Paceline Chamois Butt'r Skin Lubricant Cream

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For hygiene reasons, don’t ‘double dip’ by taking another scoop with the hand you’ve used to rub in the cream. John has been writing about bikes and cycling for over 30 years since discovering that people were mug enough to pay him for it rather than expecting him to do an honest day's work. Knowing how much product to use can make a huge difference for your comfort levels and overall experience while cycling. Therefore, ensuring that you get this right based around your own personal needs is really important.

Chamois cream will usually also have anti-bacterial properties which may help prevent saddle sores developing or getting severe. Should you always use chamois cream? Crotch Guard's maker says that the oils in its product mimic the molecular structure of the lipids (fats, to you and me) found in human skin and therefore strengthen and reinforce the structure of the skin. Traditional chamois creams usually provide a protective barrier to guard the skin from rubbing against other surfaces, but these can clog pores, promote ingrown hairs and stain clothing. Crotch Guard says that its oil supports the physiology of the skin's natural lipids so it is recognised and accepted by the human body, which then absorbs it to help support the skin's natural barrier and protective functions. Endurance training on a road bike often exceeds 3 hours. It is easy to experience discomfort during long rides. And chamois creams help with that. The simple answer is that if the cycling shorts are new enough that you are still wearing them today, the chamois is probably synthetic. If it looks anything like the one pictured to the right, it’s synthetic. Then why should I use chamois butter? When it comes to cycling, the chamois is the piece of padding found in bicycling shorts, with the purpose of providing increased comfort for long days in the saddle.Dip your fingers into the chamois cream and scoop out about three fingers worth of cream (about a quarter-sized amount). Also, be mindful of additional agents found in your chamois cream. Witch hazel, peppermint oil, and tea tree oil can provide a fresh cooling sensation on your skin that also helps destroy bacteria in hot spots and wet areas. If you’re not looking for a minty fresh feel on your nether regions or thighs, opt for creams that omit these tingly ingredients. A good rule of thumb: the fewer ingredients, the more natural the feel. Plant-based ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, aloe, and cocoa butter provide natural moisturization. How We Selected

But a true chamois cream is going to be formulated so that it won’t damage or discolor technical clothing. It may be a bit of a mouthful, but Athlete Performance Luxury Chamois Cream – Pour Femme is, you guessed it, the female-specific version of the consistently very well reviewed Muc-Off Luxury Chamois Cream. Like the men's cream, it does its job really well, keeping you comfy in the saddle on long rides thanks to a formula that means it stays put yet doesn't feel greasy. What I also like about it is that it soothes already-chafed skin. So, when I forget to apply it before a ride, I shower once I return and apply the cream afterward. You know those terrible padded shorts that serious cyclists wear? That’s not even the worst of their problems. Cyclists wear chamois (the bike shorts with a cushy little pillow sewn in the crotch area) to relieve the pressure of resting so much body weight on a thin bike seat. All this pressure around the underbutt crease also has some frictional effects on the skin. Things can go south. If you’d like a category of horrifying images to avoid Google-imaging, I can recommend “saddle sores,” which are a severe irritation in the butt region, prompted by sitting on a bike seat for too long. When I started biking a lot and far, I was so frightful of saddle sores that I took the recommended wisdom like it was law: use chamois butt’r. Runners tend to experience underarm or chest chafing when tight clothing rubs against their sweaty skin. And, of course, there’s the all too familiar inner thigh rub that happens to so many of us, regardless of thigh size.For example, on shorter rides (anything around an hour or so) you most likely will be fine without dipping into a pot. Alternatively, if you are heading out for a day long exploration then it’d be recommended to apply some in any troublesome areas. There are three situations when chamois cream is particularly useful: for very long rides; for indoor training, where you're on the saddle almost all the time; and for returning to cycling after a few weeks off. Chamois cream provides a layer of lubrication between your skin and the pad in your shorts, helping keep you comfortable. It's especially useful for long rides and for indoor training where you may not move around on the saddle very much