Inner thigh chaffing, find me an answer

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i look better in summer dresses, but suffer from the dreaded red sore inner thigh.
I have tried lanacane, hair spray, baby powder all work for an hour or so but need reapplying.
I have bought spans like pants with long legs and that works like a dream, but I really don't need the tight bandaging around the waist.
So I am looking for some sort of very light long leg pants, something like control top tights with a bit of thigh cover so I can washy down the street and not walk like John Wayne.
Any ideas?

and at Brave Soldier Friction Zone cream. Nice work at marketing to men, skincare people!

I can confirm with joy that I tried the Mitchum trick today, walked two sweaty miles to town and back, and my inner thighs are silky smooth and friction-free.

Best random internet tip EVER

I have to agree that this isn't just a problem for people with a bit of extra chub. Even at my lowest weight, less than 9 stone at 5 foot 8 I had this problem. I have very narrow shoulders and hips, so my thighs will always rub, on my frame there will just never be a gap bertween them. Such is life. But I popped on to say that you can get Lanacane in the 99p store. I've stocked up in the last few days and it's doing the trick.

May I recommend Boots Derma Care Itch Relief Cream (Crotamiton) if it all gets a bit itchy round those regions? Lanacane didn't work for me, but this does

I have the same M&S pair as BWIWBold but they are 'control pants' and very squeezy. Even a size bigger than my usual I am squeezed tight.

Looking for a more relaxed alternative, but want to touch and feel - not buy online...

reporting back from yesterday...

I did the Mitchum trick, wore a skirt all day and walked a lot in the sunny sun. Although I did sweat, it didnt rub so that is good.

I tried antiperspirant squirted on my thighs and they didn't rub even though I walked all day :)

am trying the mitchum thing today, will report back

re the antiperspirant thing, a tmi application tip is to get the rollerball right under your knicker-line at the top of your inner thigh, and apply downwards all over any thigh surface which might potentially rub. This ensures total dryness in the affected area...

You are brilliant ladies, I've resorted to my palest ordinary shorts under my dress on holiday.
Never thought of antiperspirant as well as talc, lanch whatsit cream works, but is £££. lots of things to to try.

The long sloggis look just the job for the dress I have for a wedding.

I bought bodyglide on the advice of a Mumsnetter last year and was profoundly idsappointed. It was horrible, grainy and didn't work.

I go for either appropriate underwear or a combination of antiperspirant, allowed to dry then layered over with baby powder for friction relief.

bloomers

I am very scared now

These people are great for long pants. I have ordered Sloggis in black and nude.

www.woods-online.co.uk

Chafe Shield

Boffin - that website is an eye-opener!!! Am reading it like this

He Wears Panties. Indeed.

I was in Primark today and they have cycle short type leggings for £3.50, I would say the are shorter than cycle shorts and, being Primark, were very fine . they had grey in them and they would do for us rubby thighed beauties.

Aha. I was just about to order some of the Slogging long bloomers from BoffinMum's website (for my friend, you understand) but I could buy an awful lot of Primarni leggings for the same money. Dilemmas, dilemmas.

I think the Sloggi ones probably have more lycra 'ping' and wash a bit better?

Sloggi, sloggi, sloggi ! They are fantastic.

Also, being knickers they will be more suitable for wearing as underwear. My friend says.

Hi, sorry for the late post. In Asda I buy a tube called 'liquid talc' from the baby aisle. Its light and creamy but rubs totally in and leaves a smooth dry feeling. Oh and it smells like a baby, lovely. I put it on my inside thighs and it works a treat.

slightly off at a tangent here but I'm a thigh rubber as are my primary school DDs not chubby by anyone's imagination

does anyone else find they go through jeans like chuff or do I just buy cheap jeans?

Hi, sorry for the late post. In Asda I buy a tube called 'liquid talc' from the baby aisle. Its light and creamy but rubs totally in and leaves a smooth dry feeling. Oh and it smells like a baby, lovely. I put it on my inside thighs and it works a treat.

Workshy I've moticed holes appearing very quickly in trousers now, no matter where I got them or how much i paid for them.

I might look for the liquid talc today, sounds interesting.

Liquid talc sounds just the thing to hide in the car. Loose talc is really messy when out and about. I'm going past ASDA later.