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• Thigh chafing happens when your inner thighs rub against
one another due to clothes or skin-to-skin contact.
• In summer, it could be more severe.
SYMPTOMS:
•Itchiness,
•Blister-like lesions
•Rashes,
•Pain,
•Burning sensation,
•Redness.
• You may have dark spots in your inner thighs if you have
frequent chafing.
• These occur after chafing heals, however, they may
come back if you have chafing again.
CAUSES:
•Sweating,
•Walking or running,
•Wearing tight pants or skirts or wearing cloth like cotton or
other material that doesn't absorb enough moisture,
•Hot weather ( summer).
Why is chafing more common in the summer?
• Chafing is frequently caused by friction & moisture,
therefore more people will have chafing in the summer
because they tend to be more active & sweat.
• In a nutshell, sweating makes skin fragile.
PREVENTION:
•Thigh bands - In order to prevent chafing, you wear little
elastic bands around your thighs. These are particularly useful
if you are wearing dresses and skirts, however, you can also
wear them underneath shorts, pants, and sportswear.
•Thigh-chafing shorts - They work similarly to thigh bands with
the added benefit of absorbing excess sweating. Over dresses,
chafing shorts are particularly beneficial.
•Compression shorts - it works effectively in reducing thigh
chafing.
•Thigh chafing cream - simple to use. They are made with
lubricants that help prevent your skin from sticking together
and reduce the risk of friction.
•Powder - Before dressing, apply body powder to your thighs
to prevent both moisture and chafing.
• Petroleum jelly - petroleum jelly acts as a lubricating
property and also acts as a barrier to reduce friction and
chafing. For burn relief, you may also apply petroleum jelly
to the chafed thighs.

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  • 1.
  • 2. • Thigh chafing happens when your inner thighs rub against one another due to clothes or skin-to-skin contact. • In summer, it could be more severe.
  • 4. • You may have dark spots in your inner thighs if you have frequent chafing. • These occur after chafing heals, however, they may come back if you have chafing again.
  • 5. CAUSES: •Sweating, •Walking or running, •Wearing tight pants or skirts or wearing cloth like cotton or other material that doesn't absorb enough moisture, •Hot weather ( summer).
  • 6. Why is chafing more common in the summer? • Chafing is frequently caused by friction & moisture, therefore more people will have chafing in the summer because they tend to be more active & sweat. • In a nutshell, sweating makes skin fragile.
  • 7. PREVENTION: •Thigh bands - In order to prevent chafing, you wear little elastic bands around your thighs. These are particularly useful if you are wearing dresses and skirts, however, you can also wear them underneath shorts, pants, and sportswear. •Thigh-chafing shorts - They work similarly to thigh bands with the added benefit of absorbing excess sweating. Over dresses, chafing shorts are particularly beneficial.
  • 8. •Compression shorts - it works effectively in reducing thigh chafing. •Thigh chafing cream - simple to use. They are made with lubricants that help prevent your skin from sticking together and reduce the risk of friction. •Powder - Before dressing, apply body powder to your thighs to prevent both moisture and chafing.
  • 9. • Petroleum jelly - petroleum jelly acts as a lubricating property and also acts as a barrier to reduce friction and chafing. For burn relief, you may also apply petroleum jelly to the chafed thighs.