How can I effectivly stop my face peeling off in the cold

Clever Pun

currently I've got a buff it's great until the moisture of my breath makes it wet cold and the last two days rock solid.. it lasts about the first 4-5 miles before it's unpleasant


no MM a facemask can get ta fu<k

Has anyone else found other solutions? or got any bright ideas?

il_principe

Grow a full beard?

or

MTFU?

jeepie

Don't cover your face. Just use a buff to keep your head warm. Then cover your face in Double Base! http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/product ... enser.html

Works for me. If it's really really bitter and dry use Vaseline instead of Double Base. This is unpleasant but works.

MonkeyMonster

Morning to you to.

I just turn the buff every 5 mins or so given its a tube? The other bits dry quickly enough with the wind.

Clever Pun

Il Principe wrote:

Grow a full beard?

or

MTFU?

don't make me dlock you caaant

Clever Pun

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Morning to you to.

I just turn the buff every 5 mins or so given its a tube? The other bits dry quickly enough with the wind.

or give you a really cold cheek

Clever Pun

Jeepie wrote:

Don't cover your face. Just use a buff to keep your head warm. Then cover your face in Double Base! http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/product ... enser.html

Works for me. If it's really really bitter and dry use Vaseline instead of Double Base. This is unpleasant but works.

so essentially grease myself up?

always_tyred

Clever Pun wrote:

MonkeyMonster wrote:

Morning to you to.

I just turn the buff every 5 mins or so given its a tube? The other bits dry quickly enough with the wind.

or give you a really cold cheek

Do you ski? Same problem, surely?

Balaclava - too warm for all but the recent extremes, but you can pull them across your cheeks quite a lot, whilst keeping the neck and chin (and optionally mouth) covered). Although you still have an exposed face, its surrounded by warm - so its a lot better than you think once you get going. Forget the nose - its a gonner (although I have seen people with little scraps of material held over the nose by glasses in the past (xc skiing) - but anything which covers both your nose and your mouth will cause your glasses to mist up.

greg66_tri_v2.0

Clever Pun wrote:

Jeepie wrote:

Don't cover your face. Just use a buff to keep your head warm. Then cover your face in Double Base! http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/product ... enser.html

Works for me. If it's really really bitter and dry use Vaseline instead of Double Base. This is unpleasant but works.

so essentially grease myself up?

Yeah.

You've seen the first prison scene in Hancock, right?

R_T_A

Greasing up does the job - Vaseline is your friend.

Or this: http://www.tgstore.net/facewarmer-iii-p-2494.html

Or spray your face with Ralgex.

Clever Pun

Greg66 wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Jeepie wrote:

Don't cover your face. Just use a buff to keep your head warm. Then cover your face in Double Base! http://www.expresschemist.co.uk/product ... enser.html

Works for me. If it's really really bitter and dry use Vaseline instead of Double Base. This is unpleasant but works.

so essentially grease myself up?

Yeah.

You've seen the first prison scene in Hancock, right?

I'd get distracted before making the full manouvre

kurako

How about something along the lines of this?

http://www.amazon.com/Seirus-Innovation ... pd_sbs_a_4

EDIT: Oops! Missed the GTF bit on face masks. I quite like mine though.

Padova

This is the best stuff I have found. Works on legs, face, arms well anywhere your skin is exposed.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sport ... 360043016/

prj45

Goose fat?

prawny

I wear two buffs, one around my neck over my chin at the front pulled up at the back so it covers my ears and is held up by the other one that I fold over as a big headband to cover my ears with 3 layers. My mouth and nose are uncovered but it doesn't seem to matter with both buffs on. If I have either off though it kills.

Maybe it's a matter of keeping most of your face/head warm and blood will do the rest?

always_tyred

prawny wrote:

I wear two buffs, one around my neck over my chin at the front pulled up at the back so it covers my ears and is held up by the other one that I fold over as a big headband to cover my ears with 3 layers. My mouth and nose are uncovered but it doesn't seem to matter with both buffs on. If I have either off though it kills.

Maybe it's a matter of keeping most of your face/head warm and blood will do the rest?

]If you stich them together, would it constitute a balaclava?

prawny

Always Tyred wrote:

prawny wrote:

I wear two buffs, one around my neck over my chin at the front pulled up at the back so it covers my ears and is held up by the other one that I fold over as a big headband to cover my ears with 3 layers. My mouth and nose are uncovered but it doesn't seem to matter with both buffs on. If I have either off though it kills.

Maybe it's a matter of keeping most of your face/head warm and blood will do the rest?

]If you stich them together, would it constitute a balaclava?

Not really, i leave the top of my head uncovered (apart from hair) for cooling.

Cafewanda

Nivea lotion, enriched for dry skin (extra rich moisturising lotion) or

Shea butter (no additives)

although I like MM's suggestion (just this once, mind)

cjcp

I put vaseline on my face. Also use a buff.

itboffin

Seriously ??? :roll:

Face cream, leg shaving and skirt wearing, WTF next?

always_tyred

itboffin wrote:

Seriously ??? :roll:

Face cream, leg shaving and skirt wearing, WTF next?

Man bags full of man cosmetics, that's what.

Rule 1 - Noooooo pooftahs.
Rule 2 - Noooooo pooftahs.
Rule 3 - There is NOOOOOO rule 3.
Rule 4 - Noooooo pooftahs.

itboffin

Perhaps a nice matching Rapha purse :shock: