I was an Optician & owned my own business for close to 50 years. I always use alcohol based cleaners due to the coatings. I was always told by the labs that ground lenses for me & the coating companies that alcohol will NOT hurt the coatings. What will mess up the coating is ammonia. This will wear off the coating within a year. Alcohol will not affect the coating. I don't know where they get their info. I have been cleaning my glasses for several years & have had no problem with the coating. My father-in-law has been cleaning with soaps & Windex & the coating is coming off in streaks. I know what I'm talking about.
i used alcohol and it ruined lens coating. i wonder if it was percentage too high. - - Might have been bad stuff too because during covid lockdown some bottles contained wood alcohol. -- Also, maybe soaking is more likely to damage versus just wiping?
Windex is bad for glasses because of the ammonia content. And a solution with too high of alcohol content will also be bad. Soaps with fragrances or other chemicals can be bad. That's why Dawn dish soap is recommended here. No harsh chemicals.
I am a former optical specialist and yes the short answer is the higher the alcohol amount the more likely your lenses coating will be damaged from the cleaner.
Keeping my glasses clean has been the bane of my existence. Learned some new tips here! Def need to get those smooth microfiber cloths to dry off my glasses after washing! Thank you for the helpful video!
I have a small applicator which dishes out liquid soap in tiny drops. So handy. My hairdresser gave it to me when I was struggling with a health issue.
Bravo! As someone who has worked in the eyecare feel I can confirm these tips! Only things I would recommend is swapping put your cloths every so often to keep from reintroducing grime and dirt to your lenses and if you aren't able to get your glasses clean this way ask your eye dr if they have an ultrasonic machine they can clean your glasses with!
I've been wearing glasses since 1977. I am 54 years old now. Cleaning is something most wearers don't understand. I am in agreement with your method. Quite often I'll spray my lenses with Zeiss cleaning spray and let them sit for a few minutes. Rinse under the tap and remove water spots with a clean microfibre (Eng spelling) cloth. I keep a few microfibres on standby. Wash them separately from your main laundry, all in a pillow case. If you drop a µfibre on the floor then put it straight into the wash bag.
Yeah that was too much, a few drops are enough I just have a soap dispenser with water and enough dishsoap to make it soapy This way I can easily clean my glasses, even up to 4-6 times a day (I hate smudges)
I dilute dish soap and use a foaming dispenser or a spray bottle, undiluted it's hard to get all the residue off which is not healthy, same with hand soap one bottle lasts me years.
I’ve been wearing glasses for over 60 years. I’ve always washed them with water and soap but I don’t put the soap on the glasses. I put the soap in my clean hands and create suds like I’m washing my hands again, then I wash the glasses in between my sudsy hands. Much easier to rinse them instead of dripping liquid soap directly on the glasses! 😆👍
I was taught this method for cleaning lenses over 40 years ago by someone who designed and built optics for several space missions. For eyeglasses it is simple and better than any alternative.
Thanks for this. I tried Dawn to clean my glasses years ago and found it to be the best end result as well as fastest and easiest. However, I prefer an air duster rather than cloth drying.
At night, the grime fairies sneak into your home and do unspeakable things on your glasses. That, or the possibility that the air in your area is polluted and the lenses accumulate the muck and particles in the atmosphere. Worse if you cook with them on, especially with oily foods, you'd be surprised how much cooking residue hangs in the air, even with an extraction system.
If your eyes water then yeah it splashes onto the inside of your glasses. Your eyebrows and lashes can also rub them getting them greasy and cause dust to stick to them more
It's right up there with a light, brief rain occurs and most of the drops are on the inside of the lenses. I'm thinking it has to be an airflow issue that is pulling them into the small gap.
If you wear reading glasses that you flip up onto your forehead or higher on your head , the oils in your hair make the smudges that need to be cleaned . I keep a spray bottle of water and soft cloth to clean them as needed . Dawn soap is a detergent deigned to clean greasy dishes . Only use occasionally, not frequently.
Duckies! 🦆 Also, you can use it to wash your dog or cat that may have fleas. The Dawn breaks down their exoskeletons, killing them, and it also helps to get the flea eggs out of your pet's hair. 🎉
Definitely recommend this technique. I've scratched so many of my previous glasses especially bad because of trips to the Beaches. Sand is so hard on the surface of the glasses. Warm water and soft rubbing with gradually more pressure is the way to go.
Yes it’s Noah! This was his first TH-cam video and he absolutely crushed it. He’s normally the one behind the camera but I agree he needs to do a vid every once in a while! 🙂
I don’t use any cloth, micro fiber included. I wash mine like you demonstrated, then once I’ve rinsed them off, I use a can of compressed air to dry them. I’ve been using this method for a number of years and my glasses look new.
After thoroughly cleaning and rincing with warm water as described, I simply reduce the water flow to a very thin thread of colder water and use this to bring down the leftover droplets on each surface. The colder temperature reduces the surface tension of the water. No wiping is necessary AT ALL. I may have to wick the small amount of water left around the frame with a clean towel being careful to not touch the lens surface. This may seem obsessive-compulsive but the lens don't mind.
I tried that, and it seems to work - but the water I normally use is medium hard, and the last thing I want is limescale on the lens surface. Might depend on how cold the water is as well.
This. if there are remaining drops, you can dry them by gently getting a sheet of toilet paper in contact with them. Can do that in the frame's sockets as well. Don't grind, just put the glass in contact with the paper.
My secret tech to add to this after wearing glasses almost my entire life is to turn the lenses parallel with stream of water. This helps push more droplets away. No wipe necessary.
I have a little spray bottle and use distilled water and a couple drops of Dawn. I spray my glasses before putting them on and use microfiber cloths to dry. One side of the cloth has longer fibers so use that with the spray to clean, then use the other side with shorter fibers to buff streak free.
@@johnthisler Walmart has 2 ounce spray bottles for .98 cents and I put a couple of drops of Dawn dishwasher in after filling the bottle with distilled water. The microfiber cloths I use aren't the rough cleaning ones; buy the soft washcloth ones. Been using this for a few years and my glasses stay clean and streak free. Eyeglass cleaners never cleaned as good as my homemade version. Saves money.
Thank you for this video! I have scratched up NUMEROUS pairs of glasses over the years. Noah did a fantastic job! Ive recently found this channel and am loving all the tips!
I've actually been using the blue dawn dish soap, as I've found it to work the best. Great to know it's actually a good alternative to the alcohol. When I rinse it with water, I just turn the faucet on high to make sure it gets all the soap and it helps make sure I don't leave any smudges (because your fingers constantly produce oil, and that little bit can still leave a little streak sometimes). To help get all the water off the lens, I then turn the faucet on low (so there's a steady stream with no bubbles) and slowly pass the lenses under them. Any beads of water that were on the lenses should get pulled off by the stream, and none should be left behind due to surface tension of the water. All that's left to do is dry the frame, and I'm left with crystal clear lenses.
Coming from having the most scratched up lenses ever, I found making sure you use that smooth microfiber cloth to be the biggest difference. Of course, washing it with Dawn helps remove the extra dirt and grime, but those scratches occurred and coating came off for me most when I didn’t use the right cloth.
This is exactly how I clean my glasses!! It just came intuitively to me. And today this video came as a recommendation. Glad to know I'm doing it right🙂
2 drops of dawn in an ultrasonic cleaner. set glasses in, start run cycle which is about 3 min, take out and rinse good under lukewarm warm in the sink and dry. been doing this for years and no damage to my glasses and comes out much more cleaner vs. me trying do it by hand.
For 60 years I have cleaned my glasses with a hot water rinse, and a clean towel. About once a month I clean them with hand soap. I’m close to being paranoid about dirty glasses. I’ve never damaged a single pair of glasses in all that time. It ain’t rocket science-keep it simple. I enjoy your videos.
If you've been wearing glasses for that long, through most of that time you were probably wearing eyeglasses made out of actual glass. Almost all prescription glasses nowadays are made of different types of plastic, it's a different game. (Not that I necessarily disagree with you though)
@@fangornthewise I’m sure my early glasses were “glass”, but I remember my first plastic lenses in the 70s. They were horrible, scratched so easily. Modern lenses seem much superior.
I have two extra steps in my glasses cleaning routine: 1. I use a microfiber cloth with soap. Using a soft microfiber cloth is much safer than using a finger. 2. I use a dust blower bulb to remove water drops from the lenses and frame. Then, I use a soft cloth to wipe the drops from the frame. Wiping almost dry glasses with a high-quality microfiber cloth makes them really shine.
I’ve been washing my glasses daily this way for donkey’s years, ever since a Moorfield’s Eye Hospital ophthalmologist recommended this as his best way to keep his glasses in their optimum condition and haven’t looked back. So easy.
Great video. I find that a lot of the time, cleaning the lenses in the way you describe with warm water only works perfectly and avoids leaving any residue on the surface of the glass that needs to be rinsed off. I also make a point of cleaning my glasses after cooking, as this is the one daily activity that dirties my glasses the most. In this case, I do use soap, since this is best at removing the grease that condenses on the lenses.
I’ve heard Dawn isn’t recommended as a car wash, because it cleans SO effectively that it erodes wax & clear coat layers. If this is so, then it’s hard to imagine it wouldn’t also compromise the coatings on glasses.
I own a cleaning business. Dawn on a paint job is far different from glass. Example: I use an alcohol, water, and dawn combo for cleaning glass. All of my clients use it as well. So light dawn on glass won't hurt it. 😊
What about zeiss lens wipes, that's what I always use. Sometimes it takes me multiple wipes to get a lens clean, but hasn't seemed to damage them at all.
This is how I clean my glasses, but I shake as much of the water off as possible. I have found it's also important to store the cloths somewhere that they won't have dust landing on them or the dust ends up on my glasses. I don't rub my glasses with the cloth, just lightly touch the cloth to any droplets of water left on the lenses
I've already invested in those cloths. I don't use any product on them and they clean my glasses crystal clear! Those cloths also perform a mean polish on my earrings and necklaces as well! TFS!
These clothes work well until they, themselves, get dirty. And, in my experience, they do not work well after they've been washed. So you have to keep buying more clothes, which is a waste. 😢
@katyahvass7293 I noticed that with a couple of them after a couple of uses, but I haven't had any issues after washing them. Per instructions, please don't put them in the dryer, so hang them to dry. I've also washed a few by hand, using Dawn dish detergent.
Probably a silly question but … How do you properly clean a dry microfibre lens cloths? Best place to store them? Lost the case my glasses came in a couple years ago so I don’t have a convenient place to put them.
Do not know where you live but here in the UK the opticians practically throw glasses cases at you so ask them if they have spare plus you can buy at a dollar tree equivalent .
i have been using baby shampoos for thorough cleaning else normal counter top isopropyl alcohol works any way, used to clean my helmet visors, night time antiglare glasses and polarized sun glasses. i would avoid some thing harsh as detergets. or adult shampoos or some harsh soaps.
Thank you for this video. I just tried this and you know that feeling of finally being able to see CLEARLY? Yea lol. I am adding this to my daily routines
Agree - that's the best way to clean eye glasses, but rinse I start with moderately easy warm water but finish with cold water. That way no water stains remain.
if you want you can use a new and clean microfibre cloth with dishwashing liquid. works very well especially on glass. i use this method on plastic safety glasses and it works well on those too. they last so much longer and clear compared to just rubbing them with your shirt with all that dirt on them that scratches them
They are both detergents and do exactly the same job, and do it the same way. Dawn is made by Proctor & Gamble while Persil is made by Lever Brothers. They are direct equivalents...
I use puppy fur cloths... work great and have introduced many friends and family to them. I keep many on hand and wash and dry often... be sure to follow instructions and not use fabric softener. I keep the small (5") cloths all around my home to use on computer screens, cell phones, as well as the eyeglasses. The Dawn method is great... I will occasionally use it on my glasses but then follow up with the puppy fur. Also, my husband and I finally discovered, after MANY other methods, that washing with a Dawn and warm water solution, then following up with wiping with the puppy fur was the solution to cleaning the plexiglass panels on our chandelier! Nothing else worked, but Dawn, water, and puppy fur!
There's another consideration about using an alcohol-free cleaning solution. Polycarbonate lenses (which includes most plastic eyeglass lenses these days) will develop cracks around the edges if exposed repeatedly to isopropyl alcohol. Also, polycarbonate lenses by default have an anti-scratch coating because the polycarbonate material scratches easily.
Thank you for the tips. Makes a lot of sense. The only question I have is why Dawn Blue? Wouldn't any dish detergent work? I really don't get the love that everyone seems to have for this particular product.
I wash my glasses everyday after taking shower. I use hand soap to wash the lenses and frame. To dry it, I use my freshly washed cotton underwear, nothing beat the softness of old freshly washed underwear 😂
Re-using microfibre cloths is no good because they pick up particulate matter over time which scratches the coatings. So the best thing is you'd have to launder/wash them in between every use. Your glasses most likely got the worst of the scratches from using your shirt which probably had tons of small grain particulate that was doing a number on them. Paper towels might be a bit rough but there's nothing wrong with (non-lotion) tissues as long as they are fresh and not re-used. I used to do that for a while but couldn't stand the waste so now I use one of those very high pressure air blowers like what you can get for cleaning computer keyboards and drying glasses off with air only. In this way nothing EVER rubs up against my lenses other than water & soapy fingers and thumbs. It's really the best way to ensure NO scratches from cleaning can ever happen.
What about those pre-mpistened lens wipes? I use those every morning (and I use them on my smartphone, too) since I'm always in a hurry to get to work.
Dawn is the USA equivalent of Fairy Liquid. Both are made by Proctor and Gamble and are detergents. I do not know the exact ingredients but they both contain a colouring agent (one is blue, the other is green) and an added fragrance. I would suggest that the two products are effectively the same.
Are commercial eye glass cleaners as good or better than Dawn detergent? I would think that since they are formulated especially for eye glasses and not a good all around product to clean anything and everything, that they would be better. I’m I wrong?
Instead of cloths of any type, I use my air duster. It's very efficient and no risk of any scratching from a cloth. It's like a small car wash dryer for my glasses.
Really great video .I wasn't aware that isopropyl alcohol could damage the coating on my glasses! I looked on a bottle of cleaner I use and it contains isopropyl alcohol. It also has a warning to check with your optician before using this product! I am about to get some new glasses. I want to make sure I use a problem that will harm my expensive glasses. The worst thing in my opinion to clean your glasses are the wipes in the packets!! These wipes will ruin your glasses!!!
We don’t have Dawn dish soap in Uk. Would fairy washing up liquid do okay or any other washing liquid.. enjoy about cleaning up classes is very educational.💖🐩🐩💖👍👍🕊🌈🇬🇧
It’s probably sold under another brand name in a different color (in the Netherlands it’s called Dreft). Just use any ph neutral dish soap and you’ll be fine. Or find the dish soap made by Procter & Gamble (the manufacturer of dawn dish soap).
I was an Optician & owned my own business for close to 50 years. I always use alcohol based cleaners due to the coatings. I was always told by the labs that ground lenses for me & the coating companies that alcohol will NOT hurt the coatings. What will mess up the coating is ammonia. This will wear off the coating within a year. Alcohol will not affect the coating. I don't know where they get their info. I have been cleaning my glasses for several years & have had no problem with the coating. My father-in-law has been cleaning with soaps & Windex & the coating is coming off in streaks. I know what I'm talking about.
Thank god, bc. Have used alcohol before to clean them
i used alcohol and it ruined lens coating. i wonder if it was percentage too high. -
- Might have been bad stuff too because during covid lockdown some bottles contained wood alcohol.
-- Also, maybe soaking is more likely to damage versus just wiping?
Windex is bad for glasses because of the ammonia content. And a solution with too high of alcohol content will also be bad. Soaps with fragrances or other chemicals can be bad. That's why Dawn dish soap is recommended here. No harsh chemicals.
I am a former optical specialist and yes the short answer is the higher the alcohol amount the more likely your lenses coating will be damaged from the cleaner.
@@alyssaroe7173 How about Zeiss lens cleaner? I use it to clean all my cinema and still photo lenses.
Keeping my glasses clean has been the bane of my existence. Learned some new tips here! Def need to get those smooth microfiber cloths to dry off my glasses after washing! Thank you for the helpful video!
I have a small applicator which dishes out liquid soap in tiny drops.
So handy. My hairdresser gave it to me when I was struggling with a health issue.
I keep a little bottle of Dawn in my shower and wash my glasses when I shower. Guess I’d better add a microfiber towel too.
Would you mind sharing the tiny applicator device? I’ve been looking for a specific type for years and am about ready to build my own
Bravo! As someone who has worked in the eyecare feel I can confirm these tips! Only things I would recommend is swapping put your cloths every so often to keep from reintroducing grime and dirt to your lenses and if you aren't able to get your glasses clean this way ask your eye dr if they have an ultrasonic machine they can clean your glasses with!
I've had to wear glasses for 40+ years and no one until now showed me the correct way to clean my glasses! I love all your videos so THANK YOU!!!!
I have been doing this method of cleaning my glasses for years. kudos for sharing the right way to the public
I've been wearing glasses since 1977. I am 54 years old now. Cleaning is something most wearers don't understand. I am in agreement with your method. Quite often I'll spray my lenses with Zeiss cleaning spray and let them sit for a few minutes. Rinse under the tap and remove water spots with a clean microfibre (Eng spelling) cloth. I keep a few microfibres on standby. Wash them separately from your main laundry, all in a pillow case. If you drop a µfibre on the floor then put it straight into the wash bag.
“A drop on each side”
That’s enough to clean 10 lbs of dishes!
Use an applicator. My hairdresser gave me an empty one. Very handy.
Yeah that was too much, a few drops are enough
I just have a soap dispenser with water and enough dishsoap to make it soapy
This way I can easily clean my glasses, even up to 4-6 times a day (I hate smudges)
YES! All dish soap is the most over concentrated product ever
@@rp9674 Exactly. A dot smaller than a pea would suffice. This much soap is overkill.
I dilute dish soap and use a foaming dispenser or a spray bottle, undiluted it's hard to get all the residue off which is not healthy, same with hand soap one bottle lasts me years.
I’ve been wearing glasses for over 60 years. I’ve always washed them with water and soap but I don’t put the soap on the glasses. I put the soap in my clean hands and create suds like I’m washing my hands again, then I wash the glasses in between my sudsy hands. Much easier to rinse them instead of dripping liquid soap directly on the glasses! 😆👍
I was taught this method for cleaning lenses over 40 years ago by someone who designed and built optics for several space missions. For eyeglasses it is simple and better than any alternative.
Thanks for this. I tried Dawn to clean my glasses years ago and found it to be the best end result as well as fastest and easiest. However, I prefer an air duster rather than cloth drying.
Dawn is simply the best for everything! Worship the stuff...
I drink 8 bottles of it a day. Makes my shit nice and blue.
@@vrapbrapand bubbles too 😁
How on earth do my glasses get so filthy on the inside? Do my eyeballs spit on them? 😭
At night, the grime fairies sneak into your home and do unspeakable things on your glasses.
That, or the possibility that the air in your area is polluted and the lenses accumulate the muck and particles in the atmosphere. Worse if you cook with them on, especially with oily foods, you'd be surprised how much cooking residue hangs in the air, even with an extraction system.
Haha I'm pretty sure mine do
If your eyes water then yeah it splashes onto the inside of your glasses. Your eyebrows and lashes can also rub them getting them greasy and cause dust to stick to them more
It's right up there with a light, brief rain occurs and most of the drops are on the inside of the lenses. I'm thinking it has to be an airflow issue that is pulling them into the small gap.
If you wear reading glasses that you flip up onto your forehead or higher on your head , the oils in your hair make the smudges that need to be cleaned . I keep a spray bottle of water and soft cloth to clean them as needed . Dawn soap is a detergent deigned to clean greasy dishes . Only use occasionally, not frequently.
Dawn cleans everything!!!!
Except cars.
Duckies! 🦆 Also, you can use it to wash your dog or cat that may have fleas. The Dawn breaks down their exoskeletons, killing them, and it also helps to get the flea eggs out of your pet's hair. 🎉
The was told that Palmolive is better for glasses…Dawn can damage the lenses
Pretty sure it's just ducks and glasses
Even cats!😄
Been wearing glasses for 60 years and I learned and maintained this method when I was a child. Thank you
Definitely recommend this technique. I've scratched so many of my previous glasses especially bad because of trips to the Beaches. Sand is so hard on the surface of the glasses. Warm water and soft rubbing with gradually more pressure is the way to go.
This is the exact method I started using a while ago and it is by far the best.
Brandon said it’s Noah, right? I like the way he explained things, hopefully he’ll do a video every once in a while
Yes it’s Noah! This was his first TH-cam video and he absolutely crushed it. He’s normally the one behind the camera but I agree he needs to do a vid every once in a while! 🙂
@@CleanThatUp Yeah he’s a natural in front of the camera! 👍🏼
Like him too!
Yes!! So clear and concise. Overall just a calming energy.
@@CleanThatUpHe looks and sounds like he's doing an impersonation of you.
Noah did an amazing job on the other side of the camera!
I don’t use any cloth, micro fiber included. I wash mine like you demonstrated, then once I’ve rinsed them off, I use a can of compressed air to dry them. I’ve been using this method for a number of years and my glasses look new.
After thoroughly cleaning and rincing with warm water as described, I simply reduce the water flow to a very thin thread of colder water and use this to bring down the leftover droplets on each surface. The colder temperature reduces the surface tension of the water. No wiping is necessary AT ALL. I may have to wick the small amount of water left around the frame with a clean towel being careful to not touch the lens surface. This may seem obsessive-compulsive but the lens don't mind.
Interesting. Will try that.
I tried that, and it seems to work - but the water I normally use is medium hard, and the last thing I want is limescale on the lens surface. Might depend on how cold the water is as well.
This. if there are remaining drops, you can dry them by gently getting a sheet of toilet paper in contact with them. Can do that in the frame's sockets as well. Don't grind, just put the glass in contact with the paper.
@@DiegoSynth Exactly what I do. Even if the water hardness is high, there is nothing left to evaporate.
My secret tech to add to this after wearing glasses almost my entire life is to turn the lenses parallel with stream of water. This helps push more droplets away. No wipe necessary.
I have a little spray bottle and use distilled water and a couple drops of Dawn. I spray my glasses before putting them on and use microfiber cloths to dry. One side of the cloth has longer fibers so use that with the spray to clean, then use the other side with shorter fibers to buff streak free.
I have several pairs of reading glasses so being near to the kitchen sink doesn't always work. I like your spray idea.
@@johnthisler Walmart has 2 ounce spray bottles for .98 cents and I put a couple of drops of Dawn dishwasher in after filling the bottle with distilled water. The microfiber cloths I use aren't the rough cleaning ones; buy the soft washcloth ones. Been using this for a few years and my glasses stay clean and streak free. Eyeglass cleaners never cleaned as good as my homemade version. Saves money.
@@NessaRossini... Good idea!
Thank you for this video! I have scratched up NUMEROUS pairs of glasses over the years. Noah did a fantastic job! Ive recently found this channel and am loving all the tips!
This is what I do and I don't even have to use that much soap. I use tissue but need to try the eyeglass cloth. Thanks for this video!
Yeah, that special lens microfiber cloth is what I need too.
This is great advise. I just tried it and wow, it works well.
I've actually been using the blue dawn dish soap, as I've found it to work the best. Great to know it's actually a good alternative to the alcohol.
When I rinse it with water, I just turn the faucet on high to make sure it gets all the soap and it helps make sure I don't leave any smudges (because your fingers constantly produce oil, and that little bit can still leave a little streak sometimes).
To help get all the water off the lens, I then turn the faucet on low (so there's a steady stream with no bubbles) and slowly pass the lenses under them. Any beads of water that were on the lenses should get pulled off by the stream, and none should be left behind due to surface tension of the water.
All that's left to do is dry the frame, and I'm left with crystal clear lenses.
Coming from having the most scratched up lenses ever, I found making sure you use that smooth microfiber cloth to be the biggest difference. Of course, washing it with Dawn helps remove the extra dirt and grime, but those scratches occurred and coating came off for me most when I didn’t use the right cloth.
This is exactly how I clean my glasses!! It just came intuitively to me. And today this video came as a recommendation. Glad to know I'm doing it right🙂
2 drops of dawn in an ultrasonic cleaner. set glasses in, start run cycle which is about 3 min, take out and rinse good under lukewarm warm in the sink and dry. been doing this for years and no damage to my glasses and comes out much more cleaner vs. me trying do it by hand.
For 60 years I have cleaned my glasses with a hot water rinse, and a clean towel. About once a month I clean them with hand soap. I’m close to being paranoid about dirty glasses. I’ve never damaged a single pair of glasses in all that time. It ain’t rocket science-keep it simple. I enjoy your videos.
If you've been wearing glasses for that long, through most of that time you were probably wearing eyeglasses made out of actual glass.
Almost all prescription glasses nowadays are made of different types of plastic, it's a different game.
(Not that I necessarily disagree with you though)
@@fangornthewise I’m sure my early glasses were “glass”, but I remember my first plastic lenses in the 70s. They were horrible, scratched so easily. Modern lenses seem much superior.
THANK YOU!!!
I wear anti-blue light and was so worried the coating would come off, doubly so seeing mine aren't from an optometrist.
How do you clean those microfiber cloths?
I'm gonna guess dawn soap 😂
I have two extra steps in my glasses cleaning routine:
1. I use a microfiber cloth with soap. Using a soft microfiber cloth is much safer than using a finger.
2. I use a dust blower bulb to remove water drops from the lenses and frame. Then, I use a soft cloth to wipe the drops from the frame. Wiping almost dry glasses with a high-quality microfiber cloth makes them really shine.
Is there a video on how to clean the microfiber cloth?
Thanks for confirming my suspicions about rubbing alcohol! But, how do I clean the eye glass cloth?? When should you throw it away??
Good question....I did not even think about that
Don’t throw it away. Put it in the washer and wash it or hand wash it.
That was my question as well. Ok to use laundry detergent on them?
I hand wash mine with dish soap & then hang them to dry
@@Carmina87That's what I do!
I’ve been washing my glasses daily this way for donkey’s years, ever since a Moorfield’s Eye Hospital ophthalmologist recommended this as his best way to keep his glasses in their optimum condition and haven’t looked back. So easy.
Did it take your doctor four and a half minutes to explain it to you?
Great video. I find that a lot of the time, cleaning the lenses in the way you describe with warm water only works perfectly and avoids leaving any residue on the surface of the glass that needs to be rinsed off. I also make a point of cleaning my glasses after cooking, as this is the one daily activity that dirties my glasses the most. In this case, I do use soap, since this is best at removing the grease that condenses on the lenses.
What about glasses cleaning wipes ..like wet wipes but specifically for 🕶️
I’ve heard Dawn isn’t recommended as a car wash, because it cleans SO effectively that it erodes wax & clear coat layers. If this is so, then it’s hard to imagine it wouldn’t also compromise the coatings on glasses.
You can also use a non scented / non moisturizing hand soap.
I have used dawn and original ivory soap and both work great
I own a cleaning business. Dawn on a paint job is far different from glass. Example: I use an alcohol, water, and dawn combo for cleaning glass. All of my clients use it as well. So light dawn on glass won't hurt it. 😊
@@flgirl45damage to the glass is not the concern here. The original poster is concerned with damage caused to the coatings.
Wax and clear coat for automobiles are a different chemical make up from optical coatings...quote from my optometrist.
What about zeiss lens wipes, that's what I always use. Sometimes it takes me multiple wipes to get a lens clean, but hasn't seemed to damage them at all.
This is how I clean my glasses, but I shake as much of the water off as possible. I have found it's also important to store the cloths somewhere that they won't have dust landing on them or the dust ends up on my glasses. I don't rub my glasses with the cloth, just lightly touch the cloth to any droplets of water left on the lenses
Very good advice. I am totally guilty of the old t-shirt wipe 'em up.
Excellent info!
Very basic and useful tips! Thank you
What about those alcohol based cleaner made for glasses/they sell with new pair of glasses?
I wouldn’t suggest using them because the alcohol can damage the coatings on the lenses.
Job insurance, you will slowly ruin the glasses and need to buy new ones !
Learn from my experience and don't use them. It completely removed the coating on my glasses in a few months.
great video, I only have sunglassess, but I only cleaned them with the lens cloth. The only question: how to clean the lens cloths?
Thanks for this info! Very helpful. Question: Do I need to clean the microfiber cloth occasionally? If so, how do I clean it?
I've already invested in those cloths. I don't use any product on them and they clean my glasses crystal clear! Those cloths also perform a mean polish on my earrings and necklaces as well! TFS!
These clothes work well until they, themselves, get dirty. And, in my experience, they do not work well after they've been washed. So you have to keep buying more clothes, which is a waste. 😢
@katyahvass7293 I noticed that with a couple of them after a couple of uses, but I haven't had any issues after washing them. Per instructions, please don't put them in the dryer, so hang them to dry. I've also washed a few by hand, using Dawn dish detergent.
Probably a silly question but … How do you properly clean a dry microfibre lens cloths? Best place to store them? Lost the case my glasses came in a couple years ago so I don’t have a convenient place to put them.
Do not know where you live but here in the UK the opticians practically throw glasses cases at you so ask them if they have spare plus you can buy at a dollar tree equivalent .
How do you properly clean the microfiber lens cloths?
Holy cow this is amazing tips and step
no way, just did this and it worked so well. I have previously made all the mistakes in this video
i have been using baby shampoos for thorough cleaning else normal counter top isopropyl alcohol works any way, used to clean my helmet visors, night time antiglare glasses and polarized sun glasses. i would avoid some thing harsh as detergets. or adult shampoos or some harsh soaps.
Wow, I had no idea! I will be using dawn from now on and cleaning my glasses correctly! Thank you very much!😊
Thank you for this video. I just tried this and you know that feeling of finally being able to see CLEARLY? Yea lol. I am adding this to my daily routines
Agree - that's the best way to clean eye glasses, but rinse I start with moderately easy warm water but finish with cold water. That way no water stains remain.
if you want you can use a new and clean microfibre cloth with dishwashing liquid. works very well especially on glass. i use this method on plastic safety glasses and it works well on those too. they last so much longer and clear compared to just rubbing them with your shirt with all that dirt on them that scratches them
do persil and blue dawn soap come from same ingredients, maybe petrol base?
They are both detergents and do exactly the same job, and do it the same way. Dawn is made by Proctor & Gamble while Persil is made by Lever Brothers. They are direct equivalents...
This was so helpful (and everyone has Dawn!), thank you!
Q: is there a correct way to wash and clean the lens microfiber cloths? Thanks.
Great question about cleaning the cloths…it always seems to be the weak link in the process for me.
I use puppy fur cloths... work great and have introduced many friends and family to them. I keep many on hand and wash and dry often... be sure to follow instructions and not use fabric softener.
I keep the small (5") cloths all around my home to use on computer screens, cell phones, as well as the eyeglasses. The Dawn method is great... I will occasionally use it on my glasses but then follow up with the puppy fur. Also, my husband and I finally discovered, after MANY other methods, that washing with a Dawn and warm water solution, then following up with wiping with the puppy fur was the solution to cleaning the plexiglass panels on our chandelier! Nothing else worked, but Dawn, water, and puppy fur!
There's another consideration about using an alcohol-free cleaning solution. Polycarbonate lenses (which includes most plastic eyeglass lenses these days) will develop cracks around the edges if exposed repeatedly to isopropyl alcohol. Also, polycarbonate lenses by default have an anti-scratch coating because the polycarbonate material scratches easily.
thanks for the video.
just curious, is hardwater bad for the job? especially mine is metal frame.
NOW how do you clean your microfibre cloth?
I use velvet soap, it helps prevent the lenses from fogging up. This was particularly helpful during the pandemic when masks were necessary.
What's velvet soap?
@@manehbag732 it's a bar of laundry soap.
@@manehbag732 a bar of laundry soap
I have do some before. This very nice to me 💯 ❤
It worked great, thanks!
Can it be any dish washing soap?
Been doing this for years & its the best! ❤
Just a point - never put the lenses down on a porcelain surface in particular or any surface 😢
Thank you for the tips. Makes a lot of sense. The only question I have is why Dawn Blue? Wouldn't any dish detergent work? I really don't get the love that everyone seems to have for this particular product.
I wash my glasses everyday after taking shower. I use hand soap to wash the lenses and frame. To dry it, I use my freshly washed cotton underwear, nothing beat the softness of old freshly washed underwear 😂
Sounds like it would be best to wear them while taking the shower.
@@mrcvry
What? No.
Do you wash cold water ?
Thanks this video was very helpful!
Re-using microfibre cloths is no good because they pick up particulate matter over time which scratches the coatings. So the best thing is you'd have to launder/wash them in between every use. Your glasses most likely got the worst of the scratches from using your shirt which probably had tons of small grain particulate that was doing a number on them. Paper towels might be a bit rough but there's nothing wrong with (non-lotion) tissues as long as they are fresh and not re-used. I used to do that for a while but couldn't stand the waste so now I use one of those very high pressure air blowers like what you can get for cleaning computer keyboards and drying glasses off with air only. In this way nothing EVER rubs up against my lenses other than water & soapy fingers and thumbs. It's really the best way to ensure NO scratches from cleaning can ever happen.
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does it have to be dawn dishsoap tho?
i dont have that availible
Does this work on lenses that have transitions thank you please
Yes it does work on photochromics. The most important thing is to avoid scratching lenses with a gritty / dirty µfibre cloth.
What about those pre-mpistened lens wipes? I use those every morning (and I use them on my smartphone, too) since I'm always in a hurry to get to work.
Last time I ordered Zennis, I asked in the order notes if they could toss in extra microfiber glasses wipes and they happily obliged!
Dawn is the USA equivalent of Fairy Liquid. Both are made by Proctor and Gamble and are detergents. I do not know the exact ingredients but they both contain a colouring agent (one is blue, the other is green) and an added fragrance. I would suggest that the two products are effectively the same.
Are commercial eye glass cleaners as good or better than Dawn detergent? I would think that since they are formulated especially for eye glasses and not a good all around product to clean anything and everything, that they would be better. I’m I wrong?
Is ultrasonic cleaning recomendable?
Can you use other dish soap like fairy?
Will it work with my plastic glasses?
Hi Brandon and Noah, great video!! what’s the best way to keep the cloth clean used to dry the glasses? Machine wash? Hand wash? Thanks you👩🏻🏫👀😎
How do you see the dirt when you take your glasses off?
Instead of cloths of any type, I use my air duster. It's very efficient and no risk of any scratching from a cloth. It's like a small car wash dryer for my glasses.
Really great video .I wasn't aware that isopropyl alcohol could damage the coating on my glasses! I looked on a bottle of cleaner I use and it contains isopropyl alcohol. It also has a warning to check with your optician before using this product! I am about to get some new glasses. I want to make sure I use a problem that will harm my expensive glasses. The worst thing in my opinion to clean your glasses are the wipes in the packets!! These wipes will ruin your glasses!!!
Does any dawn soap work?
This one was particularly helpful and informative, thanks!
Is there anything Dawn products can't clean?!
Nice to see Noah narrating today 😊
How do you clean a tile shower with moldy grout? And prevent it?
Thank you. Blessings to you.
Ultrasonic cleaners are good for coatings?
We don’t have Dawn dish soap in Uk. Would fairy washing up liquid do okay or any other washing liquid.. enjoy about cleaning up classes is very educational.💖🐩🐩💖👍👍🕊🌈🇬🇧
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I'll have to look for dawn in the shops, can't remember seeing it in the shops here in Australia.
It’s probably sold under another brand name in a different color (in the Netherlands it’s called Dreft).
Just use any ph neutral dish soap and you’ll be fine.
Or find the dish soap made by Procter & Gamble (the manufacturer of dawn dish soap).
I just checked and it’s called Joy dish soap in Australia.
One extra tip: I've found that non-concentrated blue Dawn dish soap is easier to wash off the lenses than regular concentrated Dawn.
I use lens spray or wipes specifically for glasses. I haven't had any issues whatsoever.
Why did I watch this? I don't even use glasses haha. Still super informative. I can now tell people they're doing it wrong
Been using paper towels to dry my glasses for years and never scratched them, tho the eyeglass-specific clothes do a better job of drying w/o streaks.
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