Who uses their own Chamois Cream recipe ?

[Guitars and Bikes]

Ive tried my own concoction but its missing a lubricating ingredient ( careful !! ) in the mix. I keep a trusty pot of Assos chamois cream on the shelf for good measure but £11 for such a small pot ......hence I tried making my own. I bought a tub of Battles Udder Cream which is £9 for 450g as opposed to £11 for 140g. I added some drops of peppermint essential oil which is good for cooling skin on taint and sit bones areas. I bought a tube of Aloe Vera from local chemist which is good for moisturising skin and I added Grapeseed oil which I thought would be a good lubricating ingredient to counteract friction.

There is still something missing in the lubrication department, where I get no chafing whatsoever if I use the Assos, I do get chafing if I use my own mix and it just isnt as effective. What should I add so as I have a lubricating ingredient will will complete my concoction and eliminate chafing from the pad on my Assos S5 Uno bibs. Thanks for any suggestions and advice.

 

[cm2mackem]

Ive tried my own concoction but its missing a lubricating ingredient ( careful !! ) in the mix. I keep a trusty pot of Assos chamois cream on the shelf for good measure but £11 for such a small pot ......hence I tried making my own. I bought a tub of Battles Udder Cream which is £9 for 450g as opposed to £11 for 140g. I added some drops of peppermint essential oil which is good for cooling skin on taint and sit bones areas. I bought a tube of Aloe Vera from local chemist which is good for moisturising skin and I added Grapeseed oil which I thought would be a good lubricating ingredient to counteract friction.

There is still something missing in the lubrication department, where I get no chafing whatsoever if I use the Assos, I do get chafing if I use my own mix and it just isnt as effective. What should I add so as I have a lubricating ingredient will will complete my concoction and eliminate chafing from the pad on my Assos S5 Uno bibs. Thanks for any suggestions and advice.

Melt it all in a bowel over a boiling pan of water and add Vaseline and shea butter, mine , well made by my wife, is better than anything I've bought

 

[Globalti]

Shea butter is amazing for cracked skin.

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

Melt it all in a bowel over a boiling pan of water and add Vaseline and shea butter, mine , well made by my wife, is better than anything I've bought

after you throw in the shea butter do you allow it to cool naturally or throw it in the freezer ?

 

[Twilkes]

Our son had something called 50/50 gel for his eczema when he was small, like a less solid Vaseline, and judging by how hard it was to rub into his skin if you put too much on it would probably make a good friction reducing agent. I might try some on my next ride although I'd be a little concerned it would trash the shorts if it didn't wash out.

https://www.expresschemist.co.uk/fifty-50.html#.X065KFPTU0M

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just use sudocrem, it's cheap as chips and works

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

Just use sudocrem, it's cheap as chips and works

does it not make an almighty mess of your chamois pad ?

 

[Twilkes]

I've started to use sudocrem (again, young son) as a post ride balm and it definitely has an effect, would imagine you'd have to use a lot of it as a chamois cream though?

These are the ingredients in the first chamois cream I found on a web search, who knew that arse-science was so advanced:

Aqua (Water), Olus Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phenoxyethanol, Menthol, Parfum (Fragrance), Candelilla Cera, Zinc PCA, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Oil, Dipterocarpus Turbinatus (Gurjun balsam) oil , Cymbopogon Martini (Palmarosa) Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Extract, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Oil Green) Extract, Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress) Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Grosso Herb Oil, Litsea Cubeba Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage) Oil, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate.

 

[Guitars and Bikes]

I've started to use sudocrem (again, young son) as a post ride balm and it definitely has an effect, would imagine you'd have to use a lot of it as a chamois cream though?

These are the ingredients in the first chamois cream I found on a web search, who knew that arse-science was so advanced:

Aqua (Water), Olus Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phenoxyethanol, Menthol, Parfum (Fragrance), Candelilla Cera, Zinc PCA, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Sodium Polyacrylate, 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Oil, Dipterocarpus Turbinatus (Gurjun balsam) oil , Cymbopogon Martini (Palmarosa) Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Extract, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Oil Green) Extract, Cupressus Sempervirens (Cypress) Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Grosso Herb Oil, Litsea Cubeba Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage) Oil, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Benzoate.

Crikey , if I set fire to that lot I would expect it to off with a 1 megaton blast , and you wanted to put that on your arse !!

 

[Twilkes]

Crikey , if I set fire to that lot I would expect it to off with a 1 megaton blast , and you wanted to put that on your arse !!

I think they must scrape up whatever they can find on the floor of the Estee Lauder factory and package it up as a premium saddle cream. The RRP was £80 per litre, the same price as a 16 year old Lagavulin!

 

[DCLane]

Mine is:

1 x 500ml tub E45 cream
1 x 250ml tub Sudocrem
A few drops of tea tree oil
A few drops of essential oils

Mix in a bowl and put back into the now empty tubs. Works well for me.

 

[sheddy]

Just rummage in the bedside cabinet for some Liquid Silk.

 

[tom73]

Just get some from mud off works well and no mess.

 

[raleighnut]

I've never needed anything slippery on my bum or sit bones.

 

[PaulSB]

does it not make an almighty mess of your chamois pad ?

No, it's designed for a baby's bum, it washes out of clothing, nappies etc. on a normal wash.

I use Sudocrem on tours but nothing the rest of the time. £5.99/400g.

Aside from the time and faffing around I wouldn't risk applying a homemade concoction to that area of my body.