Poster: A snowHead
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i know this sounds daft but i get really itchy legs when i ski.
i'm ok first thing but as soon as i have got hot (either on the first few runs, or overheated while dressed up but not got outside / in the hot hire shop) and then cool down, my legs get really really itchy and drive me nuts. particualrly bad if having to sit on a ski bus etc too.
i have "helly hanson warm" thermal leggings, and a really cheap pair, that to be honest are probably better than the expensive pair.
i don't know if it is my skin sensitve to the merino wool, or if they are not wicking enough?
wondering about shelling out on a different set of thermals to see if it will help but don't want to waste my money.
any thoughts as to what would be best to look at?
cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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blueberry, male or female? Does it make any difference if your legs are shaved?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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hi
i'm female.
i don't think it's related to shaving as it seems to be my upper and lower legs equally affected.
i tend to both overheat and then get cold very quickly, and it seems to be the temperature changes that really set it off.
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blueberry, if you get hot and cold like you do, then wool is the way forward for temerpature regulation, maybe the helly stuff is not fine grade wool, try smartwool for merino leggings
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If your legs are itchy I read somewhere if you rub vaseline on your legs it helps !
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Eurax cream.
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itch = pain.
there is a reason for the pain. eurax cream is a good call but the reason for the pain/itch needs to be established before you can get a reasonable solution. If it is temperature related (feasible) then you can sort this with acceptable base layers if not you can explore further with gp. Emollients may assist. Double base gel is very user friendly (many other products are available).
I have nothing else to add apart from, if you're going to 'rub' anything into your skin, please try and go in the direction of hair growth (whether shaved/waxed or not) just to avoid complications.
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Do you really need thermal leggings? I've been skiing for more than 20 years with insulated salopettes or trousers (including in Canada at -27C) and have never felt the need for additional leg cover
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Yoda, I need them when it's really cold. I'd certainly need them in -27C. I've noticed some people who stay with us seem to wear them even when it's not really cold. It's habit, maybe. But some people do run much colder than others.
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The very thought of "thermal" leggings ie something in man-made fibre, makes me itch. I find, under an insulated suit - and pretty much irrespective of the weather, one does after all have to legislate for falling over! - silk leggings and knee length socks (over the leggings, obviously) constitute the ideal leg arrangement.
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Yoda, if I don't wear anything between my skin and my trousers, the insides of my trousers stick to my legs, impairing movement. Like Hurtle, I find silk long-johns perfect as they don't keep heating you when it's warm
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Silk cami knickers - now you're talking girls
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You know it makes sense.
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Yoda, nonsense, all the catalogues advertise silk underwear for chaps too!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hurtle, I think Yoda was implying a comma after "talking"!
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Poster: A snowHead
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blueberry,
I had that problem too when I first skied so I left the thermals in the room and made do with some long jogging pants under my ski trousers.
On my second trip I invested in some good Quicksilver ski pants with Gortex and have never had the problem again.
In fact I ski most of the time with the inner thigh Zip vents open and only close them on long chair lift rides.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hmm... is a comma really necessary in that context?
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sloop, Yes. Admittedly I read it rather quickly, but I thought he meant, 'now you are talking girly talk'. But I was probably just being more than usually dim.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hurtle, reading posts rather quickly is probably quite sensible really, otherwise one could spend one's entire life on this forum
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sloop,
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Sounds very similar to "winter itch" that many folks seem to get. Usually occurs in winter(or more in winter). Worst at night or after a bath/shower(when warm)...
Try getting a mixture of 50% White Soft Paraffin and 50% Sorbolene Cream(Cetomacrogol cream)... You can pay pharmacy to make it or heat the paraffin until warm(body temmp) in microwave (or in a basin in sink of hot water) - mix with slightly warmed cream with Bamix(or other stab blender) ...
Apply cream daily or twice daily.
Silk is good!
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