Moustaches and mask flooding
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There are many who use Vaseline, but it is so messy, while shaving a narrow strip is so much more effective and neat
BobbyB
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I have a beard and full moustache. I do not do any of the above. I just put up with frequent mask clearing at the shallower depths. At the deeper depths it is not even noticeable. ( no, I don't have mask squeeze problems)
editmojo
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Chapstick works great for me. But it gets salty after a year in my bcd pocket.
Randy g
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Been there, done that and shaved it off. 
Guba
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Case in point from this past weekend, even...
We headed out EARLY Sat. morning (3 am) on a dive trip. I mention this only to point out that I didn't shave that morning. I have a mustache, but I routinely trim under my nose as others have described to provide a good seal. We dove Sat and even a night dive Sat evening and I had no problems. However, we got up on Sunday morning and dove, but again I didn't shave. Hmmm... I was having some mask sealing problems. It wasn't bad, but my mask leaked and I had to clear from time to time. I thought that was funny, because that mask had never leaked before.
It wasn't until I was on my way home that it hit me...the leaking was related to the fact that I hadn't trimmed that area under my lip in a few days. I'll try not to make that mistake again.
We headed out EARLY Sat. morning (3 am) on a dive trip. I mention this only to point out that I didn't shave that morning. I have a mustache, but I routinely trim under my nose as others have described to provide a good seal. We dove Sat and even a night dive Sat evening and I had no problems. However, we got up on Sunday morning and dove, but again I didn't shave. Hmmm... I was having some mask sealing problems. It wasn't bad, but my mask leaked and I had to clear from time to time. I thought that was funny, because that mask had never leaked before.
It wasn't until I was on my way home that it hit me...the leaking was related to the fact that I hadn't trimmed that area under my lip in a few days. I'll try not to make that mistake again.
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I have a full "stache" and "epic" beard.
The issues with leakage are bull****.
dive the way you like.
The issues with leakage are bull****.
dive the way you like.
I have a bushy moustache and do not have any problems with leakage. Considering that I routinely dive at all sorts of odd angles in caves and wrecks and like to occasionally dive on my back looking up, I haven't found any angle or depth that creates a leakage problem. Finding a properly fitting mask is the solution to potential leak problems, and probably more important for people with facial hair. If your husband can keep a mask on his face without using the strap just by inhaling, he probably has a winner. I've had really good luck with Atomic masks (both subframe and frameless).
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