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== After assembly == | == After assembly == | ||
=== Laundry/care instructions === | |||
Masks made of 100% cotton (no polyester ribbons, cotton-poly blends, etc.) should be machine-washable on the medium setting. Check the care instructions on your fabric and other components; some prints (e.g., metallic), cotton-poly blends, and some elastics may advise washing on cold. | |||
Put your masks in a small, fine mesh bra bag/lingerie bag before throwing them in either a washer or dryer. This will help ensure any elastics or nose-pieces don't get caught on the machine's drain holes. | |||
If you're pressed for time, you can hand-wash masks in a bucket with a small amount of laundry detergent with water that's warm to the touch, then rinse them clean in the sink. | |||
You can machine-dry masks in a small, fine-mesh bra bag on the medium setting. | |||
=== Hygiene === | === Hygiene === | ||
Launder your masks after you finish making them, especially if you buy new supplies during the pandemic, and especially if you're giving them to others (e.g., neighbors or donating to health care providers that accept them). Don't let homemade masks become a vector. | Launder your masks after you finish making them, especially if you buy new supplies during the pandemic, and especially if you're giving them to others (e.g., neighbors or donating to health care providers that accept them). Don't let homemade masks become a vector. | ||
=== Wearing === | |||
Before putting a new mask on for the first time, pinch the nose-piece down to about 90°. After you put it on and (if the mask has straps) tie it fast, press the nose-piece snug against your nose. | |||
=== | Do not mess with the mask at all while you're wearing it. Regard the outer surface in particular as a touch hazard; if you do have to touch it for any reason, including taking it off and putting it back on, '''wash your hands immediately afterward'''. | ||
==== Masks with straps ==== | |||
Tie each pair of straps together into a knot—the top two straps into one knot, the bottom two into the other knot. | |||
Keep your head upright and facing forward. Resist the urge to bend your head down. | Keep your head upright and facing forward. Resist the urge to bend your head down. | ||