I reckon so. I've used Sudocrem, Savlon, and freebie hotel body lotion as well as 'proper' stuffand they all work fine for me.Is body lotion as good as chamois cream? I have no idea the ingredient of either but we have tonnes of body lotion and no chamois cream!
I reckon so. I've used Sudocrem, Savlon, and freebie hotel body lotion as well as 'proper' stuffand they all work fine for me.
Body lotion is designed to be absorbed by your skin to soften it. Chamois creams are designed to do the opposite, remaining on the surface to keep it slippery.
Body lotion varies wildly in its oil content - some are very light and won't do much good as a lubricant (as per wot @User13710 sez). You would be better off with handcream or something like shea butter. But I would have thought a decent body lotion would be better than nothing.
Disclaimer: I don't use chamois creme or any similar as I'm not that kind of cyclist, but I know a lot about dry skin!
Well, as I say, this is general rather than cycling advice, but one of the best things for sore skin, after the fact, is aloe vera. Contains a skin-healing enzyme. Brilliant for sunburn too. You can buy a tube of the pure gel and add it to lotion, rather than shelling out for aloe lotion which doesn't state the actual content.I was thinking of post-ride when I started the thread, but I've never used anything before.
Having increased my time in the saddle significantly through Dec/Jan, I feel it now and want to avoid some of the horror stories you get on CC occasionally.
I've ridden with a few guys that uses sudocream and, if sores are bad and the cream is applied in the correct amount to combat...it can make a mess if black Lycra shorts.I was thinking of post-ride when I started the thread, but I've never used anything before.
Having increased my time in the saddle significantly through Dec/Jan, I feel it now and want to avoid some of the horror stories you get on CC occasionally.