Why wear a pollution mask or any type of mask?
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately one in eight deaths worldwide is attributable to air pollution. Furthermore, a Greenpeace Southeast Asia report using IQ Air data estimates the human cost of air pollution to be more than 160,000 people in the world’s five largest cities in 2020 alone.
Wearing a highly effective air pollution mask is believed to reduce the risk of exposure to airborne particulates and decrease the likelihood of air pollution-related illness and death.
Many believe that a replacement filter is a key component of a sports breathable pollution mask. Slipping out a filter with visible pollutants and unwanted particles can give the user satisfaction when seeing how much gunk they’ve prevented themselves from breathing in. Keeping the mental satisfaction of witnessing the pollutants aside, an effective breathable sports breathable pollution mask does not require a disposable or replacement filter. The following are some factors that make a breathing filtering mask an effective and handy product to own.
Filtering Ability
While you do receive mental satisfaction on witnessing a disposable filter with a ton of gunk stuck on it, we don’t realize that the filter is a sign of the mask’s inability to filter out harmful particles to start with. It is only when those harmful airborne particles were able to pass through the first and external most layer of our mask that it reached the filter.
The NAROO F-Series pollution masks protect the user from particles that are as tiny as 1.7 microns, which means they form a barrier against minute dust particles, pollutants, and pollen. These masks do not require the additional layer of a replacement filter because they prevent 99% of all external pollutants from entering the first layer itself. So if we were hypothetically to add a filter under a NAROO mask – it would come out primarily clean.
Mask Material
A typical cloth mask is usually only as safe as your cloth shirt is. Cloth is known for its breathability, its large pores that allow air to pass – and hence is a great material to make clothes out of – since they allow your skin to breathe. For the same reason, most cloth masks will contain a replacement filter to act as an additional layer of protection between the pollution mask and the user. It is not enough to wear a cloth mask by itself. Keeping this in mind, the NAROO filtering sports breathable pollution mask were engineered with fine MICRONET™ material. The latter is a special fiber built by NAROO to enhance flexibility, protection, and comfort. It single handedly protects the mask wearer from 99% of external pollutants around them without the hassle of any additional layers or filters.
A NAROO filtering pollution mask protects against harmful pollutants thus safe guarding your from the following potential health conditions-
- Respiratory illness and infections
- Stress and damage to the heart and lungs
- Developmental diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema
- Shortened lifespan due to poor lung health
Fit and Comfort
Most masks that have individual replacement filters are not efficient sports masks because of their loose fit. A one piece mask without removable filters fits a whole lot more snugly, sealing all entry points for any possible airborne particles or pollutants.
The NAROO breathable sports masks are made to take the shape of the wearer’s face so that they seal the front and the sides in a comfortable and safe manner. As designers of sports masks we also have to keep in mind the fact that our masks will be worn by athletes while they’re running, cycling, gymming, etc. Hence our filtering masks have to fit snug despite quick and intense movements.
Product Sustainability
In today’s day and age disposable replacement masks are not the most sustainable solution when it comes to pollution masks. In fact disposable filters that need to be thrown after single-use pollute the environment in large quantities.
The NAROO sports filtering masks are reusable and sustainable. You can wash them gently, post a workout session, and re-use the very next time you decide to step out. They are built with durable material that leaves them as good as new after every wash. Not only is the NAROO sports mask a great way to guard yourself against air pollution, but it is also an economical, sustainable, and environmentally friendly solution that doesn’t add to waste generation.
Holistic Protection
Most of us are primarily concerned about safeguarding ourselves from the virus and similar disease causing contagions, however, unfortunately there are more factors that we need to protect ourselves from. Air pollution, pollen, harmful airborne particles – are some to name a few.
NAROO breathable sports masks have been approved and certified by the notable certifiers seen on the right.
They confirm that once worn correctly our masks protect both adults and children from air pollution, pollen allergies, and other body-harming pollutants. They do not require any additional replacement filter layers to block out external and injurious particles. Every NAROO sports mask provides all-rounded protection for any athlete braving the outdoors.
By Aradhita Saraf (Weloquent)
