How to De-Fog Your Swimming Goggles? – A Step By Step Guide
Here we have shared an amazing tip on how to de-fog your swimming goggles.
I am sure you would love to read our updated guide of 2019.
As the summer has arrived and to beat the heat all of us find out the ways to chill and have very good time. When the idea of beating the heat of summer comes to mind, the very first option is taking a dip in cold water to relax and have a good time.
Swimming is the best exercise to stay fit and healthy because all of our body muscles are involved when we are swimming.
Swimming is a very healthy activity for all the age groups to lead a healthy lifestyle. Also check our article on stopping the swimming glasses from leaking.
A Complete Guide To De-Fog Your Swimming Goggles
It is necessary to have all the accessories for swimming if you want to enjoy it. So, dusting of swimsuits, speedos, swimming goggles and hair cap for the pool parties.
Swimming goggles protect your eyes from damage and help you to see that in which direction you are going. But what if yours goggles fog up?
The reason why Fog Develops
This can create a potentially hazardous situation. When your warm skin comes in touch with the cool water and evaporated sweat cause the air inside the google to become warmer than the outside air, this allows the condensation to build upon the inner surface of each lens of swimming goggles and this result in the development of fog.
Dirt particles from eye-lashes and oil from fingers can also contribute towards fog. You can buy anti-fog goggles from the market which are available that have a coating or are treated with anti-fog chemicals. But this might cost you a lot because might be the anti-fog chemicals doesn’t last as long as the goggles do.
Stay safe while swimming by learning how to de-fog your swimming goggles.
There are various ways but here we will be discussing some of them which are very handy and easy to apply at home without making much effort.
A few quick-fix remedies do exist, but they are not as effective, nor as long-lasting as the spritz of anti-fog spray. Before we tell you the methods to de-fog your goggles, we present you some preventions to avoid fog.
Some prevention to avoid fog
Step 1
Avoid touching inside of your goggles. If you feel they can be cleaned just by rinsing just use fresh cool water.
This will help to preserve the anti-fog most of the goggles come up with, as long as yours goggles anti-fog coating remains intact there will be no fog. But once the coating starts to wear off you will start to notice the traces of fog inside your goggles.
Step 2
If the damage of coating has happened you can fix it with the quick spritz of anti-fog spray the minute you notice the fogging.
So, a bottle of anti-fog spray will last longer and even it can be shared with friends. Makes it a really less expensive alternative to buying the new goggles.
Step 3
Now you have to splash a bit of water on the lenses of your goggles, tip them over to let the water first drain out right just before swimming, some swimmers also swear by spitting into them goggles before swimming then rinsing them clean with fresh water to prevent them from fogging. Since fog spray usually works but these are the last-minute remedies before swimming if nothing is available.
DIY De-Fogging of Goggles
Well now come to the natural methods of de-fogging up your swimming goggles. Try some of these ideas and you will be surprised all using natural moisture or the products which are always available at home.
Saliva
The most natural moisturizer is saliva, just spit on the lenses and rub it around quite gently, then rinse very well with the fresh water, and dry with the clean soft cloth. you will see the clear change.
Shampoo/Dish soap
If you see it creepy and cannot handle the bad thought about spitting on the goggles then you have got another option as well and this is baby shampoo, conditioner or dishwashing soap. First of all, Add a dab of shampoo or dish soap and water to clear, clean and soft cloth.
Now rub the cloth on the both right and left lenses of your swimming goggles to thoroughly clean them. Now its time to rinse the goggles under clear water to remove all the shampoo or dish soap under clean water. Dry the goggles completely with the clean cloth before putting them on.
De-Fog with Potato
Yes, you won’t believe this myth but it is karma…. cut a raw potato in half and then rub the fleshy side all over your goggles, the raw potato juice actively disperses the water molecules so any fine moisture that collects on your eyebrows tends to bead off rather than fog.
But the old potato trick has proved to work so far on the glass surface. So, if your goggles are made from plastic than you are less likely to get any benefit from this method.
