An Easy Hack for Making Your Mask Fit Better

This TikTok video is viral

We must wear a face mask when we are in the general vicinity of people we don’t live with. But if we struggle with #smallface, we are also struggling with #loosemask, which is not only annoying, but it also doesn’t provide the protection from coronavirus. There’s a fix for that! Dr. Olivia Cui, dentist shared a super-simple hack on TikTok to help your mask fit better.

A video is now going viral with celebrities posting about the hack on social media.

You need to:

-Fold your mask in half.

-Tie a knot in each ear loop, staying as close to the corners of the mask as possible.

-Open the mask.

-You’ll see a small opening at the sides of the mask, so tuck those sides in.

-Put it on!

“In absence of N95s, this might be a good alternative,” Dr. Cuid says.‚

 

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#Repost @katiecouric • • • • • • Ask and you shall receive! I posted this on my stories earlier but so many of you asked that I post it here as well.😊😷 Thank you @tt_cui for sharing this easy tutorial for how to make a loose mask fit securely on your face! #helpfultips #wearamask #covid19 #besafe

A post shared by kristen bell (@kristenanniebell) on Jul 7, 2020 at 12:04pm PDT

On Instagram, AnnaSophia Robb demonstrated the mask hack for her “small faced friends,” showing her cool 1.1 million followers just how easy it is to do.

 

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Hi folx! @katiecouric (via @tt_cui ) shared this great mask trick & I wanted to share with all of you & try it for myself. Masks won’t be a forever thing, but we are still in the middle of a pandemic that affects our bodies & our neighbors’ bodies. Wearing a mask is not an “attack on your rights” nor a government hoax. It’s a simple act of protecting yourself and others from a deadly virus. For me, it’s about being a thoughtful neighbor and putting the collective in front of my own individual comfort so we can beat this thing & return to work, to hugging each other & partying with our grandparents without fearing I or some gd Karen might potentially kill them with their infected breath. No shame in that. 💕 Stay healthy, stay kind.

A post shared by AnnaSophia Robb (@annasophiarobb) on Jul 7, 2020 at 1:19pm PDT