Daddy's Choice KN95 Purism Face Mask, 5-Layer, White, Pack of 20

There are a lot of complaints in the reviews stating that the masks are to small, the earloops are to short, there is to much tension, uncomfortable to wear, etc., etc. I believe that all these commentators do not have any good understanding as to what this mask is supposed to do: To be effective and protect you against contamination, the mask must have a tight seal at the face surrounding your mouth and nose. This is effected by keeping the loops short, so that there is sufficient tension to keep the border of the mask pressed against your face. Of course, this is not super comfortable, and you ears will flap, making you look like of one of the Walt Disney seven dwarfs. But once you put it on this way, you will realize that the mask does indeed make a pretty good seal, protecting you much better against anything in the air than an ordinary paper mask. On top, you have the increased filtration capacity. Of course, the design of a „real“ N95 mask is better, since there loops are designed to wrap around the entire head, which relieves some of the tension, and provides also for a better fit, but in comparison, you will realize that also an N95 mask is not that comfortable. So all in all, you need to take that into account, when complaining about the size, etc. of the mask. It’s about the protection, not comfort. I have a pretty large head, and believe that in light of the above, the mask is properly sized for large heads. Of course, I have no idea whether the purported feature („95% filter quota) is real, but what I can state is that the mask makes indeed a good seal, so I am optimistic that it and its many variants are currently the best available mask alternative. So far, this particular brand did for me best in not fogging my glasses (or only comparably much less fog), and it also is the most neutral smelling mask I ever got up to now.

With that said in the title, I have to warn you this mask fits women extremely well not so much for men. My husband can't wear it because it's too small for his face. With that in mind, it is very well made and I feel no open spaces for anything to get through this mask. It's very comfortable and stays in place without the constant adjustment. I really appreciate that once you place the mask on and pinch the nose piece together my glasses fits comfortably over the mask without fogging them. I prefer this mask over the cloth ones due to a better fit and more comfortable to wear. Also, I feel the protection is much better. As a 62 year old person with numerous health problems these things are important to me and should be to anyone like myself. I highly recommend this product.

I almost cancelled these masks because of the reviews but realised people are annoying and you have to take what they say with a grain of salt including my review. I need these for work because we can no longer wear handmade masks. Here is my blunt review:1) These masks arrived a day early, which says more about the hardworking, underpaid employees at Amazon Fulfilment than the actual company that manufactured/distributed these masks.2) The masks do not have “little holes” in them. When you look closely, those perforations are actually covered with a thin filter. These masks pass the “flame test” and “perfume/scent test”. That means I cannot blow out a flame and can barely smell perfume when sprayed.3) they have a “storage” smell even though they are sealed in a resealable plastic. How do you solve this problem? Take them out the packaging let them acclimate (adjust) to the smell of your house/office for at least 24hrs. A “storage smell” makes sense when things are manufactured in bulk and sit somewhere in a storeroom for a long time. I cannot identify the smell but it’s not offensive.4) mask dimensions: the mask measured across the face at the largest part (ear to ear) is 21cm (8.27in) It is 37cm (14.57inches) from top to bottom. The ear loops are 20cm (7.87inches). These measurements are consistent with the masks in the package. In other words—this mask is HUGE! It basically covers my entire adult size face.5) The people who complained that the mask is too small have large/wide faces and this mask may not fit. Before you buy ANY mask on the internet measure your face!6) I do not know if these pass the “baking test”. A process used to sterilise N95 masks for reuse at approximately 100°C. I will try it out and see how they hold up.

These are really good KN-95 masks for the money. They fit well, arrive on time, and the ear loop elastics have never broken off (unlike other brands). I dislike the name of the company since I find it creepy and Big Brother-esque, but you can’t argue with the quality and the number of total users with positive reviews. There might be cheaper masks out there, but these have proven reliable and effective, and you could even push it and wear them a couple of times before disposal (if you don’t work in a hospital environment), so from my perspective this is money well spent.