…laundered without damage or change to shape.”
How should you clean a cloth mask? The University of Utah offers some great information about how to make, use and clean a cloth mask.
According to the site, the best way to sanitize a mask is to launder it in your washing machine in hot water using a detergent that leaves no residue, then drying it in a hot dryer.
The soap, hot water and heat from the dryer will kill COVID-19. You have to think: if the CDC says that washing your hands and using hand sanitizer is good for fighting COVID-19, why wouldn’t simply washing the garments you wear, like a mask, also be good?