Which? found that the best performing face coverings were able to block more than 99% of potentially harmful bacterial particles

Mask:

Neqi reusable face masks

Best buy / don't buy:

Best buy

Price:

£15

Pack size:

3

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

4

Breathability:

5

Score:

81

Mask:

Bags of Ethics, Great

British designer face

coverings

Best buy / don't buy:

Best buy

Price:

£15

Pack size:

3

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

2

Filtration efficiency:

4

Breathability:

5

Score:

80

Mask:

Asos design palm print

face covering

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£12

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

Yes

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

4

Breathability:

5

Score:

78

Mask:

AB mask resusable

antibacterial

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£10

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

Yes

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

2

Score:

73

Mask:

Step Ahead reusable face

mask

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£3

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

4

Breathability:

5

Score:

72

Mask:

Homemade UK

government face

covering

Best buy / don't buy:

n/a

Price:

n/a

Pack size:

No

Filter pocket:

2

Layers:

4

Filtration efficiency:

4

Breathability:

67

Score:

Mask:

John Lewis adult face

covering

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£10

Pack size:

3

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

2

Score:

62

Mask:

Smart Mask

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£13.50

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

1

Score:

59

Mask:

Maskie 'Loop' UV

sanitized reusable face

mask

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£6

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

Yes

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

1

Score:

58

Mask:

Delphis Eco professional

reusable

Best buy / don't buy:

£20

Price:

3

Pack size:

Yes

Filter pocket:

3

Layers:

4

Filtration efficiency:

1

Breathability:

55

Score:

Mask:

Firebox reusable

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£15

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

Yes

Layers:

3

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

1

Score:

54

Mask:

Skinnydip rainbow

Best buy / don't buy:

Price:

£8

Pack size:

2

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

2

Filtration efficiency:

2

Breathability:

5

Score:

50

Mask:

Etiquette face cover

Best buy / don't buy:

Don’t buy

Price:

£3

Pack size:

1

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

1

Filtration efficiency:

1

Breathability:

5

Score:

37

Mask:

Asda white patterned

Best buy / don't buy:

Don’t buy

Price:

£2.75

Pack size:

2

Filter pocket:

No

Layers:

1

Filtration efficiency:

1

Breathability:

5

Score:

36

Mask:

Termin8 lightweight

breathable

Don’t buy

Best buy / don't buy:

£2

Price:

1

Pack size:

No

Filter pocket:

1

Layers:

1

Filtration efficiency:

5

Breathability:

35

Score:

Which? found that the best performing face coverings were able to block more than 99% of potentially harmful bacterial particles

Mask

Best buy /

don't buy

Price

Pack

size

Filter

pocket

Layers

Filtration

efficiency

Breathability

Score

Neqi reusable face masks

Best buy

£15

3

No

3

4

5

81

Bags of Ethics, Great British

designer face coverings

Best buy

£15

3

No

2

4

5

80

Asos design palm print face

covering

£12

1

Yes

3

4

5

78

AB mask resusable

antibacterial

£10

1

Yes

3

5

2

73

Step Ahead reusable face

mask

£3

1

No

3

4

5

72

Homemade UK government

face covering

n/a

n/a

No

2

4

4

67

John Lewis adult face

covering

£10

3

No

3

5

2

62

Smart Mask

£13.50

1

No

3

5

1

59

Maskie 'Loop' UV sanitized

reusable face mask

£6

1

Yes

3

5

1

58

Delphis Eco professional

reusable

£20

3

Yes

3

4

1

55

Firebox reusable

£15

1

Yes

3

5

1

54

Skinnydip rainbow

£8

2

No

2

2

5

50

Etiquette face cover

Don’t buy

£3

1

No

1

1

5

37

Asda white patterned

Don’t buy

£2.75

2

No

1

1

5

36

Termin8 lightweight

breathable

Don’t buy

£2

1

No

1

1

5

35