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Amidst the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside medical masks, you can use fabric antibacterial masks to prevent virus transmission. Let's discover tips for using, washing, and storing antibacterial fabric masks with Mytour!
What are Fabric Antibacterial Masks?
These are fabric masks that use antibacterial agents on the fabric surfaces: soaking, coating, or spraying,... This enables the mask's bacteria-killing ability to reach up to 90% after 1 hour of contact and decreases by about 60-70% after several washes.
Depending on the type of antibacterial agent used, the mask can kill bacteria after 10 - 30 washes.
Benefits of Using Antibacterial Fabric Masks
Fabric masks offer several advantages such as preventing disease transmission risk, being reusable multiple times,... likened to a shield against COVID-19.
Preventing the Risk of Infection
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus causing COVID-19 primarily spreads through respiratory droplets, saliva, and nasal discharge of infected individuals. Fabric masks can prevent you from direct contact with these dangerous disease-carrying droplets.
Reusable Multiple Times
While medical masks are recommended for single use, with this type of fabric mask, you can reuse it after several washes while still ensuring high effectiveness in disease prevention. In fact, many fabric mask products can be reused up to 30 times (after each wash with soap water).
Comfortable Usage
While N95 masks offer more effective disease prevention, they should only be used by doctors, nurses who frequently come into contact with patients. For ordinary individuals, wearing antibacterial fabric masks is sufficient to ensure safety for themselves and those around them.
Fabric masks not only help protect us from the invasion of dangerous viruses, bacteria but also provide great comfort and breathability when worn.
Guidance on Using Antibacterial Fabric Masks
After use, you must wash the mask again to ensure safety as the front of the mask comes into contact with dirt or bacteria. Washing the mask also ensures the effective antibacterial properties of the mask.
How to Wear a Mask
Wearing a mask correctly is essential to optimize your health protection. Let's see how to properly wear a fabric mask below!
Step 1: Identify the correct direction for the nose and chin of the mask Step 2: Wear tightly from the bridge of the nose to the entire chin area. After determining the correct direction to wear, start putting on the mask. Perform actions to make the mask snug against the bridge of the nose and cover the entire chin. This will help prevent small droplets from passing through the holes in the mask and entering your respiratory system.
Guidance on Washing and Storing Antibacterial Masks
Refer to the proper washing and storing instructions for antibacterial fabric masks below to use the mask most effectively!
- Hand wash, do not use a washing machine
- Use soap bars or antibacterial water, gently hand wash to clean.
- Do not wash with hot water.
- Using hot water will cause the fabric fibers to expand, causing the antibacterial agents in the fabric to be lost.
- After washing, hang the mask to dry.
- Avoid direct sunlight exposure, UV rays will affect the antibacterial function of the agents in the fabric.
