{"id":1245,"date":"2021-01-18T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T12:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cleanandhappynest.org\/wpd\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2022-03-02T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:42:14","slug":"safe-and-clean-mask-care-reminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/safe-and-clean-mask-care-reminders\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe and Clean Mask Care Reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like many of us, you\u2019ve become a pro at masking up before heading out. It\u2019s a good habit to be in because it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll need to wear masks for months more to come. But are you caring for those masks correctly? Here are a few tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t reuse a disposable face mask. If you are planning to reuse face coverings, opt for the cloth kind.<\/li>\n<li>Store face coverings in a bag. In a plastic bag if it\u2019s wet and dirty and a paper bag if it isn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Wash your mask when it gets dirty, or at least daily. You can wash in the washing machine or by hand and then dry in a warm or hot dryer or hang in direct sunlight until fully dry.<\/li>\n<li>Check masks for wear and tear. If they are stretched out or fraying, it\u2019s time to replace them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you following proper mask care to be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SafeAndCleanAtHome?src=hashtag_click\">#safeandcleanathome<\/a> or on the go? Get more tips on cloth face coverings and more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaninginstitute.org\/coronavirus-cleaning-information\">COVID-19 FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like many of us, you\u2019ve become a pro at masking up before heading out. It\u2019s a good habit to be in because it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll need to wear masks for months more to come. But are you caring for those masks correctly? Here are a few tips: Don\u2019t reuse a disposable face mask. If you are planning to reuse face coverings, opt for the cloth kind. Store face coverings in a bag. In a plastic bag if it\u2019s wet and dirty and a paper bag if it isn\u2019t. Wash your mask when it gets dirty, or at least daily. You can wash in the washing machine or by hand and then dry in a warm or hot dryer or hang in direct sunlight until fully dry. Check masks for wear and tear. If they are stretched out or fraying, it\u2019s time to replace them. Are you following proper mask care to be #safeandcleanathome or on the go? Get more tips on cloth face coverings and more in our COVID-19 FAQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[750],"class_list":["post-1245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-coronavirus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1247,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245\/revisions\/1247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleaningiscaring.org\/wpd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}