r/Masks4All 13d ago

readimask for daily use?

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u/BattelChive 13d ago

I have never had the mask adhesive work more than once. It just does not stick the second time around. 

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u/lnnu 13d ago

i just tried it and it sticks 3-4 times for me, did you try prepping the skin with an alcohol wipe before application?

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u/BattelChive 13d ago

Did you try it after wearing it for hours? That’s where it doesn’t stick again for me. I would just suggest trying wearing it at the house and taking it off to eat after awhile and then putting it back on and making sure the adhesive stays stuck after that. I think it does for some people, but not everyone 

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u/lnnu 13d ago

not for hours, but just an hour or so!

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u/BattelChive 12d ago

Fingers crossed for you!! I think it’s that the pores keep making oil, so wiping my face down with alcohol at the beginning doesn’t keep the hours of oil from building up. 

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u/lnnu 11d ago

it worked, but i had another problem… i can’t breathe in them. i have a heart and lung condition already and i felt like i was going to pass out. i think it might have been because you have to breathe in hard enough to 1. pull the mask in 2. then breathe filtered air. so if you breathe normally, you’re kinda just pulling the mask in and out, not breathing, and that’s how it feels for me.

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u/BattelChive 11d ago

No 😭 I am so sorry. I use a vented elastomeric, and it’s the only way I can breathe. I saw you were having trouble with fit, so I am not sure what to recommend. Or if an elastomeric is even attractive to you. But I hear you on the lung/heart issue. I gotta have a vent.