RZ MaskReviews of rzmask.com

they work but wearing them hurts. I bought these pre-pandemic for allergies while working cattle. It worked. Then used them for the pandemic which is a god send. . Bought another pair from another source because RZ was sold out and the fit of this other mask is amazing and seals against the face just as well. I realized that the build of RZ is not well designed. Pulls on the nose, wants to pull down, hard to wear past the 3rd hour. . Since RZ stocks filled back up, I bought a second pair at a different size and still the same experience.

I bought 3 of these masks at the recommendation of someone who works labs. Due to availability I purchased 2 M2's and 1 M2.5 At first we were all pretty excited, they look very nice and the material feels nice right out of the box. I love that you can change the filters, though I didn't realize they would have cutouts in the filters for the respirators... I feel like that kind of defeats the purpose a bit, though the website says otherwise. If the air you're pulling in from outside the mask is contaminated, it has no barrier between it and you aside from the rubber diaphragm, which would be collapsed inward due to suction, no? I'm no scientist, so who knows. Aside from that, they are comfortable to wear for a bit, they keep the mask off of your mouth and nose making it less stuffy to breathe in than a regular cloth mask. The downside, they had the tendency to rub. A lot. After about a week of continual wear due to COVID regulations, all 3 of us developed red lines across the bridges of our nose and under the eyes. Eventually the skin started to peel like a sunburn. The other two i bought the masks for have given up on them. I have tried wearing it tighter and looser to keep it from chafing, but don't seem to have any luck either way. I do like that you can clean it easily, and found that the filters can be steamed in paper bags to sanitize, so I'm not spending a fortune on replacements. Unfortunately you can't wear these daily for an extended period of time because your skin will peel and it will be uncomfortable. For running into the store or doing errands they're pretty good though. Honestly, I feel like I would have been happier with a high quality cloth mask.