Belarin said:
As far as powder is concerned I found Johnsons baby powder tends to dry my skin out too much and make it flaky but did discover Cuticura mildly medicated body powder which was wonderful stuff to use when I was going through the period of prolonged rash it really made a difference to how it felt and seemed to reduce the rash really well.
I only tend to use a tiny amount of powder to dry myself off though. I find most people (especially in the ABDL community) go way overboard and use it far to much for completely the wrong reasons.
Powder for babies was originally created at a time when cloth diapering was the only option and even disposable wet wipes didn't exist so the only option you had to clean a childs bum was either cotton wool or a small wash cloth dampened in water to actually wash the area.
This would leave water on the skin and while you could pat a baby dry with another cloth, too much vigorous drying like this can damage their soft skin, so you would sprinkle a small amount of powder into your hand and gently rub down the baby with that to remove moisture and dry them before putting a diaper back on.
If you can still see powder or blow on the skin and see powder flying off into the air you have used far too much, yet I see and hear all the time about people just sprinkling it all over the diaper and crotch area often in large amounts and then closing the diaper on top, this is a great way to damage the skin, invite bacteria, cause a rash and reduce the efficiency of the diaper. But if an adult wants to do this to themselves for whatever reason then that's up to them, though it may cause more deterioration of the skin in the long term making them more prone to rashes down the line.
In my case, lots of powder is a must, the doctor actually said I must try to keep my skin dry as much as possible (and I'm not talking about the area that gets in contact with urine, but between there and the inside of the legs) , hence the daktarin powder against yeast infections and heat rash.
I sweat a lot and fast, powdering the skin first is a must, adding rash cream after if needed then follows. Otherwise, a good chuck of powder will keep me good.
I had a pretty severe skin infection there post-surgery (endoscopic) and I don't ever want to go through that again.
Every time I sweat or when it's hot I start to develop heat rash in the previous mentioned regions.
As I said many times before, people consider talcum powder to be a great evil but only because many abused it , they didn't apply it on the hands and then rub it onto the skin, instead they just chugged it on their child's skin, causing dust clouds which are harmful.
Also lotions have too much perfumes in it which irritate the skin, only use lotion if the skin is so dry it starts to flake off.
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