Best Way to Lube Up

[crusty]

I have just got a new Imersion 3mm Blue Camo Suit with the open cell interiour, and i would like to know any ideas on what to use to lube up with when putting it on.
Some people have suggested soap or dishwashing liquid but i can see this degrading the rubber after a while ( not to mention my soft delicate skin )
So whats a good lube
Dipping my self i KY could be fun

Crusty

 

[roy_nexus_6]

I have tried a mix of the KY Jelly and water 1:1, and it worked great. However, i't kinda expensive and I have no idea where I could buy KY in bulk.

When I enquired at the local pharmacy about a bulk puchase and explained that I want to use it to lubricate my open cell apnea wet suit, I got a dirty look and I heard the guy mutter something "... wet suit ... sure ... yeah ....."

rofl

so for now I use hair conditioner .. seems to work fine and causes no skin irrations.

 

[Donna]

D use very diluted Johnsons baby wash and water.....works fine for me and I smell like a baby!!!!

Donna

 

[island_sands]

D use very diluted Johnsons baby wash and water.....works fine for me and I smell like a baby!!!!

Donna

good thread... i have the same problem with my 7mm... tried plastic bags, shampoo, oily suntan lotion.. and i still battle.

will try the baby thing Donna

 

[crusty]

Baby wash is a good sugestion but I can just see the Lads not teasing me at all when i whip out my baby wash and start lathering up.
Anything a little more Manly

Crusty

 

[Donna]

lol crusty - some of the guys in the UK used Linx body wash.....

Island Sands - do you pour the mixture over your body or into the suit? I always pour it into the suit and then just slide in

Another tip, if your hair is longish - put a swimming cap on (not the ones with flowers all over them rofl ) and then the suit just slides over your head instead of getting caught up in your hair!

Donna

 

[island_sands]

lol crusty - some of the guys in the UK used Linx body wash.....

Island Sands - do you pour the mixture over your body or into the suit? I always pour it into the suit and then just slide in

Another tip, if your hair is longish - put a swimming cap on (not the ones with flowers all over them rofl ) and then the suit just slides over your head instead of getting caught up in your hair!

Donna

awww but that's my favourite cap!! rofl rofl

yeah i have very long hair and no matter how i tie it up, its caught everywhere... 1st stage, snorkel keeper, velcro on wetsuit, dive computer.. grrrrr you name it! :girlie

my suit doesn't have a hood... but i may use the swimming cap just for diving! rofl now.. how would that look??

I was demonstrating a no mask swim for divemaster training the other day... and i had CAREFULLY pre-prepared my hair with loads of conditioner for slide on slide off (hey it's all part of the PADI Pre-dive preparation) hehehe and the #@$^&&%-g snorkel keeper got caught in my hair.. grrrrrr how embarrassing - had to combine the skill with some scissor cutting hand signs and a big smile... ended up just yanking it off to break the hair as there was no other way....
jeez i was ashamed

 

[Merlin]

I had dirty and immature thoughts when I first read the title of this thread

 

[island_sands]

I had dirty and immature thoughts when I first read the title of this thread

Merlin.... :naughty

well old nexus tried to order his KY jelly in bulk rofl rofl would have loved to have see the pharmacist's face

 

[Lister]

Seriously guys, if your after KY in bulk, try a vet, they use it to put on their arms when they shove them up a cows bum; you can buy it in 1Kg tubs from vet supplies

 

[Donna]

My daughter found a tube of KY in my dive bag and it didn't matter how much I explained to her that I used it for diving she would not listen - she just smiled and said 'yeah right mum you're minging!!'

Donna

 

[land shark]

Baby shampoo is the way to go.
A few drops in a bottle of water shake it up. Then add the bottle to the inside of the suit. then shake -n- bake. Pour the the soap out and slide the bod in

works great and cleans the boat deck tooo.

jim

 

[Bill McIntyre]

I use a scent free alcohol free conditioner

http://www.unicure.com/

mixed about half and half with water in a spray bottle, but most any conditioner would probably do.

 

[pat fish]

sorry everybody - am I the only one using regular (diluted) liquid dish wash? :hmm

 

[naiad]

I use Carex hand soap - maybe not good for sensitive skin, but I've never had any problems.

Lucia

 

[Huan]

I use stuff called Emulave, which is a type of bodywash for people that have skin problems ie dermatitis etc.
It is very gentle and I find that a 1l bottle lasts for ages.
I simply squirt a couple of pumps of it into a 1.5 litre bottle of water and use it like that.
Dishwash and bodywash is very hard on the skin remember that you aren't washing it off quickly unless you have a really poor fitting suit, so its stuck to your skin all the time you are in the water. Not so good I think.
I have heard from others that started out using dishwash and became sensitised to it after a while, it turned into dermatitis and got worse.

 

[Pocoshower]

Baby wash is a good sugestion but I can just see the Lads not teasing me at all when i whip out my baby wash and start lathering up.
Anything a little more Manly

Crusty

I use Baby shampoo but you can try bearing grease (men stuff, sure) rofl rofl rofl ( and destroy your suit)

 

[sinkweight]

I dunno about y'all...but I'm stickin' to the name brand I know best...

All proceeds go to Stephen Whelan's Home for Victims of Stubborn Wetsuits.

 

[crusty]

Dont know why but Sinkys add reminds me of something out of the Black Adder T.V series , looks like something Bauldrick would make.
'' Would you like cream with your tea ''

Crusty

 

[sinkweight]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....you've got to love Bauldrick...what a filthy, mindless, selfless twit. He has all my best traits.