The weather is too hot to wear a mask? Don't wear a mask after the vaccine?

The weather is too hot this year, "you can't wear a mask"! I have been vaccinated with so many people. Wearing fewer masks shouldn’t be a problem, right? ...... Isn't this idea right?

In the case of a local epidemic spreading, although the people do not need to worry too much, they must not be paralyzed or slack. They must also tighten the string of epidemic prevention and control at all times, and must take personal protection.

Strictly wear masks even after being vaccinated, "bringing" a mask is more important than "wearing" a mask

First of all, it is recommended to carry a mask with you and wear it when necessary.

You must develop the habit of carrying masks with you when you go out every day. Go to closed and crowded places such as elevators, supermarkets, farmer’s markets, and cinemas, to medical institutions, and take public transportation (including subways, buses, high-speed rails, airplanes, and taxis). Car, online car-hailing), remember to wear a mask all the way. Masks do not need to be worn all the time. For example, when driving alone, going to open parks and squares, cycling, outdoor sports, etc., you don't need to wear a mask.

Secondly, the staff of some institutions needs to wear masks.

Faculty and staff in kindergartens and other schools, food workers, public service industry workers, and medical staff in medical institutions are required to wear masks.

In these situations, you must wear a disposable medical surgical mask: if you have cold symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or you are in a high-risk area, or when you go to the hospital and see patients, you must wear a disposable medical surgical mask.

You may have questions: How long will I have to wear a mask? Experts believe that wearing masks should be adhered to as a personal hygiene habit. Because wearing a mask can not only prevent new coronary pneumonia but also prevent respiratory diseases such as influenza and colds.

How to care for the skin affected by wearing a mask?

 

This year, it is getting hot in the whole country, especially in Guangdong. Lingnan has issued high temperature warnings several times recently, and people deeply feel that “masks can’t be worn anymore”! In addition to the trouble of wearing masks off, people are also troubled by the skin deterioration caused by frequent wearing masks.

The main problems they reported include enlarged pores, pigment accumulation, and facial dullness, acne, closed mouth and acne, oily and dry face, redness or redness of the skin, etc.

The survey found that 92.3% of the respondents wear ordinary medical masks, but there are also many people who use sponge masks and cotton masks. The longer the wearing time, the higher the risk of skin problems such as acne pustules, erythema, and edema, itching and tingling, dryness, and scaling.

1. Do not wear a mask for a long time. In a safe environment, the time to wear a mask can be shortened;

2. After sweating, wipe dry with handkerchiefs, paper towels, wet wipes, etc. or replace the mask in time;

3. Pay attention to skin moisturizing. Before wearing a mask, it is recommended to apply a layer of moisturizing lotion on the facial skin to prevent oily, dryness, and itching of the skin. In particular, moisturizing protection should be strengthened in areas where the nose pads and ear straps rub against the mask;

4. Pay attention to clean facial skin. Cleansing should be done once in the morning and evening. For oily skin or use cleansing products every day or every other day. If you need to use sunscreen, powdery or oily cosmetics, use cleansing products, but only use oily makeup or waterproof makeup is recommended to use cleansing oil .

Special reminder: Put paper towels in the mask to absorb sweat!

Because the most commonly used medical masks have a water-blocking layer, they hold their breath and are not comfortable enough. In addition, when the weather is hot, they are prone to sweating. Some people wear a cotton mask or a layer of paper towels inside the medical mask. It is believed that strengthening protection can absorb sweat.

First of all, the tightness of the mask is the key to effectively blocking the virus. Wearing an extra layer of mask or pad of paper towels can affect the tightness of the external medical mask and cannot be effectively protected; secondly, this will increase the resistance to breathing, and people will instinctively Intensifying and deepening breathing will not only affect the health of the body, but also affect the adhesion of the mask; third, the skin itself contains water to achieve a barrier function, cotton cloth and paper towels absorb sweat, keep "soaking" the skin, or dry after a long time In order to take away the skin's own moisture, these two conditions will destroy the barrier function, and dry skin is more likely to cause problems.