Anti-chafing Gel

I wear dresses because I feel too fat for shorts.

There.  I said it.

It’s not my keen fashion sense or my desire to dress up every single day.  It’s my overly ripe, pear shaped hips.  And ass.  And thighs.

I live in Florida and there is no freaking way I can endure 100+ temperatures in jeans.  No matter how fat my thighs are.  That leaves me with skirts and dresses.  Or nudity (which I hear is frowned upon in the Sunshine State).

Because dresses – especially this season’s maxi dresses – are my go to outfit for camouflaging thunder thighs, I am always amazed by women who tell me that they don’t think they can wear dresses because they are too heavy.

That’s like a super model telling you she doesn’t wear a bikini because she’s thin.

Why, oh why, were all of my female friends dismissing my oh so flattering fashion advice?

Oh.  Right.

Chafing.

The problem with wearing a dress or a skirt for a lot of women is that our thighs, um, rub together when we walk.  Look, it’s not sexy – but it’s a fact of life.  And it is senselessly keeping a lot of women out of some super cute clothes in the summer.

Thankfully, there is a cure for chafing.

Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel

I actually bought this to use as a primer.  Yes, I put a product made by monistat on my face to reduce the appearance of pores.  Don’t knock it until you try it.  The stuff works.

The reason it works is because it creates a thin layer of protection on your skin.  Like nylons, but made out of silicone.  Like implants, but not in your boobs.

And that’s the same reason it works so well as a solution for chafing.

You can buy it in just about any store that sells tampons.  In fact, that’s probably where you’ll find it – next to the tampons.  It’s only about $7 for a tube and a little bit goes a very, very long way.  I’ve never had to reapply it, although the tube is certainly small enough to slip in your purse just in case.

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