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What Kinds of Face Masks Are Recommended During Wildfires?

What Kinds of Face Masks Are Recommended During Wildfires?

With widespread wildfires raging around the world, and particularly on the west coast, many of our thoughts have turned to masks. We're all already wearing masks to help with the pandemic, but are those masks effective against wildfire smoke, or are they just not...

How Long Do The Replaceable Filters in Face Masks Last?

How Long Do The Replaceable Filters in Face Masks Last?

Face masks have become commonplace due to the global pandemic, but they still run a wide range of quality levels, from the possibly-worse-than-nothing neck gaiters to full closed air supply respirators and everything in between. If you take the wide world of masks,...

How to Properly Dispose of Your Old Face Masks

How to Properly Dispose of Your Old Face Masks

By now, if you've left your house much during the pandemic, you've likely seen it: masks, in the wild, littering sidewalks and streets, in parking lots, and yards. Just like every other kind of trash to be discarded, many people seem to see no problem with discarding...

A Guide to Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Storing Face Masks

A Guide to Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Storing Face Masks

With the widespread usage of masks, from N95s and respirators to homemade cloth masks, what was formerly esoteric knowledge is becoming more important for everyone to know. When you're wearing a mask every day, you want to know how to keep it clean. A dirty mask can...

Advice for People with Difficulty Breathing in a Face Mask

Advice for People with Difficulty Breathing in a Face Mask

The pandemic may be quieting down, but masks have become a common fixture for just about everyone at the moment. Even once the crisis is past us, many people will still choose to wear masks while they're out. The trouble is, not everyone can wear a mask. Many masks...