It's called the waffle. The material has channels that absorbs the sweat and directs it to a duct system away from the eyes and onto the back of the helmet. The thin part of the waffle allows fresh air to help the material dry up while the thicker portion does the channeling.

But get a short haircut.

Great idea in the summer time. We spent a summer there two years ago and 2100 miles latter came home to the Arizona desert. I wish I could spend every summer there but we have grandchildren in other states from cost to cost so...

Anybody try Mitchum?

I've found a solution for sweat in the eyes but you might not like it.

It's the R word, recumbent. Leaning back keeps the sweat from dripping into my eyes.

I too live/Ride in NW Florida; the Panama City area. Now-a-days I share my time with N Georgia where I prefer to spend the hot months. I'm in PC now and our trails out in Pine Log state forest were predicted to hit 97 yesterday. I didn't go and did an early morning road ride instead.

I solved the sweat in the glasses thing even for July/August here with a Pearl Izumi head band. They are made with the same ultra thin moisture removing material of their better bike ware stuff I'm guessing.

I can be pushing 90% max HR and stop for a snack and still don't get dripping on the glasses in our typical summer heat/humidity.

I've had three for nearly a decade. Checked on-line and they seem to have been discontinued. Then I got a catalog from Colorado Cyclist and they seem to have them under the name Pearl Izumi Transfer Lite Head band @$11.99.

Pulled down to just above the eye brows seems to work best. You don't really feel it up there even if it's soaked.

Al

I stopped using an underarm antiperspirant when cycling. The result is much less sweat on my brow. Body has to cool some how. Let your pits flow.
But, I also ride the Panama City area and 30A. Last week got out by 6 AM to be done before 10 AM. I was still dripping wet. Love jumping in the Gulf after a hot ride.

COOLMAX Bandanna. As a do rag, no bees, no funny tan spots on my baldness, no sweat in the eyes.

On your forehead?

Stap got there first. That's what everyone here does before running or cycling - a good smear right across the unibrow! Was also just a normal thing, regular as tieing your laces, when I was a runner in Jakarta and Singapore

Halo headband works until humidity + temperature gets over 150, and then nothing works for more than 20 minutes. With two bandanas, it's possible to wring out, unroll and hang one on the back rack while the other gets saturated.

6:00 am starts do pretty well!

UV Buff from Cabela's

This works just fine for me. No bulk under the helmet and no sweat on glasses or in eyes. Have been using for 2 yrs.

https://www.pearlizumi.com/publish/co...Code-9320.html

I've been using Headsweats sweatband, white, https://www.headsweats.com/products/Topless.html , and it does a good job, for me at least, keeping the sweat out of my eyes.


@ jjrahm,

link?

The Halo skullcap with the tie (not elastic) works for me in central Texas. The yellow silicon strip stops the sweat and then skullcap wicks the moisture up where the air coming through the helmet evaporates it and keeps me cool.

-Spoke
Ride On!

Because of this thread I looked at, and then ordered, the GUTR sweatband, it's just too easy to order on Amazon, next maybe the skullcap??

This time of year, even in upstate NY, sweat control is a real issue. I've taken to carrying 2-3 halo headbands and every 15-20 miles will stop and change them. Wring out the used one as best you can and hang it from the handlebars or elsewhere to dry, just in case you need it again. Its best if you can do this at a real road stop and run it through some fresh water, but no matter. Also, I travel with a terry washcloth tucked into the rear of my bike shorts. I'll pull that out while riding for a quick wipe off and while stopped for a major cleaning while changing headbands and wiping off glasses.

I probably need to test it more, but since this thread started I got a halo scull cap which seems to do the trick.

At the first SAG on a hot, humid ride yesterday morning, I took off my helmet to find that my Headsweats skullcap was saturated. As expected - doing its job. Seldom experience sweat dripping into my eyes.

Forehead antiperspirant? IDK, this is what I put on my hands...


Dry Grip No Sweat 6 oz Bottle Antiperspirant Lotion For Hands, Feet & Forehead Stop Sweat …

I just got both a Halo sweatband and a Sweat Gutr to try out. Before ordering, I was skeptical about the headband, but that was because no one told me it had a poly strip in it that acts as a block, redirecting the sweat to the sides. I had thought it was just a regular headband kind of thing. I've used it on 3 or 4 100-degree rides now without any issues. I haven't needed to even try the Gutr yet.