Chamois Butter go bad? Burning upon application

[niniel1]

Hey all,

So a couple weeks ago I was trying out a new saddle, which was just not the right fit. I was also wearing dirty shorts, and had major sores/bleeding/problems down south afterwards. I saw the doctor, she told me I had a UTI and a yeast infection. We treated for both, and everything is normal nowadays.

Except for the fact that Chamois butter now burns like a mo-fo upon application. My tissues still feel a little itchy and strange down there, and some minor sores are still present, but this is like a global vaginal burn.

I'm wondering if perhaps I've developed an allergy to it or it's gone bad? It is like a two-year-old tube, but I heard the stuff never went bad.

Anyone heard about this sort of thing?

Thanks so much!

[Grits]

No, although once I unknowingly got some chamois butter with MENTHOL
I discovered soon enough after application. Doesn't sound like that is your problem, though, since you have used it before. Probably your skin is still irritated.

[Karma007]

Is it possible that your skin was just thin and tender post-infections? I know for me, a yeast infection turns all of my skin in to crepe paper. Very delicate.

[girlsubobscura]

try some a+d ointment before the chamois butter. A+D is one thing that usally works for me post yeast infection to let my skin heal properly.

[Biciclista]

sounds like you're not healed yet. Chamois butter burns me when I'm already sore sometimes

[colorisnt]

Yeah, my skin gets really fragile. I was in your position a couple of weeks ago. I have been doing some phys therapy for levator system and had treated a yeast infection already once but nothing had changed.

The urologist took a sample of urine because my skin was so thin and irritated and she found that I had a UTI now and a yeast infection. I don't really feel when I have a UTI most times, so it didn't surprise me since I get them frequently enough. She put me on diflucan this time and a few days later I was good.

I was using udder budder and that usually doesn't irritate me, but I was in SO MUCH PAIN. I would call your doctor to get some diflucan if they have just told you to get some monistat and if you only did one course, they can send you a second. Otherwise, you just may be really sensitive.

[sundial]

I switched from chamois butter to using plain ol' Vaseline petroleum jelly because of the burning I would experience sometimes. I use a teenie dab on the sit bones and it stays much better and doesn't wear off like the chamois butter. And as an added bonus, it makes my chamois softer.