Skin irritation, pimples caused by wearing a mask for a long time: How to do?

Medical masks are insular objects of people today, in the face of the complicated developments of COVID-19. Masks are an effective tool that protects yourself from the risk of contracting the virus. However, there are still many people who complain about wearing medical masks with allergies, wearing masks equipped with acne. So is it really good to wear a mask a lot, does it irritate the skin and how to fix it?

Medical masks are increasingly used, especially during the complicated Covid-19 pandemic. However, not everyone knows what quality standards medical masks need to ensure to ensure health and safety for users and promote the effect of prevention.

Quality assurance medical masks are masks with a clean surface, properly disinfected, without holes, without fibrous heads and not causing allergies to the skin of the user's face. Besides, the strap of the mask needs to be firmly sewn in four corners, good elasticity makes it easy to wear a mask. The nasal splint of a medical mask is made of plastic or metal, which clamps the mask tight on the bridge of the nose.

Although there are no design requirements, medical masks need to be designed to cover the nose and mouth, when wearing a mask, it is necessary to hold the face close to the face. The medical mask fabric on the market today usually has 3-4 layers of non-woven fabric, airy but waterproof, flat and with pleated folds.

The limit of heavy metals that medical masks must reach is: no more than 1mg of lead, 0.12mg of mercury, 0.17mg of arsenic … per product signature. Antibacterial medical masks should be supplemented with a layer with a bactericidal effect. With material or structural standards, it can be checked with the naked eye, but with standards such as respiratory obstacles, filtration performance or standards of heavy metal limits, it should be appraised by a reputable organization.

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The Ministry of Health has recommended in which cases to use and which do not need to use masks, namely when there are no respiratory symptoms and do not force large gatherings, it is not necessary to wear a mask.

Medical masks are used improperly, worn too many times, too long will accumulate pathogens, become bacterial drives. In addition, if you buy a poor quality mask, containing a lot of heavy metals, long-term medical masks in contact with the face will cause intoxication, skin irritation or allergic medical masks.

The Ministry of Health recommends using masks to prevent Covid-19 infection: for healthy people, there are no symptoms of respiratory diseases such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose … cloth face coverings may be worn, and medical masks are not required.

Wearing a medical mask with acne is quite possible. The reason is that when wearing a mask too much, the already sensitive facial skin is "secret breathing", sweat can not get out of the pores easily, so the skin is susceptible to infection. Besides, because of running for profit, poor quality masks made from bad materials can also be one of the causes of skin irritation and cause skin acne when wearing medical masks continuously during the epidemic season.

• Wash your hands thoroughly before wearing a mask, before and after removing it.
• When removing the mask, it is necessary to avoid touching the outer side of the mask as the outer layer may now contain germs.
• After removing the mask, fold the mask so that the outer side of the mask is face down, then put the mask in a plastic/paper bag before putting it in the trash with the lid.
• Replace the mask immediately when it is damp, contaminated (bloody or with secretion shot at the mask) or when the mask is torn.
• When wearing a medical mask, sunscreen should be used to limit uneven skin tone.
• Limit excessive moisturizing or too thick makeup when wearing a mask because the skin is very susceptible to "squash" and acne.
• Clean water should be rinsed with clean water after using a mask.

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• Cloth face coverings need to cover both the nose and mouth.
• During wear, avoid touching the front of the mask with your hands.
• When removing the grip on the strap, avoid holding on to the front of the mask to remove it.
• Wash your mask daily with soap to reuse it for later times.
• The use of masks should be regularly combined with personal hygiene measures, cleaning utensils, tools, and handwashing with soap or antiseptic solutions.

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