The girls' face masks were running out. And someone was pinching her sisters' face masks secretly as she had utilized hers and didn't want to use other brands, designs, and colors. She's really finicky when it comes to her face masks. Of course, her two sisters soon found out and were not happy about it. Soon, there was a 'mask war' at home and I had to quickly replenish their supply to stop the war!
Mind you, these fussy girls complain about the cheap masks that I bought. They claim that the cheaper face masks have ear loops that hurt their ears, make their nose itch, and cause maskne (mask acne) on their face. I think I have to agree too. They have to wear masks for more than 8 hours each day, almost every day.
After trying out more than a dozen brands of KN94 face masks over the past three years, the girls unanimously agreed that the brand MediShield has the best KN94 face mask. These masks are individually wrapped and are not as expensive as Medicos, Yukazan, and Neutrovis. After buying this brand of face mask for almost half a year, these masks in neutral colors are now sold out everywhere, leaving only bright colors like wine red, dark green, and dark blue available, which are too gaudy for daily donning to school.
After days of browsing Shopee and Lazada for face masks, I found another brand of good quality and individually wrapped KN94 face mask at Lazada. It's a Japanese brand, not too expensive, and comes in soft pastel colors. However, I think they're manufactured in China. Nonetheless, the masks are soft and the ear loops won't hurt the ears.
I also bought another brand of 4-ply medical mask (Icon Protective) and a pack of super cute Yukazan Hello Kitty masks for myself. Both of these are sold by Touch Pharmacy on Lazada.
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| Our stockpile of face masks. These can last us for another month. |
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| I super love this Yukazan Hello Kitty duckbill mask @ RM8.80 for a pack of 10 pieces. These days, I only wear duckbill disposable masks or Uniqlo washable masks as they're thinner and more breathable. These HK Yukazan masks are washable and reusable for a couple of times and won't turn cottony/furry after a quick wash. However, I don't recommend washing your disposable face mask after you've worn it to a crowded place or hospital. |