Sweat issue -- Eyes Burn -- Need help

Does your helmet have enough room or play in it for a 1/4 inch thick sweatband?  Check it out, it's what I use in my hockey helmet:  Apply some velcro pieces on the inside of the helmet, where your brow sits.  Not the fuzzy ones, the ones that are the stiff side of the velcro.  Then I use a sweatband that's made out of those Shamwow towel pieces.  They're super absorbent and can hold a ton of sweat.  The shamwow band, sewn inside a fuzzy fleece or other soft material pocket, will stick to the velcro and keep the sweat out of your eyes for a long time.

If I can find the time, I'll try and take a picture of what I'm talking about.

I have the same issue.  Get a Halo headband.  It doesn't try to prevent or absorb the sweat, but channels it around your eyes.

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  I wear it under my helmet and it is great at making the sweat roll away from my eyes.  I live in the desert and it is not uncommon for me to be training during 100+ degree days.  Love this headband, actually have 3 different colors!  Thinking about getting the visor!

Man, y'all don't ride hard enough. I can saturate a Halo to the point of uselessness in 5 minutes.

Unfortunately, I don't have a good solution to the eye sting on cycling. On running, you can solve it with a SWEATGutr (not as painful to wear as it looks) but it doesn't work well for road cycling due to the non-upright position of your head.

Less sunscreen directly over the eyes also may help a tad.

I actually have the same problem stated above.  I saturate the halo and it just drips SUPER salt saturated sweat into my eyes.  Honestly, the only thing I find that works is to start the channel of sweat down my nose or around my eyes.  After an hour, I'm SOL anyway.  During a race, I purposely pour water over my face to get rid of the salt.  Good luck and if you find anything that works, let me know.

Ok this may be kind of gross, but I found a way to keep the continual drip of sweat out of my eyes while cycling.  The dripping doesn't start until the padding in the helmet becomes saturated.  Therefore, keeping the padding less full of sweat is the key!

So..... Every now and then I kind of lean my head to the side and press my helmet against my forehead with my hand.  Lean to the other side and repeat.  A waterfall of sweat falls harmlessly away from your eyes!

Yeah, I do that all the time as well.

The part of T1 wherein you ditch the goggles and leave them with your run stuff?  Skip it. 

Good idea! hehehe!  Makes sense actually.  Anyways, I wish I had this during my test ride this morning at the Magic Mountain Man bike course.  So much sweat got into my left eye I had to keep wiping it off.  Some of it dried onto my sunglasses that my view was obscured which disabled my ability to attack the descents more aggressively.  I ordered the Halo immediately after I read this thread!  Thanks!  I hope it helps. 

Maybe I should get those goggles Kareem Abdul Jabbar wore during his NBA days. =)

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I'll give the helmet squishing a shot first and see if that resolves the issue.  If not it sounds like Halo (which I've never heard of) is the way to go.  This forum kicks a$$.  I could have been strugling this issue with years but now suggestions are within minutes of my grasp.

Thanks all!

Have you tried a headband under your helmet and during running - I recommend Sparkly Soul for a non-slip headband - www.sparklysoul.com

For a hat - I recommend Nike.

Try a Headsweats skull cap.  Works like a head band but much thinner and covers your entire head.  No more sweat running down my face.  I've used it in 100 degree heat and it doesn't make your head any hotter than not wearing it as it is extremely thin.