How do you clean your optical glasses? / myLot

Guangzhou, China

August 21, 2017 9:05am CST

In the past I just cleaned it with the cloth. Of course the result is not very good. Now I learned a practical and easy method. That's I can use a little liquid detergent and water and it can clean the optical glasses well and clear. It works very well.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

21 Aug 17

I just use a cloth made for cleaning glasses no cleaning solution. I am constantly cleaning it. When it gets very bad, I use white vinegar.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Aug 17

I think white vinegar will work although I didn't know this method before. But it is easy for me to get the liquid detergent

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

21 Aug 17

@youless Yes my glasses are not prescription..they are just readers and they are so cheap, that I can replace them. 3 pairs for $7 at Walmart lol

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471980)

• Switzerland

22 Aug 17

@TiarasOceanView Wash the lenses with dish soap and water and rinse them very well, it's the best system. I do this from years, you do not risk to scratch the lenses.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471980)

• Switzerland

22 Aug 17

This is what I have always done, a bit of detergent and water and I wash the lenses.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

I really learned this method so late...

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471980)

• Switzerland

23 Aug 17

@youless When the optician made my first pair of glasses, I think it was around 20 years ago, he suggested to wash them with a bit of detergent and water because it was a lot better than to use a product and less expensive.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (137553)

• India

22 Aug 17

I have that stuff and also the cloth that is meant for cleaning glasses but I tend to just use my t shirt occasionally (lol)

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

In fact I also use my T-shirt but it doesn't work very well.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (137553)

• India

22 Aug 17

@youless Something is better than nothing? (lol)

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27167)

• Australia

22 Aug 17

I use the cleaning solution and cloth from the optometrists when I purchased my prescription glasses.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

Cleaning solution sounds like something very professional and especially expensive

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sishy7

@sishy7 (27167)

• Australia

22 Aug 17

@youless Mine came in free with the glasses...

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Sweety

@Sweetyt05 (484)

• Ranchi, India

22 Aug 17

I just use clothes and sometimes use Colin for it ....

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

You shall try my method

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Sweety

@Sweetyt05 (484)

• Ranchi, India

22 Aug 17

@youless okk I will try

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Merryjoy

@resukill22 (25050)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

22 Aug 17

Used a soft clothes or towel

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

According to my experience, it doesn't work well for me.

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Merryjoy

@resukill22 (25050)

• Las Pinas City, Philippines

22 Aug 17

@youless really

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marguicha

@marguicha (223720)

• Chile

21 Aug 17

I wash them when they are too dirty. Soap and water.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

I think the soap can work, too.

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marguicha

@marguicha (223720)

• Chile

22 Aug 17

@youless And if you use a face soap it will smell nice.

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Sue21

@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)

• Pamplona, Spain

21 Aug 17

Depends on what stain they get on them. But good quality paper handkerchief does a good job too for very minor stains.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

Since in the past I often used my clothes to clean my optical glasses, so I suddenly found it worked so well to clean them with liquid detergent.

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prashu

@prashu228 (37524)

• India

21 Aug 17

I never used any detergent to clean glasses. I just clean with cloth

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

Cleaning with cloth doesn't work very well since this was my habit in the past.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

22 Aug 17

That's how I do it. Sunglasses, too. Be careful to only use mild soap.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

You are right.

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (20046)

• United States

22 Aug 17

I use water and my cleaning cloth to clean them. I didn't think about using liquid detergent.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

23 Aug 17

My method really works well and you can try it. In the past I also used your method but it was not good enough.

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Tokz

@ilocosboy (45156)

• Philippines

21 Aug 17

The optometrist that gave me my sunglasses said only wash it water, she didn't mention about detergent soap, oh wow, she's really a businesswoman, thanks for this tip.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Aug 17

The water is OK but it works better with liquid detergent.

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Tokz

@ilocosboy (45156)

• Philippines

22 Aug 17

@youless thanks for the info

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weevee

@weevee18 (2065)

• Philippines

21 Aug 17

How little? I just clean my glasses with cloth.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Aug 17

A drop of liquid detergen will be good enough.

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weevee

@weevee18 (2065)

• Philippines

21 Aug 17

@youless great thanks! I'll try that

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@RachelRayneebel1995 (8)

• Malta

21 Aug 17

Thanks for the tip! I always use a dry piece of toilet paper to clean off fingerprints and such. Works better than cloth imo.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

22 Aug 17

The toilet paper doesn't work very well in my opinion.

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Gina

@Gina145 (3949)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 Aug 17

I guess I need to try this too. My glasses always look awful. The trouble is that there's a non-reflective coating on them which is probably wearing off so I'm not sure they'll ever look good.

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youless

@youless (112561)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Aug 17

My optical glasses also looked awful before

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