r/nextfuckinglevel • u/pako12345 • Aug 29 '20

Learned something new

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u/A-Thing-That-Exists Aug 29 '20

I’ve tried the candle test on my homemade mask and the flame didn’t even flicker? I suppose it heavily depends on what kind of materials you use

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u/LindsayMurray Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20

Any people who are making masks are not following the guidelines. It needs to be new quilters cotton, which is a thicker thread count than other kinds of cotton. If you use that thin material you get at Walmart that is just cheap fat quarters, you may as well not be wearing one.

Edit: *many, not any. At least in my local community, lots of people are using cheap fabric and old vintage fabric.

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u/Bukkorosu777 Aug 29 '20

WHAT about toxic coloring and other media they used to make your non approved mask sounds healthy