We have retooled our cat bed production and are now making reusable fabric face masks for public use.
Our fabric face masks:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that you cover your face when you’re out in public and can’t follow social distancing guidelines, you can read the CDC recommendation here. Evidence suggests that the coronavirus can be spread while talking or breathing, so wearing a mask can help to prevent you from unknowingly spreading the virus. It’s still very important to wash your hands frequently and to practice social distancing.
Wash your hands first, then with clean hands, cover your nose and mouth with the mask and secure it, making sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask. Once your mask is on, it’s important not to touch the front of your mask. Refrain from adjusting or pulling down the front of your mask while you’re wearing it and remember not to touch your face. When you’re ready to take your mask off, remove it from behind by loosening the ear loops or ties and pulling it away from your face. Put your used mask in a dedicated laundry bag and immediately clean your hands with soap and water or a hand sanitizer.
After you've been wearing a face mask you need to assume it is "contaminated" and should be careful of how you remove it, store it, and wash it.
Most of our masks are 100% cotton and subject to shrinking or color run if washed in hot water. Using a hot dryer can also cause shrinking. Here are some additional tips for washing these fabrics. Remember that any used face mask is contaminated and you need to also follow safe handling procedures (see the section above)
Approximate dimensions of the first two production runs of our face mask design. Not all masks are these measurements
We now have made face masks for kids, and face masks sized for teens and women. In later August or early September 2020 we will be introducing a new face mask design that is reversible, has an easier to access filter pocket, can have a nose wire inserted, and has an adjustable headband.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Face-Coverings-Guidance.aspx
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/well/live/coronavirus-face-mask-mistakes.html
Just received our first two masks form you, and they are just right! Thank you, THANK YOU for making them! The mask fits well, and is comfortable. Love the pocket for an added filter!
I ordered two of your wonderful masks—and, now the cats are agitating for their own!
You are the best to take this on. We all need face masks and many of the.
Thanks Jennifer for taking up this effort to help us all stay healthy!!
Jennifer Boaro
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