The CDC now recommends wearing two masks as added protection against COVID-19…but there’s a wrong way to do it.

BestLife says you shouldn’t wear a second mask over an N95 mask or KN95 mask.  Both are designed to fit tight and make a seal and wearing a second mask on top of it could make it fit worse…and tough to breathe.

Don’t use two disposable masks on top of each other, either. Those are NOT designed to fit tight and make a seal but wearing a second one can alter the fit and prevent you from breathing through the fabric so that more air comes in through the sides.

You can wear two cloth masks, though…or a disposable mask with a cloth mask, because they tend to fit better that way.  The CDC recommends putting the disposable one on first and then a cloth mask on top of it.