Assuming you wear glasses and live in a community that is wearing masks to reduce the spread of Covid, what kind of mask are you using that does not fog up your glasses?

The medical masks that have that strip of metal at the top, so you can sort of seal off the nasal bridge region.

I just put a folded Kleenex between the mask and the top of my nose, keeps the glasses from fogging up. It’s a low tech solution that keeps me from having to acquire a new mask.

I wear the same kind of mask everyone wears with or without glasses.

I find if you move your glasses away from your face slightly they don’t fog up as much.

I pin the top of the mask under the nose area of my glasses.

I use a handmade cloth mask and put it on so my glasses overlap the top. They do fog a bit when I wear the mask for a long period of time, but for short errands they’re fine.

Neck gaiters.

I’m the most mask wearing mofo around here. I also get very angry when I don’t have my glasses on.

1: Hot water
2: Squirt some dish-washing liquid on your lenses. I use Dawn Ultra.
3: Smear that shit around. But don’t let it foam. Just a thick coat of goo will do.
4: Rinse in the hot water. Just sort of rub it around. You want to go easy.
5: Pat dry with a towel. PAT DRY
6: No more fog

I can make it around a week between treatments.

I haven’t found a mask that won’t fog!!! However, on a youutbe channel that I’ve followed for years, the guy is OCD & very picky. When he suggests trying something, I usually try it at least once.

This gentleman suggests that you put your mask on first & then start your glasses near the tip of your nose & slide them up to the bridge. The glasses push the mask a bit closer to your face which helps to seal off some of the air coming straight up to fog your glasses. When done properly, you will have NO fog with which to deal!!!

Now, IF you have a mask with the thin piece of metal that goes over the bridge of your nose, you can take your fingers & smooth it into the form of your face. This will help to seal the air flow going straight up, but you may need to do it more than once to get the proper seal & you will need to reseal EVERY time you remove your mask. IF your mask doesn’t have the piece of metal, I’ve read that you can smooth out a twist tie off a loaf of bread, add it to your mask, & get the same result as IF you had the piece of metal. That one I’ve not tried but it makes sense to me!!!

So many fancy suggestions! Really, @LuckyGuy, do try the Kleenex thing as a quick fix, it will get you through the Great Decide 9n the fancier methods.

I generally use a NIOSH N95 mask.

They all fog up for me. Especially now that sometimes have 30 F weather (between the 75 F days). I have both blue paper and cloth masks with the nose wire.

I have contact lenses, I will probably start wearing them more.

Any mask, even a construction type particle mask, that has the metal strip along the bridge of the nose. And wear your glasses far out on your nose.

Wow, These are great suggestions! I will try them. I think the problem may be the colder weather and the natural tendency for water vapor to condense on cold surfaces.
@johnpowell I learned to spit in my diving mask and smear it around before diving to prevent fogging. It worked but the concept grossed me out – even if it was my own spit. I’ll try your procedure.
@Caravanfan I have Moldex 2600N95 masks. They do work great but they don’t fold up into my pocket.
@ragingloli The paper masks that have the metal strip on the nose bridge work for a while but the metal relaxes and I need to keep pushing it tighter.
@canidmajor I will try the tissue. It is quick and easy.
@dxs, @Jeruba, @LadyMarissa, @kritiper, @si3tech, I will try to pin the paper or cloth mask under my glasses. I never bothered before. Basically I put the mask on ant he the glasses went where then fell.
@KNOWITALL I have not tried neck gaiters. Their particle specifications are unknown to me. I wonder if anyone sells N95 neck gaiters.

@Lucky They sell a ton of different kinds, much easier for kids but try to get layered if you go that route. We love them.

Here in NY, some places say neck gaiters are not acceptable. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because their fabric is thin?

@jca2 Yes, many are single layer, you have to seek out the nicer ones.

I think maybe it depends on the shape of the glasses! I recently got new ones, and they are pretty round, and I don’t really have a fogging issue. My last pair was slightly more oval and sat a bit lower and I did have an issue with them.

But I do like the medical masks that have the wire at the top so I can kinda seal off that upper area where foggy breath would slip out. My friend has been making masks too and she puts wire in them, so same concept there. The wire is absolutely essential in my opinion.

@jca2 In early August there was a Duke university test where they used a machine to blow mist through masks. The thin gaiters didn’t do well. The story was picked up all over the place. “Gaiters don’t work!!!”

Shortly afterwards, other researchers disputed the test method. The advice afterwards was to fold the gaiter to double the protection and it was fine.

We have Vogmasks. They fit nicely and have metal along the nose ridge. Also do the tuck under the glasses. Though doesn’t stay for that long.

Haven’t found any N95 rated neck gaiters. I think it’s because the stretch needed in the fabric tends to not be a tight enough weave to the fabric.

I saw a post elsewhere that said simply take a bandage and put it across the top of the mask on your nose sealing the space atop your nose. Haven’t tried it yet, I’ve been doing the isolating thing of late cos it’s freaking cold out there (single digits), but stored that idea away in my brain. Not all that attractive, I’m sure, but if I had a serious need to avoid fogging, I doubt I’d care.

These masks just showed up on my Facebook feed. Looks promising.