What is a face mask? The definition according to Wikipedia is “A mask is an article normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement.” An example of this might be the football helmet which has a face mask attached to it to protect the player’s face.
Along the same line, a hockey goalie wears a face mask to protect his face from the puck. Before November 1959, hockey goalies did not wear the face mask and suffered many severe lacerations, broken noses, and teeth knocked out from the puck striking them. It frequently took many stitches to close those wounds. Imagine a puck traveling at 90 or 100 mph and what that would feel like hitting your face. No, on second thought, I don’t want to think about that on my face.
Some people use masks for the wrong type of concealment, robbery. Burglars and thieves use Face Mask Material Chinese Factory to hide their identity when they are in the act of committing their crimes. It will usually help them for a while, but most of the time law enforcement apprehends them in the end.
Amusement is another common use of the mask. Mardi Gras parades will always have people dressed up in creative costumes and wearing a mask. Think about one of the scariest times of the year for a face mask, Halloween. You see both youth and adults wearing a mask of some ghoulish creature or that famous person whom they are pretending to be. This is all in fun and a great time each year.
Many actors have used a mask during their performances in the theater or on the movie screen. How about the guys that will never die, Michael Myers in the Halloween series and Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th series? They wear a mask that everyone recognizes when they see them.
