mask suggestions?

[pipelayers]

I'm sure there are people out there that dive and have a mustache. How do you get your mask to seal. If I trimmed it really short would that help? I haven't started diving yet but I snorkel and it is really uncomfortable to have water in your nose all the time. I clear my mask all the time but it is really a pain in the but. Is there a solution or should I just shave?

 

[SparticleBrane]

I have heard that spreading some silicone grease on your mustache helps seal it against the mask. Note that I have no firsthand experience though.

 

[Diver Dennis]

Or Vaseline.

 

[Daylonious]

Well you can always go the full-face mask route for a few extra $$$...

D.

 

[K Mejean]

Hey Brother I had the same problem. Trim the stach down a little and if that doesn't work use a little bit of vasoline just under your nose and that should seal it up. The trim worked for me.

 

[jbichsel]

No to Vaseline! Vaseline is a petroleum based product which long term can cause deterioration of the silicone that masks are made of.

I usually trim just uner my nose the night before diving then my mask seals fine. If I forget to trim, then I either clear my mask a lot, use moustache wax or silicone gel.

 

[Gary D.]

Go to as many shops as you can and try every mask they have. There will be one or more out there that will give you a good seal. There is only one that I have found outside of the old Dixi Cup masks that gives me a good seal over the stash.

Gary D.

 

[Buoyant1]

I trim it close when I'm diving, and I keep one of those sunblock sticks in my mask case. (looks like a big chapstick)

I rub it on my stache before diving and it usually helps seal it pretty good. (and afterwards you can rub it on your nose to prevent sunburn!)

 

[MSUnderwater Divers]

I'll second the wax. And also no Vaseline. As was said it will deteriorate the silicone.

 

[Matteo]

No to Vaseline! Vaseline is a petroleum based product which long term can cause deterioration of the silicone that masks are made of.

I usually trim just uner my nose the night before diving then my mask seals fine. If I forget to trim, then I either clear my mask a lot, use moustache wax or silicone gel.

exactly!, NO to vaseline, trust me, it was a $95 mistake, lesson learned
and YES to trimming under your nose