<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4327,"date":"2020-03-16T06:14:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T06:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=4327"},"modified":"2021-01-28T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:25:20","slug":"will-doubling-the-fabric-increase-efficiency-of-a-diy-mask","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/will-doubling-the-fabric-increase-efficiency-of-a-diy-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Doubling the Layers of Fabric Increase the Efficiency of a DIY Mask?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/masks\/'>Masks<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/will-doubling-the-fabric-increase-efficiency-of-a-diy-mask\/'>Will Doubling the Layers of Fabric Increase the Efficiency of a DIY Mask?<\/a> <\/div><p><span>Tests have found that doubling layers in DIY masks improves the mask\u2019s filtration effectiveness. However, the increase in effectiveness is far from double. For example, a double-layer dish towel captured 14% more particles than a single layer as shown in the picture below. But the improvement was only 1% for a pillowcase and 2% for a T-shirt. Doubling will also reduce the breathability of the mask. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We have more data on <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus\/\">the effect of doubling mask layers<\/a>.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/blog\/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611639975927000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG-Mm87v7kntZDD3efBF5CZ6g5yaQ\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/DIY-Mask-Materials-Double-Layer-1-Micron-EN-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"286\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5276 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/DIY-Mask-Materials-Double-Layer-1-Micron-EN-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/DIY-Mask-Materials-Double-Layer-1-Micron-EN-1-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4327' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>4<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>2<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Masks &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Will Doubling the Layers of Fabric Increase the Efficiency of a DIY Mask? Tests have found that doubling layers in DIY masks improves the mask\u2019s filtration effectiveness. However, the increase in effectiveness is far from double. For example, a double-layer dish towel &#8230; <a title=\"Will Doubling the Layers of Fabric Increase the Efficiency of a DIY Mask?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/will-doubling-the-fabric-increase-efficiency-of-a-diy-mask\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Will Doubling the Layers of Fabric Increase the Efficiency of a DIY Mask?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4824,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"helpdesk_category":[761,613],"helpie_tag":[899,186,903,164,905,907,906,904,450,192,908,435,535],"helpie_add_tag":[],"helpie_up_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4327","pauple_helpie","type-pauple_helpie","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","helpdesk_category-masks","helpdesk_category-protecting-yourself","helpie_tag-coronavirus","helpie_tag-diy","helpie_tag-double","helpie_tag-efficiency","helpie_tag-fabric","helpie_tag-help","helpie_tag-increase","helpie_tag-layer","helpie_tag-mask","helpie_tag-material","helpie_tag-multiple","helpie_tag-two","helpie_tag-virus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/4327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/pauple_helpie"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4824"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4327"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/4327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5338,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pauple_helpie\/4327\/revisions\/5338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helpdesk_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpdesk_category?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_tag?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_add_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_add_tag?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"helpie_up_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helpie_up_tag?post=4327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}