Best Masks for Wildfire Smokes

ECO-GEAR Anti-Pollution Face Mask will protect you from pollen, dust, smoke, exhaust gas, smog, CO2 emissions, countless environmental hazards. You can choose between several colors, prints, and even designs, with some masks incorporating a cord-flow valve and some made without one. As you can imagine, the masks with a valve wick away moisture and prevent the mask from getting stuffy, but they're also not as foldable as the models without valves.

We'll focus on the valveless model, meaning that the mask is easily foldable and lightweight. That being said, the same mask is also not quite as breathable as its valve-endowed peers.

On the upside, the activated carbon filtration system, with its 5-ply construction, lets you replace the filters with relative ease and provides military-grade protection that lasts at least 60 hours, so you won't be replacing them every day. Plus, they always come supplied with 4 filters, a decent bonus considering that the mask is already not necessarily expensive.

Bottom line, wearing this mask, you can run, paint, cycle, un-dust different structures, clean, work in a polluted environment, the mask can do it all, protecting you from toxic elements without causing as much discomfort as most dust masks cause.

Lada Device Face Masks packs standard disposable masks that you can buy practically anywhere today (besides a few places where there's still shortage). There's nothing excellent about them but also nothing terrible. Considering that the 50-count pack costs less than 10 bucks, one individual mask will cost you less than 20 cents, which is not a bad deal, not at all.

What's more, the full-width nose clip will let you secure the fit, preventing this face mask from slipping, so you won't be adjusting the mask every ~15 minutes. You can even run and work out in these disposable masks. We're not crazy about the fact that the masks come in a plastic bag, something should be done about that. But, as long as you cut off the earloops before discarding them, one bag is not doing that much damage.

From the construction angle, these masks are incorporating spunbond PP, mon-woven melt-blown PP, and cotton, not unlike most general-use face masks these days. Between these 3 layers, the masks remain breathable and lightweight but also provide sufficient smoke protection, including particulates from diesel exhausts. In other words, the masks can accommodate everyday use almost as much as toxic environments.

Goldentime Anti-Fire Smoke Mask is a little different from the face masks we've reviewed before as well as the ones we'll review afterward. The first and biggest difference is the filtration system. Combining activated carbon with K94 dustproof filtration, the mask produces this 7-ply construction that can prevent inhalation and protect you from poisonous gases and fine particles. Forming something of a moisture barrier, this face mask can minimize harmful gas inhalation and ensure sufficient respiratory protection for fire escape. To add more, the seven layers that constitute the 7-ply construction are made from natural ingredients, so the mask will even fit people with sensitive skin.

What this face mask will not do quite as well is protect you from dry air but this is no everyday, general-use mask, meaning that this is an inevitable trade-off. Provided you avoid low- and high-temperature places and store it somewhere away from UV rays, this face mask should last as much as 5 years.

Last but not least, made from high-elastic fiber fabric, the mask is more stretchable than most and can even be used as a handkerchief when necessary, so you can protect yourself from inhaling hazardous elements and then tie the mask and, for example, stop bleeding.

PENATE Unisex Anti-Smoke Masks come equipped with respirators, so they're not the disposable masks that most people use, even though they cost almost as much as the disposable ones nowadays. Besides 4 reusable masks, the people behind this product send you 4 replaceable filters. Using an activated carbon filtration system, both the mask and these filters will prevent you from inhaling pollen, dust, fumes, different chemicals, and more. Plus, using the nose clip, you can adjust the fit and use these masks with glasses, making sure that they're not fogging up as much as they usually do with disposable masks.

The masks look great, with the cord-flow valve making you look like a ninja on a secret mission. But, even though they're made from high-quality cotton, these face masks start losing the initial attractive appearance once you wash them a few times. On the bright side, the cotton does not lose its pleasant tactile impression and will always remain easy on the skin. Also, the fabric does not absorb odors and, despite the valve, you can fold the mask twice with relative ease.

In short, respiratory diseases, smoke, harmful dust particles, there are countless reasons to wear PENATE Unisex Anti-Smoke Masks.

The name tells you that Dongprom 3-ply Face Masks protect you from smoke and they do but they're more general-use masks than they are smoke protection masks. As you can probably tell, these are not the most effective masks, at least not when you start comparing them with more sophisticated solutions. The people behind them are obligated to tell you that the masks do not reduce disease transmission but, as always, anything that covers the mouth and the nose will be able to decrease the transmission of respiratory diseases and limit smoke exposure.

In other words, while these masks are no panacea, they should help or, at the very least, reduce the chances of you catching a respiratory disease and protect you from inhaling smoke. As long as you put the blue side outside and the nose clip on the upper side, the masks' microporous filtration system with its 3-ply construction will be able to minimize exposure.

The wire on the nose piece does not always hold its shape and the masks are not fine with temperatures above 100+ degrees Fahrenheit but, apart from that, these face masks are the best basic option for people running errands, picking up orders from the drive-through, walking the dog, and, naturally, protecting themselves from wildfire smoke. They're comfortable disposable masks and the price is justifiable considering how elusive face masks still are.