@cpierce@SirEgg I was so befuddled as to why the makers thought “Cat Crap” was a good name, that I felt compelled to watch the videos. The second one at least explains the etymology, though I am still not convinced it was the best idea.
@cpierce@DrWorm I learned about it when I was having the issue of my lab goggles fogging up. My TA at the time told me “put that Cat Crap on it!” I then proceeded to recommend it to all my glasses wearing friends that also had the same issue as me.
Everything else seems to be 3 or 3.5 stars. This was the only one I saw that was 4.5 stars with over 1K ratings. And so far, my anti-reflective coating seems to be intact (green reflection).
@baqui63@hchavers You breathe the same way if the mask is lower on your nose. Now if you have it so low that the top of your nose isn’t covered… well that doesn’t protect anyone. The other thing that helps is have the metal strip molded as closely as possible to the shape of your face up there.
@baqui63 Yep agreed. In essence, your breath hits the top of the glasses so you can presumably still see through the center and bottom of the lenses.
@brennyn sorry, I disagree. Unless you have a professionally fitted face mask, there will always be pockets of air for hotter breath to escape and fog up glasses. Especially in colder weather where the temperature difference is more dramatic.
@baqui63@brennyn@hammi99 I have found that if the nose metal is tight enough and shaped right wherever air escapes is not fogging my glasses. I also once had some masks with a foam strip across the top. That stopped the fogging too.
My favorite fabric mask is jersey fabric with a metal nosepiece and is large enough to pull up underneath my eyes so that my glasses rest on it.
I have progressives so this is much more challenging to accomplish with a disposable mask and still be able to see out of my glasses since the disposables don’t form to the face as well.
I’ve seen a tip from medical staff to close the mask over the bridge of the nose with a band aid (and I suppose any tape would work). I’m happy with my favorite fabric mask so haven’t tried this one.
My mask has a twist-tie sewn into the edge, so I can pinch it to my nose. I haven’t had an issue with fogging up my reading glasses, or the incessant slippage I see so many others struggling with.
Switched from cloth to the disposable ones with a nose wire and as long as I press it to my nose properly it’s not a problem.
I actually get mad if I try a fabric mask and my glasses fog up now (I still usually keep a fabric one in my back pocket in case I get caught away from a mask and need it).
@AmazingChicken I wanted to try one of these, or similar that I saw somewhere but felt it looked too weird in the real world, or too much like Hannibal Lecter’s prisoners…
I make my masks with this wire and pull it up high too. The only time my glasses fog is if I’m out in the cold for a while then go inside.
If I have to wear the mask for a while I use that little cage thing under it now so I don’t feel like I’m smothering or eating fabric.
Another suggestion is to stop breathing once you put on the mask. Once you regain consciousness, you don’t mind the fog issue. If you don’t regain consciousness, the fog issue is no more.
In all seriousness, wear a well fitting mask. Not too loose, not too tight. Ear loops aren’t the best solution if you want to keep the max from shifting around. Even though I made a hilarious joke, the fog issue is a serious one as fog indicates air flow which the wearing a mask is suppose to help minimize.
As others said, a good fit around the nose is crucial for minimizing the foggy glasses issue. I find that when I double-mask (as has been the expert recommendation recently), I get less fogging because of the tighter fit.
I took a couple of old t shirts, double layered them with tightly woven 100% cotton, made a nose guard with pipe cleaner, and sewed a few. The trick is to use a band that goes all the way around your head, (old hair elastic), and not just your ears. This makes the nose guard sit snuggly, and also doesn’t hurt my ears. I live in the country, and work from home, so I wear them maybe once a week to go to my local Iga.
My circumstances allow a simple solution: When I’m wearing my glasses, I don’t wear a mask (at home, reading or computering). When I’m wearing a mask, I don’t wear my glasses (rare trips out and about in public).
I use painters tape or band-aids on the top edge of my mask. I have to wear goggles over my glasses at work and this eliminates the problem. No more foggles.
My fabric masks don’t have a metal nose piece thing, so those still fog me up. My disposable masks have the bendy nose piece and they work out pretty well most of the time without fogging.
I’d like a solution to the “cat-hairs-caught-inside-the-mask-tickling-my-nose” issue!
I use tape to try to get them off beforehand but they’re still there constantly!
I just use some Cat Crap on them
@SirEgg excuse me?
@cpierce https://ekusa.com/product/cat-crap/
@cpierce @SirEgg I was so befuddled as to why the makers thought “Cat Crap” was a good name, that I felt compelled to watch the videos. The second one at least explains the etymology, though I am still not convinced it was the best idea.
@cpierce @DrWorm I learned about it when I was having the issue of my lab goggles fogging up. My TA at the time told me “put that Cat Crap on it!” I then proceeded to recommend it to all my glasses wearing friends that also had the same issue as me.
i wear contacts
To the sound of Michigan J. Frog’s “The Michigan Rag”
“Still doing the foggy glass stare”
Anti-fog spray from Amazon. Magic.
@hammi99 Any recommendations? I found a spray with good reviews that had a ten dollar off coupon today. I hope it doesn’t mess up my coating.
@sammydog01 I ordered this one off Amazon, $12.55 plus tax as applicable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MVBQTHC/
Everything else seems to be 3 or 3.5 stars. This was the only one I saw that was 4.5 stars with over 1K ratings. And so far, my anti-reflective coating seems to be intact (green reflection).
@hammi99 Thanks- I’ve got it on my wish list in case the one I ordered doesn’t do the job.
The top edge of the mask needs to be VERY high up on your nose, pretty much so that the bridge of the glasses rests on top of the mask’s fabric.
And this doesn’t work all the time but it does work a lot better than with the top edge of the mask lower.
@baqui63 how do you breath?
@baqui63 @hchavers Gills perhaps?
@baqui63 @hchavers You breathe the same way if the mask is lower on your nose. Now if you have it so low that the top of your nose isn’t covered… well that doesn’t protect anyone. The other thing that helps is have the metal strip molded as closely as possible to the shape of your face up there.
@baqui63 Breathing through the mask material itself is the whole idea.
@baqui63 Yep agreed. In essence, your breath hits the top of the glasses so you can presumably still see through the center and bottom of the lenses.
@brennyn sorry, I disagree. Unless you have a professionally fitted face mask, there will always be pockets of air for hotter breath to escape and fog up glasses. Especially in colder weather where the temperature difference is more dramatic.
@baqui63 @brennyn @hammi99 I have found that if the nose metal is tight enough and shaped right wherever air escapes is not fogging my glasses. I also once had some masks with a foam strip across the top. That stopped the fogging too.
It’s never happened to me and I don’t know why. I don’t treat the lenses with any special products.
@brennyn then you’re blessed!
Nope.
My favorite fabric mask is jersey fabric with a metal nosepiece and is large enough to pull up underneath my eyes so that my glasses rest on it.
I have progressives so this is much more challenging to accomplish with a disposable mask and still be able to see out of my glasses since the disposables don’t form to the face as well.
I’ve seen a tip from medical staff to close the mask over the bridge of the nose with a band aid (and I suppose any tape would work). I’m happy with my favorite fabric mask so haven’t tried this one.
Move the mask up high enough that you can set the nose-pads on the mask. An appropriately-sized mask is crucial here.
An appropriately sized mask with a good nose wire is the way.
@steveml This is the way.
My mask has a twist-tie sewn into the edge, so I can pinch it to my nose. I haven’t had an issue with fogging up my reading glasses, or the incessant slippage I see so many others struggling with.
I wear 3-layer cloth masks with ties instead of ear loops so I can get a tighter fit.
As tharri1 suggested, this video mentions using cloth tape and/or a band aid.
Switched from cloth to the disposable ones with a nose wire and as long as I press it to my nose properly it’s not a problem.
I actually get mad if I try a fabric mask and my glasses fog up now (I still usually keep a fabric one in my back pocket in case I get caught away from a mask and need it).
Clean the lens with shaving cream. Won’t fog.
@Tadlem43 Shhhhhaaaving cream
Be nice and clean
Shave every day and you’ll always look keen!
Envo Mask. Used by many if the optically challenged in my local hospital.
“envo®mask N95 Respirator Kit – envomask.com Online Store” https://store.envomask.com/mobile/envomask-n95-respirator-kit-p4.aspx
@AmazingChicken I wanted to try one of these, or similar that I saw somewhere but felt it looked too weird in the real world, or too much like Hannibal Lecter’s prisoners…
I make my masks with this wire and pull it up high too. The only time my glasses fog is if I’m out in the cold for a while then go inside.
If I have to wear the mask for a while I use that little cage thing under it now so I don’t feel like I’m smothering or eating fabric.
RainX antifog on both sides of lenses. Works in the summer too when AC is on inside and humidity attacks on the outside!
Another suggestion is to stop breathing once you put on the mask. Once you regain consciousness, you don’t mind the fog issue. If you don’t regain consciousness, the fog issue is no more.
In all seriousness, wear a well fitting mask. Not too loose, not too tight. Ear loops aren’t the best solution if you want to keep the max from shifting around. Even though I made a hilarious joke, the fog issue is a serious one as fog indicates air flow which the wearing a mask is suppose to help minimize.
As others said, a good fit around the nose is crucial for minimizing the foggy glasses issue. I find that when I double-mask (as has been the expert recommendation recently), I get less fogging because of the tighter fit.
I took a couple of old t shirts, double layered them with tightly woven 100% cotton, made a nose guard with pipe cleaner, and sewed a few. The trick is to use a band that goes all the way around your head, (old hair elastic), and not just your ears. This makes the nose guard sit snuggly, and also doesn’t hurt my ears. I live in the country, and work from home, so I wear them maybe once a week to go to my local Iga.
My circumstances allow a simple solution: When I’m wearing my glasses, I don’t wear a mask (at home, reading or computering). When I’m wearing a mask, I don’t wear my glasses (rare trips out and about in public).
@macromeh But I can’t see anything clearly more than about 16 inches away without glasses, so your solution is the opposite of a solution for me.
I use painters tape or band-aids on the top edge of my mask. I have to wear goggles over my glasses at work and this eliminates the problem. No more foggles.
I just don’t wear a mask. I don’t care about other people so it’s really not a problem.
Expensive but the Oakley MSK3 doesn’t fog glasses.
https://www.oakley.com/en-us/product/W0OO0036AC
@Ignorant I probably won’t be using a mask that has a payment plan but thanks for the suggestion.
@sammydog01 haha yep. I got mine for free otherwise I would’ve never tried it.
My fabric masks don’t have a metal nose piece thing, so those still fog me up. My disposable masks have the bendy nose piece and they work out pretty well most of the time without fogging.
@LaserEyes You can buy those nose metal pieces and just glue some on your cloth ones.
Nope, so this recently-vaccinated person is looking forward to maybe going back to contacts for the first time in over a year.
I’d like a solution to the “cat-hairs-caught-inside-the-mask-tickling-my-nose” issue!
I use tape to try to get them off beforehand but they’re still there constantly!
@Kyeh Wipe your face with a damp paper towel or wash cloth. The hair ought to stick to that.
@Kidsandliz I do, but somehow these tiny, almost invisible ones stick to the inside of the mask. Gaaah!