During the Covid-19 pandemic, face masks have become an important item and need to be reused safely to save money.
Face masks are one of the essential items to protect health during the pandemic season. To save costs, many people spread some ways to disinfect, reuse face masks such as boiling, microwave … but not all methods are really effective.
Criteria to be followed when disinfecting the mask are to eliminate viruses and pathogens, be safe for the user, and not disrupt the texture and maintain the functional integrity of the mask.
Consumers can learn the pros and cons of different ways to disinfect the mask through the analysis below.
Bring to a boil, put in a steamer
This disinfection is based on the theory that corona virus cannot grow at high temperatures. However, this method does not destroy the virus, it just stops them working.
Face masks are one of the essential items to protect health.
Besides, the increase in humidity also causes the protective mechanism of the mask to be damaged. Bacteria, fungi and other pathogenic viruses are likely to multiply, posing a danger to human health.
Alcohol spraying
With the information that ethanol-containing substances (alcohol) have the ability to disinfect and kill viruses thanks to the protein denaturing mechanism, alcohol spraying is considered as one of the ways to reuse face masks.
However, alcohol spraying has many unproven side effects, such as causing burns and blistering of the respiratory tract, when inhaling alcohol directly.
Microwave
This is a popular practice that has been proven and trusted by many people. Face masks need to be sprayed with a little disinfectant water and put in the microwave, set at 800 W, rotated for one minute and reusable.
However, if left on for more than one minute, the mask poses a fire risk. In addition, after each disinfection of the mask, users need to clean the inside because microwaves are often used for cooking.
With the disadvantages of time and effort, this is not an optimal option to reuse face masks.
Use antimicrobial spray
Launched under the brand name SuperWash, an antimicrobial spray using nano-silver technology developed by the Central Institute of Drug Testing under the Ministry of Health, has the effect of killing up to 99.99% of viruses, bacteria and fungi. sick. The bactericidal mechanism of nano silver is strong and fast due to its ability to break down single-cell membranes without affecting the cells.
With ingredients of natural origin, synthesized by biological methods without using harmful chemicals but only enzymes, biological compounds and natural microorganisms, this antibacterial acid is safe when inhaled.
SuperWash spray works to gently cleanse, antibacterial, and deodorizing, helping to prevent the growth of bacteria on the skin. This product can also be used to disinfect surfaces such as face masks. When using, users spray directly on the surface to be cleaned, spray evenly so that the gel forms a covering, wait two minutes for the gel to dry. With an added layer of protection on top without damaging the mask’s texture, SuperWash contributes to improving the safety of users’ health with external agents.
