Chemical hand and foot warmers: advantages of disposable models for military personnel and tourists

The main purpose of boots, jackets and other warm clothing is to keep warm. And the best invention to keep warm, for military personnel and tourists, are thermal packs with chemical hand and foot warmers. The heat generated by the human body does not last long under all conditions. A sharp change in weather, a long period of being stationary, the wrong choice of equipment, individual characteristics, exhaustion provoke a decrease in body temperature, which is dangerous for the body.

When hypothermia occurs, motor skills of the hands and feet are lost, immunity decreases, frostbite and colds appear. It is difficult to do without a thermal hand and foot warmer and stop the body from freezing. Individual heating devices are in great demand for winter travel, skiing, cycling. In areas where military action is taking place, patches will be useful for civilians when the electricity and heating are turned off, and they have to go down to a cold bomb shelter to wait out air raid alarms.

Chemical hand and foot warmers: features

Individual heating devices have a number of advantages:

  • compact;
  • relieve swelling and spasms;
  • autonomous;
  • comfortable;
  • improve blood circulation;
  • heat up quickly;
  • effective;
  • relax muscles.

Thermal packs with chemical hand and foot warmers are not recommended for warming up places where:

  • open wounds;
  • acute inflammatory processes;
  • frostbitten areas;
  • fresh injuries.

Heating products are contraindicated in case of internal bleeding, neoplasms, elevated body temperature, chronic diseases with disorders of the nervous and cardiovascular systems, diabetics and pregnant women.

Chemical hand and foot warmers contain vermiculite, activated carbon, iron powder, purified water, salt. For effective and safe operation, they are attached between layers of clothing. Hand products are conveniently placed in a pocket or glove. The product should not be close to the body, then it will warm well. This is one of the reasons why they are not recommended for use during sleep. Patches are not harmful to health, do not provoke irritation, do not emit toxic gases.

How to choose, where to buy and how to use a chemical heating pad for hands and feet?

Chemical heating pads for hands and feet are used for medical purposes under the supervision of a doctor. The Shower Pack online store offers the most popular types of warming patches. Disposable products are a small bag made of thick fleece. Their components heat up when in contact with air and actively emit heat.

To use a chemical heating pad for hands and feet, you need to open the package and gently shake the contents, after 5 minutes attach to clothing. You should be careful. Incorrect use can lead to low-temperature burns or overheating. Do not place sharp or hot objects near the patches so as not to damage the integrity of the packaging. It is not recommended to leave them near an open fire or allow them to get wet.

For each part of the body on the website showerpack.com.ua in Ukraine it is easy to select thermal packs with chemical warmers for hands and feet by shape, optimal heating temperature. Transport and postal carriers will quickly deliver the selected products to any city. Residents of Kyiv can pick up the heaters from the company's store by prior arrangement.