This is my go-to chamois cream. I used to use stuff like diaper rash cream, but it was clogging my chamois up and ruining it, so I had switched to the Assos stuff. It works well, and always washes out.
I would say it doesn't last the entirety of a long ride (over 4 hours), and not in the hottest of hot weather, but I don't think anything does honestly.
And it seems expensive. I guess you have to pay somehow, otherwise you get cheap diaper rash cream, but wreck your shorts. Pick your evil.
A little goes a long way so you don't need to use much. I go through a little more than a tube per year, which equals about 200 applications per tube for me.
It will help minor abrasions heal almost completely overnight so you can go at it again. This is one essential item in my saddle sore prevention kit I cannot live without. I've unfortunately had multiple problems with saddle sores, which has included removal by surgery. While using this doesn't guarantee they won't return, I haven't had any issues since I started using this product two years ago.
I've ridden for 25+ years and never used chamois butter or creams, always thinking that I just needed to "toughen up" my skin around the more sensitive contact points. This worked for many years with only a slight bit of discomfort on longer (50+ miles) rides with 2000+ft or more of climbing. A few years ago, my schedule became more hectic and limited my daylight saddle time. With post-work riding hours reduced, but not wanting to reduce my fitness, I bought a smart trainer and a Zwift subscription to ride indoors at night. I quickly found that any rides over 30 miles on the trainer started to "rub me the wrong way"! I knew that I had to try a butter or cream, but didn't like the thought of "slathering up" before I rode. I then found this product. It does everything I needed and nothing I didn't. This product goes on dry and provides more than enough "slip" to make Zwift rides over 50 miles and 3000+ft of elevation gain more manageable and little to no soreness to date. I'm a believer now and will continue to buy this product for use both inside and out!
The best cream you can use to prevent chaffing and rubbing to the inner loins that grip your saddle on long days where sweat and salts by friction rub you as raw as a newbie on Cell Block 6! This stuff imparts a cooling menthol type feeling quickly upon application but dissipates very fast. I apply directly to my skin rather than rubbing on the chamois pad like some do or at times, the manufacturer suggests. Truly a needed product just like supplements for any cyclists. So do yourself a favor and buy a jar today.......a little dab will do you!
