Tips for Anti Fogging the Goggles

morpheus

What tricks have helped you out with this?

For the first time ever, I had to stop & tread to wipe my goggles during my last race.  That was after swimming pretty blind for a couple of minutes.  I'd like to avoid this in my next race.

 

Joe Matchette

Spit. Loogies not required, just spit some saliva in them after you get them wet, wipe it around with your finger, shake the saliva out, and put 'em on.

bkcomiskey

The only thing that works for me is Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo.  One drop in each side, rinse a few times.  Nice too because it is cheap for small bottle ($1) and can find anywhere.

GMAN 19030

Posted By Joe Matchette on 30 Sep 2011 04:26 PM

Spit. Loogies not required, just spit some saliva in them after you get them wet, wipe it around with your finger, shake the saliva out, and put 'em on.

It's free and works like a charm.

Coach Rich

I use Brian's method but with any available soft soap, then I try not to touch the insides with my fingers, as I usually have sunscreen on them which gets inside the goggles and fogs them up. I may also leave just a few drops of water in each lens and let that roll around and defog the lenses.

rodfunction

toothpaste also works well. a small dot the lightly rub until a haze/film is over the entire surface. let them sit for a minute or two then rinse. don't use fingers when rinsing, just repeated dunks. I will take a travel tube with me to the start so I can trash when finished. has worked well on open water swims and diving goggles.

William Jenks

The beauty of J&J over other similar products is the relative lack of volatile (= easy to evaporate) components, like fragrances. If your eyes are sensitive at all, then using an alternative soft soap or different shampoo may cause a lot of stinging just from the gas coming off the front of the lens. (I'm a chemistry professor and know better, but tried other products anyway.) The key to the rinse is to make it so you can't wash the stuff into your eyes, but leave enough to form a film (which you won't be able to see). My expereience is the ideal rinsing method is not in the sink (where water pressure is hard to control) but swirly around in the pool water a couple times (more or less slike Shawn says). This also alleviates any need to touch the interiors of the lenses.

I haven't tried toothpaste, but if you use that, again, look for one that doesn't have a particularly strong taste or smell.

morpheus

Thanks everyone, good tips. I usually do the spit thing and was surprised I had trouble at that race. Maybe I forgot to do it. I'll try the J&J baby shampoo trick this week on some swims.

C