay is changing the wallpaper. Vinyl and fiberglass wallpaper can sometimes contribute to increased humidity, so it may be worth replacing it with a modern liquid wallpaper that can absorb humidity well. If the problem persists, you can think about investing in a dehumidifier, which filters the humidity from the air in your room.

Tips for the optimal bed climate

We often only focus on the outside temperature and the air in our bedroom when we want to optimize the indoor climate. But we then neglect the fact that our bedroom furniture also affects the sleeping temperature in our room. A bed climate that is too damp, for example, is an ideal breeding ground for mites and bacteria. You should therefore air the room for a few minutes every day and allow your bed to “breathe” properly. How can you do this? By turning back the comforter in the morning after getting up and taking your pillows off the bed so that the residual moisture from the night can escape from the mattress and the air can circulate freely. You should also air out your mattress regularly. The easiest way to do this is when you change your bed sheets.

The right additional bed components can also help you provide your mattress with enough air. A high-quality slat base is essential for the ventilation of your mattress. Our uni 12 bridge^® slat base, for example, is designed for optimal air circulation and gives you weightless comfort thanks to the innovative bridge^® technology.

One last tip: don't dry laundry in the bedroom. Freshly washed, damp clothes can also increase the humidity in the room.

If you follow a few simple tips when heating and ventilating, you will enjoy the perfect sleeping climate at night - and consequently an improved quality of sleep. Who would have thought that the humidity in the bedroom could be influenced in such a nice way?