Eyeglass retainers to stop your glasses from sliding down your nose

An eyeglass retainers as its name implies is a device which holds your eyeglasses in place. That is, it prevents your eyeglasses from slipping down your nose. Generally speaking, eyeglass retainers can be divided into two types: Rope-type retainers and individual retainers.

Rope-type retainers include eyeglass straps, eyeglass cords, eyeglass chains, and eyeglass lanyards.

Individual retainers come in a pair and each one slips over your eyeglass temples.

Rope-type retainers are very popular and they do help you to stop slipping glasses but they have their drawbacks. The biggest drawback is that they can be dangerous to use. Because they have off the back of your neck while you’re wearing your glasses they can get caught on or tangled in things just like long hair would. Worse, because rope-type retainers are closed loops, it’s even easier for them to get tangled. They are forbidden in many industrial workplaces for fear of getting caught in machinery thus leading to serious injury or death.

Another drawback of rope-type retainers is that they lie on the back of the neck and restrict movement in the same way a shirt with too small of a collar might restrict movement.

Finally, rope-type retainers are very noticeable. They bring a lot of attention to themselves and aren’t appropriate for a business environment.

Individual retainers on the other hand come in two types. One is fabric or cloth-based and the other type is made of silicone.

The problem with fabric-based retainers is that they smell. That is, they can easily pick up odors from absorbing sweat. That’s a huge turnoff for most people.

Silicone-based retainers are good in that they are small, transparent, and safe. Keepons eyewear retainers for example, makes a next generation eyeglass retainer made of advanced silicone which easily slides over your eyeglass temples and gently hooks around your ears to stop your eyeglasses from falling down your nose.

They cost about $6 and include free international shipping and a free tracking number too.