Reviewing the Blaux Portable AC Mini Air Cooler and Blaux Wearable AC Personal Fan
Blaux has released two personal air conditioning units, including the Blaux Personal Fan and the Blaux Portable AC.
Both units claim to deliver cool, clean air to a small environment – like an office, bedroom, or dorm room. Both are available online today at special discount offers.
Today, we’re explaining everything you need to know about Blaux and how personal portable air conditioners work.
What is Blaux?
Blaux is a personal air conditioner brand launched by Hong Kong-based ecommerce company Strong Current Enterprises Limited.
The company offers a range of filtration and cooling systems, including the Blaux Personal Fan and the Blaux Portable AC. Both units keep you cool using different technologies.
You wear the Blaux Personal Fan around your neck, for example, and it keeps you cool wherever you go. you keep the Blaux Portable AC unit in your home, meanwhile, and it keeps you cool in any room of your home. The unit also claims to filter the air using activated carbon and other technologies.
Blaux air conditioners are priced between $75 and $130 per unit, depending on which unit you buy (and how many you buy). The Blaux air conditioners appear to be made in China, although the company ships the air conditioners all over the world.
Blaux Air Conditioners
Blaux currently offers two flagship air conditioners, including the Blaux Personal Fan and Blaux Portable AC:
Blaux Personal Fan: You wear the Blaux Personal Fan around your neck. It directs air towards your body, cooling you wherever you go. Like other neck portable AC units, the Blaux Personal Fan is a battery-powered unit that directs cool air towards your body wherever you go.
Blaux Portable AC: Blaux Portable AC is designed for use at home. It’s a small, portable air conditioning unit. You carry it between rooms to provide on-the-go cooling. As a small, portable AC unit, Blaux Portable AC will not cool larger rooms, but it claims to cool smaller rooms in 30 seconds or less.
Both units are available to order through BuyBlaux.com, the official Blaux website. They are not available to order through Amazon or other online retailers.
Blaux Features & Benefits
Both Blaux air conditioners claim to offer similar benefits, including all of the following:
- Works as a humidifier
- Filters dust particles in the air
- Easy to use
- Portable
- Cordless operation
- Rapid, personal air conditioning in under 30 seconds
- Multiple fan speed modes
- One size fits all design
How Do Blaux Air Conditioners Work?
Blaux claims its air conditioners cool and filter the air using charcoal filters and various cooling systems. The company claims its units provide constant circulation of clean, ionized air with no ozone, for example.
There are many low-cost air filters that clean the air via ionization. Typically, these filters ionize the air by adding ozone (a positively charged oxygen molecule) to the air. Blaux, however, claims to clean and ionize the air using another method without creating ozone – although it’s not clear how the company does this.
Blaux also claims to clean the air using natural charcoal. Charcoal is a popular air filtration tool used in many conventional filtration systems.
It’s no secret that activated charcoal filters cleanse the air. As Penn State explained in a recent study, charcoal filters remove impurities from air or water, and one pound of activated carbon contains a surface area of approximately 100 acres (40 hectares), giving it superior cleansing ability compared to other filters.
Charcoal works because of its unique ‘honeycomb’ molecular shape. The honeycomb molecules of charcoal attract negatively charged particles in the air, absorbing them and preventing them from polluting the air. Blaux claims to use a charcoal filter to remove harmful particles from the air like this. Over time, a charcoal filter fills with harmful particles and needs to be replaced. Blaux does not disclose how often its charcoal filter needs to be replaced, although the company claims the unit is purified with natural charcoal and comes with an optional scented charcoal filter.
Rounding out the Blaux air conditioner features is a night light at the base of the unit. That night light indicates the unit is on, telling you the Blaux is ready to filter and clean air in your home.
Blaux Personal Fan
Blaux claims its Blaux Personal Fan will purify and cool the air you breathe. It’s a high-tech, personal air cooler and cleaner. With a one-size-fits-all design, a positionable air flow, and multiple fan speeds, you can customize the Blaux Personal Fan however you like.
You wear the Blaux Personal Fan around your neck, and the device directs cool air towards your body. you charge the Blaux Personal Fan just like you would charge any modern smartphone – using the USB-C port. The LED ring indicates power and charging status, and the device lasts for 30 hours of runtime, keeping you cool for a long time on a single charge.
Other features and benefits of the Blaux Personal Fan include:
- Positionable air flow
- One size fits all design
- 3 fan speed modes
- LED ring for power and charging status
- USB-C charging
- Easy to clean and care for
- 30 hours of runtime per charge
- Moves 1.9 cupic feet per minute (CFM)
Blaux Personal AC
Blaux Personal AC is a small, portable air conditioner designed for use at home, in the office, or in other small settings. You charge the unit, then bring it anywhere in your home or office to cool you on-the-go. The unit claims to be easy to use and completely portable. It also humidifies the air, filters dust particles, and provides other benefits.
Blaux makes big claims about the cooling effectiveness of its air conditioner: the company claims the unit can provide rapid cooling in just 30 seconds. Just turn on the device, then let it filter and cool air in any small environment.
Blaux Pricing
You can buy Blaux air conditioners exclusively online through BuyBlaux.com, wher ethe units are priced at $70 to $125 per unit, depending on which unit you buy – and how many units you buy per order.
Here’s how pricing breaks down:
Blaux Personal Fan
- 1 Unit: $69.99 + $8.95 Shipping
- 2 Units: $139.98 + $9.95 Shipping
- 3 Units: $157.48 + $10.95 Shipping
- 4 Units: $192.47 + $11.95 Shipping
Blaux Personal AC
- 1 Unit: $124.99 + $8.95 Shipping
- 2 Units: $249.95 + $9.95 Shipping
- 3 Units: $182.23 + $10.95 Shipping
- 4 Units: $343.72 + $11.95 Shipping
You can pay online via PayPal or credit card.
Blaux Refund Policy
Both Blaux air conditioners come with a 30 day refund policy. You can request a complete refund within 30 days with no questions asked.
That sounds good – but if you read the fine print, you’ll realize the company has no refund policy for opened or used products. The company only accepts refunds on products that are unused and unopened. Here’s how the company explains the policy:
“Our Return Policy lasts 30 days and it takes effect from the time you receive your purchase. If more than 30 days have gone by since delivery of your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund, exchange or price equivalent in store credit.
Assuming you return your purchase within 30 days from receipt, to be eligible for a return:
Product must be in brand new condition, unused/unworn and it its original packaging.
Product packaging must be intact and returned to us in an appropriate shipping container.
Product must be returned to the return facility address provided by our customer service.”
In other words, if you have opened the product and used it, but are unhappy with how the product works, then you are unable to request a refund from Blaux. You can only request a refund if you have received the product but have not opened or used the product in any way.
Who’s Behind Blaux?
Blaux is a personal air conditioner brand made by a Hong Kong-based ecommerce company named Strong Current Enterprises Limited.
The company sells various consumer products online. Based on our research, Strong Current Enterprises appears to buy lower-cost goods from factories in China, selling those goods online at higher prices to western markets online.
Strong Current Enterprises has a particularly strong presence in the air conditioner market. The company sells a range of air conditioners, including portable air conditioners, personal AC units, and other products.
You can contact the makers of Blaux via the following:
- Email: support@buyblaux.com
- Phone (North America): 844-846-5344
- Phone (UK & Ireland): 03308 082207
- Phone (Australia & New Zealand): (08) 7282 2012
- Mailing Address: 68308, G/F Kowloon East Building, 12 Lei Yue Mun Road, Kwung Tong, Hong Kong
Final Word
Blaux is a personal air conditioner brand made by a Hong Kong-based ecommerce company. The company claims to offer superior air conditioning power at a reasonable price. Blaux air conditioners are available for $75 to $130 per unit, providing personal cooling power anywhere you go.
Overall, Blaux air conditioners seem overpriced compared to competing units available through Amazon and other retailers. The company also has a less-than-generous refund policy, with no refunds available on any opened or used products. The company also does not disclose various technical specifications of either air conditioner – like how large of a room it can cool or how much cooling power either unit outputs.
If you like the sound of Blaux and enjoy the company’s unique marketing, then the air conditioners may be worth the premium price. However, if you want a good-value air conditioner without paying a premium price, then you may be able to find cheaper units then Blaux available online today through Amazon and other retailers.