Nowadays, air purifiers are essential for families, especially those who have small children. It is not only the outside air that is polluted, the air inside the house can also be polluted even if we do not feel it. Therefore, it is crucial to find the best purifier to ensure our family breathes in clean air every day.
Did you know that certain allergens in the air can adversely impact the health of your family?
Perhaps your child often has a cold or an allergy to something you may not be sure of, they could be caused by the harmful substances in the air that they are breathing in.
This is where air purifiers come in! They can be placed in the living room or the baby’s room and are effective in cleaning the air from impurities and improving air quality.
Choosing The Best Purifier For The Family

Finding a good air purifier today may not be easy since in Malaysia, many brands have started selling air purifiers and hence there is a lot to choose from.
In order to make your search easier, we have found some purifiers that have good filtration technology (can filter fine particles), can effectively filter the air for ⅔ of the house and is noiseless so infants can sleep comfortably!
Top 5 Best Air Purifiers in Malaysia
#1 DYSON Pure Cool Tower Purifier Fan

Why it’s Great:
The Dyson Pure Cool has a draft-free air mode that cleans without cooling. If your toddler sleeps in an air-conditioned room, the draft-free mode will clean the air without making it too cold for your child.
You also do not have to worry if your baby is prone to allergies or has asthma because Dyson Pure Cool is certified safe for people with asthma and is allergy-friendly by Allergy Standards Limited.
Features we like:
- Filtration technology: Consists of a glass HEPA filter that captures 99.95% of micro allergens and contaminants as small as 0.1 microns
- Effective area: ~ 27m²
- Noise: 40 - 56 dba depending on fan speed
#2 Sharp Plasmacluster Air Purifier FP-J30L

Why it’s Great:
Plasmacluster Ion technology is the original Sharp cleaning technology that cleans the air by emitting positive and negative ions.
What’s more is that the Sharp Plasmacluster FP-J30L is one of the quietest air purifiers on the market, and it would be perfect in the kids’ room or the living room!
Features we like:
- Filtration technology: High-density plasma cluster ion technology with true HEPA & Carbon filters that quickly removes airborne particles
- Effective area: <~ 23m²
- Noise: 23 - 44 dba depending on fan speed
#3 XIAOMI Air Purifier 3H

Why it’s Great:
Using the True HEPA Class 13 filter, the well-known XIAOMI brand has come up with the XIAOMI 3H air purifier that can be controlled using the Mi Home application and is compatible with other XIAOMI products.
It can also be used with both Google Assistant and Alexa AI smart systems!
In addition, the product features a combination of a centrifugal fan and a custom brushless motor to increase the amount of clean air output.
The XIAOMI Air Purifier 3H also boasts 6 optional modes, which are the sleep, automatic, favourite, low, medium, and high-level modes.
Features we like:
- Has an OLED touch screen display
- Effective area: <~ 26m²
- Noise: 33 - 64 dba depending on fan speed
#4 Philips Air Cleaner AC2887/30

Why it’s Great:
This air purifier comes with 3 automatic cleaning settings: general mode, highly sensitive allergen mode for when someone is sick at home, as well as a very strong bacterial and viral mode to ensure the air is sanitised from harmful bacteria that can cause sickness.
The key features of this air purifier include the ability to monitor, respond and clean the air automatically, its aerodynamic structure that improves efficient airflow and, most importantly, the ability to track the surrounding air quality level on a 4-scale colour mark.
Features we like:
- Filtration technology: The patented AeraSense filter removes 99.97% of viruses and aerosol particles in one hour
- Effective area: 24 - 41 m²
- Noise: 20.5 - 51 dba depending on fan speed
#5 Midea MAP-20BD Air Purifier

Why it’s Great:
The MIDEA MAP-20BD has a 3 in 1 compound filter consisting of Pre Filter, HEPA Filter and Active Carbon Filter to provide excellent air purification.
This air purifier releases negative ions throughout the room, where they become attached to dust, pollen, smoke particles and airborne bacteria and come to rest on the floor.
Features we like:
- This compound filter consists of a pre-filter, HEPA Filter and Activated Carbon Filter to provide excellent air purification.
- Effective area: 24 - 41 m²
- Noise: 25 - 47 dba depending on fan speed
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