Buffalo horn eyewear maintenance

**Aoker eyewear** · 08-02-2016, 04:22 AM

Please use clean water to wash the temple, do not use chemical lotions , not in hot water, should be balanced with both hands when you put on or take off Buffalo horn eyewear, do not pull temple because of natural horny things will be broken, as our finger nails, it has the risk of break.

Some Horn temple will be a little deformation after wearing long time, you do not have to worry about, because the real prototype horns are curved, phenomena like the bent, in fact, it is a normal phenomenon because it might has the potential to restore in future, with Horn shape, if temple bent, you can put it in high temperature to heat it (for example,to use a hair drier to blow it) Or soaking it in warm water, and then use the appropriate weight for some time to recover it.

**JERRY HUANG** · 08-05-2016, 05:24 PM

Rita, weather condition in Shenzhen is quite humid all year long, Just about all horn products would retain good amount of moisture without splitting in Shenzhen. THe weather in Canada and the US are very different, I wouldn't suggest them to soak horn frames in water...Amen!

**Aoker eyewear** · 08-13-2016, 10:18 AM

Hi Mr. Huang, Thanks for your opinion, I don't know very well about the weather in Canada or USA, if the weather is quite different.
after soak horn frame in the water when take out, covered with baby/vaseline oil to maintain horn frame.

**rbaker** · 08-13-2016, 12:25 PM

If someone can give me a compelling reason to buy frames made from some off the wall material that is affected by temperature and humidity and has to be soaked in water and God only knows what else I will be all ears.

Just because an ophthalmic frame can be made of some strange material does not mean that it is a good idea. Horn, tortoise, wood and many assorted metals and polymers have been fabricated into ophthalmic frames over the years and just a few have stood the test of time in the marketplace.

It's nice to offer a niche product, but, buffalo horn?

**mervinek** · 08-15-2016, 08:40 AM

How about buffalo burgers instead?

**Cat-Eyes** · 08-15-2016, 11:37 AM

at first I thought this thread was a joke.... I had no clue buffalo horn frames existed! but quite frankly I can barely get my patients to clean their lenses correctly!! Imagine how bad the AR smears after treated with baby oil

**plculver** · 08-15-2016, 05:44 PM

Teka recommends that their buffalo horn glasses be treated with hand/skin moisturizer every two weeks.

**Chris Ryser** · 08-16-2016, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by Aoker eyewear

Please use clean water to wash the temple, do not use chemical lotions , not in hot water, should be balanced with both hands when you put on or take off Buffalo horn eyewear, do not pull temple because of natural horny things will be broken, as our finger nails, it has the risk of break.

I would guess that the manufacturer of certain materials would know best how to handle their products.

I am only familiar with genuine turtle shell frames of which I have sold hundreds and adjusted dozens during many years before they got banned world wide.

**JERRY HUANG** · 08-16-2016, 01:08 PM

Turtle shells are much better material compare to horns!

**Aoker eyewear** · 08-26-2016, 10:27 AM

Thanks for your comments, yes. it seems that only manufacturer knows best how to handle buffalo horn eyewear.

For buffalo horn eyewear retailers or distributers, it might cause a lot of problems. when it deformed.

We are studying a newest technology to completely solve the problem of buffalo horn eyewear arms deformed and front deformed.

**Aoker eyewear** · 08-26-2016, 10:33 AM

Turtle shells are forbiden by most countries customs.

While buffalo horn are no problem to get through Custom by most countries.

**Aoker eyewear** · 08-26-2016, 10:40 AM

Haha, how bad the AR smears after treated with baby oil.

That is really a question,use quality microfiber clean cloths, prepare 2 pcs clean cloth, one for clean lens and one for clean frames. Be patient.