While unfortunately there isn t one perfect solution for keeping cool under a preventive face covering matthew levy do ms an associate professor of emergency medicine at johns hopkins shares a few smart strategies for staying as cool and comfortable as possible while wearing a face mask in the sweltering summer weather.
Protect your face from the sun while staying cool and comfortable.
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Such as your ears and neck.
For complete sun protection it is best to also use sunscreen on your lower face area while wearing a sun hat.
Flap hats another approach to protecting against reflected uv is to wear a flap hat.
What more can you ask for protection from the sun a comfortable fabric that looks good.
Already a favorite of hundreds of reviewers the reusable face mask has stretchy ear loops and comes in 4 different sizes to ensure it properly fits your face.
A sun hat is first and foremost a shield that protects your head face and neck from the sun.
The tilley ltm6 airflo is constructed with upf 50 fabric designed to keep your face and neck protected and is especially good looking.
Fortunately there are ways to stay cool or at least cooler while masked up.
Keeping your face covered when venturing outside the home remains a crucial weapon in the fight against the coronavirus recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention cdc and mandated by some state and local governments.
But while you never want to sacrifice protection for style there are some dos and don ts for practicality and for looking stylish when you need to.