I LOVE these!
I just have to say it, I HATE WEARING A MASK! I have glasses that fog up terribly with most all traditional fabric masks. I have low-grade asthma and wearing a mask where I am breathing in my own air makes me very anxious and I end up being unable to breathe well at all. Thankfully I found that I didn't have to worry about any of that once I began wearing a face shield instead of a fabric mask. Because I began working in retail around the holidays and was required to wear a mask for 8 hours a day, I was able to survive with the shield. But I really didn't like the way that I had to wear the elastic band around my head over my hair, and it was much like wearing two pair of glasses, since I had to view the world through my glass lenses as well as the plastic of the shield.<br /><br />One day I saw a woman in my store wearing one of these masks and I immediately became a fan. I found this seller online and I can't believe how much I love wearing this! It feels almost like I have no mask on at all - in fact, I was once heading into a store and the greeter there offered to give me a mask, not realizing that I had this one on until I got closer to her. It is great that you can sanitize this between wearings very easily without having to put it through the laundry, and I just keep it hanging from my rearview mirror and use hand wipes to clean it.<br /><br />However, there are a couple of things that I'd prefer on this mask. The plastic is a hard, formed plastic rather than a pliable one. I no longer work in retail and am no longer required to wear a mask at my new job, but I feel like if I had to wear this one 8 hours a day like before, it might break within a few days. Although it does not fog up my glasses at all, it actually fogs up when I am wearing it outside. Once I enter the store and an ambient temperature though, the fog goes away and it is clear once again. I am sure that this mask would not be allowed on an airplane, but then neither are many other styles of masks out there. The other thing that is a bit bothersome is that when you are talking or singing with this mask on, it moves with the movement of your mouth since it holds onto your face with a chin guard that keeps the plastic away from your mouth. But all in all it is worth it to be able to breath and remain compliant with the current laws of my City regarding masks. For those reasons though, I gave it a 4 rather than a 5 rating.
Rating: 4 stars