Is this the best mask for protection against viruses, allergies, bacteria and pollution?

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  • Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2024

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  • @jamesbutler1949
    @jamesbutler1949 Год назад +1

    I have some reservations about this mask. I’m a frontline healthcare worker who has been in direct contact with covid patients. The gold standard in NHS hospitals are FFP3 masks. But even with these there are a lot of obstacles to overcome. Briefly face shape, facial hair (clean shaven is recommend and correctly putting the mask on. Staff are also required to undertake a FIT test, to see how well it fits your face, to learn how to put it on create an effective seal. We also (with the mask on) are put inside a sealed plastic hood and a very bitter chemical is sprayed inside the hood at different intervals to see how long it takes for you to taste it. This shows you how effective the mask is if it is fitted correctly or how ineffective the mask is if it’s not fitted correctly or does not fit your face type. Unfortunately the mask would not fit my face effectively so I was not given clearance to wear one. This led to me catching Covid and getting very sick due a high viral load on an infected ward. So be cautious with any claims or hopes that you will be ok.

  • @k.hussain360
    @k.hussain360 2 года назад +4

    It's always good to see new products like this coming to the market, the major downside is the price being as high as it is, even factoring in a cost per use, it is still high. I think the only thing I would like it to have is a reusable washable filter set, although not sure if that would be more environmentally friendly or less.
    Great video Jon.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the feedback - I agree with your comments on the price - I think if they sold at volume the price would fall - but may never get volume at the price!

  • @HezzaGamer
    @HezzaGamer 2 года назад +7

    Despite providing a referral link, I felt like this was a very fair review representative of your honest opinion, and while I'm not interested in the product, I respect and appreciate that. Great content!

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the feedback - yes, a referral link is available to any Masuku customer so I just shared mine

  • @blacksquirrel4008
    @blacksquirrel4008 2 года назад +2

    Yesterday I noticed a box of Honeywell N95s at the Walmart entrance for those without them and when I remarked on them they gave me one to try. First mask I’ve had that was breathable, sealed well, was comfortable, and did not fog my glasses. When I thanked them while leaving they gave me a handful to take along with me. This being Florida there was not more than 30% of us masked inside.

  • @mdamdtraveldoc7183
    @mdamdtraveldoc7183 2 года назад +2

    Jon, is this mask no longer made? Website is gone

  • @albedo0point39
    @albedo0point39 2 года назад +7

    I don’t care about the looks… if I want a mask that works I just get the 3M Aura 1862+ FFP2 ones… 20 for the same £50. The surface area of these is probably double or triple this example - and breathability is absolutely fine. CE marked, made in UK too - much better fit and finish than the Chinese KN95s on Amazon.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      If looks are not an issue that makes perfect sense - thanks for sharing

    • @ScandalUK
      @ScandalUK 2 года назад

      Sounds good. Do they steam up your glasses?

  • @Rogar0
    @Rogar0 2 года назад +3

    Hi Jon, that’s really interesting! I have had a special mask already since the beginning of the Pandemic which is manufactured in Australia (came it in 2019 in respose to the bush fires there). The Manufacture is called “Australair” and has a vrey similar construction with an outer neoprene mask shell and a renewable filter element which fits inside! The manufacturer claims better than 99,99 % at submicron size. It also has aluminium encapsuled Non return valve rubber membranes. The air breathed out is discharged radially over your cheeks and does not cause problems for others in your immediate vicinity, but makes exparation a “breeze”. Replaceable filter elements last 28 days with continuous use! The filer also has a special wel fitting nose bridge with a neoprene seal and fits really snugly around the nose preventing fogging up of any spectacles!

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +1

      sounds amazing! I will def. check it out - thanks for sharing 👍

    • @brianbowling1469
      @brianbowling1469 2 года назад

      Do you have a link for the Australair mask?

    • @gerardvila4685
      @gerardvila4685 2 года назад

      If the air breathed out is unfiltered that makes the mask unsuitable for use in a pandemic. It's just as important to protect other people from your own bacteria and viruses as yourself from theirs.

  • @deebeegb
    @deebeegb 2 года назад +2

    Considering the price, I am wondering about the long term durability of the plastic tabs and clips .....

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      yes, hard for me to say as I have not had it very long!

  • @MegaLucozade123
    @MegaLucozade123 2 года назад +1

    I just love hearing you speak, keep up the good work

  • @OrangeHulk
    @OrangeHulk 2 года назад +1

    Many thanks Jon, very useful. Looks like the mask with the mostest. I cannot see an urgency to purchase one now but will instead wait for an (almost) inevitable price drop.👍

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      That makes sense 👍

  • @justiceroadrallies
    @justiceroadrallies 2 года назад

    Their website is down, no link in the video description anymore and nothing on Amazon? What happened to this mask???

  • @ScandalUK
    @ScandalUK 2 года назад +1

    Omg - 8m22s in and that is Bane from Batman! Your mate had a point, it is cool

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +1

      supermodels and super bad guys

  • @pasadenaelk
    @pasadenaelk 2 года назад +2

    Look into Korean KF-94 “fish style” masks as a low cost disposable alternative. They too hit all the check boxes.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Thanks Tom - I'll check them out

  • @rydmerlin
    @rydmerlin 2 года назад +1

    Any chance you can do DIY filters with it?

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      filters are a really technical and complex product often taking many years to develop, test and produce - if you want it to really work

  • @maxlvledc
    @maxlvledc 2 года назад +1

    Really really like this.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Hi Dom. Once you include N95 filtration levels most of the competition falls away.

  • @lucchese20
    @lucchese20 2 года назад +1

    Hello Jonathan. Love your videos and review of this product. I checked the web site and didn’t find an answer to my question. Perhaps you can. Do the elastic straps fit around your head vs around the ears? I find straps around the ears to be very uncomfortable. Cheers. 👍🏻

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Hi, and thanks for the kind comments - just round the ears is the answer - I've not seen any round the head options with this one. It is extremely lightweight and the straps are wide and the tension is not too strong so better than you might expect round the ears., and very quick to put on.

    • @DanSlotea
      @DanSlotea 2 года назад +1

      But being adjustable and removable, can't you put them on horizontally instead of vertically, making them around the head instead?

  • @Supergravity
    @Supergravity 2 года назад +1

    Looks great. Thank you for finding this. Cheers

  • @rydmerlin
    @rydmerlin 2 года назад +1

    Would it be considered an everyday mask or only for special circumstances.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      for me it would be for when it's needed ie. busy train, choking pollution, etc. If I was immunosuppressed it would be more everyday

  • @kermitthepog7063
    @kermitthepog7063 2 года назад +2

    How much are the replacement filters?

  • @LynnMindy
    @LynnMindy 2 года назад +1

    The mask looks interesting and I have just one question: how do you storage it when you are not using it? e.g while dining in the office room. If you can't storage it safely to avoid potential contamination of viruses, this design is actually worse than any other kind of Non-disposal masks.

    • @LynnMindy
      @LynnMindy 2 года назад +1

      The FAQ website of Masuku did not have guidelines on how to storage it. All they said is don't fold or bend the mask because you might damage the mask. But the storage problem is one of the essential questions for all long-time keepers, and a mask with $70 costs is definitely not for one-time use only. I would rather use KF94 if Masuku couldn't solve this problem.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Hi - I am not sure what you mean - if I plan to use mine I store it in the bag I have with me. I am not sure how this is different to how you would store a cloth mask?

    • @kimekholm7178
      @kimekholm7178 2 года назад

      @@JonGadget You wouldn't want to put the mask in the bag tho because the outside could be contaminated, then causing everything in the bag to become contaminated. I guess there are two solutions here, either loosen the straps to make them longer and keep it under your jaw. The second is a zipLock bag.
      I'd probably take a paper towel and place it on the table, outside up while eating cuz I’m lazy and the odds of anything going underneath to the inside are very slim.

  • @brennersydney
    @brennersydney 2 года назад +4

    Isn’t that a little too much of an advertisement? Just asking. Also announcing 99% filtration is a pointless statement as it depends on the size of what you are filtering right?

    • @albedo0point39
      @albedo0point39 2 года назад +1

      Most of the higher end mask materials don’t work as a ‘net’ to catch particles of a given size - they use electrostatic charge in the fabric to attract much smaller particles. So while you make a good point to question this particular mask - the general point that folks make about viral particles being too small for FFP2/3/N95 masks is not correct.

    • @brennersydney
      @brennersydney 2 года назад

      @@albedo0point39 not my point one cannot claim any % efficiency without referring to particules characteristics (size being one of them)

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the feedback. I have no affiliation with Masuku, I researched extensively based on my experience (like we all have over the last 2 years) purchased and tested. The video includes my thoughts on the item and is designed to be informative so people can draw their own conclusions. I also try and make it interesting - music, cutaways etc. - this is quite new so if I get a lot of negative feedback I can always tone it back.
      The N95 standard is derived from the fact that these types of masks can at least filter 95% of aerosols around 0.3 μm.
      Hope that helps.

    • @maxlvledc
      @maxlvledc 2 года назад +1

      He said 94%

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      I did 😊

  • @jrae6608
    @jrae6608 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for information

  • @barrydneedham
    @barrydneedham 2 года назад +7

    Reading the technical specifications, it seems that these masks are certified to filter 94% of particles > 3 micron. A typical N95 mask will filter 95% of particles > 0.3 micron. I would think that an order of magnitude difference is significant.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +1

      FFP2 masks operate at 94% I believe and are considered comparable to N95 in terms of safety. I found this comparison information with medical mask which highlights the significant differences. 'FFP2 respirator masks filter down to 0.075 micrometre solid particles. The masks are then tested by seeing what percentage of these small particles make it through and, in the case of getting FFP2 certification, only six per cent or less can do so. While standard medical masks only filter three micrometre droplets.'

    • @hervevazeilles3790
      @hervevazeilles3790 2 года назад +2

      94% vs 95% is not an order of magnitude, its 1 % difference so practicaly the same. Doesn't change the fact that this mask is useless by design.

  • @powernoodle1224
    @powernoodle1224 2 года назад +2

    These are US$70 on Amazon including shipping - too spendy for most people given the available alternatives.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      I agree the price is likely to put people off

    • @Temmple
      @Temmple 2 года назад

      Way over priced. These should be 30-40 not 70

  • @johnduckworth2995
    @johnduckworth2995 2 года назад

    Where do you get extra filters?

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Hi John, The Company I believe hit the wall recently but stock it seems is now available here at reduced cost www.secondhandscience.co.uk/products/masuku-face-mask

  • @321southtube
    @321southtube 2 года назад +7

    I'll start with I'm biased. I'm a Paramedic of 30 years, I've vaccinated thousands from the age of 6 to 100 and I'm a Covid case tracer. On a personal side
    ..wearing a mask and getting vaccinated does offer protection to you and those around you. We live in an age when you can find any "fact" that will confirm the mindset you already have. It's not a conspiracy, it's not an infringement on your rights....it's just being unselfish and looking out for others. Anyway...mask wearing has been common around the World prior to the pandemic and a quality mask...worn correctly may become commonplace. The countries who have been successful in keeping the numbers down have been those who follow medical professionals, don't take things personally, work together and think of others. Japan is a prime example of this. In the future I most likely will mask up in heavily congested area or in any medical setting. One key thing...if the ones around you are conspiracy theorists you need a mask that will offer protection to you equally or maybe more than protecting them. As people refuse to get vaccinations proven safe and effective...we will certainly see a huge resurgence of small pox, measles, mumps and other diseases that were knocked out years ago. On the job I was exposed to diseases that were all but gone. Pollution, dust and pathogens are always around us. The population is ever growing and some are choosing to ignore facts and responsibility. This virus will be here for some time to come...and the next one may be just around the corner. Be safe-Be well.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the comment Daren, I appreciate you taking the time to feedback on your personal experience.

  • @onlycompetitions5083
    @onlycompetitions5083 2 года назад +1

    But is this mask effective if you have facial hair? i.e. moustache and/or beard?

    • @albedo0point39
      @albedo0point39 2 года назад +2

      No, none are.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      I don't think so - it has to seal to work properly other wise the filter will be bypassed.

  • @LifeMostSouthern
    @LifeMostSouthern 2 года назад +3

    I just wish the Rona was winding down here in the southern U.S. I nearly lost my brother back in December and I did lose my uncle on January 26th from it. I lost my aunt earlier in the year. Two cousins and a good friend also passed from it. Two more cousins passed while infected with it but both had cancer and would have passed anyway without help from Rona. My daughter has a suppressed immune system and is basically in quarantine. She has not had Rona but was in the hospital back in December with sepsis and pneumonia because we had an non-Rona related upper respiratory virus come through our house. Mask use is not ending for us anytime soon. Do they make those in kids sizes by chance? Neither me (my immune system has seen better days) or my daughter are children but we are the size of children so we are running into the problem that the really good masks are adult sized and do not fit our faces at all. I have an N95 in my pack right now and it stabs into my neck and my eyeballs at the same time and fogs my glasses. There are so many gaps that I have to wonder if it is doing us any good at all. So, thanks for the review I’m going to look into this one. Honestly the price would be worth it, if it fit and we could breathe through it. Oh that is another mask problem. We are both asthmatics so if we are already having trouble breathing then the mask makes it really hard to breathe and so you get all light headed. It’s just easier to stay home but durn! This is getting old! I HATE wearing the mask but it’s better than my daughter getting rona. We have lost enough people, I can’t lose my daughter too. I HATE this virus more than words can describe!! I know everyone feels the same way.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +1

      That all sounds pretty terrible, some places seem more affected than others. To answer your question, they do two sizes I believe with info on the website - I think they suggest ages 10yrs+

  • @ELaster1
    @ELaster1 2 года назад +3

    A bit risky to recommend anything in the area of Covid 🤓
    I have an unusual mask as well (Sonovia is the brand), and buddies also started to refer to me as Bane 😄

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      Hi Eyal - can be I agree - there's more to this mask than just covid though - it was developed originally to breathe cleaner air in polluted cities - then there is wildfire smoke which can be a danger, pollen, etc. As for looks - that is very subjective!

  • @robertwhite2449
    @robertwhite2449 2 года назад

    Looked like a good mask. Unfortunately the Masuku company have now gone into administration

  • @jackellock7113
    @jackellock7113 Год назад +1

    There wasn't one. You don't need one. Everyone is not that gullible.

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac 2 года назад +1

    when the pandemic started i got a pack of 10 bandana's / snoods / buffs & i've still got a few of them .. i choose not to use disposable masks & i hate to think how many million are being dumped in landfill daily .. so a re-useable mask that doesn't steam up your glasses ?? now you've got my attention

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Good to hear - the Company seem very focussed on environmental impact and filters are compostable which is great to see. One reason they got my vote.

    • @DanSlotea
      @DanSlotea 2 года назад

      Bandanas/snoods/buffs are basically useless. They don't filter anything smaller than dust. Not even smoke. You can sterilize disposable masks by simply exposing them to the sun for a few days or by using a UV-C lamp. You could have gone through the whole pandemic with just 7 of them haha.
      I doubt many millions are being dumped daily as people wear the same mask every day for weeks or months, because it's required, not because they care about protection.

  • @lewisjeffries7638
    @lewisjeffries7638 2 года назад +1

    Respro masks 🤗

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      I don't believe these meet N95 levels of filtration - I don't think exhaled air is filtered

  • @CyberBeep_kenshi
    @CyberBeep_kenshi 2 года назад +1

    Love the channel but in this case i can only emphasise to use 1 use only masks, type ffp2 or better. These have been tested for years and work. These also fit better then the regular ones.
    The 'washable ' masks really can't be cleaned without professional equipment.
    A 3 day use filter is an absolute no go. Virus can accumulate and get through, stick to the rest of the mask etc etc.
    Stay safe!
    - a biochemist

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад

      Great feedback - this is new technology re the filter and has been tested (certificates available on their website) to FFP2 standard - number of days use must depend on exposure level? Virus would not live forever on surface. In short I would say in a clinical setting, daily disposable must be the way to go. But for consumer use this is better than a cloth mask or leaky surgical mask.

  • @mournfulmaurice2009
    @mournfulmaurice2009 2 года назад +3

    The filters are well and good an surely worth a pound a filter if they are good and easy to breathe thru.
    But 50 pounds for the rest of the mask, a few bits of plastic, is just downright daylight robbery.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      I agree it is expensive - I imagine the Company will have invested quite a lot over the last 4 years in the technology, testing, tooling , minimum orders etc. and will be trying to recover costs in early production before being able to drop prices - often the case with new single-product businesses.

    • @mournfulmaurice2009
      @mournfulmaurice2009 2 года назад

      @@JonGadget Ok, that might be the case.....we'll see how it develops. But you have to agree, 50 quid is well steep for this. Let's hope they dont run out of steam as really I cant see too mamy folks buy it at that price.

  • @DrDennis
    @DrDennis 2 года назад +2

    Nice masks Jon but way overpriced for seniors on fixed income.

  • @yellowboot6629
    @yellowboot6629 2 года назад

    Pora Uyjabiwaijt 🤭❣️or Ueeabiwayt? 🤭!

  • @blackadder1966
    @blackadder1966 2 года назад +1

    The whole issue of wearing a mask is/was so annoying. First of all it should be a choice secondly all these masks well most of them would be illegal under health and safety. I have 35 years experience in 2 industries of ppe masks. Masks are rated down to microns, the size they will filter out. A good mask for example a P2 rated will filter 2 micron particles the covid virus is 50×smaller. Surgical masks are laughable and would be illegal in the workplace. Ppe must capable of doing the job or its illegal.

  • @jakehawkins1300
    @jakehawkins1300 2 года назад +4

    nope! no mask for me!

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +3

      I'm hoping you're not a surgeon 🤣

  • @arisalphas274
    @arisalphas274 2 года назад +2

    💩 😷

  • @wenzel8286
    @wenzel8286 2 года назад

    I certainly respect everybody’s choice to wear a mask whenever they want. But to think that this is protecting one’s health rather than damaging it is difficult for me to grasp (with few exceptions like people in certain environments trying to protect themselves from metal dust etc.). I see absolutely no reason to be afraid of the idea of viruses or their mutations since there is no scientific foundation for them and we would be better served looking for the causes of disease elsewhere.

  • @arisalphas274
    @arisalphas274 2 года назад +3

    You are promoting your own enslavement, not to mention suffocation. What are you on?

    • @ComUnSas
      @ComUnSas 2 года назад +2

      Mass formation

    • @ComUnSas
      @ComUnSas 2 года назад +2

      Here in the UK at least the requirement was for people to wear a 'face covering', rather than a 'face mask' with no stated technical standards. A bandana would do. And if these things were effective they would be treated as clinical waste, with widely distributed disposal facilities, rather than being left lying around our streets. The primary purpose of these things is psychological afaic.

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +6

      No just promoting information and choice - if I lived near a wildfire I would rather filter out the smoke particles than breathe them in - I'm sure a few people would.

    • @arisalphas274
      @arisalphas274 2 года назад +1

      Have you been sniffing the glue sticks brother?

    • @JonGadget
      @JonGadget  2 года назад +2

      It doesn't work with that mask!

  • @takaharu
    @takaharu 2 года назад

    Any chance of a follow-up to this video, Jon? The company went into liquidation (company number 12694622). Really disappointing as the mask had so many benefits compared to others!

    • @zanzan4004
      @zanzan4004 2 года назад

      I was wondering why I couldn't find them anywhere ): I'm still trying to find somewhere to buy them somehow