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've had similiar problems with this as well. Sort of looked like a skin irritation, and my eyes were reacting a bit as well.
I took a close inspection of my goggles and, well it was just a wee bit gross. Build up of stuff and gunge, compounded by keeping them in a nice dark and not well ventilated place (like a swim bag). Bugs just thrive in this environment.
So I pulled the goggles apart (Silicone gaskets come off easily and harvest an impressive amount of gunge) and soaked them in a dilute bleach solution to scare those bugs away. I try to wash my goggles or soak them while making up my water bottle before each workout, in a bit of dishwashing liquid dissolved in water. No need to rinse. When ready to wear them, wet them with a bit of tap water, and so far no steaming lenses and no eye skin problems.
This even held for my open water series, the 26km (16.25 miles)being my longest. Took 8 hrs exactly (Well and 12 seconds!) in rough water. Goggles were comfy and never bugged me once.
I use a low profile silicone style which I just discovered at the beginning of the open water season. Couldn't believe how comfy they were, and best of all very little if any red rings around the eyes. Even after several hours on my face.
Kiwi
I've had similiar problems with this as well. Sort of looked like a skin irritation, and my eyes were reacting a bit as well.
I took a close inspection of my goggles and, well it was just a wee bit gross. Build up of stuff and gunge, compounded by keeping them in a nice dark and not well ventilated place (like a swim bag). Bugs just thrive in this environment.
So I pulled the goggles apart (Silicone gaskets come off easily and harvest an impressive amount of gunge) and soaked them in a dilute bleach solution to scare those bugs away. I try to wash my goggles or soak them while making up my water bottle before each workout, in a bit of dishwashing liquid dissolved in water. No need to rinse. When ready to wear them, wet them with a bit of tap water, and so far no steaming lenses and no eye skin problems.
This even held for my open water series, the 26km (16.25 miles)being my longest. Took 8 hrs exactly (Well and 12 seconds!) in rough water. Goggles were comfy and never bugged me once.
I use a low profile silicone style which I just discovered at the beginning of the open water season. Couldn't believe how comfy they were, and best of all very little if any red rings around the eyes. Even after several hours on my face.
Kiwi
