Re: Uh... downstairs...
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:01 pm
Fair enough. He's an Olympic gold medalist on the track, but he is not a chemist obviously. Point taken. I know sh !t all about the product but it seemed to work ok as a chamois creme to me.CKinnard wrote:I've met a lot of cyclists of note Wartie. There's not a lot of agreement between them on what chain lube to use, let alone chamois cream!warthog1 wrote:I believe it was recommended to me due to it's topical antiseptic properties, at least that was my understanding.CKinnard wrote: If you think paw paw has some magic ingredient, eat more of it.
The bloke who told me is a cyclist of note. ie very experienced so some knowledge on what works or doesn't.
Most pros don't even realize theres' water and oil based creams, but that's the property they most 'feel' the difference between product.
It's been a while since I looked into paw paw creams, which I did because I always have patients ask about them.
The therapeutic benefits are supposed to be best from fresh green paw paw leaves, not the seeds or flesh, and that's never stipulated in the ingredients.
Further, significant antiseptic properties are well established for tea tree oil and manuka honey, so why has paw paw made a splash? Because people perceive it as fleshy, moist, soft, and full of nutrition. But that's certainly not the leaves which have the stronger therapeutic qualities.
Incidentally, ime one of the best natural moisturizers is aloe vera, not out of a bottle, but scraped off the stems and minced up to break the gel matrix. I think it has mild antiseptic properties as well, as does most plant matter, until it oxidizes. I've sometimes mixed this aloe concoction in with sorbolene cream to make the cream 'wetter'.
And those who have promoted paw paw for antiseptic properties have also promoted it as a contraceptive.
The thing is it is easier to prove contraceptive benefit than antiseptic!
Re Compeed bandages (and taping), I didn't mention these because ime they usually come off or fold over on themselves with sustained riding. Nevertheless, if you have a sore in a less friction susceptible spot, give it a try.
Another thing I've seen is riders wearing two pairs of nicks = 2 x chamois! usually an older stretched pair externally.