Like mowing the lawn; being around a smell that bothers you; not wanting to inhale hazardous dust
I wore masks before they were a thing. I always wore on planes because the smell of diesel fumes and nasty plane smell made me nauseous. As if the motion sickness weren't bad enough. Any other alternative?
What about when i make laundry soap and the dust from borax is in the air?
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/v000057511/
3M makes this widely available(virtually any hardware store) disposable respirator. I have been using these for years for sanding, grinding, painting, etc. They seal very well around the nose and mouth and have a one way exit valve to minimize rebreathing your own exhaust gases/waste. These are the best I have found for particulate protection. The half mask rubber/silicone reuseable masks have the option of chemical filters that can protect you from most chemicals and some gases. They are more expensive up front, but have disposable filter cartridges, similar to a gas mask. They also have full face masks that utilize the same cartridges.
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/ppe/respiratory-protection/reusable-respirators/
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