How many, what sort and where to buy facemasks ?

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I was thinking two each would be enough ?

Depends how often you go into a shop or use public transport. I don't drive, so my DH and I have 4 each (bought from etsy) and so does our 4 year old.

Don't use public transport , so it would just be for shopping, forgot about Etsy !

Superdrug has basic cloth lines and anti bac cloth ones with a filter. Super comfy.

Ih they also sell the other surgical type too!

Yes, I got mine from Etsy. I originally bought one with hairbobbles for ear bands but they really rub my ears.....maybe normal elastic loops would have been better. I’ve now got some which tie behind your heads which I think will save my ears.

I was thinking three or four each, we also are not using public transport yet. I would rather not have to wash immediately as washing drives me mad anyway!

@JacobReesMogadishu

Yes, I got mine from Etsy. I originally bought one with hairbobbles for ear bands but they really rub my ears.....maybe normal elastic loops would have been better. I’ve now got some which tie behind your heads which I think will save my ears.

Would be interested to know if these slip!

I got mine from Mabel & Mu after someone recommended them on a thread a while ago.

I have made 12 for our family of 4, they are 2 layers of fabric with a pouch for a filter, but we don't really go shopping together only 1 of us nipping to Tesco or to get petrol.
I am encouraging everyone I know to get fabric ones or anything that isn't a blue surgical one from the purely selfish reason I have a phobia of hospitals/doctors.

I made some for me and DH. We currently have 3 each but now we are going out a little more I might make a couple more. I know under 11s are exempt but I might make one for DD who is 5.

No the tie behind your head ones don’t slip. I used to work in an operating theatre and all our surgical masks were tie behind your head ones and never slipped.

We have 4 each - enough to allow for more than one in a day and washing. Ours are very basic masks from Baukjen which I found was one of the cheapest places to buy them - and did packs including child sized masks.

@JacobReesMogadishu

No the tie behind your head ones don’t slip. I used to work in an operating theatre and all our surgical masks were tie behind your head ones and never slipped.

Thank you! I will make one like this next!

Asda have surprisingly good cloth ones in store (£3 for a two pack)

I just have one washable I don't go to the shops everyday so that should suffice .

Please don't go out bulk buying masks 1 or 2 is enough.

I've got about 20-25, soft cotton stretchy ones, and wash them after each use.

I use kitchen roll inside, folded into a little rectangle.

Please only buy what you need. The price of masks on amazon shot up last night immediately after the announcement 😡. If face masks go the way of toilet rolls, some people won’t be able to leave their houses at all.

One or two is not enough if you're using public transport - I'm working on three per person per day for us. One for the train or bus there, one in the office or if needed for school, one for the train or bus home. Double that if you want some leeway on washing them...

I have seen lots on sale in supermarkets sometimes at tills and are not that expensive

Bulk buy on Amazon

I was going to recommend the Asda ones. My glasses didn't steam up either.

We have two each, don't use public transport so only used once every few days and can wash in between.

@Lovelydovey had a look at there , they seem quite high up the face ?

Made some out of socks. Easy to do, just a few snips.