[linMcHlp]

You are doing OK. Masks (that we can make or obtain), properly maintained and properly worn (and not fiddling with it), have some effective-ness, though not perfect.

I anticipate that the masks that I use, afford me a better chance of some protection from the SARS-2 virus (plus some chemical/mineral crystalization - usually the result of human saline, so to speak).

And, I anticipate that the masks that I use, afford me a relatively much better chance of some protection from the SARS-2 virus - when the SARS-2 virus is borne along with moist human exhaust vapor droplets.

Without masks available from my shop inventory, I would probably create my own mask from at least 4 layers of cotton T-shirt material. Use shoe laces for securing. And probably wear a bandana over that, as my "bug screen."

After wearing a mask

If home, I use a wash cloth with some rubbing alcohol and trace the boundary of where the mask was obviously in contact with my face. Because that "joint" is not perfect.

Disinfecting

I have been bathing the shop masks in sunlight. On dark days, I place the masks in a kitchen pot that is wide enough for the masks plus room for a tiny bowel in which I place some Hydrogen Peroxide. Put the lid on the pot and place the assembly in an oven for 1 hour at 160 deg F.

[MayflowerMadam]

OMG.