No, The Health Department Did Not Say To Microwave Face Masks To Sterilize Them

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Y’all…please do not microwave your face masks. I guess somewhere on the internet there was a post telling people to do this. No. Do not do this!

There are people that are showing images of their burnt masks because they followed this advice that someone gave on the internet.

Health Departments are speaking up and asking you to not do this.

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You wash your face mask. If you microwave it you will burn it. You could even catch your house on fire!

https://www.facebook.com/bunnyrose.irwin/posts/3277542875609917

You can wash your face masks in your clothes washing machine. Mine has a sanitizing setting, so that is what I would use. But even if you don’t have that setting you can still do a hot water wash with laundry soap.

People are saying you can sterilize a face mask by placing it in a plastic baggy and microwaving it for 2 to 3 minutes. NO!

https://www.facebook.com/cindy.malcolm.77/videos/2784086618295014/

Thankfully, those that tried it are speaking up so that others do not make the same mistake. Masks are hard to get, even if you are making your own, you don’t want to ruin it.

https://www.facebook.com/sherry.gamble.7/posts/3047265585336504

I did a very quick search and came across many posts with the same results. Burnt, ruined face masks.

https://www.facebook.com/tonja.coffey/posts/10216049562568769

So do yourself a favor and skip the microwave. Just wash them in the washing machine or you can even hand wash them if needed. Give them a good soak and scrub, rinse and hang them to dry.

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