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2006-06-07 18:12:23 · 15 answers · asked by Bungi 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
True, you can use spit but it really doesn't seem to be as effective as defog that is sold in dive shops and some sporting goods stores. Baby shampoo works well too. My favorite is liquid dish soap! I know, it doesn't sound like a good idea but hear me out.
Wet your goggles and place one drop for goggles. Masks may need more. Spread the liquid evenly. RINSE WELL (I give my mask a few shakes in the water) to avoid stinging later on. Do not use your fingers to rinse because you will remove the film. Your fingers have oils that will cause your goggles to fog too.
The reason I like dish soap because it is cheap and readily available. Most are biodegradable.
Why it works...after washing, dish soap leaves a 'sheeting film' that prevents dishes from leaving water spots on dishes. It is gone after it evaporates. When you wear a mask or in this case goggles it traps moisture inside so it doesn't evaporate.
You may have to reapply if you remove your goggles for too long or often. Remember to rinse it well. I have used this for hundreds of diving customers with no allergic reaction but if you do get irritation, discontinue.
2006-06-08 03:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Swim Goggles Fogging
2016-12-31 04:48:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anti Fog Swim Goggles
2016-11-13 10:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by corujo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swim & splash has plagerized my answer! I have answered this many times and people just copy paste my answer.....SAD.
I have been Scuba diving for 30 yrs. and used all kinds of things. I use goggles when I swim in a pool with my kids and I just lick the lenses. True, you can use spit but it really doesn't seem to be as effective as defog that is sold in dive shops and some sporting goods stores. Baby shampoo works well too. My favorite is liquid dish soap! I know, it doesn't sound like a good idea but hear me out.
Wet your goggles and place one drop for goggles. Masks may need more. Spread the liquid evenly. RINSE WELL (I give my mask a few shakes in the water) to avoid stinging later on. Do not use your fingers to rinse because you will remove the film. Your fingers have oils that will cause your goggles to fog too.
The reason I like dish soap because it is cheap and readily available. Most are biodegradable.
Why it works...after washing, dish soap leaves a 'sheeting film' that prevents dishes from leaving water spots on dishes. It is gone after it evaporates. When you wear a mask or in this case goggles it traps moisture inside so it doesn't evaporate.
You may have to reapply if you remove your goggles for too long or often. Remember to rinse it well. I carry some in a used eye drop bottle. I have used this for hundreds of diving customers with no allergic reaction but if you do get irritation, discontinue.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-08 21:24:30 · answer #4 · answered by Madcat 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
You can't really...
In water, their is always humidity at the surface or towards the surface of the water... The humidity gets into every open spot inside your goggles, or fogs up the outside.
Some ways to PREVENT this from happening are:
*Buying the Fog-Free kind of goggles
*Buying the spray that prevents fog (available at academy, or any other sport stores)
*Breathing on the lenses and rubbing it, or using saliva...
~I prefer the Fog-Free Goggles, but if you can't find any that you like, my second choice would be the spray...
2006-06-08 11:34:37 · answer #5 · answered by Skinnie Minnie! 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Spit in your goggles, rub it around a bit, then dunk them in the pool water before you put them on. Everyone on my swim team did this and I swear by it.
2006-06-07 19:27:25 · answer #6 · answered by m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My good friends know that they can confide in me. Not only because I won't breach their confidence, but because they know if I give them advice, I'll shoot straight with them. I won't sugar-coat anything. I won't repeat these things even if they forget to ask me not to. Having said that, I love a quote that Mae West once coined: "You start to keep secrets, and your secrets will keep you."
2016-03-17 21:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I answered that question lol.Personally, I use my own saliva to coat the glasses then dip them in the water.It helps alot.It's terribly weird, but it works so well.We did it at the ocean when I lived in Massachusetts.
2006-06-07 18:16:40 · answer #8 · answered by Pork Chop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 22:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by Kristina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Buy non-fogging lenses.
2. Spit a little fluid into the lens and rub it around, then rinse the excess.
2006-06-07 18:16:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋