Summer heat, Many Japanese companies "cross-border" development of cooling masks

The onset of the hot summer has made it more difficult to wear a maskpreventtheof the new crown pneumoniaOn the one hand, wearing a mask is more sultry on its own, and on the other, experts say that ordinary masks can cause the wearer to have difficulty breathing and even dehydration in dry, hot summer conditionsdemand for cool masks around the world is growingJapanese companies from different industries have identified this opportunity, accelerating the development of cool masks for summer, and even many companies that have never produced masks before are trying to do soMizuno Corp has been selling a mask made from soft, stretchable knitted materials, which are commonly used in swimwear and sportswear used by the companyThe company says the mask can be cleaned repeatedly and reduces the pressure on the user's faceThe mask, which has a tax price of 936 yen (about 60.5 yuan), is hot after opening and sold 20,000 on its first day on the lineYonex, theproduction of badminton, tennis and other sports equipment, will start selling a cool mask in JulyThe mask is made from an ultra-refreshing material containing xylitol, which absorbs heat and sweat from the bodyYunix used xylitol in clothing made for Japan's national badminton team and professional tennis playersA spokesman for Unix said: "People need to wear masks toprevent new crown virus infection is still a long time, and we hope our technology will keep users cool in hot weather, even if only a little bit." "This xylitol mask not only cools the user, but also has quick-drying and antibacterial functions, and the mask is equipped with adjustable string Unix plans to list the mask at 840 yen (about 54.3 yuan) before tax Fast RetailIng Co., the operator of Uniqlo It is also planning to sell a mask made from a breathable, quick-drying material The material is used in the company's popular AIRism underwear A spokesman for Fast Retail said the price and sale date for the masks had not yet been set, but Tadashi Yanai, the company's chairman and chief executive, earlier denied that the company planned to enter the mask market and said it would continue to focus on clothing Knit Waizu, a knitwear manufacturer in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, is selling a cloth mask with a refrigeration bag This mask has two "pockets" and can hold four refrigeration packs, which can maintain the cooling effect for 1 to 2 hours The company has tried to sell a cool-cooled cloth mask, but because it doesn't keep cool for long, it has introduced the cooling bag mask "This is an unprecedented mask, and although it's not perfect, I hope it will help people deal with the summer heat of wearing a mask," said Katsuyuki Goto, president of Knit Waizu The mask costs 1,300 yen (about 84 yuan) and can be put into the fridge for reuse Original source: Japan Times Original title: Japanese firms rush to develop saars as summer Health Source: Zhang Weilei (Compiled)