3M 8210 Particulate Respirator, N95, Pack of 20 Disposable Respirator, NIOSH APPROVED, Two-Strap Cup Style Design, Lightweight with Cushioning Nose Foam

Summary: The best N95's I've seen. They're my mask of choice now, and I've bought them multiple times. First, these are the most comfortable N95's I've ever used - they have a metal strip that you bend to keep the nose shape, but there is a foam strip on the inside that keeps it comfortable, and it doesn't shift and rub your nose like other masks do. It's also pretty easy to breathe. If you're getting any N95, it's not going to be the easiest breathing experience because they're filtering the air you're breathing better than other types of masks. Again, among N95's, this is the best I've ever seen. Responses to other comments: * Reviews about straps not being stretchy - When they come out of the package, you have to slowly stretch them out yourself; it's as designed, and it takes no more than 60 seconds. The straps fit snugly, but they don't hurt. * Reviews about straps breaking - I've bought these two times and have had 2 straps break, but I didn't mind it. Because these are so good, I was able to keep using the mask the rest of the day because the remaining strap is snug and well-placed on the mask. * Reviews about these being counterfeit - None of the ones I've bought were counterfeit. There's a code on each package that you can type into a 3M website to verify that your package is the real deal. That also prevents counterfeiters from re-using your unique code on counterfeit products.

Straps are around the head vs.around the ears. Very good quality and seal well on the face. Great for dusty farm work.

X-ray tech here. Did my clincals during the pandemic when n95 masks were harder to get. I had stocked up on these early on, and didn't trust the Kn95 masks the hospital provided. Some were not to spec and people got sick. There just weren't enough n95's for them to provide at the time, and the Kn95s had to do, despite their sometimes questionable sourcing. I never caught covid/flu/head colds while doing my clincals. I wore these like a second face. I was taking x-rays of all kinds of positive testing people. All kinds of airborne and droplet precautioned rooms. All kinds of people actively coughing in my face while I was trying to get a board placed behind them (I also wore eye protection for the coughing in my face part.) Things are much better, and n95's are easier to get. The hospital will now only allow their provided n95s to be worn for safety reasons, but I still buy and wear these masks while in crowded high traffic places during cold and flu season, or during covid spikes. (Like at the crowed grocery store, or during holiday shopping) If these are helping to block tiny cold bugs for me, then these will block small dust and debris particles for sure. Wear these with confidence. Just make sure they form a tight seal on your face, and sadly no beards (breaks the seal and lets it all in.) The rubber straps on these seem older. They are harder to stretch to put on, and can break more easily if pulled to fast or just a little too far past my head. So that's been an issue with these. Also, these are n95s, they are not easy to breathe in while working hard, and they are tightly sealed to the face which will leave pressure marks at the end of a shift. Worth it. These are actually a life saver for me. My lungs can't handle illness, and with these masks they didn't really have to. I watched coworkers/classmates go down hard with illnesses, and I never had to miss a day. These definitely will block sawdust and drywall dust.

These must be new old stock. The rubber bands didn’t hold up well but that’s not uncommon. The stretch was gone in them. Not the sellers fault!

Good tight fit, keeps dust and dirt out

These dust mask work as they should and are reasonably priced.

Box arrived smashed, top of box was completely open, users guide was hanging on by a hope and a prayer, and the bag that all the make were in wasn't even sealed or tied shut. The masks were shipped in a brown paper envelope that was only sealed one-third of the way.... This is SLOPPY SLOPPY SLOPPY, Amazon.... Do better! The masks themselves look ok, but the banding looks VERY questionable. It will either fit your head OR it will break the first or second time you put it on. If you have a head that's larger than 21 inches or have a lot of hair/thick hair, you're probably going to want to find a different mask as the double banding will definitely break on you.

Sturdy and does the job