Thinking of investing on one of the newest crop of ionic purifiers touted to be capable of reducing your susceptibility to flu, common cold, and other allergies triggered by indoor air pollutants? The statistics point to an alarming fact – about 20 million particles hover in about 10 cubic feet of room air, posing a threat to health of individual dwellers in that enclosed space. It’s a classic case of what you do not know and cannot see hurting you. With that vast amount of particles, the repercussions are just as great. Nasal passage irritation, headache, nausea & dizziness, allergies, asthma, lung damage and skin are but some of the undesirable body conditions that may be triggered by impure air. As if these were not threatening enough, the American Medical Association has warned that air pollution is liable to take its toll not just on the lungs, but virtually every organ and system of the body. At no other time than the present has clean air in the indoor home environment become highly imperative than today. Human beings, after all, tend to spend about 65 to 90 percent of their time inside their homes.

Indeed, air purification is a pressing concern for most household heads who want to protect their kids and other home dwellers from health disorders.

Fortunately, there’s a product innovation that claims to clean the air while contributing to smart savings because it runs on a minimal amount of electricity on silent mode. It is the Ionic Breeze Professional Series by Sharper Image, an aspirational brand of home appliances. The company has weathered many major challenges in its history, and is reportedly bracing for the release from the drawing boards of its new-generation of air purifiers falling under the famous brand name.

Alas, even the most promising and welcome developments for cleaner air can encounter setbacks. Some years back, the original Ionic Breeze firm filed a consumer lawsuit versus Consumer Reports for publishing reports stating that the product line released unhealthy levels of ozone (which poses detrimental effects on the respiratory system like coughing and throat irritation, labored breathing and impairment of the lungs).

Ionic Breeze precursors claimed that all Ionic Breeze air purifiers are in compliance with current U.S. safety requirements for low ozone emissions. Because of the furor raised over air purifiers generating dangerous ozone, the Ionic Breeze firm lost no time and came out with the new OzoneGuard. It works by quickly changing smog and ozone into oxygen. Ionic Breeze emerged as the only air purifier with OzoneGuard — recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a promising way to curb indoor pollution.
The Ionic purifier features two air-cleaning speeds. There is a removable front grill featuring the OzoneGuard™ with PremAir® catalyst converter. It is energy-efficient, using a mere eight watts of electricity and does away with the filters. All Ionic Breeze air purifiers comply with current U.S. safety requirements for low ozone emissions of consumer products. With its 3+2 collection blade system, the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze Professional air purifier is bruited to work twice as fast as other devices in removing airborne allergens and irritants. Some consumers whose units malfunctioned after airborne particles have accumulated dispute this. Others have expressed satisfaction for the excellent level of odor reduction offered by the air purifier.