Cotton knickers no VPL/bum spots!

[Spottybotty2]

I have a slightly embarrassing problem.... I need knickers which I can wear with jeans (straight leg but fitted around the bum area) which won't cause a VPL. I have been wearing the sloggi no VPL knickers which are v comfortable and look good but.....they are polyester and giving me a terrible spotty bum! I think they are pretty sweaty and I spend a lot of the day sitting at a desk.

So I need cotton knickers recommendations with no VPL (would a boy short style work..?). Slightly loathe to go for a thong. And also recommendations to clear up the spotty bum! (I shower at least once per day and wash my clothes regularly).

Intimissimi do nice seamless ones.

I always think the microfibre ones are the least likely to give VPL. I’ve never managed to find cotton non-VPL knickers (apart from thongs).

I recommend St Ives blemish control face scrub for your spotty bum!

I’m not sure why you would care if you had a VPL. It’s a very early 00s thing to worry about. Do men worry about a VPL?
Be free and wear whatever pants you want.
also re bum spots, get a good body scrub.

I’ve found facial exfoliation pads work on spotty bums as well

Do people really not mind VPL anymore?!

Sudocreme is good for bum spots.

I mind VPL. I lost a bit of weight and swapped my big knickers for a stock of Next and M&S Brazilian knickers. They're not cotton but are great, very comfy and breathable, no VPL and no spotty bum!

You need 100% cotton . Unfortunately most places put 5% lycra in them which makes you sweat. I found peacocks do 100% cotton shorts style which are comfortable and no leg elastic digging in or showing vpl.

I would be surprised if your current knickers alone are causing the spotty bum. Have you considered changing washing powder/detergent?

Thanks for the responses.

I think microfibre are what my current ones are made of.

I don't want VPL because it ruins the line of my jeans and makes my bum look odd. I don't care that people know I'm wearing pants!

What could be the issue with my detergent? It's not an allergic reaction, just spotty and it's definitely worse when I go into the office - leather car seat, then sitting all day....so I think it's a sweat thing. Wondering if talc would work?

I got some in Sainsburys.

That packet says made with modal - not pure cotton.

IME it is extremely difficult to find pure cotton knickers these days. M&S have very few except massive full briefs in black. I’ve ended up on Amazon a few times, but again the only option is massive full briefs which don’t solve your VPL issue.

Try women's boxers instead so it's not a vpl but a kind of visible short line.

Try bamboo pants: www.lazypanda.co.uk/products/ladies-3-pair-sockshop-lazy-panda-bamboo-briefs?variant=39634284052553

I never cared, and it seems most people around here don't either.

Btw I would rather have VPL than the top of my thong being seen!

You can get bum acne creams which clear up the spotty botty a treat. Check Amazon.

Not sure about the knickers though, sorry. I just wear jeans that are too thick to see the pants through!

Tezenis seamless cotton pants, they are the absolute best.

British Boxers do all cotton pants and boxers too. My go-to brand.

Just had a quick look @freezingmytoesoff and this is the composition:

Composition & Care
Fabric: 86 % Cotton, 14 % Elastane
Crotch: 86 % Cotton, 14 % Elastane

ie they are not pure cotton.

I find using an acid toner a couple of nights a week, and then a niacinamide toner on the other nights and during the day, keeps the spots away. I’ve got salicylic, glycolic and a multi acid one. Occasionally some sudocreme.

Modal is a natural fibre, and breathable.

Do you do this even when there are no spots there? Didn't realise I might need to get high maintenance about my bum!

Ah interesting... I still think they're fab as I need seamless and most seamless options are micro fibre...so these at least are preferable to that. Although don't meet the requirements of pure cotton then, sorry 😔

🤣 yes I do! But I’m usually using the same products on my face anyway so it’s not an extra faff.

Witch hazel gel will clear up the bum spots. It is brilliant for drying up spots in most places on the body.
I wear thongs, they are comfortable if you buy good ones and you can get cotton ones. I also hate VPL and in particular, GUSSET LINES across the bum. Sizing up your trousers can help, sometimes VPL is due to overtight trousers, as are bum spots.