Has anyone tried diaper cream?

[Smilie]

Now that's an intriguing name, Anti-Monkey Butt Powder. Too bad I don't have time to order it before my big ride!

[Possegal]

My sister is taking a chemo drug that impacts healing, and she's had a cut just below her breast that she had for months. I finally told her to try Boudreaux's butt paste on it (per a coworker's advice, and after her trying everything her pharmacist husband and her oncologist could think of). It healed in 3 days. She now calls it "the Boudreaux's miracle" and can't wait for her next oncologist's appt so she can tell him what she used, because as she jokes "he embarrasses so easily".

two thumbs up from my family for the butt paste.

[bboston88]

I love hearing my mother in law ask "where's the butt paste???" when they are changing my daughter. I think she just likes to say butt paste, I can tell.

Anyway, it's in a yellow tube and you can get it at Target. I think it washes out pretty easily, I've never had a problem w/it. Usually I use Chamois B'tr but I could use either really.

[OakLeaf]

Is it in the baby department?

[BiketoWork Barb]

SO glad to have found this string of posts!

I've used Boudreaux's for a while on the recommendation of a female cyclist friend. It has worked okay for the occasional sore that used to open up between the butt cheeks (this is just among us girls, right?), but didn't do much on long rides.

I just tried Chamois Butt'r on an 80-mile ride Saturday, and it seemed to help with the groin friction some. But I was also breaking in a new saddle (Terry Falcon), and it's hard to tell how much of the soreness I had afterwards might have been the saddle. I did reapply a couple of times at food stops (I put some in a ziploc bag so I didn't have to carry a big brand-new tube).

The instructions on the Chamois stuff say to rub it into your chamois after washing the shorts. I assume they mean REAL chamois pads, and mine are all synthetic stuff so I don't know if I'm going to do that. Seems like it would just sit there, rather than make the stuff more supple and forgiving as I expect it does with actual leather.

A tri guy I know told me that they apply so much stuff it oozes out their shorts--uck.

I'm going to look for the Monkey Butt now and try that--an easy segue from Butt Paste to Monkey Butt.

My only concern is that I seem to remember hearing years ago that talc isn't good for the vaginal area for some reason. Whatever I read made me stop my baby powdering habit (this was pre-cycling days; I just thought it kept me baby fresh). Anyone else have something on this?

I'm now going to look for threads that discuss saddle brands, as I'm not sure the Falcon and I are going to be best friends. I commute daily and ride longer distances on weekends with my husband (and a few spinervals evenings on the trainer indoors). This seat is a step up from the standard one that came on my Specialized Dolce. I'd love to hear recommendations.

--barb

[emily_in_nc]

My only concern is that I seem to remember hearing years ago that talc isn't good for the vaginal area for some reason. Whatever I read made me stop my baby powdering habit (this was pre-cycling days; I just thought it kept me baby fresh). Anyone else have something on this?

I'm just going from memory, but seems like a link was found with cancer -- cervical, perhaps?

Emily

[OakLeaf]

Real talc contains asbestos fibers, so obviously it's implicated in all kinds of cancers. I don't think you can even buy it any more though - read the labels, but AFAIK it's all cornstarch now.

Which, you can buy THAT in the baking aisle, without the irritating scents, for about a quarter of the price

[RoadRaven]

A little late to the party... but a zinc and caster oil preparation from the chemist. In the baby section. Real cheap and extremely effective.

Maybe thats whats in all the "names" listed above - but this one has no special name, no extra smelly stuff and comes in a big plastic pot with a simple lable declaring "Zinc & Caster Oil".

Use it before races, and after also.

[sfa]

Boy, I wish I had read this thread earlier. I can't believe I bought a tube of Chamois Butt'r when I have a TUB of Boudreaux's butt paste in the house, and I've been known to use it before for chaffing. What was I thinking? Good stuff, that. And it washes out easily.

Cornstarch vs. talc--we used cornstarch powder on the kids because we were told it was safer, but then we discovered that cornstarch powder can lead to or exacerbate yeast infections since it gives the yeast something to feed on, so if you have a tendency towards yeast infections you might want to stay away from cornstarch in your shorts.

Sarah