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The body after a large meal
Short answer: After a big meal, a larger share of your blood goes to digestion. Your body produces more warmth, and m...
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The body when you come in from the cold
Short answer: When you come in from the cold, it takes around twenty minutes for your body to adjust. During that tim...
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The body after a shower
Short answer: After a hot bath your skin is damp and your blood vessels are widened. Your body gives off more warmth ...
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Why you get colder in a still room
Short answer: In a still room you are not moving, so your body only produces its basic warmth. At the same time, a co...
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Why two people feel different in the same room
Short answer: Two people in the same room can experience the temperature five degrees differently. Muscle mass, activ...
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How much warmth a layer actually gives
Short answer: A thin layer shifts the perceived temperature by two to three degrees, and a thicker layer by four to f...
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Body heat between two layers
Short answer: Between two layers of clothing sits a thin layer of air that the body has warmed. That air layer is the...
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What a fabric does to irritated skin
Short answer: A fabric cannot treat irritated skin, but it can avoid making it worse. A smooth surface, flat seams an...
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Sensitive skin and choosing fabric
Short answer: If you have sensitive skin, three things matter most: the surface of the fabric, where the seams sit, a...
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Why the skin itches after a warm day
Short answer: Itching after a warm day usually comes from salt left by dried sweat and friction from clothing. Both m...
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Why you wake up warm at night
Short answer: The body reaches its lowest temperature around four in the morning and then starts to rise. If you wake...
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Night sweats and what clothes can do
Short answer: Clothing cannot stop night sweats, but it can decide whether they wake you. A thin layer that absorbs m...
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