Does exactly what it says on the, er, bottle (Sports Equipment in General)

Member Name: ermintrude

Product:	Sports Equipment in General
Date:	03/08/01 (124 review reads)
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Advantages: Stops your goggles steaming up

Disadvantages: Can make your eyes sting a bit if you forget to wipe it properly

Speedo anti-fog spray for goggles is the best investment I've made since starting to swim regularly. Although I've always bought goggles that are labelled as anti-fog, the protection seemed to wear off after about 3 months, and no amount of spit would stop them steaming up after barely half a length. So I would throw them away - goggles are no good if you can't see out of them!

Then I discovered this anti-fog spray, lurking with the goggles in a large sports shop (JJB Sports I think). At £4.99 for 60ml, it was cheaper than most of the goggles, so I thought it was worth a shot - I was right.

Following the pictorial instructions on the back (ah, multinational packaging), I think I got it right - spray the inside of each eyepiece, smear the stuff around with your fingers to make sure it gets everywhere, then wipe off the excess until it's just dry. Bingo - non-foggy goggles.

I find one application does one swim easily, but the effectiveness can be reduced if you dunk the goggles in the water too much. The first time I used it, I thought the spray would simply replace the anti-fog coating that was on the goggles originally, but it wasn't so permanent, and does need reapplying every swim. Also, on the very first application, the spray seemed to react with the original coating, leaving a dry-feeling film which I had to scratch off with my nails, or rub very hard, in order to be able to see through the eyepieces. Subsequent applications have been problem-free.

The spray contains "only water and esters" (I didn't do enough chemistry to know what that means!), and is of course safe to use near the eyes. One time I forgot to wipe off the excess spray, and did find my eyes were uncomfortable enough that I took the goggles off, but it was only a slight stinging, which abated as soon as I removed them (the goggles :).

With only two squirts needed for every swim, even 60ml should last for quite some ti
me, and will save me buying another pair of goggles until these start to leak! Definitely a worthwhile purchase.

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