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sweat under sleeves worse than the humidity ever was

Hatchling Kindly Curious · · Views 98 · Likes 10

I started these short run-walk sessions on the trail near the house a few weeks ago (nothing serious, just alternating short stretches of jogging with walking), mainly hoping the movement would help overall, but I’m noticing the backs of my knees and the crook of my elbows flare up almost every time now, worse than plain humidity ever did on its own.

By the time I’m home from the commute I’m usually too wiped to rinse off right away, so the sweat just sits there under my sleeves for a while before I even think about a shower, and I keep wondering if that delay is part of the problem or if it’s more the fabric rubbing while I run.

Has anyone found a rinse-and-moisturize order that actually holds up on a tired evening, or does this kind of thing just settle down once the skin gets used to the new routine?

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  • Mint Condition10.01 09:41

    rubbing was worse than the sweat itself here too, switched sleeves around week 3

  • BalancedGlow10.01 10:45

    same spot for me, back of the knees are worse than the humidity ever was. I don’t shower till almost 60 minutes after getting home too, so maybe that delay is the real problem.

  • GlowGarden10.01 11:00

    Could be both, but for me the trapped sweat sitting there was the bigger trigger than the fabric rubbing. I switch into a dry shirt right when I walk in from my commute now, even if the actual shower has to wait.

  • ClearDays10.03 22:13

    I’m not sure it’s the delay – I’ve rinsed off within 15 minutes after a run and still flared just as bad, so for me it’s more the sleeve fabric than timing

  • → ClearDaysKindly CuriousAuthor10.04 06:32

    ClearDays said it’s more the sleeve fabric than timing for them, and honestly that lines up with what I’ve been noticing too since even on the rare evening I don’t let the sweat sit as long I still flare up just the same. I suppose once the skin’s already irritated the fabric rubbing against it does its own damage no matter when I get to the shower…

  • ClearDays10.06 01:38

    probably both play into it honestly

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