The best anti-chafe creams for runners – from sticks and sprays to rubs and natural ingredients

Chafe can be debilitating for a runner. You are steaming along, but a hotspot on your inner thigh reduces your pace to that of a snail and your form to that of an old man riddled with rickets.

But fear not, there are a host of products out there designed to help. They come in many forms, from roll on sticks, creams, balms and sprays. Here are a few you should check out.

Body Glide

This stick, much like a roll-on deodorant, does the trick. Rub it on before getting dressed and once is enough for your run. The comments and reviews wax lyrical about how good Glide is and one women’s assessment even declared it the only anti-chafe product that’s ever worked for her. Body Glide has a number of other versions too, be it gender specific or even sticks designed for your feet.

DZNuts

Another product with glowing reviews. It is a cream, in a sun cream-like tube. One reviewer said having DZNuts can be the difference between a massive week of training or not training at all. The tube means you can dictate exactly how much you want or need at any given time, so it tends to last longer than some of the sticks, even though it is a little bit more expensive. A lot of cyclists use it, as well as runners.