Sweat in eyes

drummondjhn

Just wondering what people use if anything under helmet to stop sweat going into eyes ..

Graydawg

Eyebrows

Joe_Pineapples

A motorbike racing friend of mine used to sit a womens sanitary towel (clean!) between his forehead and the lining of the helmet to catch sweat. Seriously.

I know this won't help you much, but any excuse to mock him has to be exploited.

deffler

I wear a Nadal style sweatband underneath on hot days.

£2 from my local Adidas Outlet Shop.

KnightofCydonia

Graydawg wrote:

Eyebrows

to the point :P

I just carry a roll of kleenex velvet in my backpack and tear bits off when I stop for drinks to wipe my brow and clean my glasses. If it gets into my eyes, I tend to stop asap to do it, but everyone will have their own way.

ACDCwmb

On hot days I wear a Buff under my helmet, stops all the sweat running down my face and on my glasses, great bit of kit.

dave_hill

drummondjhn wrote:

Just wondering what people use if anything under helmet to stop sweat going into eyes ..

If you're getting sweat from under helmet in your eyes...oh, I see what you mean now... :oops:

Seriously, try a cotton bandana. As long as your helmet has an adjustable harness you should be able to fit one under it.

passout

You can get thin roadie style headbands that do work - that's what i use when its really hot and I'm doing an all dayer. Anything absorbant should do the trick really.

snotty badger

Graydawg wrote:

Eyebrows

blister pus

GHill

Usually just wipe it away with the "snot wipe" part of my gloves.

rhann

Haven't yet worked out the best way to do it, but its always worse when raining, eyes start to sting alot, although mainly when not at a high speed. if I wear a hood to stop the rain then the glasses steam up catch 22 situation. perhaps an umbrella ontop of my helmet?

antfly

My helmet has things that absorb sweat. I wouldn`t reccommend a cotton bandana, they make your head very hot.

m@tty123

i just use a bandana on hot days and it soaks it up nicely.
P.S. rembember to wash it after each ride otherwise it gets very smelly.

Nik_B

a banana?

jake_tenfloors

Nik_B wrote:

a banana?

Yes

The Prodigy

GHill wrote:

Usually just wipe it away with the "snot wipe" part of my gloves.

Works for me.

dave_hill

antfly wrote:

My helmet has things that absorb sweat. I wouldn`t reccommend a cotton bandana, they make your head very hot.

Au contraire. It actually acts as a radiator and helps to cool you down - as the fabric gets wet, and air passes over it, it creates a cooling effect.

I've been using one for years and I've never overheated. I suffer particularly badly with hyperperspiration and I'm very susceptible to heatstroke so I wouldn't use something that would cause me to overheat!!

Eskimo427

bandana works for me although if it is very hot it doesn't help with cooling.

blister pus

If i need it a lightweight narrow absorbent headband placed just above the eyebrows works as it catches the sweat drops running down from the forehead. If it becomes soaked and doesn't absorb any more then the droplets usually disperse around the top lip of the band and fall anywhere except in my eyes.

grumsta

Buff works pretty well and doesn't really make your head any hotter.

antfly

Maybe it was the fact that it got so wet and sweaty I didn`t like, I only used it once to keep insects from biting my head then I got a polyester one that doesn`t get sweaty.

Dazzza

Wiley-x do sell inserts for their various sunglasees that keep crap from gettng in if that's your thing.

http://www.armynnavy.com/catalog/catalo ... ts_id/2924

drummondjhn

Cheers for replies got a buff and it is perfect

wemac

If you can bring yourself to doit, cut the buff down to use maybe a quarter of it's length.

If you use the whole thing it can get a bit warm on warmer days / rides - use the short bit on warmer days and the longer bit on cooler days.

I wouldn't use any non-technical fabric to soak up the sweat - something cotton for instance is just gonna hold the sweat in the material next to the skin and possibly cause it to chafe your forehead. Also very cold and clammy if you stop for a break.

Where are my stabilisers?

Ok so my comment wont stop the sweat but if the salt in the sweat is irritating your eyes, then suncream can help - when you wipe off the sweat, your skin wont get sore and dried out! Makes a big difference for me anyway