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Mon May 18, 2020, 12:49 PM May 2020

How to Keep Your Glasses Clear When Wearing a Mask

Everybody who wears glasses knows the problem: They fog up when you’re also wearing a mask. That’s not only an inconvenience, but it can also be a safety hazard.

Here is a simple way to clear things up by absorbing the fog-inducing moisture from your breath.



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1. Fold a Tissue
Fold a tissue or napkin lengthwise at about one-inch intervals. Five or six folds should do.

2. Line the Mask
Use the tissue to line the back of the mask along the top edge. Hold the tissue in place with your thumb and forefinger.

3. Put on the mask
Anchor the bottom of the mask on your chin, then pull the top up beneath your eyes with the tissue in place. Try not to touch your face while putting the mask on. Pull the straps over the back of your ears, and adjust the mask to make sure it fits snugly.

4. Try it out
Put on your glasses and test out the anti-fog effectiveness of the tissue strip. Some adjusting of the nose guard might be necessary. Another solution is to wash your glasses before applying a mask. Do this with soap and water to create a surfactant film on the lenses, which will resist moisture.

Anchor the bottom of the mask on your chin, then pull the top up beneath your eyes with the tissue in place. Try not to touch your face while putting the mask on. Pull the straps over the back of your ears, and adjust the mask to make sure it fits snugly.

Source: Sources: WSJ, National Center for Biotechnology Information.




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How to Keep Your Glasses Clear When Wearing a Mask (Original Post) question everything May 2020 OP
Increasing the integrity of the seal around the face with Maru Kitteh May 2020 #1
I saw some one use a bandaid to fasten the mask to the face and make a seal kimbutgar May 2020 #2
I wear reading glasses or sunglasses when I drive. murielm99 May 2020 #3
Will treating glasses like a scuba mask help? mainer May 2020 #4

Maru Kitteh

(28,342 posts)
1. Increasing the integrity of the seal around the face with
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:56 PM
May 2020

nosewire and a piece of thin weather-stripping on the inside has been the answer for us.


If I have any that fog on me I'll give this a try too

murielm99

(30,761 posts)
3. I wear reading glasses or sunglasses when I drive.
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:13 PM
May 2020

If I pull the top of the mask up to just under the bottom edge of the glasses, they don't fog up.

mainer

(12,029 posts)
4. Will treating glasses like a scuba mask help?
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:32 PM
May 2020

rub on spit or baby shampoo? That keeps my scuba mask from fogging.

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