so i rinse my goggles with cool water after pool swims to rinse out the cholorine but i swear within 2-3 weeks of swimming they will start to fog up.
i’ve tried baby shampoo with an ok amount of success…but i was just reading that some people use toothpaste. can anyone attest to that???
Apply a very small amount of toothpaste to the lens and rinse.
Spit Anti-Fog: http://www.amazon.com/Jaws-Quick-Antifog-Spray-1-Ounce/dp/B0012Q2S4W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380033758&sr=8-1&keywords=spit+antifog
I use this and it works. You spray it in the goggle, dunk it in the pool and you’re done.
You’re thinking of scuba masks. People use toothpaste on new scuba masks to get the overspray of silicone off the glass lense. Swim goggles probably don’t even have silicone on the lenses, and the only thing toothpaste will do is scratch the plastic. It has zero anti-fog properties, its just used as an abrasive to remove the silicone. So it won’t stop fogging, and it’ll scratch the lense to make your goggles permanently blurry.
Here is the age-old trick real swimmers have been using since the dawn of goggle creation to get rid of fog.
It doesn’t always work, and you might have to find the right pair of goggles for you that don’t leak (because leaky goggles will fog up).
As long as you don’t take them off, they should stay fog-free the entire swim.
I was listening to a 30 year dive master just last week talk about fogging of mask (it can apply to goggles as well). He basically said the trick is to use spit, wipe/apply it to the surface and then ONLY do a quick dunk of the goggles (like 1/2 sec splash in and pull out). He says what you’ll see alot of people do is spit, wipe it around and then swirl the goggles/mask in water for like 10 secs. Essentially removing all the spit off the surface, which you are back to square one.
You want the spit on the surface while wearing it. And obviously you wipe/spread it around enough that it only becomes a very small layer on the goggle.
I’ve tried spitting and licking my goggles. We did a little open water swim yesterday and I had actually use some speedo anti dog the night before. They fogged up so badly. I’d stop and spit/lick and 2 minutes later…fog. I’ve had them for 3 maybe 4 weeks. Speedo vanquishers. They always do this to me but I love the fit.
I was listening to a 30 year dive master just last week talk about fogging of mask (it can apply to goggles as well). He basically said the trick is to use spit, wipe/apply it to the surface and then ONLY do a quick dunk of the goggles (like 1/2 sec splash in and pull out). He says what you’ll see alot of people do is spit, wipe it around and then swirl the goggles/mask in water for like 10 secs. Essentially removing all the spit off the surface, which you are back to square one.
You want the spit on the surface while wearing it. And obviously you wipe/spread it around enough that it only becomes a very small layer on the goggle.
I agree with this 100%. I also think for cold water, the spit is a temperature thing. Getting the inside of the goggles the same temperature as your body.
I find the spit works better if I haven’t drank some Gatorade beforehand.
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I’ll try the spit and quick rinse. Thanks!
Here is the age-old trick real swimmers have been using since the dawn of goggle creation to get rid of fog.
It doesn’t always work, and you might have to find the right pair of goggles for you that don’t leak (because leaky goggles will fog up).
As long as you don’t take them off, they should stay fog-free the entire swim.
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Spit Anti-Fog: http://www.amazon.com/...eywords=spit+antifog
I use this and it works. You spray it in the goggle, dunk it in the pool and you’re done.
That Spit stuff works very well as an anti-fog, but it burns my eyes!
Actual spit (saliva) doesn’t burn my eyes- but it doesn’t work very well on my goggles either.
You’re not rinsing them enough!
I used to scuba dive a lot and I never remember anyone using toothpaste. We always used shampoo. Squirt some shampoo in there and let it sit for a bit then rinse off. Spit works too. Personally I’d stay away from toothpaste and it is filled with abrasives and will scratch your lenses.
Tried all the remedies posted. Never had any luck. Generally once the factory-applied coating has worn off, there’s nothing that will restore the googles to the anti-fog capabilities when new, including any of the spray on aftermarket products I’ve tried. Always have one new (or almost new) pair for racing and one for training. What I have found is that while googles may fog up initially, it tends to get acceptably less foggy within a few minutes.
Are you doing straight baby shampoo? I have a small bottle (like travel sized shampoo bottle) of a mixture of baby shampoo and water. Probably about a 10 to 1 ratio. 3-4 drops in each goggle and a quick wipe around with a finger before putting them on and it is good for hours. I find it helps to never take them off once in the water - never up on the forehead until I get out.
You’re not rinsing them enough!
Clearly! Yeah- I dunk, swirl, dunk, swish, dunk. If I rinse really really well, then my eyes don’t burn, but it doesn’t take much for it to bother me.
more often than not I feel a little stinging, or a lot of stinging!
it does keep’m clear tho.
Some people leave a very small amount of water in their goggles that, while you swim, constantly washes away the fog.
One more thing that I’ve used on goggles and riding glasses that seemed to work… you know that congealed blob of goo around the cap of the dish soap bottle? Get a small amount of that on your fingertip, and rub it around on the inside of the lens. Then lightly buff off the excess so that the lens looks clear.
A tiny drop of dishsoap always works for me too. I rinse the goggles under the faucet with cold water then put a tiny bit in each lens and very very gently swish it around with the tip of my finger then rinse it out and DO NOT touch the lens again. I let it air dry upside down so any water drips off the inside of the lens. They stay fog free for quite some time. When I go to the pool I put them on before ever getting them or my face wet and try not to let any pool water in the goggles. When done I give them a rinse at the shower or sink before changing.