Chef shares her amazing mask hack so that she can wear it without steaming up her glasses 

A mother-of-three has come up with a clever way to stop her glasses from fogging up while wearing a mask.

Maria Louise Agbaegbu, 42, from Sheffield, works full-time as a chef and wears prescription glasses regularly because she suffers from short-sightedness.

However, when the coronavirus pandemic hit, the mum-of-three was faced with big problem – with her glasses fogging up whenever she wore a face mask.

So, Maria decided to take matters into her own hands and solve the issue once and for all

In a short video clip shared on TikTok, the mum demonstrates step-by-step instructions on how to never have foggy glasses ever again, and all it takes is tying two knots and doing a quick fold to make the mask fit tighter on your face with no gaps. 

Maria Louise Agbaegbu, 42, from Sheffield, shared her amazing hack to stop your face mask from steaming up your glasses (right). She started by folding the mask in two (left)

In the video, Maria can be seen first folding her mask in half, before making a knot in the elastic straps on both close to the fabric of the mask, making the straps shorter. 

She then pulls the mask apart and adjusts the pliable strip across the top so that it will fit over your nose. 

Maria then turns the corner at the outer edges of the mask near the knots inside out, creating a smaller mask that fits on the face without any gaps. 

To show off her handiwork, the mum-of-two puts on the mask and her glasses, before heavily breathing in and out, telling the camera: ‘My glasses don’t steam out! Cracked it mate, it’s only took me nearly a year but I cracked it.’

Maria had originally spotted the trick shared by another Facebook user and decided to try it for herself.

In the video, which has since gone viral, Maria can be seen folding the mask (left) before pulling its strings (right)

Maria said it took her a year to find a hack that would allow her to still wear her prescription glasses with a mask without being plagued by steam. (pictured: pulling on the mask’s strings)

The 42-year-old uploaded her video on TikTok, which has gained over 25,100 likes, leaving users in shock at the easy hack.

One person said: ‘Thanks for this, my glasses always steamed up I couldn’t see.’

Someone else added: ‘Bet this tip will help sooo many people.’

The mother-of-three showed how she twisted the ends of the mask inside out (left) before it was ready to wear (right)

The chef unfolded the mask (right) and then put the mask on, keeping the strings and the side twisted (right)

A third person wrote: ‘I am partially blind and they will help me up a lot.’

Maria said: ‘My main concern of wearing a mask is that I am a chef and I always wear my glasses.

‘I saw this hack on Facebook and it was a lifesaver for me so I thought I would share it on TikTok.

‘I would be happy to explain it to anybody if I was ever approached on how to do it.’

The mother-of-three adjusted the mask to her face (left) making sure it was tightly put on and adjusted the pliable strip (right)

Ta da! Maria showed how the twisted side of her mask should look like if you;ve correctly completed the hack (pictured)

Shortsighted chef Maria said she found the hack on Facebook and thought she’s share it with more people on TikTok