I recently found red marks under my eyes where my goggles contact the skin. I use vanquisher speedo goggles (silicon gaskets) and have for sometime. Recently, I have upped my training schedule to 5 days a week and it seems as though my goggles are rubbing a raw spot around my eye. It is almost like a sunburn and it has peeled after two days out of the water.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what was your solution. I was thinking of getting the GCG, basically the vanquisher with foam. I figure that it might be softer and cause less chaffing. However, the foam holds more chemicals and bacteria so I am not sure what to do.
Thanks for any advice.
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Hi Bluehorn
I've had the same problem for months and I tried loose goggles or no goggles that caused red eyeballs. I also tried goggles with the foam edges and still had the red skin problem (I also couldn't find them in shops - is Speedo still making them?).
Now I use larger goggles - Seal Mask and they seem to be the solution for me. They seem to fit quite loosely and spread the pressure around the eye area more evenly. They are about double the price of ordinary goggles here but in the US they may be cheaper.
This is the link: www.aquasphereusa.com/.../seal_clear.html
Hi Bluehorn
I've had the same problem for months and I tried loose goggles or no goggles that caused red eyeballs. I also tried goggles with the foam edges and still had the red skin problem (I also couldn't find them in shops - is Speedo still making them?).
Now I use larger goggles - Seal Mask and they seem to be the solution for me. They seem to fit quite loosely and spread the pressure around the eye area more evenly. They are about double the price of ordinary goggles here but in the US they may be cheaper.
This is the link: www.aquasphereusa.com/.../seal_clear.html
