Caring for your glasses
Regularly cleaning & maintaining your glasses & sunglasses is important not only to keep your vision clear, but also to increase the lifespan of your frames.
How to clean your glasses & sunglasses properly
Using a microfibre cloth & some glasses spray, or a lens cleansing wipe, safely buff away smudges & specks of dirt with these simple steps:
• Start by washing your hands
• Hold your glasses frames by the bridge while cleaning to avoid fingerprints all over your frames & lenses
• Spray the lenses, then polish them with the cloth using circular movements on both sides. If you’re using a lens wipe, unfold it & polish the lens in circular movements
• Wipe the frames with the cloth or wipe, then sit back & enjoy the view!
Don’t have any glasses spray or single use wipes to hand? You could use some warm water with a drop of washing up liquid to safely clean your glasses instead. While it might not do as good a job as the spray or wipes, it will still keep your glasses clean until you can get hold of some.
How to clean & care for your glasses
Looking after your glasses
Avoid accidental damage to your glasses by taking extra care at home. There are lots of people who fall asleep with specs on, or end up misplacing glasses & sitting on them, it’s easily done! So here are some top habits you can try to adopt to avoid those accidents:
• Always keep your glasses in their case when they’re not being worn. This will stop them getting scratched
• Try & not to let glasses rest on top of your head in case they fall off & get damaged. This can also stretch them
• Always take glasses off using both hands to avoid stretching them & making them loose
• Remove your glasses when spraying hair products to help reduce damage to the lenses & to help avoid getting spray into your eyes
• Need to tighten the screws of your glasses? It’s best to rest the frames on a solid surface so that they don’t slip or cause the lenses to be scratched as you tighten the screws
You might also benefit from getting glasses cover to protect against accidental damage. With prices from just 15* annually & the average cost of replacements or repairs £150** you could save yourself money if you accidentally damage your pair. Find out about our glasses cover here.
*Price of policy is determined by the value of a single pair of glasses (frames & lenses) or the value of two pairs of glasses purchased at the same time. Each policy is limited to two pairs of glasses.
**We regularly track the average order value of our customer’s glasses so this figure can be substantiated.
