Moustaches and mask flooding

[NoDiver]

My husband will be embarking on the OW course with me. He has been considering diving for quite some time now, but his concern has been the fact that he has a rather luxuriant moustache and fears that, short of wearing a full-face mask, he will be unable to keep the mask sealed.

Are there any generously moustachioed/bearded divers out there who can shed some light on this?

 

[LakeCountyDiver]

I had to trim mine down. The thicker and courser the hair the bigger the problem. You may be able to find a mask that will seal right around the bottom of the nose therfore you wont have much of a problem.

I have seen divers use vaseline petroleum jelly to help make a seal.

If he loves diving like the rest of us soon facial hair wont matter much.

 

[highdesert]

In my bearded days I would shave a narrow strip immediately under my nose, which really didn't affect my moustache very much. My mask sealed perectly. Small price to pay for diving, IMHO.

 

[Tug]

In my bearded days I would shave a narrow strip immediately under my nose, which really didn't affect my moustache very much. My mask sealed perectly. Small price to pay for diving, IMHO.

I do the same and my mask seals great.

 

[diverdoug1]

When I had a moustach I found that sliding my mask strap fairly high on the back of my head helped with some of the leaking. I never got to enjoy a true mask seal where I idi not have to frequently clera the mask untill I shaved the "stach off (in fact, that is why I shaved it off, to the dismay of my wife).

 

[gypsyjim]

I have had a full beard almost since my first dive, although in '70 it was pretty thin, and didn't effect the seal much back then. 40 years down the road, I shave a narrow strip just below my nose, and get a very good seal.

I have a sunscreen speedstick I found a few years ago, and keep it in my dive bag. In dive sites like Bonaire where I am doing 4, 5, 6 tanks throughout the day, as the "5 o'clock shadow" occasionally becomes an issue, I may run that speed stick around the seal between dives.

 

[NoDiver]

Thanks chaps. Razor it is then!

 

[jessedives]

i had a full "orange county choppers" one and a frameless mask work well. even at extreme depths

 

[NoDiver]

i had a full "orange county choppers" one and a frameless mask work well. even at extreme depths

Oh? That's interesting. My husband's is the handlebar variety...quite full (although not a Jimmy Edwards, I hasten to add!) so not sure how the 'trimming' will affect the overall shape and look of it.

For those of you who don't know who Jimmy Edwards is
:Google Image Result for http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/586/178597.jpg

 

[Bogie]

My dive buddy shaves a strip under his nose. Another guy I dive with uses wax on it.