Rain-X water repellent or anti-fog for shower mirror?

[NEPA507]

I have a small shower mirror and the manufacturers instructions are to just run it under water for a few seconds for a fog free shave. It works for a couple minutes but rests against a tile wall, so the temperature differential is fairly large so it fogs back up. I basically have to run it under water between passes. I was curious if anybody has tried Rain-x of any sort with any success in this situation? If not I'll be the Guinea pig and try since I have a bottle of their yellow water repellent liquid, but they also sell an anti-fog I'd be inclined to try.

For skiing, I also have a product called "cat crap" which is basically a wax paste I might try as well that is used on goggle lenses.

 

[dmshaver]

I'm interested to see how others have solved this common problem. Thanks for posting your question.

 

[Kix]

Try this: when the mirror is dry, put a tiny drop of dish washing liquid in the center of the mirror. Spread it evenly, let it dry then buff lightly with a soft cloth. This works for shields of full coverage motorcycle helmets, I've done it for many years.

 

[Hercule]

Before you rinse out your brush after shaving, use it to soap up the entire surface of the mirror then wipe it all off.

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Can't remember if I used ethanol or soap, or both, is of no consequence, can't see, no water, no need for a mirror

 

[Rhody]

I’d check the mirror
The few shower mirrors I’ve had / have are plastic not glass so I’d be careful what you put on it. If I think of it I hit the back of my mirror with warm or hot water before shaving and that seems to work. I’m intrigued by the dish soap suggestions.

 

[JimL911]

Use some Barbasol. Rub on and buff off.

 

[emwolf]

I'm a shower shaver too. I have a cheap plastic mirror that suction cups onto the shower wall. While I'm soaping myself during the wash, I smear some of that lather on the mirror. Most of it rinses before I begin the shaving portion. Has worked like a charm for years. Eventually the mirror gets too murky to use and I replace it, but I"ve only been through about 5 mirrors over the past 20 years.

 

[thombrogan]

Since I started taking lukewarm showers, foggy mirrors haven’t been a frequent occurrence.

Lukewarm, not cold. Just warm enough gets me clean without privation and without too much fog. Gentler on the skin and heating bill.

 

[Eben Stone]

You can make any small mirror completely fogless for the duration of your shower with one spray of this stuff. Spray it on and leave it alone (dont wipe it off). It takes about 1 minute for it to become completely clear then you won't have any fog at all. One bottle should last you at least a year.

 

[Tomo]

I can’t believe that no one has invented a heated mirror yet.

 

[AshleyC]

I just use Rain-X Anti Fog. Works great in my bathroom here. I treated my sister's mirror at her house a few months ago and found that it did not work as well there. I had to run the exhaust fan, but that in conjunction with the Rain-X had the mirror clear by the time I had the lather right and a blade installed.

 

[Rhody]

I can’t believe that no one has invented a heated mirror yet.

Nothing goes together like water and electricity

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Nothing goes together like water and electricity

You use the CORDLESS toaster to heat the mirror

 

[cleanshaved]

I can’t believe that no one has invented a heated mirror yet.

I have a demister heated pad behind my bathroom mirror. No foggy mirror shaves for me.
Mine is wired up to come on when I turn on the light above the mirror.

Nothing goes together like water and electricity

Shave by candlelight, do we?

 

[Rhody]

I have a demister heated pad behind my bathroom mirror. No foggy mirror shaves for me.
Mine is wired up to come on when I turn on the light above the mirror.


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Shave by candlelight, do we?

OP is shaving in the shower so the issue is a mirror located in the shower.

 

[AshleyC]

OP is shaving in the shower so the issue is a mirror located in the shower.

That being so, then my only suggestion is to stop being a shower shaver.

I've always considered it a sign of moral decay. Like telling Entropy to do as it will. May as well grow a beard with no mustache. It's as bad as all that.

 

[DrStrange]

I use soap on the bathroom mirror.

Shaving in the shower,
all I need is a Super Speed and a bar of soap.
No mirror, no brush.

 

[Rhody]

That being so, then my only suggestion is to stop being a shower shaver.

I've always considered it a sign of moral decay. Like telling Entropy to do as it will. May as well grow a beard with no mustache. It's as bad as all that.

Or go back to taking baths

 

[cleanshaved]

OP is shaving in the shower so the issue is a mirror located in the shower.

The OP is already risking dropping a razor in the shower, so is not averse to a calculated risk.
I see battery powered heated mirrors made for the shower.
Hey, I use an electric toothbrush in the shower.