What's in Bag Balm or Chami Butt'r

[trekchic]

I need to know what ingredients are in these balms that makes them so great?

Does it have shea butter? cocoa butter? Is it for lubrication or moisture barrier? Does diaper rash ointment work the same way?

I have to be VERY careful of the products I use in that area...can't even wax!

Kim in TN

[snapdragen]

Can you use vitamin A & D ointment? I've heard it works well too.

[administrator]

A link to the chamois buttr ingredients can be found here:
ingredient list

[annie]

Kim,

Here's the ingredients in Bag Balm:

Ingredients: 8-Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate 0.3% in a petrolatum lanolin base.

Another good lubricant for saddle comfort is Assos Chamois Creme. It's my personal favorite, but I've used Bag Balm and Chamois Butt'r, too, and they all work pretty well........ The Assos stuff isn't cheap but it is very nice.
Here's the list of ingredients, direct from the jar:

Deonized water, glycerine, propylene glycol,decyl oleate, polydecene, witch hazel extract, almond oil, sorbitan stearate, menthol, cyclomethicone, oak bark extract, methylparaben, retinol, palminate, BHA.

I never looked at the ingredients till now. What a long list! I don't know what some of them are or what they are supposed to do, I just know I like the stuff. The directions say to rub it directly onto the chamois of your shorts and rub it in. Or may be applied directly to skin. I've tried both methods and either one is fine.

A and D ointment, isn't that for diaper rash? It doesn't smell all that great, but neither does bag balm. If it works, it's worth the stink. The chamois cremes made for biking wash out of the shorts easily. Bag Balm seems to, also. I don't know about something like A and D.

I don't know if any of them would work as a moisture barrier. Too much movement to keep a barrier intact. They all work as lubricants to cut down on the amount of friction, thereby reducing chafing and rubbing.

Good luck in finding one you like and good to see you back on the boards!!!

[trekchic]

Thanks guys! I am not sure A&D ointment (or any diaper rash ointment) would do the same thing as the ointments specifically designed for cycling. Diaper rash ointment is formulated for moisture barrier and relief from rash; not necessarily protection from it.

As long as I know what my objectives are in searching for something to use, I can substitute an ointment I can use. So, what I am looking for is a creme or ointment that provides lubrication and moisturizes the skin at the same time?

It's greaaaaaaaaaaat to be back!

Kim in TN

[ChainsOflove]

I'd better order a 50 gallon drum of butter. Nasty chafing has now shriveled and is peeling like a sunburns.

ick

[snapdragen]

Thank you for sharing.......

[missliz]

Another member had that same he**ish chafing problem- she finally solved it by getting a refit and shifting position a bit. Something to think about. It's early season and your sit bones may not be planting perfectly. And how are you gonna keep riding with no skin on the tushy?

I've become a big fan of Bag Balm; it's not as water soluable as Chamois Butter and sticks longer. It's also designed specificly for chapped and irritated tender bits; Cow udders are pretty thin skinned. I get a lot of irritation and have been impressed enough to slap the stuff on any sore skin even post ride. Didn't beleive at first- now I'm a convert. Better than Vaseline, which I have resorted to. And if you're shriveling and peeling- go get Neosporin ointment and slather it on. Butter does nothing. Neosporin really does help heal faster.
Bag Balm does wash out, Also good for hands, feet, elbows, seems to help with poison ivy.

Lizzy