In recent times, people have rushed to buy more active face masks instead of regular fabric face masks. What are the differences between these two products that consumers prefer activated carbon face masks? Long Chau will quickly answer for you right in this article:
The difference between active face masks compared to fabric face masks
The fabric face masks are too familiar to each person today. The product is made from a variety of fabrics, good and fake. If the wearer does not wash the fabric before using it, no matter how good the fabric is, it will cause respiratory infections, affecting your skin.
Cloth face masks act as sun protection, prevent dust and prevent vehicle smoke odors while on the road. However, they do not help filter dust from bacteria, viruses, allergens, toxic gases such as: gas, oil, gas vapor, smoke from industrial plants, …
Many people often make the mistake of When in a hurry, buy a new one at the roadside stalls. Then tore off the packaging and bring it directly to her face. Did you know that this is indirectly harmful to your health? There are cases that right from the time of bringing in and using less than 1 – 2 minutes, you feel dizzy and nauseous because of the smell from the mask.
This is a very popular habit of Vietnamese people and it will be very dangerous if parents take this action for children whose health is not yet fully developed, which will affect their children. after.
And also a lot of special questions: “Why bring a mask but still bring back a lot of illness for yourself?” That is the reason why consumers tend to use activated carbon face masks so much.
- What is activated carbon face mask?
Activated mask has the full name of activated carbon medical mask, a specialized product produced from high quality filter material containing activated carbon inside. After that, through a rigorous manufacturing process, a mask is used to protect the health of users.
Many people will be confused because they do not know what activated carbon is. This is carbon processed at high temperatures between 900 – 1000 degrees C in a professional anaerobic environment and produces a carbon with a much larger capillary structure that increases the contact surface area but has a block. low density.
According to research from experts, activated carbon face masks have many outstanding advantages. Not only filtering ordinary dirt, the product can also remove chemicals, harmful gases such as SO2, CO2, H2S, … Some famous products also have the feature of fine dust filter, bacteria filter, virus and remove odors from the environment. Using activated carbon face masks will help you protect your own health.
How many types of activated carbon face mask?
Activated carbon face masks will have two popular types on the market: One will have an activated carbon sheet placed between two layers of fabric and the type with a fabric of active fibers sewn together.
Activated fibers are fabrics that are impregnated with activated carbon, the product only works effectively after 2 washing times, so it is not advisable to reuse active mask repeatedly.
Especially, there are no face masks that can be reused for 1 year. This is completely wrong because the inner coal lining will quickly “full” after only a few uses.
If using active carbon face masks that have an unpleasant odor, that means that the manufacturer has used a specialized glue to spray the coal particles together. And it is this glue layer that makes the coal not effective in absorbing dirt and bacteria effectively. Therefore, it should not be used to avoid adverse effects on your health
