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Maren Estrada
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- There are finally some places with 3M N95 masks for sale online, but they're almost always price-gouged — we've seen prices as high as $270 for a box of 20 masks!
- Rather than making these unscrupulous retailers rich, you should consider FDA-authorized Powecom KN95 face masks that cost a small fraction of what you'll pay for 3M N95 masks.
- Powecom KN95 masks have been tested by NIOSH and found to filter even better than most 3M N95 masks on the market.
Our readers are so excited that things like Purell 12oz pump bottles and Purell 1-liter flip cap bottles are finally in stock on Amazon at the lowest prices since the coronavirus pandemic began. In fact, you can even find Lysol spray and Purell alcohol wipes right now on Amazon despite the fact that they're impossible to find anywhere else. Experts say the pandemic will continue as it is now until late 2021 at the soonest, so we're all going to need essentials like Purell for a long time to come. It's great that it's much easier to find now than it was a few months ago, but unfortunately, there's something even more important that's still quite scarce.
Needless to say, we're talking about N95 masks, which offer some of the best protection you can get against the novel coronavirus. For low-risk situations like being outdoors, basic masks like Amazon's best-selling 3-ply face masks are fine. They only cost $0.23 each right now, so it's a great time to stock up. But if you want real N95 masks for higher-risk situations though, like being indoors around other people or riding public transportation, you'll definitely need to cough up some cash.
3M N95 masks are considered by many to be the gold standard in covid protection, and for good reason. 3M is one of the top brands in the world when it comes to medical-grade and professional-grade face masks, with dozens of different types of high-quality masks in its catalog. Unfortunately, shady online retailers are taking advantage of the pandemic and charging astronomical prices for N95 masks that would normally cost about $1 each. In fact, we've seen prices as high as $270 for a single box of 3M 8210 masks. Can you believe how shameless these companies are? $270 for 20 face masks!
Do you want protection that's just as good or even better than those 3M N95 masks for a fraction of the price? Well, you've come to the right place.
 | Powecom KN95 Face Mask Reusable, Disposable Masks on FDA EUA List, Protection for Dust Pollen,… $18.92 ($1.89 / mask) Available from Amazon Prime. BGR may receive a commission. |
Powecom KN95 face masks have quickly become some of the best-selling masks on Amazon's entire site, thanks in large part to BGR Deals. Tens of thousands of our readers have ordered them because they offer the best possible protection you can get, yet they're not price-gouged like 3M N95 masks. These are the only KN95 masks on Amazon that are FDA-authorized for use during the novel coronavirus pandemic. They've even been tested by NIOSH, the body responsible for testing and certifying personal protective equipment here in the US.
As most people undoubtedly know by now, the "95" in N95 and KN95 means that a mask will filter at least 95% of small airborne particles like germs and viruses. Any N95 mask certified by NIOSH is certified to work at least that well, though some high-quality masks do even better. For example, 3M N95 masks often filter between 96% and 98% of tiny particles. So how did these Powecom KN95 masks do in NIOSH's tests? They were found to filter up to 99.2% of small particles, which is even better than most 3M N95 masks out there.
That's as good as it gets when it comes to face mask efficacy, but you won't spend $15+ per mask like you will on some N95 masks. In fact, if you head over to Amazon right now, you'll find 10-packs of Powecom masks on sale for $18.92 instead of $45. That's just $1.89 per mask for better protection than you'd get from most 3M N95 masks!
 | Powecom KN95 Face Mask Reusable, Disposable Masks on FDA EUA List, Protection for Dust Pollen,… $18.92 ($1.89 / mask) Available from Amazon Prime. BGR may receive a commission. |
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Why pay $250+ for a box of 3M N95 masks when these work better for $1.89 each? originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 07:42:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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