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Face Mask User Manual

Cloth Face Mask

"Best practices for optimal protection"

 

Removing from the bag

Our face masks are treated with care during production, packaging and transport. They are not sterilized before leaving our production units. Furthermore, there are no guarantees that anything they touch is sure to be free of the COVID-19 corona virus. For this reason, we recommend that you wash the mask before placing it on your face.

After cleaning, try on the face mask and see if the size is right for your face. A well fitting mask offers superior protection compared to an ill fitting one.

 

Ear loop or head loop

The mask can be worn with the installed elastic ear loops. Depending on preference, the ear loops can be changed to long head-bands which attach behind the head. The steps to do this change are as follows:

  1. Cut the elastic ear loops and pull them from the mask.
  2. Wrap the head band around the plastic stick (you will find one in the package)
  3. Hold the cord tightly pressed against the stick and push both through the sleeve in the mask. Repeat on the other side.
  4. Place the mask on your face and attach the headband (2-hole cord-stoppers are included).

 

Using the mask/protection

It is recommended you use the mask every time you leave your house. The mask offers important protection, but is only one step in a series of pre-cautions one should take to reduce the risk of infection. Remember that the COVID-19 is a silent, potentially deadly, killer which does not announce its presence.

Preferably, the mask is always used by the same person. Inside the mask, you will find a white label where the name of the user can be written to make it easy to identify the masks.

In this package you will find a leaflet describing some of the major measures which can be taken to protect yourself. For downloading this pdf, click here.

 

Cleaning the mask

Ensuring your mask is clean and free of any potential virus contamination is crucial. The mask is worn over the body parts through which the virus could enter our lungs. It should be avoided at all cost that a contaminated mask serves as a gateway for the virus.

After each use:

-          Wash your hands thoroughly

-          Take off your face mask by pulling from the loops. Hold it with one hand– do not place it on a surface

-          Place the mask in the designated laundry bin, or directly in the washing machine

-          After completing: wash your hands thoroughly

 

Washing/cleaning:

-          Wash the face mask at max 30 degrees. Washing at a higher temperature is possible, but may result in shrinkage or colors fading as the mask is made of pure cotton

-          After washing, never shake out your laundry

-          Dry at as high a temperature as possible

 

It appears the virus is not very hardy. It does not like soap. The virus has a fatty outer layer which breaks down in contact with water + soap. So use plenty of soap when washing your masks, clothes and hands.

 

Filter option / replacing the filter

This cloth face mask has the option to insert an additional filter. The filter adds protection to the mask for air that is inhaled via the mask.

 

Instructions for inserting a filter:

-          Wash hands thoroughly

-          Only insert a filter in a clean/washed face mask

-          Take the filter directly from the bag/carton. Do not place on any surface.

Important: the printed side of the filter should point towards your mouth.

 

Entfernen des Filters

Removing the filter after coming home:

-          Wash your hand thoroughly

-          Take off your face mask by pulling from the loops. Hold it with one hand– do not place it on a surface

-          Take out the filter with the other hand. place filter in a plastic back and dispose of it.

-          Place the mask in the designated laundry bin, or directly in the washing machine

-          After completing: wash your hands thoroughly

 

Quality KN95/FFP2 filters are available from Duuja. Other filters may be used as well. Adding a filter will increase the protection offered by a cloth face mask.

 

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