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
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