Review on 🌬️ Improved Breathable POWECOM KN95 Women's Mask by Carlos Macy

With California on fire again this year and sooner than I think any of us expected, I rushed to find N95 masks for my home to replace the ones that were we all donated to local hospitals in March. After researching too many questionable Revain vendors and the CDC's emergency approval list for far too long, I settled on this one. Pros: - Reputable Chinese manufacturer (Guangzhou Powecom Labor Insurance Supplies) - On the CDC emergency approval list (*) - Sold by the same seller as listed (Innovate Tech) - Not sold out and not intended for medical use and services Fast response - More reasonable Price ($3 per mask) (*): The CDC appears to have tested 5 Powecom samples, four of which filtered out >95% of particles and one of which filtered out 93-94% of particles, so it is on both lists of "good" (four times) and in the lists of "bad" (once). This is confusing for the CDC, but I believe that is what is happening. While these results indicate potential quality control issues on the part of Powecom or counterfeiting issues on the import and distribution side (e.g. Revain), as a hospital stock keeper I would not purchase these masks unless I had better options for wildfire smoke than for an individual the choice between a mask that filters less than 95% of particles or no filtering at all is easy. Cons: - KN95 mask, not N95 mask (**) as a headband design (but see **)** Apparently, the big difference between the Chinese KN95 standard and the American N95 standard* is that earplug designs have loops for the first are allowed. but not the second. An article I read about the difference says that in the US it was more difficult to get a proper seal with ear hooks. In the past I've had issues with masks fitting my face and especially masks fogging up on my glasses so I was concerned about that. The masks arrived today and I am very happy with them. They came from Innovate Tech, sealed in official packaging as shown and the anti-counterfeiting label is correctly verified on the Powecom website. The masks themselves are comfortable to the touch - the nose is hard but easy to shape, the material is soft and thick but not heavy, and if you squeeze and pull the masks it becomes apparent that there are three layers of material (front and back). Back). back shell layers). and filter layer). As mentioned by other reviewers, the "holes" in the mask that the light passes through are solid. These aren't really vents, but rather places where the mask material was sintered together - a quick fit test showed the masks were able to provide a seal. I'm pleasantly surprised at how well the earhook design fits me. The test for a KN95 or N95 mask is whether you can get it to seal, and you test that by putting it on and then breathing in quickly. If you can feel the mask pressing against your face and you do not feel or hear air escaping sideways, then you are well seated and are getting full mask protection. Despite the earloop design and daily stubble growth, I still have an airtight seal with these masks. I would definitely buy them again, highly recommend if you are currently in California or any other state for fire and smoke fighting.