Thanks CCJ, from a frosty fingered friend!!! N/T

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Posted by Lisa K on October 3, 2001 at 20:20:55:

In reply to: Re: Another glove idea posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 3, 2001 at 13:42:09:

: : I will need gloves. Talking about all this need for heat made me
: : wonder about something. I enjoy the outdoors in the winter and
use
: : hand warmers. You know the kind that come in a package and you
: shake
: : them and they stay warm for hours. I know people who ski or hunt
: use
: : these. What do you think about putting those inside the glove?
:
: There are many ways to get your hands up to temp in winter henna.
: NOrtherners have two problems here ... those of us who are
acclimated
: to cold have fewer capillaries out at the surface of our
extremities
: (to conserve body heat) as well as chilly room temps. Cold hands.
: Cold hand epidermal cells don't bind with the henna dye well, for
the
: same reason that you get better colors dying cloth in a simmering
tub
: rather than in ice water. Warmer keratin molecules are expanded,
and
: more activated so are more likely to bind with dye molecules.
:
: How to get your hands hot? Visit a sauna. Wrap. Get a heating pad
for
: your mattress. Use handwarmers made of rice bags (put into the
nuke)
: or storebought. Steam. Dance and drink. Hold your hands to a
bonfire.
: Anything that gets your hands HOT is going to help your henna
results
: (though avoid getting sweatty and smearing)!

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: : : I will need gloves. Talking about all this need for heat made me : : : wonder about something. I enjoy the outdoors in the winter and : use : : : hand warmers. You know the kind that come in a package and you : : shake : : : them and they stay warm for hours. I know people who ski or hunt : : use : : : these. What do you think about putting those inside the glove? : : : : There are many ways to get your hands up to temp in winter henna. : : NOrtherners have two problems here ... those of us who are : acclimated : : to cold have fewer capillaries out at the surface of our : extremities : : (to conserve body heat) as well as chilly room temps. Cold hands. : : Cold hand epidermal cells don't bind with the henna dye well, for : the : : same reason that you get better colors dying cloth in a simmering : tub : : rather than in ice water. Warmer keratin molecules are expanded, : and : : more activated so are more likely to bind with dye molecules. : : : : How to get your hands hot? Visit a sauna. Wrap. Get a heating pad : for : : your mattress. Use handwarmers made of rice bags (put into the : nuke) : : or storebought. Steam. Dance and drink. Hold your hands to a : bonfire. : : Anything that gets your hands HOT is going to help your henna : results : : (though avoid getting sweatty and smearing)!
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