Over thirteen thousand people have left a review for this mask, and most of them are telling the same story. They were tired of cheap masks that fogged their glasses, broke at the ear loops, or showed up smelling like a factory floor. They went looking for something made in America. They tried this one and came back to buy more.
★★★★★I’m so glad they are made in America.
Susan K.
★★★★★These are our family’s favorite surgical masks.
Shelley R.
★★★★★These don’t slide down your face when you talk.
Graham M.
FDA-cleared under 510(k) K210101
Adult three-layer surgical mask, FDA-cleared under 510(k) K210101. ASTM F2100-19 Level 3 conformance. Made in our American factory.
$29.90 / 50-mask box
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Customer reviews
Customers buy this mask because it is made in America, a fact more than 3,300 of them mention without being asked. Many came to it after rashes, broken ear loops, or chemical smells from imported masks bought on Amazon or at the drugstore. They keep buying it because it stays comfortable through a long workday, fits across most adult faces, and ends the glasses fogging caused by most other earloop masks, thanks to a metal nose wire that seals against the bridge of the nose. The ear loops draw mixed feedback, since the right tension depends on the shape of the wearer’s face.
Based on 12,727 customer reviews.
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Karen W.
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020
Love they are Made in America! And pricing was competitive with the masks available locally from China. Love the blue color, the fit was perfect and the ear loops comfortable. The adjustable nose wire perfects the fit. Thank you so much, I will order again!
Paul A.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020
I’m very happy with the masks. They cover my face better than others I have seen. The mask is comfortable, breathable, American made, and also has the testing to show its effectiveness. There are so many masks out there but I research everything and Armbrust masks are excellent.
Tammy W.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2021
The mask fit comfortably and snug. Easy to breath. I wear mine all day at work. I like that it’s made in USA and won’t have any dangerous chemicals. Cute colors!
Sylvain F.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2020
As always, the best quality masks. Bought the denim color before but my wife loves the rainbow pack. Made in America and pretty much the only FDA certified surgical masks a non-healthcare professional can get its hands on right now. I highly recommend.
Patricia W.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
I love the fact these are American made. Great masks, they hold up well for my 8 hour shift and do not fog my glasses at all. Thank you for keeping Americans working.
Florence C.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2021
I first purchased my masks when I was looking to replace the cheap, made in China, masks being distributed at my job. I specifically wanted ones made in the USA and came upon this site. I ordered my first 50 just to see how well they were made and was not disappointed. The material is better, the loops are stronger and the nose bridge keeps my exhaled breath from fogging up my glasses as much. Overall pleased with this product. I told 5 coworkers, who also purchased masks and ultimately bought other colors, as did I. Great product
Gianna C.
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2021
Super comfortable, great fit for normal & wide faces, love the color, and can’t beat the quality! I especially love the nose bar, helps the masks fit better!
Meg F.
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2021
This mask is simply super comfortable. It feels as soft as cloth. It is big enough to stretch easily from the bridge of my nose to well under my chin. The ear-loops are soft and strong and stay on well. The nose bridge is terrific: you can pinch it to fit your nose snugly. I love these! I keep sharing them with family and friends.
Lisa P.
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
Love my Armbrust masks! Fit well, are so well made and don’t have any funky smell that so many have. Blue denim is my favorite!
Gideon E.
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
These are the best fitting and feeling surgical masks I have found. They also look a lot nicer than the standard ones!
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Show more reviewsIn their own words
This is the number one thing we hear from customers. Out of 13,000+ reviews, more than 3,300 customers mention “made in USA” or “American made” without being asked. Nearly three hundred name Texas. About 120 use the phrase “Buy American.” About one in four reviewers brings up domestic manufacturing on their own.
For most of these customers, it is not a tiebreaker. It is the reason they typed Armbrust into a search bar in the first place.
“sturdy and reliable mask love that its made in USA!.”
“Great level-2 surgical masks which are Made in USA!!.”
“Great mask.”
“we are very happy that these masks made in USA!.”
The second-loudest theme is a comparison, and it is unflattering to the imports. More than 600 reviewers mention China or Chinese masks by name with almost all of them are telling the same story. They had been buying cheap imports from Amazon, Costco, or the drugstore. Something went wrong: a rash, a broken ear loop, a chemical smell. They went looking for an American mask and ended up here.
“My family and i have been wearing these mask for 3 years now and they work.”
“These are high quality Made in the USA masks with no funny smell, unlike the ones I ordered from a company that imports their.”
“Well made and quality masks!.”
“My eyeglasses don';t fog up with these masks like the China made ones.”
This one is specific enough that we did not expect it to be as big as it is. Almost four hundred reviewers wear glasses and wrote in to say this is the mask that finally stopped them from fogging up. Among everyone who mentions glasses at all, more than four out of five are telling the fog story. The credit goes to our specially designed, extra thick, double metal nose wire, which lets the mask seal against the bridge of the nose instead of letting hot breath escape upward.
“I love these masks for work.”
“My wife loves these masks for work, she needs the nose wire to keep her glasses from fogging, these are much better quality than.”
“I feel these masks are the best, I would not have bought them is they were made in China, only buy masks made in USA.”
More than 3,000 reviewers describe the mask as comfortable. Another 3,100 talk about fit. Teachers say they wear it through a six-hour day. Nurses wear it through a ten-hour shift. People who wore other masks and got headaches or rashes write in to say this is the one that stopped happening. The most-talked about hero is the nose wire, which 289 customers call out by name because it lets them shape the mask to their actual face.
“High quality mask, comfortable and made in the USA.”
“Love these mask they fit my face perfectly and are so soft!.”
“I can comfortably wear these masks all day as I teach my class.”
“Thank you so much for making these masks for us to keep us safer in these times!.”
Nearly a thousand reviewers use the word “recommend.” Another nine hundred call it the best mask they’ve used. More than three hundred talk about ordering it again. The most-detailed reviews say “this is my second order” or “I’m on my fifth box.” This is not a one-time pandemic purchase, it is a re-order habit.
““This is my fourth or fifth order.””
“Actually, strong and durable.”
“I love these masks!.”
“Love these masks.”
Critical reviews
Out of 13,848 reviews, 524 are critical (1, 2, or 3 stars). That’s 3.8% of everyone who wrote in. The vast majority of customers (96%) gave it 4 or 5 stars. We are publishing the negatives here for the same reason we publish the lab results: if customers can’t read what other customers actually said, the rest of the page is harder to believe. We read every critical review. The themes that came up more than once are below, with the actual quote attached, and a short line explaining where we landed.
About eighteen critical reviews say a recent order’s ear loops felt thinner, less stretchy, or pulled apart more easily. These are almost always repeat customers with a direct comparison.
“Seems like the ear loops have been changed? It’s thinner with less stretch to it.”
“Ear loops are noticeably thinner and less stretchy.”
This is the most consistent regression complaint in the negative pile. The ear loop material did change. Our very first mask used Chinese ear loops because no one made ear loops in the USA. We had to convince a Virginia-based sock maker to spin up an earloop line from specifications our founder made personally. Today we are proud of our 100% USA-made ear loops, partially made from recycled water bottles. From a technical perspective they are softer, stretchier, and last longer, but we understand that some people just don’t like change.
About fifteen critical reviews describe a side-gap or ask for an in-between size between the kids’ product and the standard adult.
“There’s a gap on both sides of my face at the mask edges. I have a thin face.”
“Do you make a petit size? I would definitely order some of those.”
Standard surgical-mask geometry is built for an average USA adult-sized face. For small faces we have a kids mask that fits more petite adults, and if you try this adult mask and it doesn’t fit, we will happily send you a small mask at no charge. We also make an earloop saver out of soft surgical plastic. We include one of these for free with every KN95 mask but are happy to send you one for our surgical mask if you feel like it will help.
About sixteen critical reviews are about color: discontinued options like pink, green, orange, and grey, or a color that didn’t match what they expected.
“What happened to all the color choices? There used to be pink, green, orange, grey.”
They’re still here! We just moved them to another page. Note: the color options are not FDA cleared like the surgical mask. While the manufacturing process is the same, they do not go through the same FDA registration process as our surgical masks do.
About seven critical reviews describe the material as thinner than expected or scratchy on the skin.
“These are very thin masks.”
“They don’t fit well and are very scratchy on the cheeks.”
This product is ASTM F2100-19 Level 3 (the highest barrier level in the surgical-mask standard), three polypropylene layers, with the lab values posted in full at our lab results page. The reason our masks feel thin is because they are. We worked hard to make our fabric in-house and optimized our product for breathability. While they might feel lighter, that’s so you can breathe easier while still getting the same FDA-cleared protection that over 500,000+ people have come to rely on.
Two of the original 1-star reviews on this product are about shipping rather than the product itself. After consolidating reviews from sale events, there are 218 additional 1-star reviews on file; most are about discontinued sale products and a handful are shipping issues.
“The company continued sending packages to my previous address even though I updated my new address.”
Address-on-file failures hit subscribers who moved. Customers should update their address before the next shipment, and if a box goes to an old address we will help replace it.
About 90 critical reviews mention a chemical or burnt-fiber smell on opening. About 55 other reviewers specifically wrote “no smell” or “odorless” as a positive.
“I put on my face and gagged from the burnt chemical odor.”
Polypropylene meltblown can carry residual manufacturing smell that airs out within a few hours of opening the box. If a smell is strong enough that the mask is unwearable, that is a defective batch and we replace it.
Use cases
Customers do not talk about this mask the way they talk about a commodity. They talk about it as the mask they pick up on the way out the door. Here is where our customers use our masks, in their own words.
“Best disposable masks ever!.”
“I wear these very comfortable masks at work every day.”
“Great masks!.”
““My teenager wears these masks in school all day, and he says they are the most comfortable ones he has tried.””
“Wear masks all day long at work these are great they hold up better than any mask I have used.”
“This is my second order.”
“Love the blue denim masks - we wore them on a day trip to Wimberly (photo), and wear them daily.”
“Very comfortable and breathable with quality assured !.”
“These masks as very comfortable to wear,non irratating,and breathable.”
“They fit well, and I can breathe very well knowing I have great protection.”
“Ever since the start of the pandemic I've purchased all sorts of masks.”
““I have purchased several times from you and have referred lots of people.””
Switching stories
Almost every long-form customer review is a switch story. The customer came from somewhere, hit a problem, and ended up on this product. Here is what they switched from, ranked by how often it shows up.
“The quality of the mask is very good and comfortable.”
“This fits perfectly and the quality is amazing!.”
“Love wearing a mask made in America instead of supporting another country!.”
“We love the masks!!!.”
“As you can see from my crazy eyes, I am excited about these masks.”
“My brother, who is a physician, recommended these masks and I’m so glad he did.”
“I loved my mask.”
Specifications
From the testing lab
The FDA cleared it. ASTM labs tested it. We re-tested it against 989 other masks and posted every number.
Test #1 in the Armbrust Mask Testing Database
3-ply · Adult · Blue · Earloop · Source: armbrustusa.com
Better than 99% of every 3-ply mask in our database (median 91.7% PFE; only one of 210 3-ply masks scored higher). See the full database entry →
Armbrust USA-Made Surgical Masks are cleared by the FDA under 510(k) number K210101. The K-number appears in our hero, our specs table, and on every documentation packet sent to clinics, schools, and procurement teams. You can also look it up directly in the FDA’s public 510(k) database.
The mask conforms to ASTM F2100-19 Level 3, the highest barrier level in the ASTM surgical mask standard. Independent lab testing by Nelson Laboratories returned:
We bought 214 other 3-ply surgical masks (the same category as ours) and tested them in the same lab. 158 of them failed their own standard. This is where our mask landed in the pack.
The highest particulate filtration of any 3-ply surgical mask in our database.
Our mask filters 99.62% of test particles. The next-highest passes at 99.55%. The median 3-ply mask filters only 91.69%.
Armbrust sits at the top of the 98%+ bucket. 92% of 3-ply masks in our database don’t even reach the 95% mark.
Country of origin matters less than the brand. USA-made masks still fail more than half the time. Most masks fail no matter where they are made. The standard is the standard.
Our internal mask-testing database is separate from the FDA 510(k) clearance and ASTM conformance above. The FDA and ASTM evidence is the formal regulatory record for this specific product. The testing database is what we built to hold ourselves and the rest of the mask market accountable to the same standard. Both are useful, and they answer different questions.
Choose the right mask
Surgical mask
Best for lower-risk situations. Surgical masks cover the nose and mouth, filter most large particles, and meet ASTM Level 3 testing for splash and bacterial filtration. They are not airtight, so they fit short exposures, everyday wear, and source control more than dense aerosol settings.
Learn more about surgical masks →
KN95 mask
A middle step up from surgical without the fit-test requirement. KN95s filter at least 95% of airborne particles and have a structured shape with ear loops. Reach for one when you want more protection in everyday settings like travel, crowded indoor spaces, or seasonal illness.
KN95 vs. N95, explained → View KN95 product →
N95 respirator
The highest protection a disposable mask can offer, but only when properly fit-tested. A sealed N95 blocks the vast majority of airborne pathogens and particulates. Headbands replace ear loops to hold the seal, and a fit-test is required to confirm the mask actually fits your face.
Why fit-testing matters → View N95 products →50 masks per box, made in USA, with subscribe-and-save selected by default.
Back to add to cartManufacturing
This mask is made end-to-end in our Texas factory. Polypropylene pellets come in, get spun into the three-layer ASTM Level 3 fabric, and leave as finished masks in a 50-count box. The ear loops are spun by an American partner that originally made socks. We built this domestic supply chain because critical PPE should not depend on a global one that breaks the moment it is needed.
FAQs
Armbrust USA-Made Surgical Masks are adult, single-use, non-sterile surgical masks sold in 50-count boxes. They use three polypropylene layers, including a meltblown electrostatic filter middle layer, plus elastic ear loops and a malleable metal nose wire.
Yes. This mask conforms to ASTM F2100-19 Level 3. The product facts table lists the Level 3 evidence points buyers usually check first: PFE, BFE, differential pressure, and fluid resistance.
Yes. The surgical mask is FDA-cleared under 510(k) K210101. The K-number is shown in the hero, the specifications table, and the evidence section so the claim can be checked against the documentation.
K210101 is the FDA 510(k) clearance identifier for this surgical mask. If you are buying for a clinic, school, office, or procurement team, use that number when matching the product page to the documentation packet.
Three. The listed construction is PP spunbond outer, meltblown electrostatic filter middle, and PP spunbond inner. That same construction appears in the specifications table so it is visible without opening a PDF.
No. This product is provided non-sterile. It is designed as a single-use adult surgical mask, not a sterile procedure mask.
Each box contains 50 masks. The current Shopify price for that 50-mask box is shown in the buy box and the add-to-cart button.
The Shopify SKU is 3PLY-ARMBRUST-SURGICAL-BLUE-BOX-1X50-R. Procurement buyers can use that SKU together with K210101 when checking the product against purchase records.
Yes. This product is made in Armbrust’s American factory. The manufacturing section links back to the testing and bulk-order paths for buyers who need more documentation.
No. This is an earloop surgical mask, not an N95 respirator. If you need a tighter face seal or headbands, compare it with the KN95 mask or the USA-made N95 respirator line.
Choose this surgical mask when the requirement is an adult, ASTM Level 3, FDA-cleared earloop mask. Choose KN95 for a more structured face shape, and choose N95 when respirator fit and headbands are the buying requirement.
The malleable metal nose wire helps reduce gaps at the bridge of the nose. If your glasses fog, press the wire more closely around the bridge and cheeks; fog usually means air is escaping upward.
No. Earloops go around each ear and are common on surgical masks. Headbands wrap behind the head and neck, which is why they are common on N95 respirators that need a tighter fit.
Yes. This product is for adult use. If you need masks for children, compare the kids mask path in the related products section.
Many exported reviews mention daily work use, comfort, and breathability. Replace the mask when it becomes soiled, damp, damaged, or hard to breathe through. For longer mask-wear guidance, see the Armbrust mask-wear guide.
Surgical masks are designed for single use. For practical disposal and reuse questions, see Can you reuse a face mask?.
Mask media and elastic can degrade over time, especially with heat, moisture, and sunlight. Store boxes in a cool, dry place and read the expiration guide for more detail.
Surgical masks can filter many airborne particles such as dust and pollen, but they do not fit like respirators. For dusty or high-particulate work, compare the answer with the dust guide and consider N95 if seal matters.
For heavy mold, wildfire smoke, or serious airborne particulate, choose a tighter-fitting KN95 or N95 instead of a loose-fit surgical mask. See the mold guide and smoke guide for more context.
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Yes. The evidence section links the FDA 510(k) letter, ASTM-related reports, and the Armbrust mask-testing database. The most important values are also visible in the product facts table.
The product facts table lists 99.48% average PFE, 99.4% average BFE, 4.7 mm H2O average differential pressure, and fluid resistance pass at 160 mmHg.
No. The mask-testing database is internal, educational testing based on specific samples and dates. It is useful context, but it is separate from the FDA 510(k) clearance and ASTM Level 3 conformance.
Check the FDA 510(k) K210101 documentation, ASTM Level 3 support, product SKU, country of origin, and published lab values. For purchasing help and documentation packets, use the bulk order page.
Yes. Subscribe-and-save is preselected in the buy box. You can switch to a one-time purchase before checkout using the subscription control under the add-to-cart button.
Orders over $60 qualify for free shipping. Read the current terms in the shipping policy.
The return policy is 30 days. Read the current terms in the refund policy.
Yes. For schools, offices, clinics, government buyers, and institutional purchasing, start with bulk orders so the team can help with quantities and documentation.
