Testing new products is fun! I got to try a new face shield at work today thanks to my boss who happened to see SA CO’s face shield ads on Facebook. Boom, and a blog post is born.
The face shield
This moisture wicking face shield feels fine on my skin. It’s breathable and elastic so it stays on your face but it doesn’t feel plastic like a mask. It’s in our company’s orange colour. It retails at $24.99US.
If you have great hair you will be interested in all of the different head covering permutations. What hair I have is gray and I don’t worry about it. I just use ball caps.
I use the face shield as neck gaiter, wristband and face shield.
In company colour.
Protection
The package shows the face shield as protection from:
- sun
- wind
- insects
- cold
- particles
- moisture wicking
Landscape application
This is a great product for landscape professionals. Take summer backpack blowing. It’s a dusty activity and having a face shield available at all times around my neck is very handy. Speaking of my neck, having an extra protective layer around my neck is important. Even with sunscreen my neck turns brown every season.
My summer neck, version 2017. It’s nice to have the face shield for sun protection.
Extra protection from particles while backpack blowing. My neck is protected as well. The face shield stays in place and feels fine on my skin.
Moisture wicking is another useful use of this product. It keeps your neck dry or you can wipe away your sweat anytime when you wear it as a wristband.
Winter
If this year’s winter is anything close to 2016, it will be nice to have an extra layer around my neck. I hate it when my neck is exposed. Up until now I have been using a Buff product made popular by trail runners. I will gladly keep it exclusively for the trails and switch to the face shield at work. I’m hoping this winter will be mild. Fingers crossed.
In conclusion, this face shield product is excellent. It has many applications in landscaping work. I’m glad my boss invested in the face shields. I believe other companies should do the same.
