How to Perfectly Clean Your Glasses with No Streaks

Rinse Them in the Sink

Many new glasses owners don’t realize this, but one of the easiest ways to clean your glasses is to simply stick them under the kitchen faucet! Then thoroughly dry them with your usual glasses cloth or even a paper towel or tissue. The water will rinse away dirt and oils and your lens will be clear again.

The Secret to Streak-Free Lenses

If you always seem to have a streak you can’t get off your lenses, you’ll love this trick: When you wipe your glasses, wipe up-and-down on one side, and side-to-side on the other. That way, if there’s still a streak left, you’ll know which side of the lens it’s on.

Use a Coffee Filter

Glasses are harder to clean than you’d think, thanks to easy streaks and oil built up from being on your face all the time. Meanwhile, cloths and tissues can leave tiny pieces of fuzz. Our favorite item to polish glasses with? A coffee filter. It’s soft enough for your lenses and won’t leave behind lint.

Defogging Glasses

Do you know what household item will cause eyeglasses or mirrors to stop fogging? Shaving cream! It’s weird but true: just rub the glass with cream, leave on for a couple of minutes, then rub off for a fog-free finish.

Impromptu Glasses Cleaner

Don’t use the corner of your shirt, which is probably covered in dirt and oil anyway. The next time you’re digging through your pockets looking for a cloth you can clean your glasses with, try a dollar bill. Press hard and it will do the job of a glasses cloth in a pinch.

How to Wash the Arms of Your Glasses

Usually washing the arms of your glasses is as easy as water and a cloth, but if you’ve gotten hairspray on your eyeglasses, it can be much harder. The trick? Just wipe them down with rubbing alcohol and they’ll be clean again. (Don’t use alcohol directly on the lenses, as it can harm their protective film.)

Don’t Use Vinegar

One final note: Although we usually recommend you use vinegar for everything, vinegar can harm the coating that comes on many glasses these days. Just this once, keep the vinegar in the cabinet!

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