ANTI-BUG FINISH REALLY WORKED

Nudea face mask, £15, nudea.com

Water resistant, washable, one size fits all (well, most — there’s also one for kids). this has a naturally sourced antibacterial finish, which is claimed to inhibit microbial growth and reproduction.

NUMBER OF COLONIES: 0 PERCENTAGE BLOCKED: 100 VERDICT: Comfortable to wear, even though it had a tendency to move a bit when I was speaking. this was, however, the best-performing of the reusable masks we tried, hands- down, blocking 100 per cent of bacteria from the Petri dish.

the only negative we found? the washing instructions don’t specify a temperature.