Natural fabrics are preferred, as synthetic ones will tend to be more irritating to skin.

recommends that you use a mask made up of several layers of tightly-woven cotton.

And of course, it’s important to check that that yourmask is cleaned often.

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That way, your skin will form a protective barrier against any friction from the cloth.

For one thing, why bother if no-one’s going to see it?

For another, it will just wind up smudged when you take the mask off anyway.

Woman in face mask

And for a less-frivolous reason, makeup may also lead to skin irritation when worn under a face mask.

Woman applying face cream