Face Mask FAQs

Due to the high transmissibility of the existing variant, effective masks play a part in this, and it is worth investing in NIOSH N95/CA-N95/KN95 masks to replace your usual cloth or surgical mask. However, if you cannot get your hands on a NIOSH N95/CA-N95/KN95 mask then a cloth or surgical mask is better than no mask at all in preventing the spread of COVID.

NIOSH N95 filtering facepiece respirator, commonly abbreviated N95 respirator, is a particulate-filtering facepiece respirator that meets the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) N95 classification of air filtration, meaning that it filters at least 95% of airborne particles.

Made in Canada 4-layer highly breathable construction includes a double layer of non-woven meltblown polypropylene for filtration. These masks are not NIOSH N95. These masks achieve >95% particulate filtration efficiency in the test samples using the NIOSH standard procedure TEB-APR-STP-0059. Earloops do not meet the headband requirement of NIOSH N95.

A KN95 face mask is a type of filtering face piece respirator similar to the N95 respirator. It is standard of China and adheres to the GB2626-2006 standard. Like the N95, the KN95 face mask is rated to provide 95% or greater filtration of particles larger than 0.3 um (microns) in diameter such as bacteria, viruses, pollution particles, fine particles, smog, dust, pollen, etc. Made of multiple filtration layers of polypropylene and meltBlown, they come in both ear loop and headband models.

1. NIOSH N95 / 2.CAN95/KN95 / 3.Blue Face Mask / 4.Cotton Mask

Do not wash!!! Washing may disrupt nonwoven fabrics and electrostatic layers, reducing filtration efficiency.

Dispose after 6-12 hours of accumulated use (e.g. one 6-12 hour school day, or six/twelve 1-hour trips to the store)

Not Recommended, NIOSH N95 already provides the highest level of protection, and wearing one more mask can cause breathing difficulty.

Dispose after 6-12 hours of accumulated use (e.g. one 6-12 hour school day, or six/twelve 1-hour trips to the store)

Both NIOSH N95, CA-N95 and KN95 could handle the job, but NIOSH N95 will always be the better option.

This may be as a result of the fact that you are not used to wearing a respirator. Firsttime users of N95s may breathe more quickly than usual due to anxiety and/or are notused to wearing a N95. If at any point, breathing becomes difficult, you feel faint ordizzy, exit the area immediately and remove the N95 using proper infection controlprotocols.

No, according to the NIOSH standard, all NIOSH N95 must be head-strap style.

That is one of the basic requirements when manufacturing NIOSH N95, to provide the wearer with better sealing.

Surgical NIOSH N95 has the same filtration performance as Non-Surgical NIOSH N95 but only has better fluid resistance. (Resistant to penetration by synthetic blood)

Surgical NIOSH N95 has the same filtration performance as Non-Surgical NIOSH N95 but only has better fluid resistance. (Resistant to penetration by synthetic blood)

Both provide the same filtration performance, but NIOSH N95 provides better sealing and breathability.

The air we breathe out is warm and moist, and a small amount can fog up glasses. Ifyou find your glasses tend to fog up, try adjusting them prior to entering an isolationarea. You may also find it helpful to put antifog solution on the lenses to prevent themfrom fogging up.

Yes, our NIOSH 3M 1870+, NIOSH 3M 9205+, CA-N95, Level-2 and level-3 face masks are both made in Canada.

No, all the surgical/medical masks need to be approved by FDA, we have surgical/medical NIOSH N95, and surgical/medical face mask, but no surgical KN95.

NO, all the disposable masks are made from highly breathable non-woven fabric, melt-blown fabric and polypropylene fabric for filtration.

Yes, we have Made in Canada Kids CA-N95, Kids fancy KN95, Made in Canada Kid surgical face mask.

No, because NIOSH is an industry-standard, so there are no kids NIOSH N95 in the market, instead of that, we have Made in Canada Kids CA-N95, and Kids fancy KN95.

That is a good sign, NIOSH N95 is designed to be tight to provide a better sealing on your face.