Will sunscreen harm my mask?

[Lenny970]

Just wondering.......I tend to burn easily and always use sunscreen on exposed skin. Will this harm the silicone skirt of the mask?

 

 

Thanks,

Lenny

[w&k]

Lenny-

 

How much degradation you will get depends on the composition of your mask skirt and the type of sunscreen you use. Typically, a high quality of scuba mask will be much less affected due to the better quality of silicone used.

 

Clean your mask seals & skirt when you get back. You can use a little bit of toothpaste - put some in the palm of your hand with a little water, then gently rub the seals with some of that on your fingertips. Rinse well and let air dry.

 

If you always rinse and clean your mask well in fresh water, it should last for years.

 

Wendy

[Lenny970]

Thanks Wendy! I know the skirt is the part that goes against your face. What are the seals?

 

Lenny

[foneguy]

Thanks Wendy! I know the skirt is the part that goes against your face. What are the seals?

 

 

 

Lenny

it is part of the skirt

[Lenny970]

Thanks! :)

[foneguy]

aso sunscreen will do more dammagt to your eyes...stinging, just wash it off b4 going into the water.

[foneguy]

aso sunscreen will do more dammagt to your eyes...stinging, just wash it off b4 going into the water.

[drew sailbum]

If your fingertips are coated with sunscreen when you try to defog your mask, it won't work very well. Apply defog to your mask before you lather up with sunscreen. Defog can dry in place on your mask and you just rinse later.