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Review on ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Sterilized Shield Safe: Comfortable and Effective Protection by Jay Aukuso

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Best in class but still falls short

Reasons you'll find almost anything they have -ways- Exhalation valves, defeating the goal of reducing transmission from mask wearers who, like 40% of those infected, show no symptoms. To make matters worse, some of them are obviously trying to hide their valves. So I don't want to be one of those ruthless tampons who can't breathe freely but also have decent protection for themselves. So by default this would be a high score as it's pretty much the only reusable airtight filtering mask that filters both inhalation and exhalation, and the filters it performs in an N95 equivalent. (Some caveats aren't worth elaborating here, but for the general public it's still basically the same for the general public.) Two big downsides, as I see it. 1. Dimensions! I don't have an unusually large face and it creates a nice seal, but it's small enough that if I move my jaw while speaking it pulls up and breaks the seal, and since we have to speak louder in masks that's pretty much it all time. And of course when I touch my mask to put it back on, even worse. 2. Filter Accuracy. Neither the filters nor the screen that holds them in place match the perforations, so there are gaps around the edges that compromise the seal that the silicone creates. don't speak, or if you have a small face, it will probably keep its seal. Even if it's just a filter, it's probably better than most sheet masks, but these two issues drastically detract from the value of equivalent N95 filters.

Pros
  • ADDITIONAL LAYERS of protection with activated carbon filters, Shield Safe's custom-tailored reusable silicone mask offers 4 extra layers of premium anti-pollution filtration
Cons
  • Crumpled packaging