Tips to recognize real, fake medical masks are very simple

Nowadays, many people choose medical masks instead of regular fabric masks because of its convenience and cheapness because they are only used once, without having to wash them.

Medical masks are considered an essential item for everyone when circulating on the street, especially with the current environmental pollution in our country. However, in a time like today, there are more and more counterfeit, fake and poor quality products that make consumers wonder and worry about which products to buy really good and guaranteed. for your health. So the following article will share you some tips to help you recognize real, fake medical masks to choose from.

Currently, medical masks are widely available in the market and often of unknown origin, usually from 1,000 to 3,000 VND, you can have a mask. Our facial skin will have to contact very often with masks, so when buying masks with poor quality, unclear origins will easily lead to conditions such as skin allergies, acne, sugar diseases. respiration ... significantly affects the health of consumers.

Current medical masks originate from two main sources, which are imported and domestically produced, and the appearance of these two types is quite similar to the naked eye, and it is difficult for consumers to distinguish. What is the standard, what is the bad. Many people sometimes buy a mask based on sentimentality.

Here are some ways to distinguish real and fake medical masks that consumers need to know to avoid "taking pictures on the body".

Method 1: Soak in water

To distinguish what is a good quality medical mask, the simplest way is to just soak it in water. If it is a real medical mask, very little water will penetrate or may not be absorbent, because the surface of the mask is very smooth and not easily ruffled. Fake medical masks will immediately absorb a lot of water and get ruffled easily.

Method 2: Tear off the mask

Or another way that you use your hand to tear the mask, the mask is very difficult to tear, and the fake mask can be easily torn off.

Finally, check the filter cloth inside the mask, this is the simplest way to help you recognize the easiest, because when you tear it up you will know what is good paper and what is normal toilet paper. If the mask is real, it will be a very smooth, waterproof paper that helps the mask to filter dust, and the fake mask, the paper is just a normal paper layer and when soaked in water it will quickly emerge. and crushed, because this is just ordinary tissue and not of quality.

Besides, on the market today, many consumers are also very fond of activated carbon masks, this mask has 4 layers and to distinguish quality masks from quality masks, you can rely on on the following features to identify. Cut out the medical mask, then see 4 layers of paper in the mask, if it is a real mask, in addition to the antibacterial filter, there is also a layer of activated carbon paper, to distinguish this layer of activated carbon, you need to save Notice some of the following characteristics: the paper is very smooth, the particles on the activated carbon are small and spread evenly on the surface of the paper.

Once you have chosen a standard mask, remember to wear a proper medical mask