I have been swimming for 24 years and suddenly I have become allergic to most goggles that I try!
For many years I used the hind compy-style goggles with the foam eye protection. Then suddently I started getting red rings around my eyes that would itch and turn flaky. Very embarrassing! A friend told me to try these speedo hypoallergenic goggles. So I did and my red ring problem went away! For a while, anyway. Now it's about 2 years later and I suddenly started getting the allergy to these, "hypoallergenic" goggles. Does anyone have any ideas? Apparently I must have developed a sudden sensitivity to whatever is in that foam and now to rubber.
Thanks for any help!
Kevin
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Nearly all goggles are made in China. You never know how they are made and with what.
I remember that the cheapo Speedo Sprints, that I've been using for decades, used to be made in Canada.
I wonder if the switch to manufacture in China has something to do with my new goggle allergies.
I've now been using the Tyre Socket Rockets for about a month without skin reactions. The scars from the dermatitis look like they're healing okay. I've been waiting for them to get completely healed before doing the wedding anniversary photos with my wife, delayed for several months now because of the dermatitis.
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Nearly all goggles are made in China. You never know how they are made and with what.
I remember that the cheapo Speedo Sprints, that I've been using for decades, used to be made in Canada.
I wonder if the switch to manufacture in China has something to do with my new goggle allergies.
I've now been using the Tyre Socket Rockets for about a month without skin reactions. The scars from the dermatitis look like they're healing okay. I've been waiting for them to get completely healed before doing the wedding anniversary photos with my wife, delayed for several months now because of the dermatitis.
