# How to keep thighs from rubbing together? QUICK HELP! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677 "2003-06-27T02:16:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sionach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Sionach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sionach)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/21 "2003-06-27T16:26:55Z")
Girdle with short legs is probably the best bet if you have sensitive skin. Pantyhose just gives me a combo of heat rash & friction burn (very painful, burns-when-I-put-aloe-on-it sort of thing) where the top of my thighs touch. I was in 94 degree heat for a wedding last weekend; the girdle option was surprisingly comfortable & worked fine under my skirt w/o being too hot. You should be able to find one in the lingerie section of most department stores. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/22 "2003-06-27T21:58:39Z")
I’ve found that diaper rash ointment is a wonderful cure-all. It definitely helps the chafed area feel better–I wonder whether it would help prevent chafing? (I’m thinking of the thick zinc-oxide stuff.) ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/23 "2003-06-28T16:36:10Z")
Well . . . I have to know! How was your day in NY, and how are your thighs doing? ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/24 "2003-06-28T16:56:49Z")
I use Gold Bond Green. Although you would prefer not to go the powder route, I still recommend it. The Green has a menthol scent, and has a cool sensation when exposed to sweat. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/25 "2003-06-28T17:06:04Z")
Why do I think it hilarious that the poster by the name of **Road Rash** has posted in a thread about chaffing thighs? The image is just… Bwaahaaahaaa! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/26 "2003-06-28T23:14:39Z")
Pantyhose and boxer-briefs are my solutions, but damn if those bike-shorts don’t sound like a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/27 "2003-06-28T23:59:42Z")
I know this is probably too late, but buy some pantyhose and cut them off above the knees. Cool, and chafe free! ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/28 "2003-06-29T03:19:34Z")
LOL I’m surprised this even went this far. I ended up ditching the skirt altogether and wearing capris. And JESUS it was hot out! But I was comfortable (albeit a bit sticky). Thank you all for your suggestions. Oh and I said pantyhose was out of the question earlier because I find them awkward and not that comfortable to wear. And I still get the experience of my thighs rubbing together, so it was lose-lose. I will consider trying the method of cutting a pair off at the knees, though. ---
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/29 "2003-06-29T04:35:42Z")
I am just glad to know I am not the only person who has this problem. A few years ago I stuck “pettipants” into a search engine, bought three cheap pairs and have been chafe-free ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Theobroma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@Theobroma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theobroma)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/30 "2003-06-29T08:01:51Z")
I wear black bicycle shorts under my skirts all the time. Double bonus: If you find yourself sitting on the floor, or “flashing” a bit when you get out of the car, nothing ever shows! I find that the “shinier” kind are more comfortable than the “matte” kind. YMMV. However, neither kind is too hot–I wear them in 118 degrees, and I’m fine. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/31 "2003-06-29T14:41:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > **… And you hardly want to hike up your skirt to reapply in the middle of Times Square.** yes, and if you happen to be standing over a sidewalk grate just when the subway rolls under causing the ensuing air flow to lift your skirt, who wants to have white powder showing? ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/32 "2003-06-29T16:01:30Z")
Cutting pantyhose off doesn’t work! They just go up and up and up… too far up… ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/33 "2003-06-30T15:42:18Z")
I know what you mean - I walk about 4.5 miles to and from work and couldn’t possibly do it without wearing either bike shorts or a very lightweight girdle (it’s not much of a “girdle” - there’s no heavy rubber or anything - I think Flexees makes it) under my skirts. Pantyhose?! All pantyhose does is collect the sweat and let it ferment there, meanwhile the thighs rub together and you get a blistering heat rash that makes each step a teeth-grating torture. I don’t mind pantyhose at all in and of itself, but to use them to stop thigh-chafing? You guys must be using a different kind than I ever have. Go with the bike shorts or get yourself a lightweight girdle, a long-line - not the panty girdle - you need one that the legs come down to mid-thigh or lower. Like a pair of bike shorts would. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677/34 "2003-06-30T15:46:49Z")
Actually, I think in girdle-speak, a “panty girdle” is the one with the legs like bike shorts. A “brief” girdle is the one that stops where the thighs join the trunk. You don’t want those! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-thighs-from-rubbing-together-quick-help/184677.md?page=1)