Virtual Reality headsets are fitted directly on the upper part of the face. This contact, especially when it is prolonged and frequent, affects both the cleanliness of the helmet and the safety and well-being of the people who use it. This is especially true when the same helmet is used by several people in a row. The longer your sessions, the more users change, and greater will be the risks associated with hygiene. This is why it is necessary to equip yourself with the appropriate accessories so that your helmet looks like new before each use! The VR360 team gives you the keys to maintain impeccable hygiene on your equipment.

Accessories to protect from dirt

Certain accessories such as hygienic protections or foam can add to the appearance of the helmet and offer effective protection against all types of soiling. Often designed to be ergonomic and not interfere with wearing a helmet, this type of accessory is placed between the area of ​​the face that surrounds the eyes and the foam or insert of the helmet.

These precautions are particularly useful when having your helmet tested by loved ones or at a professional event. A user has left traces of her makeup? another sweated in a hectic session and one left hair and fingerprints? If your helmet is fitted with adequate protection or foam, it may have prevented dirt by absorbing it. You just have to change or clean it so that the helmet can be fitted again.

Hygienic protections

When it comes to hygiene of the face or the scalp, how not to approach the charlotte, equipped when wearing a helmet or any headgear. In addition to this effective and well-known protection against lice, hair and perspiration, other accessories allow more targeted protection dedicated to Virtual Reality. The hygienic protections or masks are made of light materials such as paper or special fabric. Their properties are absorbent and depending on their composition they can be either disposable or reusable. Especially since these materials have been designed so that contact with the skin is most comfortable. The protections are generally practical and simple to install by means of a head elastic band or an adhesive strip. It is recommended to bring it in batches (20, 50, 100, etc.), especially for event projects.

Find the self-adhesive hygienic protection

Find disposable hygienic protection

Find the black elastic hygienic protection

Helmet inserts and foam

The foam that is placed on the inserts of Virtual Reality headsets plays a key role in their ergonomics. But in addition to the comfort they bring to the user, they also make it easier to keep the helmet clean. In the same way as hygienic protections, they play a protective role on the main area of ​​contact between the face and the helmet, with the difference that they are more durable. Their 2-in-1 composition includes:

• A foam interior designed for comfort

• Either a fabric or velvet exterior, simply machine washable.

• Or an exterior in imitation leather or PU leather, easily cleanable.

Depending on their cut and padding, the foams can adapt to different body types and types of users, such as those who wear glasses. For optimal cleanliness, change foams from one session to another while remembering to clean them after each use.

Find comfort and hygiene foams in store

Clean VR equipment with precision 

Because protection alone is not enough to maintain hygiene, it is important to also focus on maintenance. To do this, it is possible to use accessories intended for cleaning the equipment. We can identify two main categories:

• Cleaning products with antiseptic qualities.

• Utensils, which allow precise and thorough cleaning.

These products have been designed to keep equipment clean quickly and easily. The goal is that the Virtual Reality equipment (headphones, controllers, 360 ° camera, etc.) can be operational from one use to another, and that the user experience lived by the user remains optimal. The VR360 shop offers kits that bring together some of these accessories, so that their effects are complementary and the cleaning carried out is complete.

See the complete VR cleaning kit

See the VR cleaning spray kit

See the Kit cleaning spray + LensPen Pen for VR

Maintenance products

Maintenance products can be used in the form of a spray, wipes, or a sprayer. The liquid products they contain have various effects: antiseptic, anti-fog or anti-trace. They have been designed so as not to damage the components of the objects cleaned. Clean, among other things, the most sensitive parts of the equipment such as the lenses of a camera or those of a Virtual Reality headset. 

• The cleaning spray is the ideal accessory for cleaning the lenses of a Virtual Reality headset or the lenses of a 360 ° camera. Its composition has been designed to allow an effective result without damaging the most sensitive parts of your VR equipment.

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• The cleaning sprayer is a precise and practical maintenance accessory. Its special feature is that it includes an extension tube that allows it to reach even the smallest corners.

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Maintenance utensils

Utensils and tools allow more precise cleaning of equipment, especially fragile parts, corners and tight spaces. With different forms, their manipulations vary: they can blow, rub, polish, or even brush. We can for example mention the blowing pear, or the Lenspen pen, which easily removes fingerprints, dust and grease. Here are some of the products available in stores:

• The LensPen® pen is a patented cleaning tool that has been designed to easily remove fingerprints, grease and dust. On one end it has a retractable dusting brush, and on the other a cleaning pad. Easy to use, it can be used on all types of equipment such as the lenses of a VR headset.

See the LensPen® cleaning pen in store

• The blower pear is made of an ultra-resistant rubber. All you have to do is press on it, and the air it ejects in a concentrated way expels and takes off the most stubborn dirt. With this accessory, clean your equipment effectively using pressurized air!

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The team's recommendations

The VR360 team has tested these accessories and gives you some tips for use:

• Change hygienic protections: After each session / individual use that has lasted several hours, and at each change of user (in particular during professional events).

• Recurrent cleaning of equipment: It is essential to be equipped with at least one suitable accessory dedicated to maintenance, whether it is a liquid product or a utensil. When the equipment is subjected to prolonged and daily use, a clean up is essential.

• Lens care: Whatever Virtual Reality device you have, keep in mind that lenses are fragile elements, essential for the perception and / or transmission of images. This is why it is necessary to keep them in an optimal state of cleanliness as often as possible.

Go to the store to access the most effective hygiene accessories. The durability of your Virtual Reality equipment and user comfort is now up to you!