The best ways to clean fabric face masks
Cloth face masks can be reused, but they have a limited life span. (Al3xanderD/Pixabay/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including how to make your own face masks, how to make your own hand sanitizer, and the latest findings on the virus itself. For global updates, see here.The Centers for Disease Control and Protection has encouraged people to wear cloth masks at all times while outside. Research shows that although they’re not great protection against airborne COVID-19 particles, they’re better than nothing.And although we don’t need a lot of masks because we’re not supposed to leave the safety of our homes for anything other than essential shopping and some good ol’ outdoor recreation—keeping away from other people, of course—chances are we’ll need to reuse the ones we have. This is why we need to sanitize them after every use.Be warned though—these methods are only good for killing viruses and bacteria...