How to make a medical mask

Have you been interested in the availability of medical masks in pharmacies in recent days? So how is it? The deficit is obvious.

There was also a shortage of gauze, from which one could sew a homemade mask. What to do to protect yourself from the virus while visiting crowded places?

Craftsmen around the world immediately came up with a lot of alternative protective equipment ... Especially in China. Designs from 5-liter plastic bottles look funny - almost a gas mask! However, it's better than nothing!

Here are just a few of them:

Well, let's not shock others and make a more aesthetic mask from what is at hand. Although ... the option with a plastic bottle has an undeniable advantage over a conventional medical bandage. Here already ... there is no comrade for the taste and color ...

And we have available material in unlimited quantities ... paper towels. Maybe someone will say that such a bandage will be unreliable and short-lived. Will quickly fall into disrepair ...

BUT! Do not forget one important thing: you can not walk in a bandage for a long time! After an hour or two, she herself becomes a source of infection. Doctors recommend changing the mask every 2-3 hours.

So... If a homemade paper mask lasts a couple of hours, you still have to throw it away after this time and put on a new one.

Well, now actually, the technology for making a homemade medical mask

To make it you will need:

- a roll of paper towels

- two rubber bands

- stapler.

Tear off two towels along the perforated lines (the bandage will be two-layer)

Fold the towel like an accordion. The width of the accordion is 2-2.5 cm.

You should get a fan like this:

Bend the "accordion" at a distance of 2 cm from the edge. The size of this hem, you can adjust the size of the mask, depending on the size of your face.

It is worth trying to make a couple of these masks with different folds to determine the optimal size for you.

In the deflection, lay the clerical gum. You bend the harmonica.

Fixation occurs with a stapler. One staple is enough.

Follow the same procedure with the second edge of the accordion.

As a result, you get such a nice mask.

When it is not possible to purchase a real medical mask, this homemade one is the best option that is freely available.

Learn more about assembling the mask in this video: