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Here's a challenge for you

So you've bought a designer fabric face mask which you can wash and reuse. Well done to you. 

But, I have a question and a challenge for you: How good is the quality of your reuseable fabric face mask?

You probably did your research and read that it's best to buy a face mask made with three layers  of fabric, and yes, the amount of layers in face mask is important but the most important factor is how finely woven the fabric of each layer is.

Unfortunately it's useless having three layers of a loosely woven fabric for your face mask as particles can still pass through these loosely woven fabrics. To understand this, picture the loosely woven muslin cloth one uses used for straining liquids, these loosely woven fabrics won't stop moisture droplets moving them through them, and so the same is true for loosely woven fabric used in three layered face masks.

How do you test to see if your face mask passes the quality challenge?

Test no. 1:

Find a lamp which emits a strong light when the bulb is switched on. Hold your face mask up to the light and see if the light shines through your face mask. Can you see filtered light shining through? Can you see any areas where light is shining through or is the fabric blocking every little bit of light?

Watch the video to see how to test the quality of your mask.

If there is absolutely no light shining through, well done your face mask has passed the first of two tests.

If your face mask does have light shining through it, move onto the next test to see if your mask passes the airflow test.

Test no.2 :

Find a candle and light it. With your face mask on, take a deep breathe and blow the candle out.

If you managed to blow the candle out, unfortunately its's not good news.

If you couldn't blow the candle out, well done your face mask passes the Bill Nye test. Watch his test here.

I guess the best news of all is that our face masks get 100% for both tests even though they are made from two layers of cool and comfortable finely woven organic cotton, and not three layers of loosely fabric.

There's numerous other reasons why our face masks have 5 star ratings, and you can read the reviews here and get your premium quality finely woven face mask here.

    

 

How to Wash Your Fabric Face Mask

Organic Cotton Fabric Face Mask by Cream Collection

 

Well done for being responsible to your community and covering up by wearing an Organic Cotton Face Mask. You deserve a virtual high five!

After a day of wearing your designer face mask, you may be asking "How do I sterilise my face mask to wear again? "

Good question, and here's the easiest way:

As you've bought an Organic Cotton face mask, the simplest way to get rid of any bacteria or virus is to lay the mask flat on an ironing board and place an iron directly onto the fabric part of the mask, set the iron to it's hottest temperature ( Linen or Cotton setting ) and press the steam button to release steam onto the face mask.

Hold and steam for one minute both sides.

*PLEASE NOTE: you cannot use this simple method for disposable face masks, nor face masks made from polyester fabric (as polyester is essentially plastic and plastic melts)

Do not iron the elastic of the mask as some elastics may melt onto your iron and ironing board, and you wouldn't want that! The COVID_19 virus cannot live in temperatures above 57 degrees, and a steam iron set to it's highest temperature reaches 130 degrees.

If your face mask is looking a bit grubby and you'd like to wash the dirt out of it, here's the quickest way:

- Remove the nose piece and set aside

- Place the mask in a bowl of hot soapy water. Please note: NO Bleach!

- Leave to soak for 10 minutes until water cools sufficiently for you to move the mask around in the water and give dirty marks a rub to dislodge dirt.

- Rinse

- Once rinsed, pull the mask out on the sides to shape the pleats into place before hang drying

- Hang dry by pegging the elastic. DO NOT tumble dry!

- Once dry, iron as above instructions

OR

- Spray with Methylated spirits and hang dry outdoors for 24 hours

DO NOT wash face masks in a washing machine as the elastics will tangle and knot causing many hours of frustration when trying to untangle them.

Voila! Your fabric mask is beautifully clean and ready to be worn again.