3 Tips To Prevent Leg Chafing When Swimming

ByTom Broom

If you are a beach lover, taking a dip in the sea would be a great idea for you, especially in the summer months. Everything about the sea seems pleasing until you start walking. The scorching heat, along with the sand and salty seawater can cause excruciating leg chafing. This alone can ruin your overall summer beachy holiday experience. But you don’t always have to go through that.

There are many ways in which you can avoid painful leg chafing. Simple things such as wearing the right clothes, using anti-chafing lubricant, etc, can help prevent leg chafing. Let’s take a look at them in detail.

1. Wash and dry

Enjoying the ocean breeze and dipping in the salty water can be fun but at the same time, the sand and water can collect onto your skin, and cause leg chafing. So, the best way to avoid this from happening is to wash the area properly. Many beaches have showers around the area that you can use after enjoying a dip in the sea. However, if your beach does not have showers you can bring water along. After washing the area, make sure to dry yourself before coming home otherwise you will collect more sand on your damp skin.

2. Use anti-chafing cream for swimmers

You can also buy many products such as anti-chafing lubricants and creams to reduce your chances of chafing when you are at the beach. If you aren’t planning on swimming, then you can use baby powder to smoothen your skin and prevent friction. But in case you get into the water, it won’t have any effects. For that reason, the best course of action is to use anti-chafing creams for swimmers and save a great amount of pain.  

3. Watch what you wear

In order to avoid leg chaffing, it is also recommended that you watch what you wear while going to the beach. There are many pieces of clothing that you should look out for if you really want to cut down on your risk of getting pain. The first thing you should do is make sure to wear anti-chafing swimwear and avoid wearing anything that is made of cotton. At the end of the day, make sure to change into a pair of fresh, swim clothes so that you won’t have to hold any sand against your body for a long period of time.

Along with the sudden rains, there is nothing that can make your beach trip turn annoying like leg chafing. Fortunately, there are many ways in which you can stop chafing your legs. And some of them we have already discussed here, so make sure to follow them.