Bacon. It is what’s for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. And your face? Americans love for bacon seems to have no boundaries as bacon flavored items have taken off over the last decade or so. The list of bizarre items flavored to smell like the belly of a pig is never ending. Have you ever tried bacon flavored lip gloss? Bacon flavored cotton candy? Bacon flavored soda pop? What about bacon flavored breath mints?
In the year that is the real-life adaptation of Idiocracy, it only makes sense that there is bacon scented face mask for you to wear to protect you in the pandemic. Per their release, the fine folks at Hormel Foods have developed fragrant face-wear that features “the latest in pork-scented technology with two-ply multi-fiber cloth to keep the delicious smell of bacon always wrapped around your nose.”
If you are one, like me, that is more than happy to wear a mask while out in public in order to help protect others, then “breathable bacon” is a must have. Hormel is giving the masks away for free. Go to www.breathablebacon.com to enter for a chance to win. Entries are accepted now through Oct. 28 and Hormel is donating up to 10,000 meals to Feeding America as well.
For months now, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the wearing of protective masks helps slow the spread of COVID-19 tremendously so why not go to the grocery store inhaling the smell of some delicious Black Label Bacon? Doing so will guarantee you don’t forget to put it on your shopping list. Hormel has 4 dos and don’ts to follow while wearing your “breathable bacon.” Don’t wear your mask below your nose because that allows essential bacon scent to escape. You should also not try to eat your “breathable bacon.” The third don’t is to not wear it as a sleep mask but you should definitely keep facial orifices snugly covered to enjoy maximum whiffage.
The pandemic has made the face mask the ‘it’ accessory of 2020 and it was only a matter of time before someone jumped on the scented face mask train and I for one am happy to hear it is bacon. This leads me to think of what delicious, scented masks could come in the future. What about fresh cut grass, newly laid street pavement, or even new car smell? The sky’s the limit.
Steven McCash is the Music Columnist for SoBros Network. He is the pioneer of New Music Friday, highlighting each week’s new releases in the world of music, in addition to the occasional live show review. Follow on Twitter: @MC_Cash75
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