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Originally Posted by samdive
Hi
I used to get this, a lot, and found a solution that works most of the time.
After diving, fill the bath with warm water and add a few capfuls of Milton sterilising fluid - its what you use to sterilise baby bottles (might be called something different in the US)
leave the suit in the bath overnight and don't rinse it and yes, dry it on a hanger so the inside dries properly
I did this and don't often get the problem now, so I guess it was something evil living in the suit
other things that help - use talcum powder or an anti-itch powder on the rash if you do get it, rather than any creams or ointments, it goes away a lot quicker
once you find a lube that works, use quite a lot of it, I think some of the rash is caused by friction
best of luck, I seriously thought I was going to have to give up freediving a few years ago because of this but don't have much problem now
Sam
PS appparently its impossible to be allergic to neoprene as it is inert....
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Thanks for the advice. I currently don't put anything on the rash so as to allow the skin to breathe. Oddly enough it doesn't bother me much, it just looks awful.
As far as lubes, what's your opinion on using a powder? I've used "wet suit eeze" (a tiny expensive can of mystery powder) to get into a drysuit before. I'm guessing it's just Talcum powder though. Assuming my wetsuit is dry and I'm dry, theoretically talcum powder would work right?
Also, thanks for the sterilization tip, that should help a lot I imagine.
