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Even when I was much younger and thinner I suffered from inner thigh heat rash. Often so bad that the insides of my upper “skater’s legs” would end up painfully bleeding. I used to try to avoid this by carrying around small travel-sized talcum powder thingys and whip into public toilets to slather powder all over my inner thighs to keep them from going totally raw. After a while I discovered that I could buy curious “slips” that were made to wear inside trousers, which ended up being “trouser slips” and helped prevent chafing.
This past week we went from May (22º) to July (34º) in about 48 hours. Not so much a heat wave as a heat punch-in-the-face. And this morning I woke up with totally raw and painful skin on my inner thighs. Fuck.
I thought about going out to find a pharmacy that might have some sort of soothing skin ointment that might help bring down the inflammation. Then I remembered that years ago I bought a bottle of pure aloe vera gel, but couldn’t remember if I still had it. And then I remembered that I have a whole whack of aloe vera plants up on my terraza! So I whipped up there with a Big Knife, cut off a spike of aloe vera, and commenced slathering the goo all over my unhappy skin. We shall see if it gets better soon but even after a couple of hours it looks and feels much better. Coolio!
casa azahar 
Quite good stuff; it’s the free sulfur in it that hastens repair and tamps down inflammation. Fresh from the plant is always the best.
I get runners in my practice who have to deal with this no matter what sort of mileage they clock.
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That sounds awful! I hope the aloe vera helps! I know it always helps me when I get a bad sunburn on my shoulders! (I burn the worst there!)
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I have an aloe vera plant, too, and I swear by its healing powers. Good luck with it.
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Oh man have I ever had this issue, especially when I worked in kitchens and had to wear polyester cook’s pants. I ended up telling someone about it and they recommended diaper rash cream to soothe after work & bring the swelling down. Worked great. Now that I’m getting my girly back after way too many years and have a skirt or two to wear, I’ve bought myself a pair of these, and I’m going to test drive them soon since our weather has just turned summery too: http://www.thighsociety.ca/index.php/product-features/. Bamboo is rockin’ stuff. I have other bamboo clothing items and they are excellent.
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I WANT those! I wonder if they ship to Spain…
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I bet they would if you asked.
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A friend gave me an aloe vera plant for my birthday but I haven’t had any need to test its healing powers as yet. No sign of summer here though the rain did stop over the w/e and we actually had blue skies and it was quite warm in the sun!!
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Oh, that heat rash sounds awful. So glad you had access to aloe vera plants! How great that it seems to be helping already.
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The aloe vera worked a treat! And the cool part was just hacking off a spike and using it straight off the plant. Felt so… natural. Must find a good preventative solution now.
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I used to get that all the time whenever I wore a skirt. Then I bought what must be the same type of slip you mentioned… Pants made of slip material. Killed two birds with one stone because it prevented the dreaded rash and it wouldn’t end up around my waist like a regular slip when I walked. I don’t know if it’s because my right hip is higher than the other but within 10 paces, a regular slip rides up and twist around my waist.
Unfortunately, they seem to have stopped making the slip pants and I have to wear the ratty, dingey grey one I’ve had for 15 years. And it is too long for any skirt that isn’t calf-length.
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I went to buy new “slip pants” the other day and instead found some very comfy 95% cotton 5% lycra “cycle short” style ones, with pretty lace trim. I mean, they are definitely NOT sexy, but they are actually more cool and comfortable than the slip material ones. I could send you some slip pants if you like. They don’t weigh much.
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