Reusable Cotton Face Mask - Ear Loop Option

Our face masks are made with three layers of cotton* fabrics, the innermost layer is a filter pocket, allowing you to add filtering material of your own choice. The face masks in this listing are made with ear loops. We used 1/4" elastic for ear loops until we ran out of it, and then started to use thin-cut strips of cotton/Lycra fabric, a thin, soft and stretchy knit that curls into a roll. It may look like a roll in some photos, but it is actually flat. Our face masks with behind the head elastic are here.

* The burgundy/gold damask face masks are in a polyester fabric with two layers of cotton.

Please select both the color option and the Ear Loop option. Not all colors are available with elastic ear loops, but may be available with the cotton/lycra ear loops, so try both. (It's Like shopping for t-shirts: you've got to select both the color and the size)

Do you need ear savers to improve comfort? Attaching the ear loops behind the head can also help to control the length and is a potential solution if a mask is too large. We have some here. We've also got a blog post that discusses other ways to use face masks if you can't use ear loops. 

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The CDC recommends wearing face masks to protect other people

It is possible to inadvertently transmit the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, and the CDC has recommended that we wear face masks to try to prevent accidental transmission. 

 Cleaning reusable face masks

After you've been wearing a face mask you need to consider it "contaminated" and should be careful of how you remove it, store it, and wash it.

• Grasp the corner or ear loop to remove and pull away from the face
• Place the used mask in a "contaminated" storage area until you wash it
• Wash fabric masks after each use
• Remove and discard any filtering material before washing
• Immediately wash hands after removing the mask
• Wash with soap and water, by hand or in a machine. Hot water may shrink fabric or cause colors to run. I've actually tested two of the fabrics with hot wash and dry and both fabrics performed really well
• Wash hands after any time you handle contaminated clothing or masks
• Our face mask blog post offers more information on washing our face masks and cleaning face masks in general. We made a follow-up post with more information on managing face masks here.