for short rides, under 80 miles, I don't bother with anything, but for things like AIDS Lifecycle, where I am riding day after day after day, I need something. I have had hideous sores using chamois butter, so I am thrilled to learn about some other stuff to try. Thanks!
found some Lantiseptic at the drugstore this afternoon. Picked it up in hopes it helps better than Chamois Butt'r or Hoo Ha Ride Glide. It's got to be better than that stuff....
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I don't claim to be an expert on this and have never bought a butt cream because I fear they may be using unsafe ingredients. I have cheap ol' mineral oil lying around the house and have used that a few times and I think it works great. No need to spend much money.
Except I think mineral oil and other petroleum-based oils can cause the foam in shorts chamois to break-down extra fast. So you may not be saving any money in the long run if you end up having to replace shorts prematurely.
I don't generally like lotions that contain petroleum-based ingredients, so I'm not willfully spreading them around on or on anything that touches my nether-regions, either.
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I got Lantiseptic and jar of Endur-It just came in my door, Shea butter should be coming soon. I am doing long rides this weekend and I'll try the creams I hope one really works. I did noticed that Endur-It's ingredients have Shea Butter as well as lanolin and those are the main ingredients of the two other recommendations I got here! Can wait to try them.
I went ahead and ordered the 144 pack of the packets. It works out to $0.75 per packet. I will cover shipping to you.
If you want some, PM me.
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This long weekend my husband and I rode 3 days and got over 350 miles on the bike. The First Day: We both used Endur-It. The cream (is more like a balm) has a faint but nice smell, it’s texture is thick and sticky in the jar but once a little body warmth hits it, has excellent lubricant concistency, it gives you a very smooth feeling and performed amazingly good for the whole length of the ride with no issues of burning or chafing at all.
Second day we used Lantiseptic. The texture seemed similar, but I just didn’t feel as soft as Endur-It and the smell of Lantiseptic wasn’t attractive to say the least! Especially if we compared it to Endur-It’s nice smell. Lantiseptic appeared to be greasier as it was quite hard to clean off your hands after application, but as recommended Lantiseptic worked well with no issues with chafing or burning.
After the second day of riding we had Endur-It as the clear winner. Both my Husband and I just liked Endur-It much better. Is clearly formulated for cyclists, as it has a nice smell, really smooth feeling, it lasts for several hours without having to apply again, also it is easy to clean off your hands and to wash off your shorts. I could see us using Lantiseptic if Endur-It wasn’t available but for now we’ve found our chamois cream. Thank you for all you help and see you on the road![]()
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Does anyone here ever have any sanitary or hygiene concerns regarding the use of a chamois cream product in a jar? In the past, I have always opted to buy chamois creams that come in a tube (I'm currently using a cream called That Butt Stuff), simply because it doesn't require sticking your fingers into the jar...sometimes multiple times. Squeezing the cream from a tube just seems "cleaner" to me. Does anyone else worry about this? Or am I just being over-paranoid about germs and bacteria from fingers tainting the jar?
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