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Oooh I would have thought tea tree oil would a) sting a lot and b) dry your skin out too much?
Talking of stinging ... worst pain I ever felt, except perhaps tattoos and childbirth, was StuE spraying plastic skin on the open sore on my right buttock in a small hotel off the South Downs Way last June... God knows what the other residents thought was going on.
That was your mistake.
The correct procedure for all sorts of saddle sore issues is vodka. Drink half a bottle and use a thimbleful as sterilising fluid. Then set about treatment.
My worst saddle soreness experience was the mistake of riding a 10 hour enduro a couple of days post Brazilian wax. Biiiiiig mistake. That's when I found out that Assos stings if you're already tender.
jojoA1 - Member
My worst saddle soreness experience was the mistake of riding a 10 hour enduro a couple of days post Brazilian wax. Biiiiiig mistake. That's when I found out that Assos stings if you're already tender.
Steady, you'll have SFB stalking (in more than one sense) if you're not too careful 😆
We're talking prevention here rather than cure aren't we? So when I'm 'touching the void' I reach for the vaseline.
Steady, you'll have SFB stalking (in more than one sense)
I'm [b]way[/b] ahead of you :o)
I get the impression a Brazilian is NOT a good idea if you're going to be cycling - those short and curlies protect delicate parts...
Well I know that [i]now[/i]!
jojo - too much information there! You know how excitable the STW guys get 😉
You know how excitable the STW guys get
particularly me :o)
IM / IME if you are getting chaffing then something is wrong. Seat, seating position, clothing.
From my nurses perspective I would never use creams as a prevention - do all nasty sort of things to your skin. Block pores, alter PH and so on.
From my nurses perspective I would never use creams as a prevention - do all nasty sort of things to your skin. Block pores, alter PH and so on.
an interesting perspective - but riding is quite temporary - about 6% of my time...
I've used Assos MAL for doing Etapes in the past and it worked (I've always assumed Sudocreme to be more of a treatment than a preventative). But I'd say a greater factor was the quality of shorts (Assos again, no question - don't think they do a women-specific version, if such things make a difference), the saddle and the riding position.
if such things make a difference
well,considering the marked differences in anatomy in that region one might suppose it did!
Worth trying a different brand of shorts and perhaps try out some different saddles? Padding and shaping of both has a lot of input in this area! It could be your saddle is too wide towards the mid/front section and is rubbing.
Is minty arse lard applied to shorts or nethers?
vote number 2 for [b]Metanium[/b], it's a better barrier cream than Sudocrem, which is just a better known brand name. it has a higher titanium dioxide ratio than Sudocrem and is utterly waterproof.
try them both, i know which you'll discard.
Spud - either and/or both. I generally put it on the shorts
I'd also give the thumbs up for Bepanthen for post ride soothing
I've always got some (and sudocream for that matter) in the car as we've two under 3's. I have one of the little pots of sudo in my bag incase there's any sign of mid ride chaffing going on (which gets topped up from the massive pots we have around the house with the nappies )
Jeremy, sometimes it's just a case of having pressure in a place that is not accustomed to it for an extended period of time rather than anything wrong with seat/shorts/position. Say you went from being a weekend only rider to doing a 10 hour race, your botty bits would just not be prepared. Well that's my theory anyway! 🙂
Cinnamon Girl, the boys talk about their vasectomies etc with impunity and absence of letching from us hot blooded females, it's about time we fought back! 🙂
If you can get hold of it, try [b][i][u]Bag Balm[/u][/i][/b]. It's original use is for cows udders, but it is well thought of in the American Cycling community and a doctor actually recommended it to me. And yes that was a human doctor and not an animal one.
Google bag balm and cycling and see what results you get.
jojoA1 - Member
Jeremy, sometimes it's just a case of having pressure in a place that is not accustomed to it for an extended period of time rather than anything wrong with seat/shorts/position. Say you went from being a weekend only rider to doing a 10 hour race, your botty bits would just not be prepared.
'Tis true. You can build tolerance to this. Mrs B went from zero (non cyclist) to 100 mile per day rear gunner in 3 months. She needed time to build cycling muscles and the ability to sit on bike for hours one end.
S'not just girlies though, boys need to build bum tolerance too...