Moulded nose bridge
The part that decides whether air goes through the filter or around it
Set it first60 day guarantee
Free shipping over $79
No filtration percentage on this page, because we cannot source one
Reusable
Set the nose bridge first
60 day guaranteeFree shipping over $79
Dust and pollen mask
Breathe through the filter.Not around it.REUSABLE
Some jobs put fine material in the air and then you breathe it for an hour. Mowing and strimming. Sweeping a garage. Sanding, cutting MDF, pulling down drywall. This is a reusable mask for those jobs.
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What changes
- A moulded nose bridge you set to your own face.
- A mesh shell that holds its shape through a job.
- Adjustable straps, and it is reusable rather than binned.
- For dust and pollen work: mowing, sweeping, sanding, drywall, attics.
- Type
- Reusable dust and pollen mask
- Nose bridge
- Moulded, adjustable by hand
- Exhalation valves
- Two, fitted
- Certification
- None. We hold no rating.
- Filtration figure
- Not published. No documentation.
- Face sizes
- One. Confirming whether more exist.
- Filter life
- Confirming with the supplier
Not certified respiratory protective equipment. Not for asbestos, silica, lead or mould. Not a substitute for a rated respirator on a job that needs one.
Free over $79, otherwise $9.95. Orders leave in 1 to 2 business days and arrive in 7 to 12.
Sixty days. Fit is personal, so try it on the real job.
Dust and pollen work
Moulded nose bridge
1 to 2 day dispatch
60 day guarantee
In the field
The jobs it is for
Yard work and pollen season, leaf blowing, sweeping a shop or garage, sanding and sawing, drywall and insulation work, attic and crawlspace clearing, animal bedding and barn work.
The mask
What is actually on it
A moulded nose bridge, a mesh shell, adjustable straps and two exhalation valves. We are showing you the valves rather than hiding them, and the reason is further down this page.
Mesh shell
Holds its shape through a job instead of collapsing
ReusableExhalation valves
Vent your breath out. They also mean fog is not proof of a seal on this unit.
TwoAdjustable straps
Hold it without being cranked tight
Adjustable
What we will not claim
- No filtration percentage. The figure on the reference packaging is not ours and we hold no documentation for it.
- No N95, KN95, FFP2 or any standard designation. We hold no certification.
- No medical claim. It does not treat, prevent or reduce any illness or condition.
- No claim that it seals better than anything else, until we have sourced a shell in more than one face size.
This is the most constrained product we stock, and the page says so rather than working around it.
Why fit is the whole thing
Air takes the path of least resistance, and a gap has almost none.
Filter material has real airflow resistance. A gap at the nose bridge has almost none. So if a mask does not sit against your face, a share of every breath goes around the filter rather than through it, and whatever is printed on the packet stops describing what you are breathing.
The mechanism of the problem
The Bypass Gap
The number on the box describes the filter material. It does not describe the route air takes around it. Those are two different things and only one of them is printed on the packaging.
That is why fit is not a comfort feature on a mask. It is the thing that decides whether the filter is in the path of your breath at all.
A rating describes the material. Your face decides the dose.
Being straight with you
What we have not sorted out yet
This unit has two exhalation valves. A valve vents your breath out through the valve rather than past the seal, which is comfortable and which also means a clear pair of safety glasses is not proof of a good seal on this mask. Some sellers use that as proof. We are not going to.
The stronger version of this product is a shell that comes in more than one face size. We have not sourced that yet. Until we do, this page sells a reusable dust and pollen mask on what it plainly is, and nothing more.
When the sourcing lands, this section changes and you will be able to tell.
What it looks like
The first job, and the tenth
First job: spend ten seconds on the nose bridge. Press it to the shape of your nose and cheeks before you tighten the straps. Most people do it in the wrong order.
Tenth job: it lives on the hook by the door with the safety glasses, and it comes off dirty on the outside, which is the part that was going into you.
If your glasses fog, that is telling you about the valves on this unit, not about the seal.
How to wear it
Three steps and one warning
If you have never taken a daily pill in your life, this is about the most we would ask of you. Put the bottle next to the coffee and it takes care of itself.
Nose bridge first
Press the moulded strip to the shape of your nose and cheeks before you touch the straps.
Then the straps
Snug, not cranked. Tension does not fix a gap at the bridge.
Check the edges
Run a finger round the cheek line. If you can feel air moving there, reset the bridge.
Against the alternatives
What most people actually do
Named by category rather than by brand, and the honest comparison here is with doing nothing much.
| This mask | A shirt or bandana | Loose paper mask | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The seal | Moulded nose bridge you set | Slips when you turn your head | Gaps at the cheeks |
| Through a job | Holds its shape | Falls down | Damps through and collapses |
| After the job | Reusable | Back in the drawer dirty | Binned |
From the reviews
What people say about this kind of mask
These are reviews of this style of mask rather than of ours. We have no reviews of our own yet and we are not going to borrow anyone else's and call them ours.
It occurred to me that if your breath can get out of the mask (to fog your glasses) then the outside air can also be inhaled through the same gap.
Review of this style of mask
Sixty days to disagree with us
Wear it on the job you bought it for. If the fit is wrong for your face, tell us inside sixty days.
Questions
The ones worth answering
No. It is not rated, tested or certified to any standard, and we will not imply otherwise. If you need a rated respirator, buy a rated respirator.
We do not publish one. There is a figure on the reference packaging for this style of mask and we have no documentation behind it, so it does not go on our page.
Not necessarily, and this is where a lot of sellers overclaim. This unit has exhalation valves, which vent your breath out by design. On a valved mask, fog is not a seal test.
No. Those need rated respiratory protection. This is for dust and pollen work.
This is a dust and pollen mask, not certified respiratory protective equipment. It is not rated, tested or approved to any standard, and it must not be used for asbestos, silica, lead, mould remediation, welding fume, solvent vapour or any other hazardous substance. Work that requires a rated respirator requires a rated respirator. It makes no medical claim and does not treat, prevent or reduce any illness or condition.
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