Inner thigh chafing!

[tnmom66]

Okay, I went to the zoo today in a skirt and sweated a lot and my upper inner thights got horribly chafed. This only happens occasionally, and I don't know why. I THINK it is chafing, anyway.
Powder helps a while, but it gets sweated/rubbed off.
How to cool the burning skin? I thought about diaper cream???
I expect losing weight would be a permanent solution, but I don't think that is going to happen.
I hope it heals up overnight, but I need to know how to prevent it. Anybody else deal with this? Maybe wearing bike shorts or boxers under my skirt?

[Chamomile Girl]

Bike shorts are totally the way to go. In the meantime diaper cream works great, especially if it is calendula based.

[QueenOfTheMeadow]

Originally Posted by Chamomile Girl

Bike shorts are totally the way to go. In the meantime diaper cream works great, especially if it is calendula based.

Weleda has an awesome calendule diaper cream or just the calendula cream. I love bike shorts for that sort of thing too. You can get shorter ones that you can wear under your skirt. It is a little hotter, but when your thighs are on fire anyway.

[tnmom66]

Originally Posted by QueenOfTheMeadow

You can get shorter ones that you can wear under your skirt. It is a little hotter, but when your thighs are on fire anyway.

I think I healed up naturally overnight, but I'm going to make sure I wear bike shorts if I'm going to do a lot of sweating/walking--Yeah! being a little hot beats the raw, burning sensation. And I still think it will be much cooler than wearing jeans. I love my full, floaty skirts in the summer! I haven't got the greatest legs in the world and I feel so feminine in the skirts.