Nipple Chafing

Build up a tolerance via sandpaper? Despite surfing bareback in NC every day for years, I'd still get friction rashes. Sucked.

Maybe just wear a rashguard to avoid it altogether...

yup, was gonna suggest mixing barebacking with a rashguard. try for 20 minutes bareback the first day, add an extra 10 minutes every day. Surf the rest of the time in a rashie until your nips get toughened up...

have 'em removed.

Just tough it out. Wusses! (#thumbnail)

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Dammit, I'm a dollar short

I like to wear a plain old t shirt. Especially if it's hot out, it helps cool you off a bit. Don't wear a v-neck though, you might get called a leashless hipster.

Vaseline under rash-guard. Just don't get too much on your wax, obviously.

Actually just surfing in a t-shirt has become hipster. Cotton is an analog textile that delivers a surf-feel-a-bility that synthetic fibers can't imitate. And plain white t-shirts come without those corporate logos.

fwiw, when I was a kid, I used to get terrible tittie rash from swimming in just a t-shirt.

How about puttin' bandaids on your nips? Or, I guess, some industrial-grade peppermint pasties. Available at your local stripper supply store. @fatnewt can direct you to the one closest to the Beach.

Why do both the guys in the pics have smiles on their faces?

im with sticker. put bandaids on those money makers. or shave off the wax exactly where your nipples rest on the board. it adds character to your board bro

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vaseline under the rash guard should work. Or just learn how to knee paddle.

This was all I could find . . .

Easily remedied....

Body Glide works wonders... surf/running/etc

given the strength/ power of today's rays i recommend a UV rash guard for surfing 50 + SPF. and petroleum jelly for the marathoner.

My GF thought I was nuts when I hit my nips with a bit of sand paper 2 weeks and again 1 week prior to my first indonesia trip. I also hit my rib bumps. I had a good callous on both by the time I arrived. I figured the body would adapt to the new punishment and it did. Worked like a charm, no problems whatsoever. I had problems on previous trips which prompted the idea. Used the same trick last year with similar results.

Nipples don't harden or get tough or get used to chaffing. Repeatedly hurting them is doing no good. Even though kneepaddling is a douchy thing it does one thing good and that's prevent nipple chaffing. Don't understand why you would place jelly or any other lubrication under a rash guard, the rash guard itself is enough protection. Otherwise maybe avoid putting wax in the area where your areolas are when you paddle, and mix wearing a rashguard and going bareback.