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Apparently, This New FDA-Registered Face Mask Doesn’t Hide Your Face And Gives You Extraordinary Protection
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Apparently, This New FDA-Registered Face Mask Doesn’t Hide Your Face And Gives You Extraordinary Protection

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As face masks became such a vital part of our everyday lives, people soon started to notice all the limitations surrounding them. Some complain that most masks make it hard to breathe, some say that they’re too hot, and some are annoyed that they make their glasses fog up. The list goes on, though it’s obvious that some of these problems are bigger and more important than others. A company called Redcliffe Medical Devices noticed one of those bigger issues and decided to solve it by creating their own product.

As you’ve probably already noticed, a mask hides half of a person’s face. Because of that, we can’t see people’s facial expressions and it complicates verbal communication quite a bit. But most importantly, when everyone’s wearing a mask, deaf individuals can no longer lip-read and it makes all of their daily interactions a lot harder. Redcliffe Medical Devices took it into consideration and created a face mask that doesn’t hide your face and at the same time offers you supreme protection.

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    LEAF is the world’s first FDA-registered transparent face mask

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    “LEAF is the mask of 2020. It’s the world’s first fully transparent mask that protects you from dust, pollution, microbes, and everything else that should not be in the air you breathe,” claims the LEAF team.

    Apparently, the mask has a high-efficiency filter that rapidly filters 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns. Moreover, it eliminates all of the nasty odors from the air you’re breathing.

    The design is quite futuristic-looking

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    Image credits: LEAF

    Turns out that the filters these masks have make it two times easier to breathe compared to full fabric ones. Moreover, the LEAF team claims that the mask has a self-cleaning function: “The high power UV-C light destroys pathogens at the DNA level every 30 seconds or at the press of the button.” And, as an extra level of protection, they include a carbon filter.

    Image credits: LEAF

    LEAF claims that, along with all these amazing protective qualities, their masks are super comfortable to wear. “The entire mask along with the straps is developed from a unibody medical-grade silicone structure. This allows the mask to be extremely comfortable to wear with no stress points being developed from constant long term wear,” says the company.

    Image credits: LEAF

    Many internet users were concerned that such a mask would fog up in no time. But don’t worry, the LEAF team already thought about it—turns out that the mask includes a permanent anti-fog coating on the inside.

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    Image credits: LEAF

    The company claims that all the parts of these masks are 100% recyclable.

    Image credits: LEAF

    And it comes in a wide range of colors!

    Image credits: LEAF

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    Many people were praising this idea

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    On the other hand, it seems like some people have gotten really comfortable wearing regular masks…

    What do you think about this LEAF mask? Would you like to own one of these? Tell us in the comments!

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    Julija Svidraitė is an editor here at Bored Panda who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Before starting her journey at BP, she had worked as a social media specialist at a marketing agency. She has also tried herself in a few different fields working as an intern: from practicing graphic design at a social media marketing agency, to being an assistant at a psychiatric hospital. Besides writing, Julija is also very passionate about illustrating, drinking coffee, and watching crime documentaries. You can find her in Bored Panda Office or reach her at julija.s@boredpanda.com.

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    Julija Svidraitė

    Julija Svidraitė

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    Julija Svidraitė is an editor here at Bored Panda who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Before starting her journey at BP, she had worked as a social media specialist at a marketing agency. She has also tried herself in a few different fields working as an intern: from practicing graphic design at a social media marketing agency, to being an assistant at a psychiatric hospital. Besides writing, Julija is also very passionate about illustrating, drinking coffee, and watching crime documentaries. You can find her in Bored Panda Office or reach her at julija.s@boredpanda.com.

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    Mohammad Ammar
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah the best part about wearing a mask is to make faces without being noticed,hehe

    Chaboom
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also a disguise if you don't want to be recognized in the street by someone you know.

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    Demi Zwaan
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those photos look extremely photoshopped. I don’t believe any of them is really wearing that mask.

    Jos Tiguidou
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HA! You're right! Not a single one of these pictures is someone wearing the mask. Blasphemy!

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    Death Metal Kitty
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a product. It's a concept seeking crowdfunding. On Indiegogo no less... which pretty much guarantees the product will not be delivered OR will deliver but not work as advertised.

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    Mohammad Ammar
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah the best part about wearing a mask is to make faces without being noticed,hehe

    Chaboom
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also a disguise if you don't want to be recognized in the street by someone you know.

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    Demi Zwaan
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All those photos look extremely photoshopped. I don’t believe any of them is really wearing that mask.

    Jos Tiguidou
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HA! You're right! Not a single one of these pictures is someone wearing the mask. Blasphemy!

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    Death Metal Kitty
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a product. It's a concept seeking crowdfunding. On Indiegogo no less... which pretty much guarantees the product will not be delivered OR will deliver but not work as advertised.

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