Dehumidifier for skin

[pearlkent]

Was listening to Nadine Baggott on the radio yesterday, and she was raving about dehumidifiers being great for plumping up skin.
Just wondered if anyone had tried this before I splash out on one? She said a cheap one would do.
Wondered if it might be good for dry eyes too?

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Surely she means a steamer or something similar?

A dehumidifier takes moisture out of the air which I can only imagine would be bad for skin? Like plane air? Very drying?

Have you got a link to the radio show? Nadine is normally pretty on the ball with skin care.

Agree with everything BanjoStarz says.

Don't buy a de-humidifier it'll dry your skin and eyes out!

Do you think she meant a humidifier, like the ones you'd use for a child with a cough? You add water to it and it puts water vapour into the air.

Which radio show was it? I've can't find details of it on Nadine's sm.

It must be a humidifier, could cause damp in the room though and I assume it wouldn't be great for hair that isn't naturally smooth and straight.

Oops sorry, yes, i meant a humidifier.
The radio show was Jo Good on BBC London - Wednesday about 2.30pm (you can find it on iPlayer). She often has skin/beauty/make-up people on and listeners phone in with questions.
She (NB) said in winter, with central heating etc, skin and hair gets really dehydrated and a cheap humidifier works wonders.