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cayugafalls

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36. Please do not ingest soap or think that making a SOAPY mask is the intent of this OP, it is not.
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:23 PM
May 2020

The intent of this OP was to highlight some research that is being done looking at NANO fibers and particles of surfactants and their POSSIBLE ability to deactivate the virus.

OP has been updated to reflect this statement.

Stay Well.

When I've washed my homemade cotton masks with liquid hand soap I 42bambi May 2020 #1
That makes sense. I think I will start not rinsing mine as well as I have been. cayugafalls May 2020 #3
The soap will dry. Then maybe the moisture in your breath will activate it Patterson May 2020 #11
Yeah, in thinking about my mask, it has an removable filter. cayugafalls May 2020 #12
Thanks for the idea eleny May 2020 #30
Soapy wipes are great for replacement disinfecting wipes when no other option exists. cayugafalls May 2020 #40
I understand how you feel about saying what you might do eleny May 2020 #42
What do you use for a filter? I use Shop Towels folded in half. cayugafalls May 2020 #43
Filtrete F1 hepa air filters eleny May 2020 #47
You can make your own hand wipes at home. Blue_true May 2020 #50
I'd do that but we don't have much hand sani or alcohol right now eleny May 2020 #51
Please people, this is NO ad, just information, don't freaking alert. Blue_true May 2020 #55
Old teeshirts, old blouses, old jeans, slacks, shorts, even cotton underwear will work just fine. nt Blue_true May 2020 #56
In other words - rags like mom used to use eleny May 2020 #57
Yep. nt Blue_true May 2020 #58
That's a great idea! StarryNite May 2020 #39
Super Soap Goonch May 2020 #2
I love that trump baby blimp... cayugafalls May 2020 #4
huh...wonder if rubbing a bar of soap... stillcool May 2020 #5
Or soaking the middle layer in soapy solution and letting it dry, then stitching it in. cayugafalls May 2020 #7
See My Post 17 ProfessorGAC May 2020 #18
I've seen your post. Thank you for your input. cayugafalls May 2020 #32
I'm thinking PatSeg May 2020 #35
I think you are right. The researchers seem to be focusing on a middle layer cayugafalls May 2020 #38
It is an excellent idea PatSeg May 2020 #41
Are we going to hear about people drinking liquid soap now? grumpyduck May 2020 #6
Maybe some MAGATS, but that is their choice. I'll just look at the science. cayugafalls May 2020 #8
That'd be fine by me. llmart May 2020 #10
Probably. Harker May 2020 #29
The clever ideas keep coming out today. Hugin May 2020 #9
Am I right in thinking that a "deodorant" type soap, rather than a facial soap,.... EarnestPutz May 2020 #13
Soap doesn't have to be labeled "antibacterial" to be effective for this. Doremus May 2020 #19
I said "may be marginally more effective", referred to the process by which soap... EarnestPutz May 2020 #34
So.....what if you just spray the outside of the mask with the same cleaner you use on countertops ? Bayard May 2020 #14
If you do that, you might as well inhale Lysol. tinrobot May 2020 #15
I spray mine with alcohol and let it dry. I have 3 N95 masks. Typically, a mask dries Blue_true May 2020 #52
Please do not do that. Inhaling cleaners like Lysol is bad news. cayugafalls May 2020 #33
I sure hope they do toxicology studies regarding inhalation of soap molecules before this idea diva77 May 2020 #16
I've probably ingested a crap load of soap in my youth, seems I had a potty mouth. cayugafalls May 2020 #24
A front-line worker wears a mask directly over nose & mouth for hours at a time - so the exposure to diva77 May 2020 #25
You're doing just fine eleny May 2020 #48
Soap poisoning Bayard May 2020 #62
My thoughts exactly, diva77. Sogo May 2020 #37
I'm Uncomfortable With This ProfessorGAC May 2020 #17
I'm wondering if the water vapor from breathing might provide the moisture needed. Hugin May 2020 #20
Another Concern ProfessorGAC May 2020 #21
Interesting. Hugin May 2020 #22
Why not wear a wet soapy mask if I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #27
Probably Just An Air Flow Issue ProfessorGAC May 2020 #44
Rinsing, even in a washing machine, doesn't always get all the soap out of wash loads, anyway eleny May 2020 #49
Measurements Show Single Digit ppm... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #53
Hard water is the issue eleny May 2020 #54
Even With Some Detergents That's An Issue ProfessorGAC May 2020 #59
I agree, lol! eleny May 2020 #60
The lungs function by adsorbing oxygen via surfactant - so I hope whatever this soapy mask idea is, diva77 May 2020 #23
It Would Take A Lot of Surfactant Inhaled ProfessorGAC May 2020 #45
That's why I use handiwipes lunatica May 2020 #26
Y'all be careful with putting too much barrier. TNNurse May 2020 #28
Most washing machines leave some amount of soap residue behind Mr.Bill May 2020 #31
That Is Why Liquid Fabric Softeners... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #46
Please do not ingest soap or think that making a SOAPY mask is the intent of this OP, it is not. cayugafalls May 2020 #36
My understanding frazzled May 2020 #61
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