Avoiding armpit/thigh rash?? anyone!?!?

[xfactor]

Hi! I'm wondering if everyone gets rash in their armpit/thigh! cuz i always tend to get big rash then i usually go out the night after surf, spraying deodorant is a hell for me! but i know i have to in order for chicks to love me :)

am i the only one that gets rash?!?!? rash and tiredness are the only thing thats keeping me from all-day sessions.

[yewwww!]

i get rash but not on the armpit and theigh. i get it just on my stomach and my hip bone. thats the thing that stops me surfing all day as well.

im guessing that when u get underarm rash it is when u are wearing a rashie? most likely a wettie top? if it is, try getting a bit of vasiline and putting it under there. the thing that works the best is wearing a normal rashie underneath your wetsuit/top. but if u wear a wettie top because it keeps u nice and warm, the rashie idea isent ideal.

and i have no idea how to stop theigh rash. do u get it from your leg rubbing on your beard or what? hope some of that helped. later

[canuck]

yeah you're not the only one chicks get them too. I just use vasaline it seems to work but dont let anyone see you with the tub of vas or they get the wrong idea. oh yeah the tub is nasty left in the sun too.

[craig]

surf more and your skin will toughen up and get used to it.. if not you need some new boardies or a new rashie

[xfactor]

i have plenty of vaseline.. (looks in the drawer) i think even if they may get the wrong idea, they might come borrrow some off me :D

nah.. i can't surf everyday cuz i live in brissy, i only go down maybe 1 or twice a week. i think it's my boardies giving me the thigh rash and my armpit hair giving me the armpit rash.

and yewww.. u get stomach rash cuz ur on boog, i used to get them too when i boog'ed. i only got stomach/chest rash when i first started surfing, i guess my skins toughened. i solved my problem with getting rash down there, wear a jock :) no more freeballing for me

anyway thanks for the tips guys! keep'em coming! i wanna be able to surf 9-5! being on the dole sux!

[zingomar]

Walking in wet boardies is the worst thing for rash - so walking back around at the points after a wave can give it to you quickly.

Some wetties and rash vests have seams in the wrong spot and give you hell. Choose carefully. Lightwieght boardshort fabrics are best. The super long leg styles can cause probs.

The wetsuit short that Kelly Slater used to wear years ago is good for protecting the legs buts never got the cool status to become mainstream. It ismorecomfy than a wet floppy pair of boardies.

Vaseline works well under the arms and in the crotch. But further down the legs, it gets onto the board.

My underarms and stomach have some nice scars from rash where I had a bad wettie, forgot the vaseline etc - scars of battle!

[tshelper]

If you are getting a rash there is only one reason - you are SOFT.
Surf a bit more and build up some tough skin you girls.

But yeah Vaseline works like a charm too.

[yewwww!]

some rashes just dont go away though. i surf close to everyday and i still get rash from the end of my board on my hip bone and on my stomach. lucky its getting a bit colder so i can get in a wettie. i dont get rash from that puppy. love the thing :)

[cynic]

u can buy rashguard lotion from surfshops and its non sticky and much better than vaso - Hoyo uses it

[tshelper]

Pffft rashguard lotion - do you put that on before or after you have your manicure and seaweed wrap facemask?

[xfactor]

yeah.. i gel my hair before i get in the surf.. a bit of cosmetics won't hurt! all my girl friends take an hour to get ready for the beach!!! what's with that? and they are too scared to go swimming because it might mess up their hair and makeup.. girls are weird!