7 Hacks to Stop Glasses Fogging Up (TESTED and RATED)

I hate wearing my glasses and always feeling uncontrollable with all the fog

We can put a man on the moon, but the whole world together can't figure this one out. Sad.

Yes leaving a gap around the sides helps with fogging, but it defeats the point of wearing the mask to begin with, which is to filter air in and out. The gap It works because you’re bypassing the mask. I use rainx on my glasses every now and then when I notice the fogging.

As a student who has to wear a mask and glasses for up to eight hours a day, I find that looping a piece of microporous tape over so that it sticky on both sides helps. I place the strip of tape on the inside of my mask and then create a seal along the bridge of my nose. I replace halfway through the day but it works for me!

Nurses are always so calming. Like someone you meet and you just know you both are gonna be best of friends in 5 minutes. Contagious positivity! 😁

Your hack that involved rerouting the breath air gave me an idea. I cut a 1" x 3" strip from a lightweight poly vinyl grocery bag and taped it to my upper lip with 2 small squares of surgical tape. The strip overhangs my lip by about 1/8" and serves to reroute breath down to my chin. It stopped my glasses from fogging in my living room, look forward to trying it on the job. I do somewhat physical work in a refrigerated area. The combination of exertion, 30 degrees, glasses and a mask has me pulling off the mask more than is safe. Hope this plastic mustache works.

Thank you for making this video! There is a lot of misinformation online and many of these were presented as flawless solutions. This is a great, detailed set of tests showing real results... Nicely done! 😁👌

The tape strategy works! I used one solid piece of paper tape and it stayed for my full day with no fog. It even worked through a few on and off adjustments!

I use a special antifog lens cloth from a company called Nerdwax that helps a lot. Was also reminded that when I played squash and racquetball, we’d rub the inside of our safety goggles with glycerin soap and rub until it was clear and that helped them from fogging up. Haven’t tried that during the pandemic but it worked well from what I remember from my athletic days!

It appears that when I bend the nose wire to a perfect, snug fit plus the loop de loop as shown in your video, I'd only see about 5-10% of the fog when breathing; however, without the loop de loop method, interestingly, I could see maybe 0-5% of the fog I breathe. It's possible I left the sides of my mask a bit opened to let out the air rather than upward. Thanks for the video. This helps greatly.

After watching your video, I remembered one I saw about keeping your mirrors from fogging up. Use a bar of soap. Rub the bar on the inside of your glasses and then whip with a clean dry cloth or tissue.

The best video by far from my fave professionals. Thanks so much for a thorough test. Nurses will always be my heroes (personal experiences), I really appreciate you all.

Thank you for the video testing the hacks out. Would love to know if you have tried these other methods out like the full shield face mask, the face mask nose clips i saw on Etsy, or the anti-fog lens cleaner for eyeglasses? I'm still trying to find a solution it's either i wear the mask and can't see well or ????

The problem with creating wide gaps for the air to escape at the sides of the mask is that air won't be filtered - no good for infection control.

Double looping did help but not sure how safe with the mask fitting tight enough Love your video thanks

I appreciate the time and investigation you have invested.

Doesn’t leaving a gap render the mask useless as it’s meant to contain your breath and prevent breathing in germs/viruses?

With the tissue paper method, try putting it across the whole width of the mask, not just most of it. By not covering the whole width, your sides are still tissue-paper free and that's likely what's allowing the warm breath to fog up the lenses.

Thanks for saving me a lot of time trying these hacks myself!

Personally, I'm glad the soapy water didn't work: because I can't stand having watermarks on my lenses.