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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I had a problem for months with redness, irritation, and peeling all around my eyes, on the lids above the lashes and just below the eyes. I assumed it was caused by goggles, but the redness wasn't exactly where the goggles were touching the skin.
Anyway, I asked a doctor, and he wasn't a dermatologist, but he suggested using over the counter Cortisone 10, or some other weak hydrocortisone cream, and I used that 3x/day for 2 days and all the redness went away. I haven't had to use the cream since, and it's been about 2 weeks.
I had a problem for months with redness, irritation, and peeling all around my eyes, on the lids above the lashes and just below the eyes. I assumed it was caused by goggles, but the redness wasn't exactly where the goggles were touching the skin.
Anyway, I asked a doctor, and he wasn't a dermatologist, but he suggested using over the counter Cortisone 10, or some other weak hydrocortisone cream, and I used that 3x/day for 2 days and all the redness went away. I haven't had to use the cream since, and it's been about 2 weeks.
