Wet suit burn
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fastdog5 posted 26 weeks ago.
Pick up a stick of bodyglide & apply liberally to your neck, wrists & ankles, pits, etc. This will also make taking your wetsuit off much easier. Some people use cooking spray...don't do it, as it will eat through the wetsuit over time.
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Ben L. posted 26 weeks ago.
Ouch! That's no fun, is it? Best bet is a product called Body Glide, it looks like a stick of solid deodorant. Good for the neck, also anywhere else you may chafe while running or cycling, such as the inner thighs or ribs/underarms. Also helps on the ankles to make your wet suit easier to remove in transition.
There are some other similar products out there. In my Australian Ironman the local competitors nonchalantly slapped on petroleum jelly! I thought that solution was rather greasy, could damage fabrics, and probably wasn't very long lasting.
Don't forget to adjust your wet suit as well as possible too. Not pulling everything up high enough will amplify the neck burn risk.
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kylie posted 26 weeks ago.
I find the best way to avoid it is to have someone very careful help zip up my wetsuit. My fiance and I pretty much only help each other now, as that way we avoid the chaffing of our necks. We make sure all the zipper layers and such are flat, and especially at the neck line make sure the suit is lying correctly against the neck as you zip it up. You might even need to straighten out the bits of wetsuit right at the neckline after it is zipped to make sure they didn't bunch at all during the zipping. Good luck!
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TriSooner posted 26 weeks ago.
ajohnson21 wrote:
. . any suggestions besides for glide for stopping the friction??
Ben L. wrote:
Duct tape on the skin - for me - is 100% effective, just like it is for saddle sores. Yes, saddle sores. You're welcome for the visual.
. . . and probably wasn't very long lasting.
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ajohnson21 posted 26 weeks ago.
Thanks for the help guys. Sooner do you mean putting the tape directly on the skin?
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tsilcyc posted 26 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
Duct tape on the skin - for me - is 100% effective, just like it is for saddle sores. Yes, saddle sores. You're welcome for the visual.
Pictures or it never happened.
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xc800runner posted 26 weeks ago.
One other thing you should try is to turn your head only as much as necessary to get your mouth out of the water. I don't use any lube/bodyglide with my wetsuit. Essentially, my body roll is enough to get my mouth out of the water and breathe in the small dip in the surface just before your shoulder. You also want to breathe out of the side of your mouth (picture a stroke victim with half his face paralyzed, and breathing through the small opening of his mouth on that side) Takes some time to get used to, but you should be relatively rub free after a race, and it has the added benefit of making your stroke smoother, thus making you faster in the water.
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ChunkyB posted 26 weeks ago.
tsilcyc wrote:
TriSooner wrote:Duct tape on the skin - for me - is 100% effective, just like it is for saddle sores. Yes, saddle sores. You're welcome for the visual.
Pictures or it never happened.
I'd be willing to take his word on this one.
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kylie posted 26 weeks ago.
ChunkyB wrote:
tsilcyc wrote:TriSooner wrote:Duct tape on the skin - for me - is 100% effective, just like it is for saddle sores. Yes, saddle sores. You're welcome for the visual.
Pictures or it never happened.
I'd be willing to take his word on this one.
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beads1985 posted 26 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
ajohnson21 wrote:. . any suggestions besides for glide for stopping the friction??Ben L. wrote:Duct tape on the skin - for me - is 100% effective, just like it is for saddle sores. Yes, saddle sores. You're welcome for the visual.. . . and probably wasn't very long lasting.
The pulling it off part sucks!!
Nothing to it, but to do it
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beads1985 posted 26 weeks ago.
I use BodyGlide or Chammy Butter http://www.treefortbikes.com/301_333222336738__Chamois-Butter-(Buttr)-8oz-Bottl.html
on my neck.
I also liberally coat the neck of my wetsuit too!
Nothing to it, but to do it
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DSmith posted 26 weeks ago.
There were several people at the Gulf Coast Half with tape (duct and other) on there necks. No pics though.
As others have said, lots of body glide and a friend to help position the suit on your neck has always worked for me.
I competed in my first tri a couple weeks ago and i got the worst burn from the neck of my wet suit, any suggestions besides for glide for stopping the friction??