The Centers for Disease Control has some suggestions about facial hair and using face masks
Side whiskers, soul patches, lampshades and handlebar moustaches are good to go, according to a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention infographic on filtering facepiece respirators. But styles like long stubble, a beard, the Dali and mutton chops are not recommended because they are likely to interfere with a facepiece respirator's sealing surface.
However, the CDC does not recommend routine use outside of workplaces.How you and your workplace can stay safe from novel coronavirusFacial hair poses a risk to the effectiveness of respirators because it may keep the exhalation valve from working properly if the two come into contact, the infographic said.Read MoreNo matter the style choice, the hair should not cross the respirator sealing surface, the infographic said.
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