Is my mask less effective if I wear makeup?

Published: 04 June, 2020 | Last updated: 04 June, 2020 9:29 pm

From The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Elizabeth Wellington

No. Makeup — including foundation and lipstick — doesn’t make your mask any less effective, said Dr. Carrie L. Kovarik, a dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania.

But the combination of foundation, lipstick, perspiration, hot breath, and friction can irritate your skin. And not to mention when makeup transfers to the mask, it can make them extra dirty.

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