What is chub rub?
Chub rub can be best described as when your thighs love on one another while wearing a dress, short shorts in beautiful hot humid weather creating moisture and your thighs refusing to part. They’re soulmates, okay!
Why do we want to prevent Chub Rub?
Well, when hot sweaty skin rubs against more hot sweaty skin it can create some really painful burning (not that kind) the kind of burning sensation that comes from raw skin that you’ve just rubbed off. OUCH!
SHORTS METHOD
I have heard of/read a few different methods to fight off chub rub and I will share them all. Personally, I have one method that I have been using almost a decade now, shorts (think Spanx but not that constricting) I don’t wear shorts IRL, ever. Never. Ever. so my potential chub rub happens when I wear dresses. I choose to fight off chub rub with shorts when wearing my favorite dresses for more than one reason.
1) I’m a lady and have a rather large rump and shorts give men less jiggle to fantasize about. Also, my butt tends to grab the fabric from my dress anytime I make a sudden move and shorts prevent this from happening as well as smooths me out and tightens me up
2) Shorts prevent the world from seeing my Britney (Like I said, LADY!). Unfortunately, I have seen numerous butt cheeks unintentionally from women who didn’t realize their underwear wasn’t going to provide them coverage when they reached for socks on the bottom tier of a fixture.
3) No Chub Rub because my thighs never actually touch one another.
I have numerous shorts I wear my absolute FAVORITE are a pair of Rachel Zoe for Jockey. I found them at Ross for $7 a few years ago, I haven’t been blessed with another score like that since but I’m still searching *cues BabyFace “When will I see you again”*
Personally, I prefer short compression running shorts. I took you guys short shopping with me on Insta Stories so you can see exactly how I shop for my shorts. That video is below for you guys
PRODUCTS TO TRY
If you brave short shorts and want to prevent chub rub products are the way to go.
Disclaimer: I have never used any of these products for chub rub (I stick to shorts) so my recommendations are from hear say.
- Baby Powder. Anyone who knows me knows I’m a HUGE advocate for Baby Powder (Johnson & Johnson have your people call my people). At one point I literally used it for everything. Hello hot humid summer in Charleston. Dry Shampoo? No, Baby Powder. Sweaty feet in closed toe shoes? Baby Powder (that’s another post!). If you’re in a pinch baby powder can be a quick fix just pat baby powder on your inner thighs and BOOM you should be good a block or 5
- Mega Babe. I got a few DM’s recommending this product when we were talking about Chub Rub on Instagram. They have a few different products to help prevent chub rub. It’s a small business too so definitely support!
- Deodorant. For the same reasons you use it under your arms is the same reason to use it on your thighs. It will keep your thighs fresh and dry and from ripping each other a part.
- Body Glide. It is literally in a deodorant style package and is $8 with the tagline “the original anti chaff” It appears to just be deodorant with a huge price mark-up because it’s marketed to a different part of your body. However, idk because I’ve never used it. You do you, though!
- Monistat Chaff Gel. So, Monistat has grown their product offering to include keeping your thighs in one, well two pieces. It does the same thing as the products above and one reviewer even recommends it to prevent foot blisters from your shoes. I wonder if this covers new shoes too? If so, brb ordering mine now!
MORE PRODUCTS I FOUND ON AMAZON
UPDATE: I did try the Monistat Chaff Gel, I thought it would be good to double down with it and shorts in the heat. I don’t have full feedback as I used it when I was just running to the store. It felt nice though lol
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