Do THIS to Prevent Mask Fogging on EVERY Dive

Thanks for this video. I am having trouble getting my mask to seal to my mustache. Any suggestions.

Spit and rinse once works fine. Done it for 35 years without any eye problems. Shampoo would be larger risk of getting eye infection if you dont rinse properly. :)

Is there a good method for treating polycarbonate/plastic masks like full-face masks?

Just use toothpaste

When I was a fresh new diver, mask fogging was a major annoyance for me. Moreover, I have a beard so my mask was flooding constantly. Flushing and purging the mask 20 times per dive was a norm for me, ruining my diving experience. Then I finally found a mask that seals properly over my beard, but the fogging problem remained. Saliva method doesn't work very well, so I started testing various commercial defog solutions with various results. Cressi spray gave me the best results, but I have one unopened Sea Buff in my gear so I will give it a try.

Dish soap. Just a few drops of dish soap and wipe it off and it'll defog for at least a dive

I just spit on the inner surface before the dive, give it a good rub and rinse it off, ad that does the trick

A little dishwashing detergent does it for me everytime.

Anyone used car wax already? I think it may hel becouse the wax is hydrophobic and doesnt let fog stick to it.

Can you prep a mask that advertises “antifog” already. What if it has a tint, will it affect the tint?

advertising for toothpaste brand 😢

Hello guys.. I am a PADI Divemaster.. Whenever I got a new mask, I will burn my mask using a lighter but I would suggest that you use a blue flame lighter because it is easier to control like a small lightsaber and you won't get the black residue from the normal orange fire.. I usually kept a blue flame lighter with me all the time as i'd help anyone that wants to burn their mask because i dont want them to ruin their equipment.. Antifog prep before each dive is a must even after you burnt your mask.. All of it works i.e toothpaste, saliva(phlegm is the best 😅), antifog, baby shampoo(would recommend johnson n johnson) they all work..

Liquid hand soap word well

Жид вонючий, надо оставлять в маске немного воды и периодически встряхивать голову, чтобы промыть стекло.

Great video. Something else I think is important, is to make the glass dry before adding the defog. Many people dip the mask in water prior to adding the defog solution, and it prevents the defog from being most effective. No need to clean or rinse the mask prior to defogging, as the process of scrubbing and rinsing the defog will take care of that (cleaning) as well.

You can use either shampoo or hand soap. Put the soap in a spray bottle, dilute it with water to about 10 times, and wipe your mask with it before diving. It should last for about two hours.

While we're talking about masks, have any of you tried putting silicone grease around the inner side of the mask skirt where it touches the skin prior to a dive. I find it gives such a good seal against any water sneaking in.

Line the inside with bandaids

Instead of burning the film, why not just use a diluted stripper?

I use most sea or river weed to rub the glass till the green juice is all over the inside of the glass then once I wash out the greenness it doesnt fog any anymore. Try it it works 100%

#1 youre absolutely wrong about the type of tooth paste. you want the LEAST grainy as to not scratch the lense. its the "silica" in toothpaste that breaks down the grease and film on masks

Thaknu

Why German titel and English speaking? Versteh es nicht. man spricht hier mit dem Totel ein Deutsches Publikum an und erzählt dann alles auf English? Mach doch einmal eine Deutsche und eine Englische Version.

My point actually is that after a good "burn" and toothpaste treatment on a new mask, commercial defogging drops will stop a mask from fogging, and they are so inexpensive the entire point of the video was lost on me...

So professional dive instructors have not heard of Sea Drops?, inexpensive, 2 drops each dive and no fog.

If you want to up your glass game, get a cerium oxide paste or liquid instead of toothpaste. Similar concept, but much much more effective.

Bonjour 👋 existe t-il un tuba retractable télescopique et aussi si on pouvait visé et dévisé deux mini bonbonnes à oxygène pour respirer directement dans le masque tuba ? Merci ++
( voir aussi un masque avec des bronchite de poissons pour l oxygène et peut-être un masque tuba avec un mini ventilateur intégré pour la buée )

Spit onto the inside of the mask and rub it in then rinse

It doesn't work😢.

I just bought the old perdix AI and I had some thinking to do before as I was not sure if a teric or a perdix will better suit my needs. I decided for the perdix for the same reason you mentioned, if I wanna wear a watch I get a nice one. Would not wear a DC as a daily watch.

burn your mask and use spit. If you're too dry to spit, you're too dry to dive. We've never damaged a mask with flame.

If you want defogger, as he says, use Baby Shampoo, it's cheap, readily available and very effective. It's also non allergenic, it's made for babies, after all.

This is what we use in our dive centre.

You dont need to rinse after cleaning it with toothpaste?

I think you can try any of them on a mask that comes out new from a box, and you will know that they dont work. And you also have wrong info about where the problem is. It is not a film of silicon oil on the inside of the lens. That's true only when you burn the inside of the mask lens and thus you are burning the oil; that sits on the lens, creating a temporary solution. What i am saying is that here you give solutions that wont work 100%. I know a solution that does work. when i find the time to make a video you can copy and test...

i am an instructor for 25 years. if you don't know or have to offer a real solution then don't make a video.

Ich halte mörnive Zahnpasta für Quatsch. Die Gläser können dadurch zerkratzen. Spuckte bringt nichts. Das kann jeder aus eigener Erfahrung bestätigen. Kommerzielle Mittel halten meist nur einen Tauchgang.
Wichtig bei Taucherbrillen: ich würde nur noch Glas statt Plastik kaufen...

Forget everything explained above. If you want a definitive solution. One hundred percent. There is only one solution. Before diving, cut a small fresh potato and rub it on your mask glasses for 5 minutes. Even if you dive into cold water in hot weather, your glasses will not be foggy.

I found that cutting a potato and applying before a dive is the best way

Man, just spit on the mask and clean it with sea water or any other water you dive in and it's gonna be fine...

O bro you look like Eddie Hall 😮

Great video, i´m from Brazil.

SPIT AND RINSE the cheapest de fog in the world

Clean your mask as recommended with gritty toothpaste. Gel toothpaste does not work. Joy dishwashing liquid, spray mask just before donning, rinse in water. Don't wear your mask backward on your head prior to getting in, your head/hair will fog it up even before the dive starts. Learn how to keep a small amount of water at the inside bottom of your mask. If you get fog, look down and shake your head. No more fog.

I'm the profesional diver (30 yars)and the no expensive way to do this it's with you split....after the immersion,and no problem.....

Wow, I haven't seen anyone mentioning home detergent to clean the dishes. 🤣 I don't really know from where I know this one but it works perfectly for me.

Question: Doesn't the overuse of toothpaste ends up micro scratching the tempered glass?

If all else fails and the mask fogs up, there is the last option, which is also the only way. Cool your face. Dive without a mask! Your face is probably too warm compared to the water and the mask is reacting.

As a retired commercial saturation diver in the North Sea for 15 years, I can tell you the only way to keep a helmet lens (or a mask) from fogging up for over 8 hours each day is "shampoo". Preferably the thickest stuff you can find. I used to use 'Prell". No idea if it's still made or the same thick stuff it used to be but it was the absolute best stuff you could use. Clean and dry the lens, apply a 100% layer of the shampoo, wipe of the excess ensuring a complete thin even film of the shampoo. No excessive blobs of the stuff. Shit lasts an entire 8-10 hours. Now Ive retired I only free dive to shoot fish and some old fashioned spit works for that sort of diving but if I'm going scuba diving on vacation I'll still go for some dish soap!

Soft scrub or toothpaste to remove the original film. I’ve used non-gel toothpaste as defog before every dive since the early 80’s.

I just use tooth paste to prep and shaving cream to prevent fog