Your Air Purifier Could Spit Pollutants Back Into the Air if You Make This One Mistake

Your air purifier is designed to capture dust, pollen, pet dander, smoke and even bacteria, but one oversight can cause it to not work effectively and waste your money.

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, the deputy editor at So Yummy and the senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 12 years, Anna has also written for the LA Times, Elle, Bust Magazine, Dazed, Apartment Therapy, Well+Good and more. At CNET, she's a senior editor on the Healthy Home team, and her coverage includes health, wellness tech, meal kits and home and kitchen tech with a focus on the technology that aims to help us live our healthiest, happiest lives.