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Short answer: for a cold, buy the Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer (V150), around $20. Steam, no filter, 24 hours a fill. For a whole bedroom? Levoit LV600S, around $109. For the nursery? Frida Baby 3-in-1, around $43. Dry herb? That is a different machine, and we rank those too.
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1.5 gal · up to 24 hr · medicine cupVicks Warm Steam Vaporizer (V150)
It boils water into clean steam with no filter to buy, runs a 1.5-gallon tank for up to 24 hours on a fill, and takes VapoSteam in the medicine cup. It is the unit America actually reaches for when a cold sets in, and at around $20 nothing else on the market makes the case against it. Keep it out of reach of kids; it is hot.
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Vicks, Levoit, Honeywell, Crane, Frida Baby, Canopy, Dreo, ranked for bedrooms and nurseries.
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Personal steam from Vicks, Mypurmist and Beurer, five minutes at a time.
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Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer (V150)
It boils water into clean steam with no filter to buy, runs a 1.5-gallon tank for up to 24 hours on a fill, and takes VapoSteam in the medicine cup. It is the unit America actually reaches for when a cold sets in, and at around $20 nothing else on the market makes the case against it. Keep it out of reach of kids; it is hot.
The other picks
Best warm & cool mist
Levoit LV600S
6 L · smart · humidistat · ~$109
Six liters, warm or cool mist, an auto mode that holds the room where you set it.
Best for baby
Frida Baby 3-in-1
cool mist · diffuser · night light · ~$43
Cool mist for the nursery, the way pediatricians prefer it, with a diffuser tray and a night light.
Best steam inhaler
Vicks Sinus Inhaler
5 to 15 min · VapoPads slot · ~$43
Drug-free steam straight to the sinuses in five minutes, without fogging the bedroom.
Best evaporative
Honeywell HCM350
1.1 gal · wick filter · no white dust · ~$76
Self-regulating evaporative moisture with no mineral dust, the quiet workhorse for a whole bedroom.
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