Glasses Fogging Up? Banish The Blur With These Tips!

Easy Hacks For A Better Mask Wearing Experience...

Before the pandemic, you rarely gave a thought about the glasses on your face. Most of the time, you forgot they were even there. But now that mask wearing is a part of daily life, you find yourself on your usual errands, and thenit happens. Every exhale sends a steamy layer over your lenses and suddenly you’re experiencing low visibility andhigh irritation.

There are few things more frustrating than trying to navigate daily activities in a haze. But foggy glasses are more than just a visibility-stealing nuisance. Fog on lenses sends you reaching for your frames to wipe off the moisture, effectively convincing you to breach the keep-your-hands-away-from-your-face rule. Unless you’re in a place where you can wash your hands before every defogging effort, this can increase the chance of introducing viruses and bacteria onto your face. 

Wearing a mask should help you protect yourself, not create situations that do the opposite. So today, we’re sharing a handful of tips that can help you make blurred lenses a thing of the past. Let’s start with a look at why your glasses fog up in the first place...

 

Why Do My Glasses Fog When I’m Wearing A Mask?

Fog on lenses is nothing more than moisture - and your breath has a relative humidity of almost 100%! When moist air escapes gaps in the top of your mask, that warm moist air condenses on contact with your cooler lenses.

The bigger concern in play isn’t the moisture, but your mask. If your breath is reaching your lenses, that means your mask isn’t working the way it should. PPE is meant to act as a filter that is breathedthrough, not out of gaps in the side. 

In fact, this is a sign that your mask isn’t protecting you or others in the way that is intended in the first place! So let’s work on closing those gaps and getting you clearer, drier lenses...

 

Tip #1: Get A Better Fit

If moist air can’t escape your mask, you solve the fog problem before it even starts. The key to a perfect mask fit is to get the top ridgeline to fit flush against your nose and cheekbones. Whether you wear a homemade or commercial face covering, there’s plenty of options to close that pesky gap!

Place a wire bread tie, pipe cleaner, or fine gauge piece of wire inside the top ridge of homemade masks. This gives you a flexible form that you can manipulate until you find your custom fit.

For any other mask that doesn’t fit quite flush, reach for micropore tape. This skin-safe adhesive can be found in most drugstore first-aid sections. Simply put on your mask, and use the tape to seal the top ridge of your mask. It’s not the prettiest, but it does a great job of preventing moist air from escaping.

 

Tip #2: Absorb That Pesky Moisture As It Escapes

So, you’ve adjusted your mask, but you still can’t seem to close off every air leak. No problem! The humble tissue can be your next best line of defense. Roll up a narrow piece so it has some volume, then place it under the top ridge of your mask. 

Getting the tissue to stay put is key here, and a bit of micropore tape from the tip above can do the job nicely. Tack the tissue down with small pieces of tape to keep this fog fighting barrier in place all day.

The tissue acts as a filter, trapping fog-causing moisture as it escapes. That means the air escaping your mask is drier and is less likely to cause condensation on your lenses. 

 

Tip #3: Let Suds Be Your Anti-Fog Ally

Soap is a surfactant, which means that it has the ability to lower the surface tension of water. Surface tension is what makes water so good at forming tiny beads of moisture...just like the ones fogging up your lenses! This next trick enlists the special properties of soap to keep the fog at bay.

Simply wash your glasses in soapy water...but don’t rinse! You want to leave a light film of soap on your lenses. Instead of wiping dry, gently shake excess moisture from your lenses and allow them to air dry. You can use a microfiber cloth if you’re concerned about water spots, but air drying leaves more fog-fighting residue.

 

Tip #4: Try Commercial Anti-Fog Products

Condensation is inconvenient on more than just lenses. Anti-fog products have been developed to prevent moisture from settling on mirrors, windshields, windows, freezer doors, and more. 

They’re a great choice for bespectacled folks who want a straightforward solution. If you don’t mind paying a premium, that is. You’ll notice that the convenience of commercial anti-fog products are reflected in their price.

One more con to consider is that some of these products can damage lenses. If you’ve invested in anti-glare or anti-scratch lens coatings, make sure the product is safe for eyewear. Or better yet, find an anti-fog product made specifically for glasses.

 

Tip 5: Upgrade Your Mask Wearing Experience With HALOMASK™

Utilizing the highest quality HALO Nanofilter™ in the world, we offer the most powerful full-spectrum protection in a wafer thin filter that allows incredibly easy breathing. That means your breath freely passesthrough the mask as intended, keeping yourself and others protected.

Don't suffocate and swelter in a 50-year-old paper mask design any longer. Your days of walking around with fogged up glasses and looking like you just got discharged from the hospital are OVER.  With HALOMask, you can be fashionable, comfortable and safe!

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