I have been using a product called "Okole Stuff", and LOVE it.
It's got teatree oil in it, plus lanolin and petroleum. The teatree oil makes it smell good.
It worked for during swims, as a preventative, and after swims, for any spots that you might have missed.
BUT, it appears to no longer be available.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
So, I've got to find a new solution.
I've seen bagbalm, with questions about longevity in salt water.
I've seen straight lanolin.
I've seen desitin.
I have enough of my Okole stuff to get me through my next big swim, so I can afford to do some experimenting.
I even have a compounding pharmacy near me so I might be able to get some professional help if I decide to go that route.
Are there any major pitfalls I should avoid in my experimentation, though?
I know that the solutions above work for some and not others, so they might or might not work for me. I know I'll have to commence some trial and error. But, if there's a way to avoid any super obvious errors, I'd love to know before, rather than later.
Thanks!
abbygirlroseLos Angeles and Palo Alto, CASenior Member
You could probably try to mix your own to replicate. I do 50/50 Lanolin and Vaseline
@angel55 said:
I always use lanoline/vaseline mix, but the problem is to remove it when finish. I try with soap, detergent and sand, etc. and it always is very difficult. What do you use, please?
Put on an old cotton T-shirt and sleep one night in it (an extra towel over your pillow for the part of your neck not covered by the T-shirt). The next morning all the gunk is gone, and skin smooth as a baby's for days :-)
Btw I have stopped mixing my lanolin with vaselin, pure lanolin may be harder to spread but will last forever. But its yucky stuff, so for swims under 3 hours I still use vaselin.
I also put body glide around the areas my suit hits my skin after applying this all over.
This has offered adequate sun protection and minimized chafing for 12-13 hour swims.
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Thank you. I´ll try this next son.
I have been using a product called "Okole Stuff", and LOVE it.
It's got teatree oil in it, plus lanolin and petroleum. The teatree oil makes it smell good.
It worked for during swims, as a preventative, and after swims, for any spots that you might have missed.
BUT, it appears to no longer be available.
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
So, I've got to find a new solution.
I've seen bagbalm, with questions about longevity in salt water.
I've seen straight lanolin.
I've seen desitin.
I have enough of my Okole stuff to get me through my next big swim, so I can afford to do some experimenting.
I even have a compounding pharmacy near me so I might be able to get some professional help if I decide to go that route.
Are there any major pitfalls I should avoid in my experimentation, though?
I know that the solutions above work for some and not others, so they might or might not work for me. I know I'll have to commence some trial and error. But, if there's a way to avoid any super obvious errors, I'd love to know before, rather than later.
Thanks!
You could probably try to mix your own to replicate. I do 50/50 Lanolin and Vaseline
Put on an old cotton T-shirt and sleep one night in it (an extra towel over your pillow for the part of your neck not covered by the T-shirt). The next morning all the gunk is gone, and skin smooth as a baby's for days :-)
Btw I have stopped mixing my lanolin with vaselin, pure lanolin may be harder to spread but will last forever. But its yucky stuff, so for swims under 3 hours I still use vaselin.
Milko
https://db.marathonswimmers.org/p/milko-van-gool/
I use this for sun protection and it also helps prevent chafing (it is extremely thick and contains sunflower seed oil, beeswax, and vit. E oil):
https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Sunscreen-Unscented-Resistant-Ingredients/dp/B08Y9B73QB
I also put body glide around the areas my suit hits my skin after applying this all over.
This has offered adequate sun protection and minimized chafing for 12-13 hour swims.