Cotton kills! If you are going to wear undies, go for something sleek and slippery as suggested.
I second the diaper rash cream. I used to have a terrible time with sores like that when hunting, exercising hunt horses, & riding my own. The right undies make all the difference!
Skip the undies. Except at shows. At shows, wear undies just in case you split out your breeches or have to go to the hospital. <—experience.
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Under Armour compression shorts. http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/womens-ua-ultra-7inch-compression-short/pid1216685-001
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Exactly! Which is where I learned to use anti-chafe cream. I swear by it!
http://www.rei.com/product/628122/paceline-products-chamois-buttr-8-oz
I’m with the group that rides FREEE… except on crankypants Friday. Then I need something to get in a twist. 
If you aren’t comfortable riding sans panties, perhaps try either a thong (there are really nice workout style ones that feel a bit less like butt floss) or compression shorts.
BuddyRoo… know how you feel. Got bucked off and my pants caught on a sprinkler head. Breeches ripped, panties did not. I was hanging upside down by my panties. My Dad finally had to cut them off, much to my 12 year old mortification.
Jockey microfiber thong worked for me.
I don’t think I’d pop the “boils” if I were you. I wouldn’t accidentally want to get an even worse infection there from dirty fingers poking at it!!
Like others have said, the spanx type things work nice. Or you could google no panty line underwear and find some super soft styles of underwear that are really comfy.
I had this problem too. Boy short underwear helped. But when I got my really awesome custom Antares saddle the problem miraculously disappeared and has not returned. I tried all sorts of creams, lotions, underwear, and expensive painful laser. It NEVER occurred to me that it was my saddle but that’s what finally fixed the problem.
Oh and do NOT pop the boils. Epsom salts soaks and blowdry and they’ll be gone in a day or two. Don’t Ask me how I know
Barely there panties + keep your weight manageable + Monkey Butt powder and/or diaper rash cream as needed 
No cotton, especially no cheap cotton with thick bands at the legs. What I’ve found most comfortable, with no shifting, bunching, or heat rash even in muggy mid-Atlantic summers, are underwear specifically made for outdoor and athletic wear. I personally love these from Patagonia, which are spendy, but fabulous; they come in a few other cuts, if hipster isn’t your style (though they are not particularly low-rise for a “hipster”).
I had a bit of a heat rash type thing at the junction of my leg/behind at my annual physical last year, and my doctor gave me a prescription, but honestly I don’t think it worked any better than just applying diaper rash cream and sleeping without underwear for a few days. Then I stopped riding in anything but the Patagonia underwear
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well, I think that is the one thread I do not have bookmarked…
I was in a rush and the net was slow…
however…
whatever you do, do not get the seamless boyshorts from Haynes (I think)
got a pair of those…stuff is like glorified stocking material…worst bunching undergarment I ever had!
I had that problem with 2 different saddles. Once I got my current saddle, the problem disappeared. (both of the other saddles would also leave my more delicate areas rubbed raw…ouch.)
Ladies anti monkey butt powder, I’ve tried bodyglide too and THAT powder works better for me.
and Boy short underwear are the devil for me. I’m going to have to look into the compression shorts everyone has suggested.
I also run and have had the chaffing issue while riding and running now 
Draw a ‘T’ in anti-perspirant across the top of your buttocks and down to the top of the place where your cheeks meet. Apply desitin liberally between the cheeks. Pull on cotton pants inside out (seams face outwards) and attach a thin slimline pad. Just before you pull on all the way, add a liberal sprinkling of monkey butt powder. Use a gel pad seat cover on your saddle.
Body glide and Danskin Boyshorts http://www.danskin.com/product/3912/Team-Boy-Cut-Short.html or underarmour http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/womens-ua-seamless-shorty/pid1227985-001
