Beard Liberation Front
Press Release
5th June
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Liberation Front backs cloth face masks for safety
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has urged its supporters to follow new Government requirements to wear cloth face masks on public transport and in other confined spaces where social distance cannot be kept when outside.
The campaigners have previously agreed that, aside from religious and cultural reasons, medical face masks worn in care and hospital settings may require the temporary shaving of the beard.
However the BLF says that the cloth face mask does not serve the same purpose. Rather it is designed to capture any coughs or sneezes, perhaps particularly significant as the hay-fever season is underway.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, I wear a cloth mask myself in appropriate settings. Whether to cover the whole beard depends on personal preference and indeed beard length, but clearly the mouth and nose should be covered. It is a sensible and safe thing to do and as much as anything a matter of social solidarity.
Guidelines for non-medical mask wearing with a beard
Make sure the mask is large enough to cover comfortably facial hair that you have immediately above and below the mouth.
There is no need for the mask to cover the entire beard
The purpose of the mask is to prevent emissions from the nose and mouth NOT to protect the beard
If beard protection is also required a separate Snood should be worn
Make sure that both the mask and the beard are washed regularly
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