by Marie Harger |
Cold fingers and toes are one of the tragedies of winter. This product is the answer to our frozen digits, whether on the ski slope or otherwise having to be outside when temperatures are freezing. Hotties keep our extremities cozy, toasty, and warm.
Little Hotties are safe, provide natural heat, have no odor and are air-activated. For the consumer it all says easy. Easy to carry, to open and to use. To activate you simply shake it for a couple seconds, which mixes the contents. Then you stuff the packets in an enclosed area such as a jacket pocket or gloves to maximize heat efficiency. It will take up to 20 minutes for the Little Hotties packets to reach maximum heat.
Ingredients:
Iron powder: a metallic chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element and is therefore classified as a transition metal. Iron and iron alloys (steels) are by far the most common metals and the most common ferromagnetic materials in everyday use. Fresh iron surfaces are lustrous and silvery-grey in color, but oxidize in air to form a red or brown coating of ferric oxide or rust. Pure single crystals of iron are soft (softer than aluminium), and the addition of minute amounts of impurities, such as carbon, significantly strengthens them. Alloying iron with appropriate small amounts (up to a few percent) of other metals and carbon produces steel, which can be 1,000 times harder than pure iron. Caution: iron powder is harmful if swallowed.
Water: The transparent, colorless liquid, H2O, which falls from the sky as rain, issues from the ground in springs, and composes three-quarters of the earth’s surface in the form of seas, rivers, lakes etc.
Salt (Sodium Benzoate): White, odorless powder or crystals; saline, antiseptic taste. Used as flavoring, or preservative, bottled drinks, preserves and jams. Used in ice for cooling fish. Used in eye creams, and toothpastes. Also, used medicinally.
Activated Charcoal: is the black residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood, sugar, bone char, or other substances in the absence of oxygen. The resulting soft, brittle, lightweight, black, porous material resembles coal and is 85% to 98% carbon with the remainder consisting of volatile chemicals and ash.
Warnings:
Little Hotties notes that one should follow directions and the precautions listed on the package. This includes not having direct contact with skin, which can result in burns. Little Hotties can become very hot. Supervision is necessary for children, seniors, and those with sensitive skin. People who have certain conditions, such as diabetes, frostbite, scars, open wounds, bruising, swelling or circulatory problems should consult with their physician before use. Remove if there is any discomfort. Keep away from eyes and mouth.
Absolutely Do Not use Little Hotties warmers in an oxygen-enriched environment, while sleeping, or via direct application to skin for an extended period of time.
References:
- The New Lexicon Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language. Lexicon Publications, Inc. New York, NY, 1987.
- Winter, Ruth. A Consumer’s Dictionary – Food Additives. Crown Publishers, Inc. New York, NY 1989.
- www.wikipedia.org
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