Anyway, the weather has been causing havoc in the UK. My heart really goes out to those poor people whose homes and livelihoods have been ruined by the floods. I feel very fortunate that its not been too bad where I live, although I have noticed that its been very cold.
My new commute now involves a 20 minute walk, so this morning I decided to dig out the novelty hand warmers that I got in my stocking and put them to the test.
They're from a company called Aroma Home, which I hadn't heard of before but looking at their website they seem to do a lot of these warming products (slippers, microwave toys etc).
Inside the woollen "sock" is a liquid pouch, which has a small silver disk that you crack to release the heat. I'm not sure exactly how this works, but the heat is instantaneous and really surprised me the first time I used it. It lasted the full 20 minute walk to work, although the heat wasn't as powerful with the woollen "sock" over it so I might take it out next time I use it.
Once the heat has finished, the pouch goes cloudy and quite solid. You need to boil it in hot water to melt the liquid before re-using, which is fairly straight forward to do. However its not so convenient for work, as I don't have a hob and a saucepan to do this at the office.
Overall I like the hand warmers - they're not quite as good for all round warmth as gloves, although I suppose you could put them inside your gloves, but they're fun and totally cute. A lovely Christmas present :)
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