Bushfires are common in the Land Down Under. According to the Australian government's Geoscience Australia, bushfires can happen anytime, and one of the main reasons for this is the country's hot and dry climate. But, due to global warming, the World Weather Attribution consortium found out that the risk of bushfires increased at least 30 per cent.
Between 1967 and 2013, the costs reached a total of $4.7 billion. Meanwhile, between 2019-2020, more than 11 million hectares (110,000 sq km or 27.2 million acres) got burned in Australia. Those figures are just part of the story. Aside from affected properties and the ecosystem, bushfires can also heavily affect our health. Short and long exposures to smoke can worsen respiratory conditions, such as asthma, and increase the risk of getting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
You know how the saying goes: Prevention is always better than cure. Before exposing yourself to bushfire smoke or even a bushfire gets triggered, make sure to be prepared. Health is wealth, and one item you shouldn't forget is a mask with filters.
Are Face Masks Powerful Enough to Use as Protection?
The answer is simple: It depends on the mask. There are different types of face masks available, and each has its own purpose. To protect you from bushfire smoke, you can rely on P2 Facemasks and N95 Facemasks. However, these are often single-used; hence, it can cost you more in the long-run. An alternative that can yield both protection and safety is a face mask with a replaceable filter. This kind of facemask lets you replace the filter and have a better fit on your face.
How a mask fits on your face is very important whether you're preventing the spread of the coronavirus or protecting yourself from the smoke of a bushfire near you. If your mask is loose or uncomfortable to wear, it won't be able to do its job to protect you. A loose face mask will only allow particles, such as viruses and smoke, to enter, while tight masks will make it hard for you to breathe.
As for reusable face masks with replaceable filters, you're assured that it will be comfortable to wear, protect you from bushfires, especially with a powerful replaceable filter, and you won't be needing a new mask every day.
What About Masks with a Carbon Filter?
A face mask with a filter is often used for exhaled air, and it's more comfortable than the alternatives. Our masks with filters are anti odour, made with cotton, reusable, washable and comes with bold designs and colours for both adults and children. You can even wear matching face masks with your child whenever you go out.
What's special about our masks is the filters you can insert and replace every seven days. We have two kinds of filters available: carbon filters for reusable masks, which comes in adult and kids sizes, and carbon filters for our neoprene masks.
Our Carbon Filters have five layers to ensure the best protection from bushfire smoke:
- first layer: non-woven fabrics
- second layer: melt blown cotton
- third layer: activated carbon fibre
- fourth layer: melt blown cotton
- fifth layer: non-woven fabrics
A face mask with a filter is often used for exhaled air, and it's more comfortable than the alternatives. Our masks with filters are anti odour, made with cotton, reusable, washable and comes with bold designs and colours for both adults and children. You can even wear matching face masks with your child whenever you go out.
What's special about our masks is the filters you can insert and replace every seven days. We have two kinds of filters available: carbon filters for reusable masks, which comes in adult and kids sizes, and carbon filters for our neoprene masks.
Our Carbon Filters have five layers to ensure the best protection from bushfire smoke:
- first layer: non-woven fabrics
- second layer: melt blown cotton
- third layer: activated carbon fibre
- fourth layer: melt blown cotton
- fifth layer: non-woven fabrics
Commonly used in air purifiers, carbon filters can purify the air around it. In other words, carbon filters trap the airborne particulates, making it stick to the filter. As for Clear Collective's Carbon filters prevent gases, vapours, and particles from fumes and diesel exhaust from getting into your nose, as well as prevent respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze from escaping into the air. The melt blown cotton makes the mask breathable, comfortable to wear, and helps in the filtration process.
Clear Collective Face Masks Can Protect You
All of Clear Collective's filters are disposable and effective. Every time you use the filter, it's effectiveness lessens. With this, you'll need to replace your filter from time to time to make sure you're safe from bushfire smoke. We recommend you to replace the filter after one week of use. Meanwhile, all of our face masks are reusable and can be washed after use.
Remember that face masks are only effective if it serves its purpose: a barrier for particles going out or coming in. Give yourself and your family the extra protection you need. Grab face masks with filters and worry less about breathing in bushfire smoke particles that can damage your respiratory system. Clear Collective has a collection of disposable Face Mask Filters that can make your mask more effective.
