Looking for an Ultra Endurance Chamois Cream

[XelhaI]

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

[nscrbug]

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?

Linda

[bellissima]

@XelhaI, Glad you found what you were looking for on Endur-It.

@Linda, I personally don’t think is an issue. Assos which is one of the most popular chamois creams on the market comes in a jar just like Lantiseptic and Endur-It. Also most of these creams have some anti-bacterial properties. Have you ever used a regular cream or makeup that came in a jar? I know I have many times.

[OakLeaf]

I don't think it's an issue, but another advantage of shea butter is that I need to use so little, it only takes one "dip."

[carolp]

I do like shea butter and I just found a chamois cream called Mad Alchemy that has shea in it, but some other things as well like tea tree oil. It goes on a little easier than shea butter but it stays put. I really love it. It's a very small company so most bike shops don't carry it, but you can mail order it from their site. I didn't get the women's specific because I got it at a bike shop, but they have women's specific on their site and I might order that.
http://madalchemy.com/