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Review on 🧼 Wembley Lab Tested Adjustable Washable 10 Replaceable PPE for Occupational Health & Safety by Phillip Hoover

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not effective for viral purposes, good for cycling through mosquitoes

This mask seems to have been designed with the right principles in mind but not thought through in terms of execution. It's a great idea to make a washable, reusable mask out of comfortable fabric that still offers effective protection and design a mask with a pocket to allow for filters that are lighter than a kn95 mask, use less material, much cheaper but just as effective at blocking particles. Ultimately, with long-term mask use, this design remains an effective, comfortable, and cost-effective solution that produces less plastic waste. Too bad it doesn't match the brand. Here are the issues: 1) The material, 95% cotton, 5% X-STATIC nylon, is actually a lightweight jersey, the same as cotton jersey, so open that light can easily be seen through the mesh. It is the least effective type of mask fabric, blocking small particles and offering little or no protection to either the wearer or the wearer (the real reason people should wear masks). The antimicrobial silver treatment in X-STATIC effectively prevents the growth of various pathogens, mainly bacteria, in the fabric, reduces its tendency to develop odor and supports it if you are susceptible like me. for skin infections. I've worn t-shirts and underwear made from this material under the gear I wear when I go cross country on my motorcycle. It works pretty well and the treatment lasts for many washes. It almost certainly doesn't matter to the effectiveness of this mask as the fabric itself doesn't stop anything and the actual purpose of the treatment is quite different. However, it does help protect the mask from pimples on the skin, so it's valuable in that regard, provided the nylon is sufficiently dispersed to keep the cotton from supporting microorganisms. 2) The mask comes with filters and has a pocket for it, but the filters and pocket don't integrate well making it difficult if not impossible to be sure you're breathing through the filter and this too is the only way this mask can do its job. Filters, when formulated as advertised, can be effective despite being very thin. What you really want is twisted polyester, which requires air to flow in a roundabout way through fibers that carry a charge and attract (or repel) particles and trap them as gas molecules pass by. The filters seem to work when I breathe through them and they seem to have the right composition, putting a layer of polyester between foamed cotton (or something else soft and breathable), but I have no other way of analyzing them, as visual. Inspection. 3) The molded cap conforms to the bridge of the nose, but since the filter pocket doesn't fit underneath (assuming you manage to make sure the filter is in place, questionable bet), air flows through and around the underlying knitted mesh , as well as inside, as well as outside. There is no way to solve this problem unless you inhale hard enough for the filter to press against your face and create some sort of seal. Of course, the first air you breathed in early in the process would be unfiltered and would go deepest into your lungs. The mask is designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and is utterly useless to protect the wearer from it. It will definitely work to keep mosquitoes out of your nose and mouth while cycling or motorcycling without interfering with breathing (that open mesh) better than a bandana or respro mask (I've used both) so I'll have to use this . Filters, if you can find a better mask with a well-designed pocket, can really get the job done, so they're worth considering if you're using something like this. As for the mask, the money is better spent on beer.

Pros
  • Health & Household
Cons
  • Cord is shorter than others