Dive mask question

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If you have a beard/mustache, how do you prevent your mask from filling with sea water??

[Oceansandmts]

A razor or shaver will do the trick, but so will a little Vaseline or something similar on the mustache before donning the mask.

[ess105]

Then there's this approach ...

[Fishspearit]

A lot of people can get away with just shaving the top part of the mustache, just below the nose, which still looks ok and helps the seal. I never liked the idea of slathering silicone or vaseline on my face before diving, so I usually just end up clearing the water out of my mask a little more often than if I didn't have a 'stache.

[Lodesman]

I had a "full set" (of whiskers) when I was a diver, and never had a problem. Never used vaseline either. Shop around for a mask that fits above the hairline.

[Rick]

I'm with Lodesman. I've discovered that there are good days and bad days regarding my mask leaking over many, many dives and having used many different masks. A good fit is the main thing regardless of beard. After shaving I had the same experience. Slathering various goops did not solve the problem. Only a good fit did.

I might have a great dive, over an hour on a tank, with no leaks and the very next dive have trouble....don't know why. Beard or no beard.

[georgelewisray]

Vaseline, I am clean shaven these days but have been having a real hard time with seeping masks and I have several. A friend with whiskers told me about vaseline and now I keep it in my bag and use it every time. Hanging upside down scraping a keel with salt water trickling in is no fun. It was an instant fix and made me a happy diver again.