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How to wash a face mask properly — and when to throw it away

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How to wash a face mask properly — and when to throw it away
How to wash a face mask properly — and when to throw it away

Whether it be a bandanna, scarf or gas mask, we now know that any mouth and nose covering is better than none at all when it comes to coronavirus prevention.

An NYC-based dermatologist, is talking to her patients about how to take care of your mask.

(hip hop beat)With coronavirus,our new existence for the foreseeable futurewill involve wearing masks.And whether you're using disposable ones,N-95s, or you're using a cloth mask,it's important to know how to take care of your mask.(upbeat music)The best way I know that it's time to dispose of my maskis I look at the status of it at the end of my work day.This is kind of an example of all that makeup and debris.So this is something that I would toss.When it comes to cloth masks,it's important to know that the material it's made out offshould be non synthetic cotton fabric.Here's my favorite example.It's made by lingerie line Cosabella.It's really soft on the inside.It feels nice and natural across my face,and it's something I've been using on the dailywhen I'm not at work.The best way to know how to clean your cloth masksis to clean it like we would our bra and our underwear.I personally am using just a hand wash.This is my favorite one.I use a couple of capfuls just in some lukewarm water,and delicately I'm just using itto get all of those oils and that debrisoff of the masks every single day.Importantly, you don't want to wring it dry.You just want to lightly pat it dry,and then leave it on a surface.A great idea is if you have the dryer running,is just to leave it on top of the dryerand let it air dry so that it's ready for you the next day.If that's kind of too much and too involved,you could always throw it in your lingerie bag.Throw it in the delicate cycle on cold waterand let it wash, and then let it air dry.Another important thing that I'm hearing a lotis people are noticingthat since they're wearing their masks every single day,that they want to figure out a way to kind of refresh themduring the day.We all notice that, have begun to smell our own breath,and that the inside of the maskis something that needs to be refreshed.There's a great delicate spray that you can useon the inside of the mask.And it gives you a nice way to kind of refresh your maskthroughout the day as you're using that.Masks are here to stay for the foreseeable future.Make it part of your daily routine.Make it fashionable, but just know to treat itlike you would your bra and your underwear.Hopefully this was helpful.Thank you so much for your time today.(whooshing)

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