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So now we are mostly wearing helmets and thusly goggles.
Which means 50-60 days of accumulating suncreams, sweat, tears and general gunk.
And 50-60 days of that gunk being gently rubbed into our faces.
Mrs UANN suggested we clean our google foam. It's not detachable, but lenses come out. I am thinking something like Milton Sterilising tablets.
Thoughts? Unfounded opinions? Experiences??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Unfounded opinion - Personally, I can't see any need to sterilise them. I seriously doubt they are riddled with germs and even if they are, then skin is a pretty good barrier anyway. If you are worried about them being a bit manky looking then Milton won't cure that, but a bit of warm water and Fairy might be better. Purely a personal opinion.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Microwave!
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jbob, interesting.
foxtrotzulu, we have both noticed a little bit of irritation/spots around contact areas.
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Think I would favour freezing over microwave, there may be metal bits.
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Warm water and Fairy sounds better to me - and leave them out overnight on a cold night.
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aha! another service to be offered by my new niche operation www.solutions4heads.co.uk 
On a serious point I notice the hire shops 'sterilise' hire helmets and boots with a spray, maybe this would be good for goggles as well?
Last edited by Then you can post your own questions or snow reports... on Thu 2-01-14 12:14; edited 1 time in total
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Not sure I want any of my niches operated on 
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Washing up bowl, warm water and ordinary w/u liquid . . . airing cupboard to dry . . . never had a problem
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under a new name,
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foxtrotzulu, we have both noticed a little bit of irritation/spots around contact areas.
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Interesting. Tragically I don't have the problem of wearing goggles for 50-60 days p.a.
I still reckon fairy and warm water rather than milton.
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foxtrotzulu, I am liking fairy and warm water, if only as I have that at home and I have no Milton and would need to find the French/Swiss equivalent.
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How about take the lenses out and put the rest of the goggle in a vegetable steamer? OK, sounds odd I know, but you sterilise baby feeding gear in a microwavable steam steriliser. Theoretically I should think it would sterilise things if a need was seen to do so.
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Gentle hand wash in warm water should do it.
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You know it makes sense.
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Overnight in the freezer?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Megamum, i don't like the idea of such heat on frame and strap. Not sure it will do any harm but not sure it won't.
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Poster: A snowHead
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freezer doesn't kill germs....just stop them from breeding. Enough heat to kill the germs will destroy the frames. Pasteurised milk is heated to 72 degrees. This doesn't kill all the micro-organisms. I am guessing the goggles won't look too good after a blast at 72 degrees, but they will look worse if you try and heat them to the 120 degrees required to kill all the baddies. (OK - not all of them.... around 99.9%, but that is approximately how an autoclave works.)
Milton will kill the bacteria, but it won't clean them. VWP will sterilise them and clean some of the gunk. No idea what the side effects might be. ( http://www.vwpcleanersteriliser.co.uk )
All sounds a bit OCD to me. Warm water and fairy sounds about right, then make sure they are bone dry afterwards.
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Thornyhill, interesting. Yeah fairy and water still #1 idea.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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new goggles
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waynos, why? Lenses unscratched, plenty of life left in them.
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under a new name, I guess if you had an old tatty pair of goggles kicking around somewhere you could try it on an ancient pair first. Similarly you could try microwaving an old set if it had no metal on it.
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I think the hire shops only spray them to kill head lice.
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Warm water and fairy washing will do nothing but leave a nice warm and damp foam for the bacteria to multiply on (incredibly rapidly too if you put them in the airing cupboard).
New Goggles, or a wash followed by an anti-bac spray.
I would worry more about why your goggles are giving you a rash. It won't be something the goggles have made but something they have picked up from your skin already. If it is the pair of you suffering then it may be something that spreads by contact like herpes.
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just buy new goggles every couple of weeks.
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flangesax, for hygiene reasons we don't share goggles.
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I agree, definitely herpes.
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flangesax and Fenoit are being a bit unfair.
Many people are quite concerned about "hygiene" and "germs".
(probably unnecessarily so: just try Googling "Germs are good for you")
But this is unlikely to be due to "germs".
More likely some for of mild contact dermatitis.
Cleaning may help, but it could be due to the foam itself.
New googles may not be such a silly idea.
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Gosh. My mother was nicknamed Madame la Microbe and I have inherited some of her OCD characteristics. But even I have never stressed about the hygiene of my goggles! 
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old-skool is the answer - dump the helmet and wear sunglasses.
(I'm struggling to take this too seriously.)
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You know it makes sense.
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The Flying Gooseberry, I bet you are now though 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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tiffin,
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Poster: A snowHead
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You need to read the instructions on the googles again I think. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Flying Gooseberry, how many days a year do you ski? New goggles every year, at €100+ ain't going to happen just 'cos of a wee rash.
Yeah, Fenoit, what are you doing with/in/on your goggles?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The Flying Gooseberry, I'd never thought about goggles hygiene either, though there is a certain snot-factor and I've frequently dunked mine under a tap, just from a basic cleanliness point of view.
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Jonpim, fairy nuff probably not germy wermies, some of my best friends are microbes. But after ~100 days skiing they are definitely getting a bit grubby.
I shall post test results soon.
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Yeah, Fenoit, what are you doing with/in/on your goggles?
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Bit hypocritical coming from someone with wee rash
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flangesax, for hygiene reasons we don't share goggles.
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I have so many replies to this I just can't choose one to write....
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tiffin, "wee" as in "small, minor, insignificant"
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You can get a spray to use in motorcycle helmets to kill bacteria and freshen up the padding.
Something like this stuff...
Helmet Fresh
Helmet Fresh attacks the bacteria and mildew that causes odor
Non-flammable, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-allergenic
Clear formula, leaves no stain
Ideal for watercraft racers, motorcyclists, snowmobilers, and bicyclists
Keeps your helmet smelling fresh and clean
Pump spray into a dry helmet, rub in and let dry for 30 minutes
For the outside you still can't beat Yoshimoto's Purple Helmet Polish. It states on the can that "With Yoshimoto's Purple Helmet Polish you can now polish your helmet as fast as you like."
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You can get a spray to use in motorcycle helmets to kill bacteria and freshen up the padding.
Something like this stuff...
Helmet Fresh
Helmet Fresh attacks the bacteria and mildew that causes odor
Non-flammable, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-allergenic
Clear formula, leaves no stain
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Keeps your helmet smelling fresh and clean
Pump spray into a dry helmet, rub in and let dry for 30 minutes
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Sounds painful!
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