Preventing Chaffing?

heagler870
heagler870 Posts: 280 Member
edited November 17 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been walking a lot. Unfortunately I have been getting chaffing a lot. I have been using baby powder at bed time and that helps but does anyone know of anything to prevent it? I went walking 3 times yesterday and the chaffing was pretty bad. I used baby powder last night but it's not fully healed today. :(

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  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    Good base layer
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Vaseline
  • serena_2cool2live
    serena_2cool2live Posts: 1 Member
    Vaseline will save you! Put it on all your chaffing zones, I even use it to prevent blisters on my feet when running anything over 10k.
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    Good base layer will prevent majority
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Body Glide

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Baby powder makes it worse.

    Besides the body glide, look for wicking fabrics.
  • heagler870
    heagler870 Posts: 280 Member
    Baby powder hasn't ever made it worse for me, but like I said, I use it at night to help it heal and it has worked unless I am just chaffed beyond repair. But, I have never heard of vaseline. I'll have to give it a try.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    i use chalk , its messy so i only use it when i'm at home on my treadmill, but it works.
  • jpoehls9025
    jpoehls9025 Posts: 471 Member
    edited March 2017
    Spandex always kept me from having inner thigh chafing when on long walks or ruck marches when I was still in the Army.
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    Yoga pants or long line boxers
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    Get a proper base layer and u will be fine. Simple as that but if u want to apply product instead you can do it that way but why not just prevent it with something simple
  • NanP135
    NanP135 Posts: 219 Member
    spandex shorts as a base layer and then anything else on top if you want
  • Vladimirnapkin
    Vladimirnapkin Posts: 299 Member
    Body Glide or Blister Shield will both save you from chafing, and don't stain as much as vasoline.
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