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Please wash your new cloth face masks
brianlux
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Seriously. I was thinking about this the other day when a friend gave me a cloth face mask she made and again today when my wife bought me a couple of new cloth face masks.
Whenever I buy new clothes, I always wash them before wearing them. I especially became aware of the wisdom of doing this in the late 1980's when I worked in men's clothing at a Macy's. One of the other workers told me that new clothes have formaldehyde and other chemicals in them to keep bugs out during shipping.
So if you have a face mask made from new cloth and you put it on and breathe through it... yeah. Gross to think about, right? So, please, wash them first at least once and maybe even hang them out in the air to dry before wearing them.
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We change our masks at lunch. We have already worn it for several hours, and I feel it is probably a bit healthier to put a clean mask on. Besides, some of ours are the same print in and out and I'm afraid we wouldn't pay attention (my husband) and put the wrong side back on.
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Excellent added point, p. Thanks!
(I actually had to tell my mom this a couple months ago, as she was just flipping over and re-using them.)
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If they weren't worn in the ER/ICU, we would most likely still be using them. I would probably still leave the N95s hanging on the line, in the sun and/or overnight. There were a few times I left them hang on the line for days at a time.
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Cool!
You guys are sure mask-positive! Well done!
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City of Akron ordinance is in effect until a vaccine is approved by the CDC.
2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1