According to Dr. Doan Ngoc Hai, Director of the Institute of Health, Occupation and Environment, Ministry of Health, cloth masks or even masks Medical equipment can be safely disinfected at home through a 800W microwave oven. So, specifically, how to disinfect the face mask by microwave how correct? Let META find out detailed instructions from experts in the article below.
How to simply disinfect face masks in microwave
1. Ways to disinfect cloth masks, medical masks
According to medical experts, cloth masks as well as medical masks can completely disinfect through 3 way: by UV, ozone or microwave.
If you choose to disinfect with UV rays, the bacteria will be destroyed on the surface of the mask. However, this method is not effective on multi-layered masks and does not have much effect on the middle and innermost layers of the mask.
Disinfection with ozone is more thorough than UV. But this approach is complicated, using bulky equipment, not suitable at home.
Finally, the method of disinfection is using microwave. You can fully use the Viba waves in the microwave device with the active power of 800W to destroy the viruses, bacteria that cause danger. This is also how to disinfect the site by Dr. Ngoc Hai and Associates at the Institute of Health, Occupation and Environment, Ministry of Health Research and recommendation of the people to apply in disease prevention.
2. Simple microwave site disinfection steps
Before proceeding with the degassing of fabrics and medical sites with a microwave, you need to take note of some of the following points:
- Do not use a microwave to disinfect all types of masks with an iron frame.
- A microwave using the method of disinfection must have a microwave output of 800W.
Another caution is: This microwave is only for disinfection purposes, not for heating food. You can refer to some of META’s 800W small capacity microwave products through the list of suggestions below:
Here, please refer to the steps to disinfect fabric masks, medical masks Simply microwave, follow detailed instructions from experts:
Step 1: Spray the disinfectant solution onto the surface of the mask
First, you use antiseptic solutions such as sodium chloride physiological saline 0.9% or diluted 90-degree alcohol solution to spray on the mask. The purpose of this is to moisten and disinfect the outer surface of the mask.
Step 2: Disinfect mask by using microwave
You put it in the microwave with the disinfectant spray side facing up. You set the oven to microwave only, do not turn on the grill mode. Microwave power when sterilizing the mask is 800W.
You microwave the mask within 1 minute. During the operation of the microwave oven, you should keep an eye on it to detect any abnormalities in time in case of a possible explosion.
Step 3: Take the mask out the microwave
After 1 minute of microwave, take it out of the microwave, wait until it cools down. You hold the strap to wear a mask. That way, your mask can be reused after this.
Do not forget to wear properly cloth mask to protect yourself and those around you from the intrusion of dangerous viruses and bacteria.
3. A few cautions when disinfecting the face mask with a microwave
- You need to correctly set the microwave capacity, mode and microwave time according to the expert’s instructions to limit prevent fire and explosion, ensure safety during use as well as effectively destroy viruses and bacteria left in the mask.
- You should only apply this method to single-use medical masks and masks with a clear origin. You should microwave only one mask at a time, not microwave masks of many people at a time.
After putting mask in the microwave, or when taking it from the microwave, wash your hands with dry hand sanitizer or with 90-degree diluted alcohol.
