I found this steamer useful for so many things. To start, when used as a facial care system, this helped deep clean and shrink my pores. It seemed to improve the health and overall appearance of my skin after use. It was just a matter of fill, plug, and go. It was extreme easy to use and felt so refreshing. An unexpected second use for this machine was it helps open my sinuses when my allergies are bad. Just breathing in the steam from a tiny bit of a distance helps unclog my sinuses on bad allergy days. Who knew? The lightweight stature of this unit and portability of this unit is huge plus.