Gareth Williams - 23 Jan 2025

Are air purifiers worth the investment?

If you’re thinking of buying an air purifier, you’ve probably already witnessed the vast array of options on the market at the moment – and the vast array of price tags won’t have escaped your noticed either. 💰

You can get your hands on an air purifier for anything from around £30 to over £1,000 – and of course some of these will be considerably more effective than others. 😬 So the chances are you’re looking at the price label wondering whether or not they’re worth the money.

You’ll be pleased to hear that price doesn’t necessarily correlate with how well they work. As we’re about to find out, if you know where to look, you can get an extremely effective device for somewhere approaching the lower end of this price spectrum. But it all comes down to what you need an air purifier for…

Are air purifiers worth it for cleaner air?

Air purifiers are very effective at ‘cleaning’ the air in your home, plucking out all sorts of nasties: pollen, pollution, dust, dirt, mould spores and other pathogens. ☣️

That means that if you suffer from allergies, such as hay fever or dust allergies, an air purifier will definitely be worth the money. They even work on pet hair, so if you’re allergic to cats or dogs, it’s a worthwhile investment (and if you’re wondering if air purifiers are safe for pets, the answer’s yes). 🤧

Even if you’re not plagued by allergies, you’ll still enjoy better air quality when an air purifier gets to work in your home. That’s especially good news if you live in a city, where it’s unavoidable that traffic pollution will infiltrate your home – especially during the summer, when you want to fling the windows open.

In other words, allergies or no allergies, purified air is healthier air, so if you’re serious about your health, an air purifier will definitely be worth the money.

Are air purifiers worth it for bad smells?

Here’s where it gets a bit tricker. Because although air purifiers are great for anything particle-related, like dust and pollen, they’re not so great at smells. That’s because smells aren’t particles – they’re chemical molecules, which interact with the chemicals in our nervous system to give us the sensation of odours (good and bad).

So, if you’re wanting to invest in an air purifier to banish horrid smells, you’ll likely find it not worth the money. Even one with a fancy HEPA filter won’t cut it, because it’s still designed to work on particulate, not smells.

However, there is one device that DOES get rid of horrid smells – and all while doing all the great stuff a normal air purifier does.

Enter the Smell Away®

Smell Away® is an ingenious device that serves the dual function of removing allergens, dirt, bacteria, Volatile Organic Compounds and other particles from the air, at the same time as removing bad smells.

Because it has a charcoal filter, it’s able to soak up all manner of grim odours, such as:

It’ll tackle a range of bad smells, such as:

🚬 Cigarettes, cannabis and other types of smoke
🍛 Strong cooking smells – think Indian cooking, smoked fish or fried onions
🐕 Stinky pet smells, like cat litter trays or wet dog
💦 Damp and mould smells
🐁 Dead rodent smells

At the comparatively low cost of just of £199, it’s basically an air purifier and odour neutraliser rolled into one. And from the reviews we get sent, it would seem the verdict is that it’s very worth the money.

“We run it all day in the room the pups sleep in and eat and I ask everyone when they come to house if it smells like ‘dog’, and they say no! Great item,” says customer Richard Lyons.

“The Smell Away device is a great addition to our existing kitchen extraction system, and makes our kitchen/dining area a more pleasant place to eat in,” adds John K.

So, is it worth buying an air purifier?

It’s a question that very much depends on what you want from an air purifier. As we’ve seen, if you’re an allergy-sufferer or conscious about the effect of pollution on your health, a straightforward air purifier is likely to be a worthwhile investment. But if you’re after something to banish nasty smells, you might be disappointed at how ineffective a normal air purifier is at making the room smell nicer.

Instead, if bad smells are what you’re looking to tackle, just £199 will get you a device that does everything an air purifier does, at the same time as banishing horrible odours. Its dual-purpose powers mean Smell Away® represents great value for money, and a  Find out more about its odour-bursting powers and how it can help you achieve cleaner, better smelling air.

We’ll leave the last words to customer Stephen, who comments: “There was a real noticeable improvement in air quality within a couple of hours of using for the first time. Amazing product which removes a lot more from the air than the alternatives you’re probably looking at whilst researching filters and reading this review. Lifespan of the product makes it a great price too!”