World Wellness Day: Dyson invites reconnection through innovation

In the spirit of Global Wellness Day, which falls on June 14 this year, Dyson encourages individuals to embrace meaningful reconnection – whether it’s through clearer air, calming sound, or restorative routines.

The company is offering exclusive offerings Malaysia-wide throughout June across key innovations including the Dyson OnTrac, Dyson WashG1, and Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde.

Quiet from chaos

Source: Dyson. The Dyson OnTrac headphones.

Designed for all-day wear, the Dyson OnTrac combines a lightweight frame with soft memory foam and pressure-balanced ear cushions for extended comfort. Featuring 40 mm neodymium drivers, these headphones deliver clear, full-spectrum sound with low distortion, ideal for music, calls, or meditation. Wear detection sensors enable auto-play and pause for seamless use.

The headphones are engineered for immersive, high-performance audio with intelligent noise control. Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology continuously monitors and blocks unwanted sound in real time, creating a more mindful listening environment. 

Details

From now till 30 June 2025, customers can receive complimentary Ear Cushions and Outer Caps (worth RM518) with every purchase of the Dyson OnTrac headphones.

Clear space

Source: Dyson.
The Dyson
WashG1.

The Dyson WashG1 is designed to deliver powerful, hygienic cleaning of hard floors across large spaces. Equipped with a 1-litre clean water tank, it can cover up to 3000 sq ft on a single charge. 

Combining hydration, absorption, and extraction technologies, the Dyson WashG1 effectively removes wet and dry dirt, along with tough stains, while automatically separating debris for more hygienic maintenance. Unique separation technology divides debris and dirty water for no-touch disposal. 

A self-cleaning mode flushes the system after each use, and two highly-absorbent rollers counter-rotate for powerful stain removal. Custom hydration control options allow users to select cleaning intensity based on flooring type, ensuring optimal performance.

Details

From now till 30 June 2025, customers can save RM700 when purchasing the Dyson WashG1 wet floor cleaner. They will also receive Dual Microfibre rollers, worth RM239, as a gift.

Clean air

Source: Dyson. The
Dyson Purifier
Big+Quiet Formaldehyde.

With a low-noise profile, energy efficiency, and minimal maintenance required, the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde offers a high-performance purification experience.

The purifier is engineered to deliver powerful and quiet purification for large spaces. Designed with Cone Aerodynamics, it projects purified air over 10 metres while operating at 56 dB – making it ideal for open-plan areas, shared spaces, and restful environments. 

Equipped with a fully-sealed HEPA H13-grade filtration system, the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet captures 99.95% of ultrafine particles as small as 0.1 microns, including dust, allergens, and bacteria. Its advanced Selective Catalytic Oxidisation (SCO) filter continuously destroys formaldehyde without needing replacement, breaking it down into water and CO₂ molecules.

The device’s solid-state sensor monitors indoor air quality in real time, while Auto Mode intelligently adjusts purification levels based on detected pollutants.

Details

Buyers across Malaysia can save RM300 if they get the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde by end-June, 2025.

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SHARP’s Plasmacluster technology enhances air quality, cognitive abilities

Source: SHARP. Plasmacluster technology is found in SHARP Purefit air purifiers.

For over 20 years, SHARP’s Plasmacluster technology has been a trusted and highly effective solution for improving air quality and wellbeing. The technology generates positive and negative ions in proportions found in nature, offering a unique way to purify indoor air.

SHARP recently commissioned Shizuoka University to conduct a study which has found that Plasmacluster ions, used in SHARP's Purefit air purifiers, keep people and the air around them healthy and create healthier environments¹. The study found that Plasmacluster technology is able to suppress airborne allergens, viruses, bacteria, microbes and mould, creating a cleaner and safer indoor environment. 

Plasmacluster technology works by using plasma discharge to generate ions surrounded by water molecules. The ions attach themselves to substances in the air, after which they immediately transform into hydroxyl (OH) radicals. The act of transformation into OH radicals neutralises airborne particles, such as viruses and bacteria, by decomposing their protein surfaces. The Plasmacluster ions have been scientifically proven to purify air by binding to and breaking down impurities such as bacteria, viruses, mould and odours. 

Beyond air purification, Plasmacluster technology has significant benefits for cognitive performance. A study showed that exposure to Plasmacluster ions improved concentration and brain activity. In a driving study, participants exposed to Plasmacluster ions were able to brake 0.5 s earlier, reducing stopping distance by 7 m. The research also highlighted a notable increase in the smoothness of steering wheel movements² , indicating improved control and precision during both manual and self-driving scenarios. 

Participants also experienced decreased drowsiness³ , further enhancing their ability to respond quickly and effectively while driving. Athletes and e-sports participants also exhibited more than double the brain activity and faster response times⁴.

1 Seedlings exposed to Plasmacluster had a length of 15.42 mm while seedlings exposed to fans were 4.06 mm long after 3 days.

2 Drivers exposed to Plasmacluster ions had smoother steering wheel movements, reducing entropy (randomness) from approximately 0.63 to 0.58, compared to air flow only.

3 Exposure to Plasmacluster ions significantly reduced drowsiness levels, lowering the rating from approximately 2.5 to 1.8 compared to air flow only.

4 Participants exposed to these ions exhibited more than double the brain activity compared to those without exposure and demonstrated response times that were faster by 2 seconds.

Dyson's new Pure Cool fans purify the air, too

Dyson has released the Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans, which bring together Dyson’s expertise in airflow, filtration and electronics to tackle the issue of indoor air pollution and purify every corner of the room¹.

Pioneering purification Dyson first entered the purifying fan category in 2015 in response to the increasing global problem of indoor air pollution. According to Dyson, most of the air we consume is from indoors², and it can contain microscopic particles which are invisible to the human eye. Urban pollution, particulate matter and pollen can enter the office and combine with indoor pollution sources like cleaning products, then remain trapped inside.

The new Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans – in a large tower format for floor placement, and a small desk format for worktops and floors – automatically purify the whole room properly³, capturing gases and 99.95% of ultrafine particles as small as 0.1 microns⁴.

Dyson designs its purifying fans to go beyond test chamber conditions and focus on real conditions.
Paul Dawson, VP, Dyson Health and Beauty, said: “At Dyson we develop machines for real people and real homes, creating technology that works well in the test lab but more importantly doing what they’re expected to do in a real-world setting. To clean the air at home, a purifier needs more than a filter. It needs to automatically sense pollution, capture gases and ultrafine particles, and project clean air to every corner of the room. The Dyson Pure Cool purifying fan does all of this⁵, making it the only purifier fan to clean a whole room properly³.”

Dyson Pure Cool fan features include:

Sensing

A new LCD display shows which particles and gases the Dyson Pure Cool purifying fan is automatically sensing in real time. A unique Dyson algorithm processes the input from three sensors and then displays air quality readings.

Lasers measure and detect ultrafine particles.  A separate sensor detects the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene and formaldehyde, emitted from paint, burning candles and materials in furniture, and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) present. NO₂ can cause respiratory problems and acid rain. A third sensor measures relative humidity and temperature.

Dyson engineers calibrated the sensors inside the Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans with scientific particulate readers. An array of 30 Dyson sensors have sat alongside air quality monitoring labs in both King’s College London in the UK and Peking University in Beijing, China to understand how Dyson sensors react and ensure they are delivering the same feedback as academic equipment.

The sensors were left running outside in boxes for six months across three seasons in dirty, hot, wet and freezing conditions to gather long-term running information. Collecting 288 measurements a second gave Dyson engineers over 5 billion data points for analysis and meant the most effective calibration possible could be applied to the new generation of machines.

Capturing

Dyson filters meet the filter industry standards EN1822 and H13-A. An improved filter in the new Dyson Pure Cool purifying fan captures both particulate matter and gases. Dyson engineers have incorporated 60% more high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) media into a taller and deeper filter, and introduced three times more activated carbon. Activated carbon can absorb gases, odours, domestic fumes and VOCs while HEPA filters capture particles such as pollen, pet dander, dust mites, and tobacco smoke.

Nine metres of condensed and sealed borosilicate microfibre filters capture 99.95% of particle pollution as small as 0.1microns², including allergens, bacteria, pollen and mould. Activated carbon filters, which have been coated with trishydroxymethylaminomethane to increase the absorption efficiency, remove gases including NO₂, formaldehyde and benzene.

Projecting

The Dyson Pure Cool purifying fan can distribute clean air efficiently. By expanding the degree of oscillation to 350⁰ degrees and using Air Multiplier technology, the machine can project 290 litres of purified air per second to every corner of the room¹.

To avoid a cooling effect in winter, the Dyson Pure Cool purifying fan features a unique new diffused airflow mode. While the forward airflow mode cools the air, the diffused airflow or purification-only mode purifies the air without cooling it.

App

Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans are integrated with the Dyson Link app 4.1, which has been designed for iOS and Android. The Dyson Link app enables owners to track indoor and outdoor pollution, temperature and humidity levels. It can also be used to control the machine and estimates how many hours of filter life are left.

The new machines also come with full Over the Air Update Capability (OTA) – meaning Dyson owners can continue to get the most advanced Dyson software even after purchasing the machine⁶.

Tests

Dyson purifying fans are designed to work in real environments. Some manufacturers of conventional air purifiers gauge their performance using a laboratory test method called clean air delivery rate. It is conducted in a compact chamber 12m² in size, with an added fan to circulate the air - and only one sensor to measure air quality. It is not representative of the average living room environment.

Dyson engineers created the POLAR test, which is based on a larger living room size, with no added fan, and eight sensors in the corners of the room plus one sensor in the centre collect air quality data every 5 seconds.

Evan Stevens, Head of Engineering for Dyson Environmental Control said: “We needed to test our machines in an environment that reflects how our owners actually use their machines and the rooms in which they are used. So we built a chamber without a ceiling fan, made it 27m² in size, and added nine sensors capable of detecting particles 300 times narrower than a human hair. 3D mapping our machine’s performance in this chamber lets us know that when our machine says the air in a room is clean, it truly is clean.”

Dyson has continued to pioneer purifying fans globally, leading new test methods in China, the world’s largest market for air purifiers. In January 2018, China’s Household Appliance Standard and Technology Industry Alliance⁷ released the first accreditation for intelligent air purifying fans – featuring test methods first developed on Dyson’s UK Technology Campus. Dyson is the first company to test its machines according to this new standard.

According to Dyson, sources of pollution can include:

Tree pollen, particulate matter and city pollution, which can enter the building and may remain trapped there.

• Pollen: Plants and flowers can release microscopic pollen into the air.

• Scented candles: Some chemical substances found in scented candles can release benzene and formaldehyde into the air as they burn.

• Furniture foam: Foam that can be found in furniture can release formaldehyde gas

• Indoor paints: Some indoor paints can use volatile organic compounds, which can be released as gaseous chemicals when they dry and potentially throughout their life

• Air fresheners: Some household air fresheners can contain volatile organic compounds and benzene, which can be released with the fragrance when sprayed.

• Cleaning products: Household cleaning products can contain benzene and household fumes and odours.

• Carpets, rugs and flooring: Some carpets, rugs, flooring and their backing materials can emit formaldehyde when new and potentially throughout their life.

Details:

The new Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans come in two versions - a larger tower format for floor placement, and a smaller desk format for desks, worktops and floors. There is a two-year parts and labour guarantee⁸.

The Dyson Pure Cool purifying fans are available on shop.dyson.com.sg, and major departmental and electrical stores from late May 2018.

Dyson Pure Cool Desktop purifying fan (DP04)	Dyson Pure Cool Tower purifying fan (TP04)
Source: Dyson. The Dyson Pure Cool Desktop purifying fan.	Source: Dyson. The Dyson Pure Cool Tower purifying fan.
S$799	S$899 (White/Silver and Iron/Blue) S$949 (Black/Nickel)
Available in White/Silver	Available in White/Silver, Iron/Blue, Black/Nickel

¹At the maximum setting. Tested to Dyson internal test method TM-003711 in a 27m² room and DTM801. Editor's note: There is no online explanation available of what DTM801 stands for.

²US Environmental Protection Agency. 1989. Report to Congress on indoor air quality: Volume 2. EPA/400/1-89/001C. Washington, DC, US.

³The AHAM AC1-2015 standard sets out how air cleaner manufacturers can define their performance by “the relative reduction of particulate matter suspended in the air in a specified test chamber”. This means their performance is based on cleaning efficiency rates only.

⁴Tested to GB/T18801 (formaldehyde, benzene). Gaseous capture rates vary. Tested to EN1822 - airborne particles as small as 0.1 microns.

⁵Tested to Dyson internal test method TM-003711 in a 27m² room. 'Harmful'/'ultrafine' pollutants refer to airborne particles as small as 0.1 microns (tested to EN1822).

⁶Standard data and messaging rates may apply. App functionality may vary by location. Requires Wi-Fi and app-enabled device.

⁷An affiliation of China’s leading home appliance agency – China’s Household Electronics Appliances Institute (CHEARI).

⁸For details, see the product manual.

Humidifier, dehumidifier or air purifier to improve air quality? Philips sets you right

·         The average Singaporean falls ill between two to five times a year and more than 30% are unsure if their sickness is due to an illness or allergy

·         Fewer than half of Singaporeans who suffer from chronic respiratory conditions are taking active medical action or visiting a specialist

·         Seven in 10 Singaporeans believe poor indoor air quality affects their rest, rating July and September as the worst period for air quality

·         Singaporeans are investing in the wrong tools to address air quality at home, with combined ownership of humidifiers and dehumidifiers at 59% as compared to air purifiers at 39%

Source: Philips infographic. Percentages refer to
the proportion of respondents naming the
pollutant as a top-three concern in the household
(indoors, left) and outdoors (right)
respectively.

Royal Philips, a global player in health technology, in partnership with Rakuten AIP, an Asian market research firm, has found that Singaporeans are passive about their health despite concerns about air quality management through its Healthy Air Survey.

The survey indicates that while air quality is a concern for 77% of Singaporeans, most are passive towards their respiratory health, with fewer than half of respondents visiting a specialist to address respiratory concerns. This stems from a lack of understanding of chronic respiratory conditions as well as misinformation around tools available to mitigate or manage their environments.

It was revealed that the average Singaporean falls ill between two to five times a year and 31% are unsure if their symptoms are caused by an illness or allergy. Despite this, Singaporeans recognise the importance of clean air as part of overall health, with 70% believing that good air quality improves the health of everyone in the household. However, the survey revealed a misconception on useful devices to improve indoor air quality, with more Singaporeans owning humidifiers rather than air purifiers (46% and 39% respectively) with the belief that humidifiers help remove dust and ease respiratory conditions.

As seen from the Philips Healthy Air Survey, one of the main barriers to greater adoption of air purifiers among Singaporeans is the lack of understanding about what air purifiers are for. Nearly half (45%) of respondents said that they do not know about air purifiers, while 44% find it too costly and 41% were doubtful of its results – only three in 10 Singaporeans were willing to invest in an air purifier.

Dr Chiang Wen Chin, President, Asthma and Allergy Association said, “While humidifiers add water into the air, it is not necessary for Singaporeans to humidify their home in this climate – especially since humidity is about 70–80%. Instead, a HEPA air purifier can help to remove these allergens from the living environment and reduce airborne allergens such as dust mites, viruses and bacteria that can trigger allergic reactions and asthma."

Source: Philips. The
Philips Air Purifier Series
3000i (AC3259/30).

Findings of the Healthy Air Survey were released in conjunction with the launch of the Philips Air Purifier Series 3000i (AC3259/30) connected air purifier. The purifier launch also debuts a first-to-market air purifier partnership with Air Matters for an app which can be used with the Philips Air Purifier Series 3000i to manage and reduce exposure to allergen triggers.

With the Air Matters app, users can monitor both real time PM2.5 levels and the Indoor Allergen Index, regulate the settings and the speed of their air purifier, and receive information on the filter status. Additionally, the Air Matters app also stores historical data on air quality levels and provides health advice for users, enabling them to correlate their symptoms with peaks in allergen levels.

“Poor indoor air quality is known to aggravate the symptoms of allergic diseases as long term exposure to allergens can lead to chronic respiratory conditions like asthma,” said Dr Chiang. While many are aware of common allergens found in buildings, mould spores such as Aspergillus can be a trigger for allergies and even asthma**. Choosing an air purifier with a dehumidification function helps to reduce the humidity that encourages allergens such as mould to survive.

“At Philips, we aim to empower consumers with solutions to make it easier and more sustainable to live a healthier life at home. Our heritage in healthcare combined with consumer understanding enables us to bring consumers breakthrough product innovations in collaboration with industry experts to help them take control of their personal health by narrowing the gap between professional and personal healthcare,” said Aw Ee Ling, Senior Marketing Manager, Personal Health, Philips Singapore.

The Philips Air Purifier Series 3000i (AC3259/30) comes with three automatic modes – a General Mode, Bacteria, Virus Mode and Allergen mode, in addition to five manual modes that range from an extra-quiet ‘Sleep’ setting to the Turbo Speed mode. Specially designed for allergy sufferers, the auto Allergen mode features an algorithm to detect and react to potential allergen risks by boosting the air purifier’s airflow to effectively remove harmful airborne allergens, which may trigger asthma***.

The air purifier also features VitaShield IPS multilayer filtration technology, which is certified by the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) and Airmid to remove 99.97% of airborne particles. Air is purified through an extra thick NanoProtect HEPA Filter and an active carbon filter that removes ultrafine particles as small as 0.02 nanometers (100 times smaller than PM2.5 particles), as well as common airborne allergens, bacteria and viruses, and harmful gases such as formaldehyde, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) and odour.

Everyday activities such as dusting and vacuuming can cause allergens to become airborne. The Philips Air Purifier Series 3000i (AC3259/30) contains AeraSense, a professional-grade air quality sensor that detects even the slightest changes in air and automatically boosts the air purifier to effectively reduce the level or airborne particles, effectively covering large areas up to 95 m2. AeraSense also indicates real-time PM2.5 and Indoor Allergen Index levels via a large display on a scale of 1 – 12.

Details:

The Philips Air Purifier Series 3000i (AC3259/30) retails at S$999 but is currently available at a special price of S$899 at Philips, as well as from selected electronic stores, major departmental stores and authorised dealers. Philips Air Purifiers start from S$299.

Check out the latest promotions for the #GiftofCleanAir campaign on Philips social media channels including the Philips Home & Living Facebook page.

*The survey seeks to better understand Singaporeans and their attitudes on air quality and allergy awareness. The survey spanned 250 households in Singapore and was executed in two phases, comprising of quantitative and qualitative data collection, targeting households with members suffering from asthma or other respiratory conditions, as well as households with babies or pregnant family members. 

**Richard A. Sharpe et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2015; 135:110-22 

***Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America: Asthma Facts and Figures. September 2015.