How can I wear a visor without it steaming up?

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I wear it at work. Masks annoy me as they make my glasses steam up. I thought a visor instead would be better, but it steams up too.
I have to wear either for work.
Has anyone got any advice?

It's not the answer but I'm seriously considering contact lenses for a while 😓

I work in covid ICU and the only way I've found is when I wear the proper full PPE masks (FFP3). When I wear the surgical masks with gaps my glasses always mist up. This is the everyday reality of wearing a mask!

I've found having it slightly higher up on my forehead helps. Sometimes it moves though when I bend down and gets steamed up then.

Wear a valved mask instead. You breathe in through the material of the mask and, when you breathe out, the valve opens (and then closes when you inhale). No steaming of specs.

@trumpisaflump

I work in covid ICU and the only way I've found is when I wear the proper full PPE masks (FFP3). When I wear the surgical masks with gaps my glasses always mist up. This is the everyday reality of wearing a mask!

Thank you so much for saying this.

Whenever there's a thread about glasses misting up people always come on to say you can't be wearing it properly (but then never give any advise, just criticism).
But if (presumably) you know how to wear a mask correctly and it still mists up then it's a generic problem

When you breathe out the valve opens
But does that not defeat the purpose of the mask? 😳

Smear a little washing up liquid on the inside of the visor - as you would to stop your bathroom mirror misting up.

@JimMaxwellantheshippingforcast yes I think the only masks that don't have gaps are the ones that are fitted to the wearer like the ones we use in hospital for covid patients and for aerosol generating procedures. All other masks have gaps don't they so your breath will escape.

I feel like the best thing might be a bandana style which is fitted around the nose to stop escape of aerosols upwards but so that your breath is directed downwards and out underneath?

Use a little bit of tape to tape the mask to your face at the bridge of your nose.

It's for retail, its to be worn 10 hours in a hot shop and I get hot flushes so looking for a solution. I don't know if tape stuck on my face would be allowed.
I really don't know the answer. I'd buy one if anyone could recommend one, obviously we won't have the ones worn in covid wards and rightly so.

@ssd HRT? Only half joking. You shouldn't have to suffer hot flushes.

Pull the mask higher up you nose so your glasses are sitting on the edge of it it. Make sure you pinch it tight in the bridge of your nose and flatten the edge to your cheeks.

Works for me. I'm a carer who wears glasses. The best masks are the ones with wire along the top edge. They fit best to your nose and stop the misting. Ask your employer to buy you some if yours are the rubbish all paper ones.

I came here to suggest tape - like toupee/body tape - I've seen this suggested for the top of masks before, and it would certainly stop your breath escaping upwards (and no-one would be able to see it)

When it comes to the glasses, I got some goggle demister from decathlon which works like magic stopping my goggles fogging - not tried it on glasses though. I also remember it existing for helmet visors back when I rode motorbikes.

But yeah, they get really hot and itchy and uncomfortable after a while. Try wearing one with a plastic apron while bathing someone in a steamy bathroom. They're awfully uncomfortable to wear for long periods that's why I don't think the general public should be encouraged to wear them. The temptation to pull at them in an effort to make them more comfortable/cool yourself down is too high.

We’ve found wiping shaving foam on and off the visor/goggles helps.

[quote trumpisaflump]@ssd HRT? Only half joking. You shouldn't have to suffer hot flushes. [/quote]
It's not actually hot flushes, more just feeling hotter than usual, modt of the time. I don't sweat or anything, I just feel hotter than normal and like to stay cool. And a mask or visor steaming up my specs overheating me further sounds awful.

But does that not defeat the purpose of the mask?

No, the valve only opens when the wearer breathes out. It closes when they breathe in, so that the air they breathe is filtered by the mask material.

I've never seen a valve one, what are they like to wear with glasses?

They are meant to be cooler to wear, and make it easier to exhale. The are also supposed to reduce steaming up your visor a bit.