I use this both as a steam facial and a humidifier. Whenever I have a sinus headache I fill this up and turn it on and in minutes the room is full of warm steam and my headache is gone. Just remember not to be stingy with the salt! More salt=more steam!

I actually bought this for my wife. I read the other reviews on this product and liked what I read, but I was kind of worry about the complaints about the horrible rubber smell. My wife is very sensitive to strong odor/smell, it gives her horrible migraines, but I gave it a try anyways. I warned her about the smell before she tried it, she said that it wasn't bad and loves it.

I was in the search for a facial steamer and had to buy this after all the great reviews. I am so glad I did b/c it rocks! It only takes a few minutes to start steaming and the amount of steam was more than I expected. (A good thing :) This is a must if you love doing your own facials.

I read the reviews here and was expecting a really good facial steamer but apparently most of the reviewers here were just amazed that this product existed at all. Its like someone who has never seen a car before thinking that a Kia is the most amazing thing in the world. Let me tell you, there are many better products out there but they come at a price ($180+). If you're going to buy something for your face that you will be using for many years to come, you might as well get something worth buying. This one by Kaz is bulky, cheap, slow, and ineffective.

National Panasonic makes great facial steamers, but most of them are from Japan and not sold in the U.S. You can buy them on E-bay though, do a search for Nano Facial Ion Steamer and you'll see what I'm talking about. These things begin to steam within a minute of turning it on (Kaz takes about 5 minutes) and the steam gets blown into your face. You can sit further away and still get the steam making it very easy to use while watching TV or surfing the web. The Kaz steamer only has a weak amount of steam rise upward so you have to hover your head over the machine and you can't target specific areas of your face.

Why there aren't more companies making decent facial steamers for U.S. customers is a mystery to me.

I purchased this product based on the reviews I read and found it to be just as others had experienced. It steams up quickly and has a great flow of steam. With the aging process I have found my facial pores to be more enlarged and I hoped this product might help. After just 2 weeks of daily use my skin does indeed have a much more youthful tone. And . . .without the cost of expensive cream and surgery. I love this product!