Functional Masks ( some types of Masks )

Functional masks

Masks are also familiar as pieces of kit associated with practical functions, usually protective. There has been a proliferation of such masks recently but there is a long history of protective armour and even medical masks to ward off plague. The contrast with performance masks is not always clear-cut. Ritual and theatrical masks themselves can be considered to be practical, and protective masks in a sports context in particular are often designed to enhance the appearance of the wearer.

Here are some masks are used for many l purposes:

• Oxygen mask

Oxygen mask is  of medical equipment that assists breathing.Oxygen mask worn by high-altitude pilots, or used in medicine to deliver oxygen, anesthetic, or other gases to patients

• Burn mask

Burn mask is a piece of medical equipment that protects the burn tissue from contact with other surfaces, and minimises the risk of infection.

• Surgical mask

Surgical mask is a piece of medical equipment that helps to protect both the surgeon and patient from acquiring infection from each other.

• Face shield,

Is used  to protect a medical professional from bodily fluids.

• Pocket mask or CPR mask

Is  used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.

• Protective filter mask

Protective masks are pieces of kit or equipment worn on the head and face to afford protection to the wearer.

 and today usually have these functions:Providing a supply of air or filtering the outside air.

In sport the protective mask will often have a secondary function to make the wearer appear more impressive as a competitor.

Before strong transparent materials such as polycarbonate were invented, visors to protect the face had to be opaque with small eye smasks

 and were a sort of mask, as often in mediaeval suits of armour, and (for example) Old Norse grímr meant "mask or visor".

• Disguise

A rib knit three-hole balaclava allows the wearer to protect the face against cold air or hinder recognition.

Masks are sometimes used to avoid recognition. 

Occasionally a witness for the prosecution appears in court in a mask to avoid being recognized by associates of the accused.

Participants in a black bloc at protests usually wear masks, often bandannas, to avoid recognition, and to try to protect against any riot control agents used.

Masks are also used to prevent recognition while showing membership of a group.

• Anime masks

Cloth face masks may also be worn as a piece of apparel; in this context they are also known as anime masks.

• Beaked masks

Beaked masks containing herbs in the beak were worn in the Middle Ages by plague doctors to try to ward off the Black Death.

• Diving masks

Full-face diving mask as part of self-contained breathing apparatus for divers and others; some let the wearer talk to others through a built-in communication device.

Diving mask, an item of diving equipment that allows scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers to see clearly underwater

• Gas mask,

Gas mask is a mask worn on the face to protect the body from airborne pollutants and toxic materials.

• Welding mask

Welding masks are used  to protect the welder's face and eyes from the brightness and sparks created during welding

• Sports masks.

1. An American footballer wearing a mask that protects his face from another player's hand.American football helmet face mask. 
2.  Baseball catcher's mask
3.     Fencing mask , Goaltender mask, a mask worn by an ice or field hockey goaltender to protect the head and face from injury
4. Hurling helmets were made mandatory in 2010, and have a wire mask on the front to protect the player's face.
5. Kendo, a mask called Men is used in this Japanese sword-fighting martial art
6. Paintball maskVisor (ice hockey)An interesting example of a sports mask that confounds the protective function is the wrestling mask

• Ski mask

Balaclava, also known as a "ski mask", to protect the face against cold air.

• Buccal mask

A "buccal mask" is a mask that covers only the cheeks (hence the adjective "buccal") and mouth.

• Death mask

A death mask is a mask either cast from or applied to the face of a recently deceased person.

• Facial mask

A "facial" (short for facial mask) is a temporary mask, not solid, used in cosmetics or as therapy for skin treatment.

• Life mask

A "life mask" is a plaster cast of a face, used as a model for making a painting or sculpture.

• Animal roleplay mask.

An animal roleplay mask is used for people to create a more animal-like image in fetish.

These are some masks we noticed in general.

But during this pandemic influenza time better to wear cloth masks, it is washable. And re- usable.