Thigh chaffing, what is the solution?

[Zanzibaragain]

It's hot and humid, I want to wear a pretty floaty dress not german hausfrau shorts or boring boring boring linen draw string trousers this summer.

I have tried antiperspirant, hairspray, lanacane, talcum powder, and some specialist stuff for surfers.

I don't want to wear Spanx but something similar in a lighter less suffocating and strangulating style would be great.

Any ideas

I've done the bra intervention, but my boobs are huge - k cup with a 36 back. The panty liner trick sounds fab, will be trying that.

ignore pinkfrocks, have seen her post on other threads and her only contribution has been to say lose weight - but claims she it's a not weight obsessed. bit of a one trick pony!

I too get thigh chafe at any weight if it's hot/humid enough.

I've found Sloggi bike shorts style cotton knickers are deeply unattractive but WEP in hot countries: www.justsloggi.co.uk/sloggi-longs-brief

Anyone who suggests losing weight is a twat. I have narrow hips and unless I'm around 8.5 stone (at 5'9"), I get thigh chafing . YY to those who've suggested longer knickers, I've got a few pairs

Bandelettes (sp?) are great. I expected them to ride up but they don't budge at all. I think I got mine from Etsy. And I'm another pear shape who still got thigh chafe at size 8.

www.needundies.com/womens-briefs/sloggi-basic-long.html

Haven't read the whole thread but I have recently discovered these and found them very good. In fact I think they were recommended on a previous Mumsnet thread on this subject.

I use sure stick deodorant and it works well.

Fat shaming again pink? You must have ishoos, you were poisonous on the bikini thread too.

Bodyglide is the shizzle. I can vouch for this after one year having almost blistered inner thighs, and not having had to suffer it since, no matter how much I walk in the heat. I never fancy the longer knickers, in case a freak gust of wind flashes them. I work on a seafront, and it can get rather breezy at times.

Another vote for Bodyglide. Never had any chafing ever since starting to use it. Plus totally invisible and doesn't involve wearing more stuff in the heat.

The evans shorts have changed my life! Will try the sloggis though

I got the h&m lace trim ones, they are great and just a nice thickness for hotter days. The lace trim takes the bad look off them should they be flashed.

I have thigh rub no matter what size I've been (from 12-18). It is partly due to carrying weight on thighs, as they always look chubby on inner thigh no matter how much I try to tone. Also a chiro I went to a few years ago said it is to do with how you walk, hip alignment etc as well, something that I've had issues with.

Also use cut up natural tights if you are wearing something a bit shorter

Jockey Skimmies slipshorts or Bodyglide

www.jockey.ca/catalog?q=underwear&style=slipshort

I have used bandalettes on our last holiday to New York over summer. I wanted to walk round in skirts but knew all that walking I would get chaffing. I bought two pairs, one black and one white and they were great! I got them straight from the company and they were here in a few days, even from America. Took a little bit of getting used to but they don't budge and I'll be using them again this summer especially since I'm expecting. And btw to those suggesting weight loss, I am a size 10-12 and always had this issue. Hope you find your solution.

I know lunch I thought about that after I posted

Well I was in London yesterday sweating buckets. Was very humid and horrid! Plenty of opportunity for a bit of thigh chafe

I have some m&s 95% cotton long knickers in "nude" and they are great.

My solution: culottes

This is ones for you pinkfrocks time.com/3485048/thigh-gap-parody-video/

Udderly Smooth anti chaffing cream. Massive tub for £7 on Amazon.

Changed my life. I now wear dresses and skirts all summer and walk as long as I like. Impossible to do before and it is lovely not to have to layer up in the heat. Lanacane antichaff was pretty good but the Udderly one is better IME and cheaper.

They seem to market it to sports people/athletes so it's a bit under the radar.

It is also good for underboob issues. Can be used anywhere really.

One tub lasts me 2 years

Udderly anti chaff is also totally invisible. I actually couldn't see how it would work when it first arrived. But it totally does.

I decant into a small container to carry it in handbag but I've never actually had to reapply it in the 2 years I've used it.

Udderly Smooth 227g Chamois Anti Chaffing Cream with Shea Butter www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002DR4ISI/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_7ovFvbTX0QTHM