How to properly clean sheet masks

With a shortage of disposable protective equipment, many have no choice but to make masks on their own. For this even not necessary be able to sew. And although such masks less effectivethan medical ones, you might still want to use them.

Why wear reusable cloth masks

“If everyone wears cloth masks, it will help reduce asymptomatic transmission of the virus ", told published by CNET Margaret Gardel, biophysicist and professor at the University of Chicago. She also notes that medical masks and N95 respirators should be left to medical staff and used homemade means of protection, since the shortage of masks increases the risk of infection of doctors - in whose hands the lives of people.

How to properly clean sheet masks

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention celebratethat machine wash is sufficient to clean the masks. Gardel agrees with them: "Just send the mask to the wash in hot water and after drying it will be usable." Other measures are not required to be taken, and additional treatment with an antiseptic according to the advice from the Internet will do more harm than good.

It should be noted that we are talking exclusively about fabric masks: disposable, as the name implies, are not intended for reuse. Theoretically, of course, they can be cleared - but only if using industrial equipment. It is impossible to do this at home, although articles and posts appear on the Web, the authors of which claim the opposite.