Re: [at-l] chafing

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@attglobal.net>]

Gold Bond has problems with "medicated" components related to pepper.
If you put it on chafe or abrasions, you will never forget it! The
comment about bag balm sounds obscene, but there are two (at
least)ointments used in farming that are very useful in hiking. Hoof
dressing and bag balm are very good oils, moisturizers and lubricants.
Hoof dressing is for horses hooves (hoofs?), and bag balm is for cow
udders after milking. Many use hoof dressing to strengthen nails, or
after filing and shaping a hoof. Bag balm works on just about anything
to moisten without much fragrance or allergen risk, and is essential
after washing the udder, doing the deed for several minutes, and trying
to avoid a mastitis that would cost you money and a good cow.
Because people in shelters try to move away quickly if you pull either
jar out, I use diaper creme which only makes people realize I am either
perverted or smart, just not crazy.

BTW, I don't know how long your longest hike has been, but within 3
days there is no such thing as a clean hiker or clean shorts.
Cleanliness is only relative, but after 2 weeks, a distant faded
memory.

Bill....

sorry to have embarrassed you, but you provided a bunch of people to
discuss chafing, a nearly universal problem often suffered in silence.

At 11:31 PM 7/31/2000, Landslides2@webtv.net wrote:
>Now look it here listers.....
>I only said the darn undies were binding!
>I never said chaffing, I never talked about putting vasoline or bag balm
>on or in or over anything! Geesh.....u guys have Redhead and Chocolate
>blushing! Now.........JUST FOR THE RECORD.........I wear clean shorts,
>have a clean body as possible.....AND when dryness is needed....Gold
>bond powder works for me.

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