Please recommend masks, elastic goes around the head

[Janeway]

My ears have been hurting, but my son has it worse. Can anyone please recommend facemasks that go around the head instead of the ears?

[RootAnn]

Consider getting some "ear savers" instead of new masks. There are lots of varieties. 

I like these.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/819963692/sets-of-3-or-5-adult-or-child-earsaver

Edited August 25, 2020 by RootAnn

[barnwife]

If you don't want to use ear savers, I've gotten some from CLEkrafts on etsy. Actually, I've gotten adult and kid sizes there. 

[wathe]

34 minutes ago, RootAnn said:

Consider getting some "ear savers" instead of new masks. There are lots of varieties. 

I like these.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/819963692/sets-of-3-or-5-adult-or-child-earsaver

Other ear-saver ideas:

Consider making ear-savers https://andreasnotebook.com/4-ways-to-make-diy-mask-ear-savers/

Consider using a shoe lace as anear-saver - loop lace through each ear-loop and tie lace to itself behind the head - this is my fave for work because it is infinitely adjustable.

Consider sewing a piece of elastic from earloop to earloop to act as a permanent ear-saver

[vonfirmath]

1 hour ago, Janeway said:

My ears have been hurting, but my son has it worse. Can anyone please recommend facemasks that go around the head instead of the ears?

I have not seen any masks sold with elastic going around but we have modified some masks with elastic we bought separate because this is the type my daughter likes (a friend gave us one like it)

 

(When we modify with elastic, we take off the existing ear loops and add the elastic instead.)

Edited August 25, 2020 by vonfirmath

[Clear Creek]

The 2-layer cotton masks at Swaddle Designs have an elastic that goes around the head (the 3-layer do not). I have a couple, and the ear loops are not tight on the ears; the elastic that goes around the head is what holds it in place.

[vonfirmath]

Oh I just found Cotton Boutique on Etsy with apparent Elastic around the head.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CottonBoutique?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=802526483&section_id=28305290

[RootAnn]

44 minutes ago, wathe said:

Consider sewing a piece of elastic from earloop to earloop to act as a permanent ear-saver

I have done this. I've also attached elastic to one side & attached buttons or other ways to grab the ear loop to the other side (making it adjustable if there are more than one setting).

We have a lot of masks & several of us. My time is valuable so I like the kids are able to just grab an attachable/ adjustable ear saver & go with whatever mask is clean & available.

[catz]

The other thing you can do with tie masks that go around the head is use like an elastic pony tail holder and tie the ends to the pony tail holder instead of each other.  You can easily pull it up or down without untying then.  We even throw them through the wash that way.  Or you can get cord locks to use with the tie ones too.  I haven't seen too many masks with elastic that go all the way around the head.  

[bibiche]

3 hours ago, Janeway said:

My ears have been hurting, but my son has it worse. Can anyone please recommend facemasks that go around the head instead of the ears?

Do your masks have channels for the elastic? If so you can just replace it with elastic that goes around the head.

[AnIslandGirl]

https://theoysterbag.com/collections/our-masks/products/cloth-face-masks?variant=35963984019606

Oyster Bag company masks are updated each day with new styles. As she makes them each day, they are uploaded/ updated with new designs and availability around noon est.

I bought 3 and they are all high quite fabrics and very comfortable to wear.

[KungFuPanda]

If your current masks are cloth, you can probably modify them to be "around the head" by threading a longer piece of elastic through the side seams.