Skin itch from dirty denim?

[chad]

Errr this is a bit awkward, so I am telling you this in total confidence about a little denim problem I might have. Lets just keep it between you and me, ok?

I don't know if I am totally paranoid and spend too much time thinking about denim, or my girlfriend finally put some fear into me after telling me everyday to wash my jeans, but I think when I wear my APC's that haven't seen a wash in a while, my skin itches ever so slightly around my thighs and knees. It is more like an irritation rather than an itch.

Has this ever happened to anyone? I should probably just wash them, but I wanted to share this with someone.

[knucks]

Are the jeans tight on you? I noticed (especially with the weather getting warmer) the skin on my thighs gets itchy after wearing my Hipster..

[denimdestroyedmylife]

do you see a rash?

if there isn't, i say put it out of your mind

if there is, time to wash

[naturaljax]

when I first got my Diors I had a similar feeling on my thighs, but if I remember it was especially when I would take them off, because they had been tight around my thighs all day. It was a little bit uncomfortable but once they stretched out it went away.

[nickt]

Mine wasn't an itch when I started out with my CM, it was some irritation for 2 days but after that it was fine..

[chad]

they are the new cures so they are pretty slim, but the thing is i have worn them for months and months with no problems. i am probably just getting really fat and am in denial!

there isn't a rash.

the thing i i don't know if it is the winter dry air or dirty jeans. you don't have to be einstein to know that wearing dirty jeans probably isn't the most hygienic thing.

i only washed them once when i woke up inexplicably with white paint all over the groin area!!!

oh well, i think it is time for a wash.

[watchman]

If they smell and itch, wash them. Giving yourself some sort of infection isn't worth the color on your jeans

[RockTheVote]

one time, there was/were bug/bugs lived in the bottom of my jeans (a bit above my angle area). They caused little bumps (like Mosq bites) fucking itchy and looked funny

[fallen angels]

one time, there was/were bug/bugs lived in the bottom of my jeans (a bit above my angle area). They caused little bumps (like Mosq bites) fucking itchy and looked funny

wow that is disgusting.

if you're jeans feel dirty and you dont want to really wash them yet, you can at least soak them in water (mildly soapy water would be better)

[Guest jeffvyain]

gross x 10

[cuddlysheep]

thats the denim bug.

[Tarmac]

thats pretty nasty. wash em.

PS I think the effect of washing APCs is overstated, there was very little change when I washed them the first time.

[lilodxd]

one time, there was/were bug/bugs lived in the bottom of my jeans (a bit above my angle area). They caused little bumps (like Mosq bites) fucking itchy and looked funny

next up, ant colony.

[Chicken]

i'd say if you're only at a stage where you think you're being paranoid, then try letting your denim sit in the sun inside/out for an afternoon first. that should kill whatever that might or might not be there.

if you're already at a stage where you definitely know there's something funky going on in your denim, then you must wash.

[abstraktgeformt]

I swear, if I ever owned a denim company, my marketing strategy would say "Don't be nasty, fucking wash them as much as you like!"©...

I wonder if Japanese denim fiends are as dogmatic about 6 month as many users here seem to be... Can anybody who speaks Japanese elaborate on this?

[cheapmuthafukr]

its probably the starch.

i went skating in my raw ande whalls, and also in my supposedly one wash 45 canes, and both times my legs itched pretty bad after i started to sweat. both jeans were crispy and clean.

[DaBestSpoona]

I would try some antibacterial fabreeze

[Tito]

my sister has this problem when she is wearing raw denim.. do not ask me how or why.. i dont have a clue.. but i have never felt any irritation whatsoever from denim

[superBobo]

if you have worn them for a good while, they are probably dirty.

[soraanaam]

or maybe you have HERPES!

[MataLeao]

or staph

I get ingrown hair bumps on my thighs from my flatheads 3001.

[Charlie Delta]

Here's a nice story that my dad always tells me when I talk to much about the whole not washing denim thing:

"When the missionaries came to Papua New Guinea they told the local tribes not to walk around naked all the time. Instead they should cover their nakedness with clothes. However, they forgot to mention that clothes have to be washed every so often (especially in a hot, humid, tropical climate) so in no time the locals had all these rashes and skin diseases!"

[hoodsuburbia]

i was riding my bike the other day in my edwins and the back of my knees got all itchy

[deadkidz]

crotch rotttt

[Pandemonium]

dip your jeans into liquid nitrogen.

that'll kill them suckers.

[nickt]

Damn denim would be standing on its own!

[indigo_junkie]

crotch rotttt

damn it! I was going to say that!

If your jeans don't smell like ass and you're still getting a reaction, it's probably the starch. I always do a soak on my jeans before I wear, not because I want to shrink to size, but to remove any excess starch from the jean. I still get pretty good wears anyway.

If your jeans smell like ass, it's time for a wash.

If your jeans smell like wet soggy ass, you've probably got crotch fungus and its time for a wash (and some anti-fungal lotion).

Remember, bug feed off the dead skin cells trapped in the fibres of the denim.

I tried to go the febreze way but ended up having a reaction to the febreze.