How often should we wash our face masks? Your mask hygiene questions answered

How to avoid 'maskne', why you should avoid touching your mask as much as possible, and other top tips...

Polls show that nearly 65% of people aren't washing their masks after every use. Picture: iStock

It feels like we’ve never done so much cleaning in our lives. Worktops, hands, shopping trolleys, but there’s one important item we might not be washing enough, our face masks.

We wear them everywhere these days, breathing and talking through them, sneezing and spreading those dreaded droplets.