Chamois Butter and shorts!!

[papaver]

bizarre... i bought mine just a couple of weeks ago and it's cream coloured.

[ASammy1]

I have the pale blue stuff too. Just bought my new jar a week ago.

[SnappyPix]

I think the cream coloured stuff is the old stock.
That's what I'd previously used prior to the new stock.
The tubs have also changed colour - no more red Swiss flag logo.
Now reads "Cycling Body R&D", as per their website.

They've also changed the wording of the ingredients - no longer reads "natural"

The new stuff doesn't have the same, umm, warm glow, and tends to disappear after an hour or so.

[GLC1968]

What?! Why would they mess with a good thing??? I'm so bummed out...I liked the old formula and that it was 'natural'. I actually started using it because of the witch hazel figuring that it would help deter bacterial growth. Crap.

[OakLeaf]

ewwww. Why don't I like the idea of putting anything BLUE on my "Kaiser roll?"

[ZenSojourner]

ewwww. Why don't I like the idea of putting anything BLUE on my "Kaiser roll?"

Honestly the idea of putting something there that has WITCH HAZEL in it is even more shuddersome, in my book.



LOL!

[equus123]

If some of you ladies are interested in all natural stuff, I used two containers of nubutte. The stuff works well and has a nice smell so anybody behind you will be enjoying your draft. The company's philosophy is also awesome and I enjoyed reading their thoughts behind the stuff.

http://www.nubutte.com/

[ASammy1]

ewwww. Why don't I like the idea of putting anything BLUE on my "Kaiser roll?"

LOL!!!

[Alex]

I've used Chamois Butt'r on rides over, say, 50 miles or so, and been very happy with it. I don't use a chamois cream on shorter rides. However, DH read that parabens are best avoided, so he bought some Hammer Seat Saver to try.

http://www.hammernutrition.com/za/HN...y%20Care#info1

I used it last weekend on a 40-miler, thinking I should find out sooner rather than later if I hated the product. It's a different consistency than the Butt'r, but seemed to work just fine. Here are the ingredients, cut and paste from the website.

Ingredients: Pure Olive Oil, Shea Butter, Distilled Water, Calendula, Yarrow, Chamomile, Comfrey, Stearic Acid, Beeswax, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin E Oil, Basil Oil, Clove Oil, Lavender Oil, Peppermint Oil, and Tea Tree Oil.

Thanks to some folks on TE, I bought some Assos shorts last year. I will NEVER go back to any other kind.

Alex

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

ewwww. Why don't I like the idea of putting anything BLUE on my "Kaiser roll?"

Ok, so my new terminology, the "Kaiser roll" seems to be catching on.

Pass the butter, please.

[Fujichants]

To this day, I still don't understand what chamois butter is used for...

To prevent chafing?

I can imagine it being a greasy mess, like riding around with a wet diaper or something.

And um...i'm picturing a big goopy mess after a long ride. Or does it somehow get absorbed into your skin or shorts?

[ZenSojourner]

It was a greasy mess the one time *I* tried it.

That was also the only time I had any chafing.

Once I changed out of the now greasy bike shorts and into a clean, dry pair, no more discomfort or chafing. Never before, and not since.

[ZenSojourner]

Ok, so my new terminology, the "Kaiser roll" seems to be catching on.

Pass the butter, please.

I did NOT need that image!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I did NOT need that image!

You mean this one?