Neck chafing and wetsuit question

Body glide liberally anywhere you think it "might" rub. on your neck and on the wetsuit.

How bad are we talking? I still get a little rash on the back of my neck on longer swims, but nothing too bad.

Thanks.  I guess my rookie effort at applying bodyglide to my neck wasn't good enough.  As for how bad...it's a decent size chafe/rash.  I sort of expected a small patch (based on what I've heard from other folks using their wetsuits for the first time), but this is more extensive than I expected...hence the questions.

I'm interested in a solution as well. 

At a 70.3 this last weekend I sprayed Tri Slide all over my neck, but when I got into my wetsuit it was like it had slid right off. Within 10 minutes waiting for my wave to go off, my neck was already red and irritated. A friend gave me some chapstick and that helped a little, but I still have a patch of scabbed over chafe. I've had the same experience with Body Glide over the years - it just doesn't work very well.

Any other ideas? Something has to work out there... 

Bodyglide didn't work for me either.  I use Bag Balm and it's been a champ.  It's petroleum based so the thinner (nicer) westuits maybe won't do as well with it.

I've used the same sleeveless wetsuit for 5+ years and no issues whatsoever with liberally applying bag balm around my neck wherever it touches the suit.

I haven't done 2.4 in it yet but plenty of 1-1.5's....

Petroleum based products may make gluing repairs an issue.

Mine wasn't too bad from my Olympic.  Told the wife it was a hicky.  She didn't find it as amusing as I did.

I personally think chafing is due to three factors.

Swimming techinigue (turning head too much instead of rotating body)

Wetsuit fit - make sure it fits and put on correctly

Some chafing due to the nature of the beast (use body glide).

JUST using body glide or some other type of lube if your technique is flawed or wetsuit is not put on corretly may not help that much, especially on longer swims.

Just my 0.02

After the first time this happened to me, I got very generous with the body glide around my neck and shoulders (to be safe).  I'm not above asking my family for help in making sure I get all the spots.  Since then, no more irritation!  Don't be afraid to be generous with the BG.

Shane

^^This

Take as much, or more, time to get the top of your suit pulled up as you do getting it comfortable in the legs/crotch.  When you have your suit on and put your arms up over your head, you should feel no pull in the shoulders/underarm area.  If you do, either your suit doesn't fit or, more likely, you just don't have it pulled up your arms far enough.

If you are getting badly chaffed it's not a body glide problem.