In the COVID Era, Unique Chuseok Gifts Focused on Family Hygiene and Health Gain Attention

Unique Home Appliances Spotlighted, Including Kitchen Air Purifiers and Household Plant Cultivators

As the non-face-to-face Chuseok approaches, unique home appliances that protect family hygiene and health are gaining attention as special gifts. Photo by Lock&Lock

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] As the third Chuseok holiday since the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic approaches, unique home appliances that protect family hygiene and health are gaining attention.

According to the industry on the 11th, with this year's Chuseok also expected to be a contactless holiday, various home appliances are being released due to increased demand for gifts that convey feelings on behalf of people.

Not only for holiday foods but also during cooking in the kitchen, kitchen air purifiers have recently become essential items. Many use general air purifiers in the kitchen for ventilation or odor removal, but consumers have raised various opinions that oil mist (oil dust) generated during cooking damages the filters, reducing their effectiveness. Additionally, the recent social issue of a school cafeteria cook’s lung cancer being recognized as an occupational disease has highlighted the importance of managing kitchen air quality to address fine dust and harmful gases during cooking.

Lock&Lock Kitchen Air Purifier 'Kitchen Purie'. Photo by Lock&Lock

Lock&Lock Kitchen Pure is a portable kitchen air purifier that can remove fine dust and harmful gases generated during cooking in the kitchen. It effectively manages kitchen air. Equipped with a four-layer care system specialized for kitchen environments, including an oil-barrier filter that absorbs oil dust, it manages harmful substances and simultaneously handles deodorization and sterilization after cooking.

The main filters can be completely detached and washed with water, making them semi-permanent. It also features a detachable sensor remote control for convenient operation. This makes it an ideal Chuseok gift in the COVID-19 era, where interest in health and hygiene has increased. Currently, it can be purchased at a special price with about a 13% discount on the LL Labs website, and a separate Chuseok promotion is also underway.

Cooking scene using functional vegetables grown with the Wells Farm home plant cultivator. Photo by Wells

As time spent at home increases, interest in home gardening and demand for safe food have combined, making 'home plant cultivators' popular products. Home plant cultivators are home appliances that artificially supply light, moisture, soil, and temperature necessary for plant growth, allowing easy cultivation of plants at home.

Kyowon’s ‘Wells Farm,’ which has established itself as a representative product of plant cultivators, comes in two sizes: 6-slot and 12-slot models. By regularly receiving functional vegetable packages and planting them in Wells Farm’s seedlings, the device automatically adjusts light, water, and temperature to grow the plants. It is recommended as a unique Chuseok gift not only for practical use in growing organic vegetables regardless of season but also as an ornamental item to overcome COVID-19 blues and as an educational tool for children.

Cozyma, a familiar brand of massage chairs, has introduced a hand massager perfect for relieving the fatigue accumulated in the hands of modern people. Photo by Cozyma

Cozyma, familiar as a massage chair brand, has introduced a hand massager perfect for relieving the fatigue accumulated in modern people’s hands. It is equipped with various massage modes, including dense acupressure nodes inside and powerful air pressure that evenly massages the entire hand.

The intensity can be adjusted in three stages, and the heating function warms the hands. It uses a rechargeable built-in battery, allowing convenient use even where there is no power supply, and the massage provides effects such as muscle relaxation and tension relief.

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