gary r said:
When I was in my teens and played rugby, it was common practise to lather your legs in Deep Heat, Ralgex or Sloan's Linament before going out to play in the freezing winter months. Unfortunately, many of the guys use to like sticking a hand down their shorts and cupping themselves for some unknown reason (probably to try and warm those bits up too).... and then the screaming would start.
No idea why they never thought of washing their hands after applying the stuff; I certainly did. They'd just wipe their hands down the sides of their shorts and head out, much to their regret later.