Best to wash nasal mask

[Jerseyguy]

Ok I've been on vacation and have just been rinsing my nasal mask with just water. Recently last night I had a bad night with leaks. I also had the mask off in the night twice. I think part of the issue is I'm in Florida where the tap water has high mineral content. I can use my distilled water and have green Palmolive. Only other thing I have is flushable adult wipes (equate/Wal-Mart brand). The inside of the plastic looks a bit stained. I don't have a car.

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[Hounds3]

I wash mine every day. Mild soap, warm tap water and rinse. Feels and smells like new. I didnt have much luck with wipes either. I use baby shampoo, but have used dawn dish soap.
Good luck

[mesenteria]

My provider cautioned me to use distilled water, even going so far as to claim that distilled water varies in purity from place to place. For example, she said not to use the product sold at the local Wal Mart. Eventually, I just began to use tap water. It is low in dissolved chemicals and minerals, and I rinse and fill it every second day. No staining to date.

Bleach will remove the stains, but so would baking soda dissolved and allowed to sit in the vessel for an hour or more. Perhaps even CLR would work for staining, but I would look for it to clean scale. Lemon juice and white vinegar should also take care of some scale. But, to avoid staining in places where tannins and lignin are high, and hardness is not controlled well, you should use distilled water from a drug store. It's a couple of bucks a gallon, and I can get a full month from that one gallon up here in the PNW.

As for cleaning my mask, very three days under warm tap water and I use a hand cleaning soap with pump. Rinse well afterward and let it air dry. Works well enough for me. No skin problems.

[Jerseyguy]

I wash mine every day. Mild soap, warm tap water and rinse. Feels and smells like new. I didnt have much luck with wipes either. I use baby shampoo, but have used dawn dish soap.
Good luck

I can get baby shampoo down stairs. So perhaps if I get that and soak it in distilled water in the sink that will work.

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[chunkyfrog]

Cushions and masks are REPLACEABLE.
Maybe more often than you prefer, but we all face that problem.
I use unscented baby wipes rather than exposing my pillows
to our delicious, but very hard water.
Word to the wise: never leave home without a spare.

[Jerseyguy]

My provider cautioned me to use distilled water, even going so far as to claim that distilled water varies in purity from place to place. For example, she said not to use the product sold at the local Wal Mart. Eventually, I just began to use tap water. It is low in dissolved chemicals and minerals, and I rinse and fill it every second day. No staining to date.

Bleach will remove the stains, but so would baking soda dissolved and allowed to sit in the vessel for an hour or more. Perhaps even CLR would work for staining, but I would look for it to clean scale. Lemon juice and white vinegar should also take care of some scale. But, to avoid staining in places where tannins and lignin are high, and hardness is not controlled well, you should use distilled water from a drug store. It's a couple of bucks a gallon, and I can get a full month from that one gallon up here in the PNW.

As for cleaning my mask, very three days under warm tap water and I use a hand cleaning soap with pump. Rinse well afterward and let it air dry. Works well enough for me. No skin problems.

Ironically the stuff from Wal-Mart is from the same manufacturer (and appears to be the same water) as who does the water from Walgreens.

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[Hounds3]

As was said, the mask does wear out, but my guess is wash it well, readjust and it will be better. Adjustment is critical. I also try and wash my face at night to keep as much oils, etc, as possible off the mask.

[Midnight Strangler]

tap water has high mineral content

Here is what I would do and have done:

- Wash with Palmolive and tap water

- Rinse well with tap water

- Use the cool setting on a hair dryer to blow all the water off the mask

The last step gets the water off before it evaporates and leaves mineral deposits. Be careful to use the cool setting, otherwise you can melt the mask before you know what happened.

[Cardsfan]

If you have just been using water and no soap, that may be the problem. Just water won't cut through facial oil. Use whatever soap you have and warm water. I think the Palmolive will cut through the oil very well.

[chunkyfrog]

Most hand/face soap contains conditioners--in a word: OIL.
Squeaky clean (oil-free) silicone is better behaved than greasy.
Degrease mask and skin, and they stick to each other best.

[DAYMX5]

I wash mine, daily, with baby shampoo. Gets rid of the oils and never smells funky.

[Jerseyguy]

tap water has high mineral content

Here is what I would do and have done:

- Wash with Palmolive and tap water

- Rinse well with tap water

- Use the cool setting on a hair dryer to blow all the water off the mask

The last step gets the water off before it evaporates and leaves mineral deposits. Be careful to use the cool setting, otherwise you can melt the mask before you know what happened.

Thanks for the advice. It took a while for It to dry on the cool setting but it did. I'm going to cross my fingers and hope that that was the cause of the huge leaks I was experiencing.

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