Smiling with your eyes is much harder than one might imagine and perhaps more useful than ever, now that the safest option is to leave home wearing a mask. But perhaps we no longer have to train our gaze to show empathetic expressions, with this new transparent mask.

Thanks to the company Leaf Healthcare, we can now see the smiles of others, as they have created a transparent silicone mask that also self-purifies and has the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. agency that regulates food and drugs.


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This mask is made with medical-grade, hypoallergenic material, features UV-C light, which is capable of destroying viruses and bacteria, and finally, it has air filtration under the N99 mask standard.

This mask created by Leaf is sold in various sizes and colors, and they also offer models with different filters. According to the description on their website, “it protects against dust, pollution, microbes, and everything else that shouldn't be in the air you breathe.”

Its effectiveness is 99.97%, and now that this item has become something indispensable in these times, it might be a good investment that will keep us healthy and safe while still allowing us to see the human face of others.