Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Sweat in my eyes .. What do I do?

I was riding in 98 degree heat today. The worst part was sweat burning my eyes. A sweat band seams too bulky. Any suggestions?

I'll be looking for answers here, too. I've been about half-blinded the last few rides, and, for me anyway, a Headsweats beanie does nothing.

Ride faster, it forces the sweat around the side of your head. ;)

Halo Headband or a dew rag. Only way I will ride when it warms up. I ended up with an eye infection, from rubbing the sweat out of my eyes.
BillMc

Take a look at the Sweat Gutr or Halo Headbands. I currently have a Headsweats cap that I use and will pre-soak, but it's only good for about 45 minutes if it's really hot and humid before the sweat starts running into my eves. After checking out more reviews I'll be ordering one of the products I mentioned. So far I'm leaning more towards Halo headband.

I use Halo and it helps, but they aren't perfect. Still use the back of my gloves to wipe the forehead as needed, just needed less.

Halo is what I use. Snot is the problem for me - I usually just plug one nose and blow - but I also usually ride alone:crash:

I use a Headsweats band and a Halo band. Both seem to work equally well, but they have limitations, such as when you sweat enough in the area beneath the band and that gets in your eyes, but that's rare for me. I also have a Headsweats cap, but it's a little too tight, so I hardly ever wear it. Works well enough though.

Another happy user of the Halo headband here. The do start to get saturated after an hour or so; if it gets to be a problem I'll carry a dry spare.

I sweat prousely and have found the GUTR tob very effective at channeling the sweat away from my eyes.
I bought mine on Amazon for less than $10. Definitely recommended.

Headband. There is one other tip, which is to smear some Vaseline across the lower part of your forehead just above your eyebrows. This helps route the sweat round the sides of your face rather than straight down into your eyes. Not a total answer, but does help.

I have had good results with Halo sweatbands. However, when sweat is profusely running down into my face its time to wring out the sweat saturated front helmet pads. Stop and squeeze out the sweat from the pads then use a paper towel to further blot out the sweat. Seems to work well for me any way.

I've found that polyester? "do-rags" help or a cycling cap helps as the sweats tends to drip down the bill, Now, I know you’ll think this is "crazy" when it's really hot I wear 2 layers of wool ( jersey and base layer, 2 layers of synthetics work but not as well) NOW HERE'S THE "TRICK" keep the wool WET by dripping water down your neck, (font, sides and back), and/or put a wet sponge down the back of your collar and the wool becomes a radiator. Believe it or not- on 100 degree plus days the skin on my side(s) feels cool to the touch and I've actually gotten "cold" on descents, I always carry at least two bottles and have carried as many as six, 2 on the frame, 1 on the bars, 2 in holsters, 1 in back pocket, I prefer the smaller size and will reserve and carry a large bottle on the down tube just for wetting the jerseys (and cap). When I use this "system" I don't seem to sweat nearly as much. ( Mixing a llittle cologne, aftershave or alcohol with the "wetting" water will even keep you a little cooler as it will evaporate faster)
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A thin cycling hat is what I wear. They are great!

I go all the way old school w/ a rolled up bandana tied around my head. After about an hour I have to wring it out.

+100 for the Halo

I put a folded handkerchief inside my cycling helmet, which serves two purposes.

Firstly it keeps the sun off the top of my head. Where my hair is thinning the last thing I want is a checkerboard pattern of sunburn. Any sunburn on the top of my head is Not Fun, especially when it comes to showering.

Secondly it soaks up sweat which then drips from the lowest points. Those are the corners, which are either side of where my eyes are. It's quite rare for me to get sweat down my face but every once in a while I do get a drop on the inner face of my sunglasses.

The biggest downside of this approach is that if I take my helmet off it feels really nasty putting it back on again...

Try SweatVac. I admit to having not tried the others, but these have been great for me. Beanies, sweatbands, do-rags. and all kinds of other things. Try them out.

Another recommendation for the Halo. I wear the head bands low because I sweat like a pig. I break a sweat walking up stairs. I have them just above my eye brows, if I wear them higher the sweat pouring out btwn the head band and my eye brows gets into my eyes. I may look funny but at least my eyes aren't burning.

I've had good luck with "Headsweats Topless". It's a band that is made out of some type of terrycloth material. That absorbs the sweat pretty well. I usually carry a spare, or two if it is really hot, in a ziplock so it will stay dry. If I swap one out, I'll hang it over my gooseneck while I'm riding and it dries out within about ten minutes. They are thin enough that they fit under my helmet easily without having to re-adjust the straps. I don't ride without one; cold, hot, or in perfect cycling weather.

Hyperlink to the manufactures product web site (http://www.headsweats.com/products/Topless.html). A lot of bike shops carry the bands. Available in colors to match your bike's paint job or helmet

p.s. I purchased a Halo for cross country skiing, but don't like the neoprene aspect of it. It does not seem to divert/absorb as much sweat as the Headsweat.

Halo Protex bandana. Keeps sweat out of my eyes and prevents my hair from getting too messed up. Great for lunchtime rides!

I tried a number of solutions to reduce the burning sensation of sweat in my eyes. Then I started forcing myself to drink water far more often. I probably sweat as much as I ever did, but now the sweat doesn't affect my eyes at all.

I love my Halo... for some reason I sweat alot from the top of my head and it gets in my eyes. the Halo has a nice thin band with a channel that directs sweats away from my face. It's light and comfortable. I don't know its on and it cleans up easily.

The most important thing for me is not having something on my head that is thick or tight; I don't want to know there is anything there. Halo fits that bill...

Another recommendation for the Halo. I wear the head bands low because I sweat like a pig. I break a sweat walking up stairs. I have them just above my eye brows, if I wear them higher the sweat pouring out btwn the head band and my eye brows gets into my eyes. I may look funny but at least my eyes aren't burning.

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Head sweats work very well

Easy solution: I rub vaseline over my forehead and eyelids then wipe off the excess. The sweat just
rolls off my skin very easily no more burning eyes.

When all else fail nothing will work as well as a wide deer skin swat band.

That or some other soft wide leather band.

Sweat Gutr is what I use (http://www.amazon.com/Sweat-GUTR-FBW00-Sweatband-SMOKE/dp/B002AQPSWW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340329068&sr=8-1&keywords=sweat+gutr) - works great. I hate being out without it in the summer. Just make sure you adjust it fairly loose or you will get headaches....

I decided to get both a Halo band and a Sweat Gutr and ordered them from Amazon. When they get here I can try each one. It's not like they were major investments. With any luck at least one will do the job.

Guess I'm in the minority here.

Most of the time I can wipe my brow with the back of my cycling glove. It's absorptive enough to sop up the sweat on most of my rides. For those occasions when it's simply too hot to do that, I carry a handkerchief in my tri-bag and use that to wipe my brow. It's also nice to blow my nose into, as I'm rather of the opinion that snot-rockets are absolutely disgusting.

Yes, I'm aware it's not 1912. But I never go anywhere, on the bicycle or off, without my handkerchief.

I use a Buff, if need be and always have one with me.

It's the most versatile and effective that I have ever used.

The LBS had a few HALO 1's. I bought one for $12. It's a big improvement. Granted, it wasn't 98 degrees, it was only 85, but at the end of the ride, no eye sweat and the band was soaked, so it did something for me.

They had one head sweat full cap there, but it was more many and I didn't want a whole head cap.

Thanks for the recommendation. I wouldn't have been looking for them without your suggestions.

When it happens to me, I remove my glasses. Without the glasses, the wind keeps the sweat out of my eyes. I've found I only need to do it when temps are above 85 and I'm traveling relatively slowly.

Marc