The Benefits of Wearing a Hemp Mask During a Pandemic

Could the benefits of cannabis extend to a hemp mask? Wearing face masks has been urged by the health departments of the U.S. and Canada, as well as many other countries, and many urban centers have mandated their use. But, not all masks are created equal. Researchers are discovering that different styles and materials play a large role in efficacy. Hemp, with its natural germ-fighting abilities and rugged durability, may offer superior protection against infection. Design Flaws The majority of DIY and mass-produced face masks are made from cotton. It’s inexpensive, easy to find, and has been shown to provide some benefits against virus transmission. But is it really the best? A study 1)Konda, Abhietja, et al. (2020). Aerosol filtration efficiency of common fabrics used in respiratory cloth masks. ACS Nano: 14(5) 6339-6347. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsnano.0c03252 jQuery(“#footnote_plugin_tooltip_5519_1”).tooltip({ tip: “#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_5519_1”, tipClass: “footnote_tooltip”, effect: “fade”, fadeOutSpeed: 100, predelay: 400, position: “top right”, relative: true, offset: [10, 10] }); published in the journal American Chemical Society Nano (2020) found that multiple layers of fabric significantly reduced incoming and outgoing particles. A cotton mask made of a single piece of low-thread-count material, such as 80 threads per inch — the most common kind used in DIY masks— had fairly abysmal ratings for filtration efficiency. In ideal circumstances, an 80 TPI cotton mask has an efficiency between five and fifty-five percent. And that’s only if it’s worn correctly, without gaps. The More Threads, the Better Comparatively, high-quality cotton material of six hundred TPI had a filtration efficiency rating of…

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