Vicks Starry Night Cool Mist Humidifier

I have had 3 of these over multiple years and kids. This most recent purchase was for my best friend and her newborn. This humidifier is probably my favorite in terms of the multiple humidifiers I have personally owned. Positives : The nightlight feature is great, not to bright and not to dim. Perfect for newborns and toddlers alike. The fact that you can add the vicks vapor tabs. The ease in which to add water, it fit in my sink great and I didn't lose half the refill water when I went to take it out of the sink. The length it lasted. I didn't have to worry that it ran out in the middle of the night, the humidifier was still running 90% of the time when I came o to get my kids up or they were ready to start their day. The ease to add a new filter when needed. Cons: The price of replacement filters. Not gonna break the bank, but it's like replacing "C" batteries in your kids favorite toy.... it's not exactly the cheapest and it tends to get old. The pink moldy crap that likes to accumulate on the filter. We just couldn't seem to avoid this. I dunno if it was our water hardness or lack their of or what we live in the southwest... but the dang filter loved to turn pink on us starting the 4th week mark. The knobs, now we only had this happen on 1 of out 3, but the knob popped/snapped off and keeping track of the piece to pop it back in to change things from of to on kinda go old. To be fair my 3 year old managed to remove it. The plastic water housing. Also another tested by the fate of kids. 2 out of the 3 water containers did crack after being knocked off the dresser. So if you have a newborn or non Walker this would be great, but just be cautious if they are older and able to knock things down. This product may not bounce back as easily as a toddler. All in all, I still liked this humidifier. I live having a nightlight. I loved that it lasted all night providing humidity. I like how quick it was to fill and pop back into place. So to say I'd buy it again or obvious especially since ove bought 3. Hope this helps.

This is a very good, one room humidifier. It’s very quiet on the low setting and lasts a little more than one day on a refill. Only downside is there’s a tube in the center the light shines up through. If you place it somewhere high like on a dresser, you have to lift the tank quite high to replace it on the base. Easy to clean and replacement wicks are readily available.

I really like this item and I feel it does a good job. I picked this for a few reasons: 1. It's cheap. 2. It cools the air as it works (I'm always hot at night and we don't have AC). 3. I live in a dry climate (Eastern Idaho) so the "wicking" method works well here. I have two other similar humidifiers ( Vicks 1.0 Gallon Cool Mist Humidifier ) that we use for white noise in our boys bedrooms because they are a bit louder (but they also seem to blow more air, even on the low setting).This humidifier is much quieter (especially on the low setting) it's almost completely silent. I picked these same type of humidifiers because I wanted cool air and a sonic humidifier creates tiny dust particles from minerals in the water so I didn't want that. I like how all three use the same filters which aren't too expensive to replace ($8-9 each I think) and last 2-3 months for me but I usually get them to last a few months longer by soaking them in water with a couple cups of white vinegar and a bit of bleach (to kill any molds etc.) and they're good as new for a while but eventually they start falling apart and I have to throw them away. Also my boys, age 1 and 3, love the starry night light on it that changes color. My one year old likes to climb on it and had knocked it over many times causing it to dump out all its water on the carpet. My only complaints about this item are: 1. You can't adjust the aim of the air and it blows out the bottom onto the floor. Don't you want cool air directed upwards so it can mix with the warm air? The air at ground level is cool already! 2. It leaks very easily with the slightest imbalance when you try moving it while there's water in it. 3. It must be placed on a perfectly level, water-proof piece of furniture or on the floor. I don't own a single piece of furniture like that. I wish I could put it on the dresser but that's just too risky because of spilled water.

Update 8-10-21: The light was so bright and the color changing so unnerving between red and the other colors, that one kid refused to use the light, so we had to keep his older broken vicks humidifier for the moon and stars.. Within less than a year both of the humidifiers developed a loud ticking in the motor and one stopped working. The other ticks too loudly for my child to sleep. So currently we have 4 (FOUR) non-working Vick's humidifiers (two are the cool mist Sweet Dreams ones -- they leave tons of white dust around due to our hard water and two are the Starry Night filtered evaporative ones, both with motor issues). I like the idea of lights with a humidifier (obviously, I was taken in twice over by it!), but the product quality is close to 0 for humidifying. Interestingly enough, the lights are working well on all 4 -- a kids night light would be much cheaper. Our humidifier hasn't leaked after 5mo. I was worried about it from all the reviews. I am not sure why there was either a batch that did leak or a lot of user error in fully closing the tank. Regardless, we haven't had a leak yet. Our water is very hard and we first had cool mist humidifiers and white dust everywhere until I learned more about it and bought this evaporative humidifier. I don't love having to use filters, but we bought a cheap pack on Amazon. We use it every night on full blast and go through about 1 filter / mo. They get hard and crunchy and it stops making any mist (although you can't really see the mist anyway, so you just have to trust its there or get a hydrometer.. which I want to do.. The main issue I have with the unit is that the color changing lights are so bright and the red makes the room go nearly dim, then another bright light comes up after it. I thought it was one color or maybe two -- it changes every few seconds and about 5 colors I think? Its so annoying that we actually have two humidifiers on the table in my kids room. The Vicks sweet dreams humidifier where the images slowly rotate between three images, and then the starry night humidifier to actually make the humidity. We have picky kids a bit too, but honestly I couldn't sleep with like a nightclub light changing colors all through the night either, especially when it goes dark and then bright.

This humidifier is perfect! The soft glow of the tank while the light is turned on is the perfect nightlight, soothing, and can be turned on and off by a dedicated power switch. The light isn't overly bright and I use it often as a small light during nighttime feeds and diaper changes with our newborn to keep from waking my toddler or husband. The large tank capacity is perfect for the night on high and can be run for a few evenings on the quiet mode. The ability to use the vicks vapopads in it is a godsend while our family has colds and one pad lasts all night. I do wish it was filter less however. I find that with the hard water in my area I have to change it every 3 weeks for best operation of the machine. It's relatively easy to clean if you keep up with it. Otherwise its impossible to get into every corner of the tank. I usually run hot water and about 2 cap fulls of bleach and let it sit for 10 minutes then rinse it out thoroughly and leave it to air dry about once a month. The inside tray that holds the filter is easy enough to remove and scrub up.

I ended up buying this humidifier instead of the Honeywell one because it was $30 cheaper and the same 1 Gallon capacity. Very reasonably priced for an evaporative humidifier. This style doesn’t require distilled water, and is easier to clean and maintain than ultrasonic ones. The pink model was even cheaper, but I didn’t know the nightlight changes colors (I originally thought it was either blue or red and I didn’t want a red light). Operation is straightforward. It’s practically silent when running in Sleep Mode. The nightlight is a nice addition. It also comes with a slot for putting Vicks pouches that put menthol vapors into the air. That’s another nice feature, but one I wouldn’t use every day. Good when you have a cold or the flu though. I wish it had an auto-off feature, or a humidity sensor, but for around $50, I’m not complaining.

I am just going to say do not buy this product. It has a huge critical design flaw. There is a hole in the bottom of the machine right below a removable tray that captures water from the tank. At first you don't realize it is there. Then one time you will leave it for a period of time with water in the tank, and it will overflow the tray that holds the water. Once that happens the whole entire tank will empty itself all over whatever is below or near the machine. Don't bother contacting customer service as they are worthless. You will send the machine back, and they will do their testing and tell you nothing is wrong. Well I guess they are right because this thing was DESIGNED to dump water on everything near it even though it isn't even turned on. They won't care about anything it ruined and they will just give you a new version of the same humidifier that just cost you hundreds of dollars in damages. At first I thought it was just a rare occurrence, but as you can see from reviews it happens to most people with this. Even if it doesn't get you right away it will eventually. My sister-in-law had the same one for a few years with no issues and then BAM same exact issue. It is by far the worst product and worst support you could ever get. I would suggest not buying anything from this brand as they don't give a crap about you and will continue to ship crap. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT!

I couldn’t sleep at nights of how congested I was , but after I got this item my nights have never been better I sleep like a baby now !!! It helps with humidity, fits in any nightstand table , and when u add the bicks to it and all that menthol gets around it clears your nose and lets u sleep better

Es un excelente humidificador, a mi bebé le ayuda muchísimo durante las noches y si se despierta y ve las luces las mira con detenimiento y vuelve a dormir. La muestra de mentol que venía no pudo ser bien percibido en el aire, así que no consideraría comprar los Vick’s Pads. El filtro es muy difícil de conseguir, es lo único que le encuentro mal. Totalmente recomendado, es un aparato que sin duda alguna debes de tener en el cuarto de tu bebé.

Best humidifier. East or West Vicks is the best.

Love this Humidifier , Love the stars and the moon on the ceiling , works great and so quiet Barbara

Buenísimo producto, lo único k todavía no se,, es k si ya venden los accesorios de este humidificador ya qu se me rompió donde se pone el agua

Its a great product no doubt. Thanks for the good service.