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Facial eczema

I have had excema on my face on and off for years.

It now seems to be focused around the eyes both on the lids and under, I dont wear any make up and only use H2O for washing and am very careful about not getting any shampoo etc on my face.

I have had 0.5%hydocortisone cream presribed on and off but now it seems to be ineffective and because of where it is i was told that 1% was not suitable.

Does anyone have any experience of this or any ideas as am getting rasther fed up as it is very itchy and seems to be making my eyeball itchy too! Thanks

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  • you tried using either aqueous cream or some sort of moisteriser to wash face in as know some can be used as soap substitute. might help it not get as dry.

  • I agree, moisturise, moisturise, moisturise! Diprobase is good, you can use it with water as a cleanser as well as as a moisturiser.

    I have occasional eczema (or some sort of rash anyway!) on my face and although hydrocort clears it for a while, diprobase or the equivalent is the only thing which keeps it at bay.

    It's a bit embarressing to go around with a shiny sticky-looking face from smothering it with cream but better than being red and flakey!

  • Might there be an element of superficial infection - this is often the case when eczema is unresponsive to topical steroids, in which case treatment with a topical antibiotic such as fucidin may help, in conjunction with hydrocortisone.

    Otherwise a concerted 1-2 week blast with dedicated twice daily application may help. I know when my eczema was bad I was continually trying to NOT use topical steroid because I was worried about side effects, but in the long run you tend to use more by using them on and off than by a concerted effort.

    Hope this helps. If I am talking rubbish, feel free to tell me!

  • Hey hops,

    This sounds very familiar. I have been having real probs with my skin the past couple of months esp my face. Have always suffered with eczema but since asthma took over its been almost nothing. However my face just looks like its constantly flaking off at the mo and putting so much cream on it 2 keep it moisurised.

    Anyway getting to the point...i spoke to my local cons when i saw him in dec and he let me chat to the dermatologist who was in clinic at the same time!!

    Her advice was you can use hydrocortisone continously for 2 weeks...have u tried that rather than just on and off. Various other things were recommended:

    Moisturisers with antimicrobials such as oilatum plus or dermol 500

    Other moisturisers such as oilatum cream, dermol, aveeno oatmeal.

    Also she said even things like changing ure shampoo or using a harsh shampoo will affect facial eczema.

    Hope i have been of sum use and you haven't tried all those already!

    Em x

  • At the moment its only around my eyes, i dont have diprobase instead i use cetraben and or/ Hemp cream.

    Over the years to treat it on my body i think i have used most creams as it used to be quite bad, it now on,y flares up with severe stress or allergic contact that is all apart from my eyes which i have yet to find a trigger..

    I use the cetraben x2 a day and it stings like hell as did the aqueous cream.Have to admit using such creams does nothing for the zits!!

  • The 1 to 2 week blast with hydrocort does work but with a fortnight its back its very stubborn.

    I hadnt thought about the possibility of infection im due to speak to GP on Thurs (hes checking up on stroppy lungs) so will mention it then and see what it says.

    Because i have had it on my scalp i tend to use quite mild shapmoos and occassional coal tar preps if its bad which sorts it out.

    I really would like to get it sorted as my brother is getting married later in the year and although i wont werar eye make up i dont want to look as red eyeed as at the mo!!

  • Oooops posted before logged in under His Nib's identity...

    Hops, that stinging when you apply emollient sounds very familiar - I can identify as having had that when my eczema was infected. Pretty much anything you care to name hurt like hell and the skin was weeping as well.

    I'd take yourself to your GP and ask about this.

  • Randomly (although I am mindful that I am posting on an asthma forum so this is unlikely to be the case) - do you have any chrysanthemums in the house? There is an association between eczema around the eyes and chyrsanthemums....told you it was random...

  • Cath - Funnily enough no i dont have any flowers/plants except for my aloe vera!

    Eyes not weeping but will definately mention to GP when he rings me on thurs if i dont ring before!

  • hi, a couple of things that may be of interest.

    1. my daughters excema always flares up at the same time as her asthma, so if she gets a cold and then she starts wheezing, and then the excema flares too.

    2ndly I get rashes / excema alot too, particularly on my hands, but also on my face too. I had patch testing done, It has been really helpful. As I have discovered that I have quite a few contact allergys. I can now avoid things, and I have had far fewer flare-ups. you could be touching something that you are allergic to and then touching your face.

    Anyway, something to think about, I agree with what everyone else has said.

    Cheers RI

  • Hello Hopalong,

    Lots of love and hugs cos I know how b. awful it is to suffer from the dreaded duo aka eczema and asthma.

    I suffer from severe atopic eczema along with the same sort of asthma. At the moment my eczema is well controlled via a variety of boot camp strategies, including complimentary as well as pharmacological means. Am receiving treatment for asthma probs, with same strategies but rather annoyingly they are strangely diffident! LOL)

    Ok back to topic.

    If you are suffering from eczema in only one particular area it could be that you are transferring allergens - via your hands (?) - to one part of your body including mucosal membranes such as your eyes. It can also contribute to part of an overall delayed hypersensitivity. If you donâ€™t track down the culprit/s this reaction becomes chronic. (Our immune systems become overly conscientious gate-keepers!)

    Could you/ can you keep a diary of when your eczema becomes worse allied to things you have touched?

    Example coming upâ€¦. I used to get a severe â€˜rashâ€™ on one side of my face near my ears. Everyone said it must be because of my earrings. (Love my earrings!) I pointed out that I always wear two earrings (none allergenic gold)â€¦ so why didnâ€™t I get a rash on both sides of my face? After some detective work I realised that in my job I â€˜writeâ€™ with a whiteboard marker with my right hand and then unconsciously touch the right side of my face with same dominant hand.

    Am obviously allergic to what the fâ€¦ in chemicals contained in whiteboard markers. So now wash my hands after each lecture and donâ€™t touch my face! So obvious, but not so simple to resolve, especially if you are rushed and stressed with kids, job etc.

    Itâ€™s so important for our self esteem to look good on special occasionsâ€¦ let alone everyday life.

    Sunshine, either real â€“ the best - or artificial can really help. Maybe a sunbedâ€¦ but be very carefulâ€¦. Also, dietary supplements such as omega 3 oils can help â€˜dryâ€™ skin within during winter. I also swear by diprobase as an essential everyday emollientâ€¦ sort of a complimentary meets pharmacological truce! And VERY green if you look at the list of ingredients!

  • hopalongkp

    I had a terrible spell of excema around my eyes when I was at university. I had huge red circles around both my eyes.

    The first dr I saw at the university prescribed me Eumovate! When I went back a week later with no improvement the other dr I saw was horrified that I'd been given Eumovate for my eyes. After several weeks of trying something different each week with no success we finally tried antibiotics and I was very relieved when that stopped the excema.

    I subsequently had horrible spells of excema on my face. In the end the dr suggested that the E45 I applying liberally might have been the problem. Sure enough stopping that worked and I haven't have a major problem on my face since. At some stage my gp did offer me a referral to a consultant, but fortunately she managed to suggest things that sorted out the facial excema before I was desperate enough to be referred.

    Hope some of this is of some use to you and that you get it sorted out soon.

  • Thanks for the replies some very helpful comments and suggestions

    Mia- interesting thought hand eye contact not looked at that line of things will try and remember to write habits down, i do have small patches elsehwere bu tnot in regular contact with hands! I like the idea of real sunshine but will have to wait til May for that 1!! Cant have fish oil due to being allergic to some fish can it be found elsehwere -omega3 oil that is!

    Bee- was given Eumovate about 18mths ago by different Gp regular dr went loopy when he found out.

    Im seeing my regular GP 2moz so will ask about possibility of infecon eye lids , would be just my luck another one to go alongside my chest infec!!

  • Hi hopalong,

    I know that you can get capsules of omega 3 (and possibly 6 too, but I'm guessing it wouldn't do you any harm to have both) that are suitable for vegetarians, so they should be free of fish oil.

  • Thanks BeckyG i will look out for some when i next venture out am will to try anything. Just hope they not too pricey.

    Am very itchy 2day , have been making a concerted effort no to touch my face but its soo hard!

  • Meant to say -saw GP earlier who has given me an antibiotic ointment for 5 days (betnovate n)so fingers x it helps.

  • Ah, Betnovate! Good stuff. Please let us know how you get on.

  • Update :-

    After 24 hrs the cream stings like mad when going on and for about 10 mins after but my eyes are a tad less red so hopefully its starting to work , am hoping the itchyness stops soon! Im quietly optimistic!

  • [soap-box]

    Approaches to use of steroid creams differ (sorry, just going to have a soap box moment, feel free to ignore me) between doctors.

    Many GPs do worry about the adverse effects of steroid creams, much as patients do. As a general rule we don't use anything above 1% hydrocortisone on the face.

    HOWEVER there is no point sitting there saying ""well, 1% hydrocortisone isn't really doing a lot, but carry on with it because I can't give you anything stronger"". Likely case is, by using a mild steroid for a long period of time, (if you were going to get side effects), then you'd cause more problems than by using a more potent steroid for a short burst to get things under control, then keeping things under control with emollient (short burst = a week or thereabouts).

    Steroid cream side-effects are rare when the creams are used appropriately, and properly, for correct time periods - it's when they are used inappropriately that problems arise. The precautions stressed are necessary, but sometimes over-hyped.

    [/soap box]

    (COI - skin now nearly clear of eczema after use of above philosophy)

  • CathBear- I have had different Drs using different treatments steroids or just emoilients.

    I have to admit i dont like using steroids on my face esp on my eyes but am getting desperate

    I presume that as im only using it for 5 days (as prescribed) it should be ok?

  • Definitely, I usually say 5-7 days for a flare-up.

  • Update- am very pleased and relieved to say that eyes are definately improved, scaliness much reduced and itchyness not so bad so

    Thumbs up to Betnovate - N

    Im going to really take note of hands touching eyes etc to see if i can find a trigger ,esp as im no longer sure what triggers it on rest of body except for stress and certain body products.

    Thanks all for your posts and suggestions, next stop Lungs!!

  • Cath,

    Some advice if you don't mind! (Dermatology is really not my strong point!) I have a sort of eczema-y type thing on my face at the moment... at least I'm assuming that's what it is since I'm atopic, although I don't usually get eczema. It was red and sore, with some cracked skin, but now it's just dry, flaky and itchy.

    I've been using emollients and 1% hydrocortisone from the chemist (Pharmacist: 'you do know not to put it on your face, don't you?' Me, standing there with obviously exzematous face: 'Oh, yes, indeed, not on the face, right, no, wouldn't dream of it') and it's helped a bit but it sounds from what you're saying that a stronger steroid might help more, or perhaps one with fuscidin in it as well? I hate to bother my GP with something comparatively trivial, but might a visit be in order, do you think?

    Also does anyone know of a moisturiser that's gentle enough to put on my very dry eyelids? Even things like E45 seem to make them more sore.

    Oooh I just feel SO attractive right now! Not only could I be the poster child for Cushing's syndrome, I have a lovely blotchy face as well.

    Grumble grumble moan moan

    Em H

  • Hi Em,

    If it's just dry and flaky now I'd stop the topical steroid as they can be more drying. If it has any features such as redness, weeping or blistering, then continue hydrocort and see if your GP reckons if there's any superficial infection. May need something stronger or a topical antibiotic.

    Have you tried something like emulsifying ointment or 50/50 liquid/white soft paraffin? Horribly sticky, but really does the trick for immense dryness/flakiness.

    I like diprobase, for being mainly free of allergenic stuff (personally E45 really, really hates my skin and does Bad Stuff to it); I hear Double Base gel is good as well. Some people like Epaderm - similar in texture to emulsifying ointment.

    Can't see what the pharmacist was going on about with not using hydrocort 1% on the face... *shrugs*

    Hops - glad to hear betnovate-N is doing the trick!

  • Incidentally, emulsifing ointment or 50/50 = cheap as chips for a small vat from chemist! - and contain v little if anything in terms of preservatives/allergenics (50/50 has absolutely nothing else in it).

  • Thanks, Cathy, that's great, I'll keep trying with the emollients, I'll get some of the 50:50. I've had Diprobase and Cetreben in the past, both were okay but they still irritated my eye-lids!

    I'm going to switch from a mask to a mouthpiece for nebbing too, I don't think having concentrated salbutamol blown on my skin and in my eyes is helping! The mask is easier at night and when poorly though.

    I think pharmacists are not allowed to sell anything stronger than 0.5% hydrocort for the face, I think it has to be on prescription if you want to go any stronger than that. That's what I've always been told anyway. Think it's a bit academic in my case since I've got 2mg of inhaled fluticasone plus 30mg of pred coursing round my system - I'm suprised my skin dares to react with that lot on board!

    Thanks again

  • Might be true what you say about 1% being ok to sell OTC but not for facial use.

    Ironically, did you know that although 1% hydrocort can be sold OTC, 0.5% is POM?

    How random is that?!

    (Apologies for abbrevs, trying to make it a quickie; OTC = Over The Counter; POM = Prescription Only Medication)

  • Trivial veering off topic nonsense from my house - Emulsifying ointment is referred to by my other half as Whale fat, Aqueous cream as white slime and diprobase as the clean one ( it's in a pump not a tub) as thats the only way he can remember which is which and for which child....

  • EmH - I swear by doublebase now. use it as twice daily moisteriser all over as had horrble dry flaky skin before, and legs v itchy too, and pretty much all ok now. my face was more around my mouth, but cleared up ok now. E45 didn't do anything for me, but doublebase has worked.

    Hope you get sorted soon!

  • betnovate N a definate success.

    Anyone know how long it is safe to keep a tube of such ointment?

  • Hmmm. Good question. Probably throw it after about a month or so - simple because, once open (even if it contains anti-bacterials) it's likely to get bugs and such growing in it.

    Apart from that consideration, in theory it's safe to keep it until the expiry date printed on the tube crimp.

  • Eczema cannot be cured completely, but it can be controlled. One should avoid harsh soaps and use of hot water. The food triggers like eggs, wheat, soya and cow’s milk can trigger flare ups for the eczema and should be avoided. The key to a successful treatment is moisturising and not once but many times a day. When stepping out of the house you should wear sunscreen lotion and dark glasses. These tips are sure to prevent your eczema.

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With all this said, I set out tonight to achieve the 25 minute run in w6r3. I did it!!! For the last 7 minutes foot was numb and definitely not cooperating with me. As soon as Laura told me I could slow down I bent down of very wobbly legs and took my shoe off (this usually helps with the numbness) ... I may have pushed it a bit because the whole 10 minute walk home I did not get the feeling back in my foot. This kind of concerns me because on June 16th I have a 5k run that I have signed up for. I have an appointment on Thursday with the orthopedic people ... I wonder how long it takes to go them in?

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  • Hi JD Girl, that sounds awful - good job you've got the professionals on the case and totally well done for keeping going. Just make sure you follow their advice when you see them on Thursday and maybe go back to your running shop afterwards to look into those moulded insoles or something flash?

    I'm doing my first 5k race on June 16th as well - R4L Guildford - where are you running? I'm sure you'll make it, you've clearly got the winner's attitude!!

  • Yes my boyfriend brought home last night a pair of inserts, I will definately will give them a try.

    I am actually from Ontario, Canada so I will be running in the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance's Fathers Day 5 k classic.

    Good Luck on the 16th!!

  • After reading Born to Run, I'm inclined to become an advocate for barefoot running over orthotics, etc. Have decided to give it a go to see if it helps with my Plantar Fasciitis - nothing else seems to!!!

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Contant severe mouth ulcers, what do you use to help?

Lupus is responding to MMF so now reduced sted's which I am due to finish 29th Aug (currently taking 2.5mg every other day) - for the past 2 months severe craters, that's what the look like! - 5 and 6 at a time of mouth ulcers (nothing works). I am positive that the reducing of the sted's is causing this as now it seems that my SS is coming out to play. I am at my wits end, my gums are sore, i can't eat or talk properly!

Over the counter remedies, bonjela, igloo and the rest doesn't work :( someone in work suggested fresh pineapple as they give this to people who are having chemo for mouth ulcers?

Anyother suggestions?

PS has anyone else notices that ceasing sted's causes more ulcers?

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  • i think you need to go see your gp i had similar few years ago g

  • Hi. I am prone to mouth ulcers which are very painful and last for weeks and even months. My dentist referred me to our local dental hospital and a very nice consultant prescribed Prednisolone - one table to be dissolved in a little water and used as a mouth wash as and when necessary. As soon as I start with an ulcer or my gums are red raw I use this medication and it works wonders, This means that I am not ingesting steroids as I obviously spit it out after swilling it around my mouth. Hope it helps. Gabs.

  • hi gabs: i was just posting my reply to this ? while you had posted yours. please would you tell us what mgs of pred your consultant prescribed? i would love to try this method, and will ask my rheumy for the Rx when i see her in sept/oct. your method is new to me and sounds great!

  • I am definately going to mention this at my appointment on the 22nd August - and I hope that the Dentist is willing to give this to me. I am at my wits end with the mouth ulcers every other week. They are very large and like craters in my mouth, so bad, I can't eat, can't rest my face on the pillow (right side), can hardly talk and they also set my gums and teeth off. I am aware that SS can cause problems with the teeth and gums and that it is my greatest fear - losing my teeth. Thankfully 4 weeks ago my private dentist advised that both my gums and teeth - the oral hygiene was very high with no cavities. I do hope that this will continue.

    Thanks for the advice Gabs!

  • Good luck Lulabelle - I hope you find some relief with this method. With all the problems we get with SLE if we can control one symptom it certainly helps. Hope you are having a good day. Gabs.

  • feeling for you: really nasty: boy do i know it!

    i finally tried my first oral prednisolone taper last may-june: this took 4 weeks starting at 10mg, and has left me feeling better than i have since the 1980s...but also slightly more prone to constant mouth ulcers

    a bit of background: i've been on plaquenil 400mg daily for 2 years, but my sle apparently has been lifelong without specific treatment. i also have sjogrens/sicca symptoms amongst other things. and all my life i've coped with dreadful mouth ulcers and a condition called angina bullosa haemorrhagica which creates oral blood lesions that turn into ulcers. so maybe we sort of have something in common....and i'm also replying cause when i was in my last week of that pred taper last may-june, i too started to get a sort of flare of mouth ulcers. that m.u. flare has calmed down a bit, but since monday last i saw my dental hygenist which has set things off again: terrible mouth ulcers!

    well, over the decades, i have tried EVERYTHING for mouth ulcers:

    Rx from my gp and oral surgeon (steroid inhalers are what they are on to now for mouth ulceration would you believe: not great cause exposed the whole mouth and can encourage oral thrush)

    over the counter products of all kinds (no point in listing these....there are so many)

    alternative stuff from the whole foods shop etc etc and supplement suppliers

    washing mouth with salt, bicarb, etc etc etc. none of them have helped me at all

    anyway, what has helped a bit with my mouth ulcers was my dentist getting me to dip a Qtip in corsodyl mouthwash and bathe the sore areas for like a minute (rather than expose the whole mouth to corsodyl) several times a day

    BUT always my reliable and preferred mouth ulcer Rx of many many years has been the steroid ointment adcortyl in orabase, which to my horror has ben discontinued in the uk mainly because the market here is apparently not big enough to make it worth the drug companies supplying it to the uk. BUT i've got my gp to write a prescription for the steroid ingredient (triamcinolone acetonide) in a saliva resistant base like orabase - this is also marketed in north america as kenalog in orabase. my plan is to select a canadian online compounding pharmacy and ring them to discuss the purchase of this Rx using my gp's prescription. ok, i'll have to pay quite a lot for this, but i know it's worth every penny! i know others who do this from the uk and my gp has already written the prescription.

    anyway, am wishing you the best of luck with your ulcers

    take care

  • Thanks so very much for your informative post. i have an appointment at the Dental Hospital on the 22nd Aug - and I have made a note of what you have said. I have discussed this with the other half and we have decided that I am not going to stop the 2.5mg sted's on the 29th Aug, but to stay on this a little longer. My rhemu did say I could do this if i wasn't quite ready to come off this. i need to get my mouth sorted. I am loving the idea of the sted mouthwash though and I imagine that this would be very affective as it is getting right to the route of the cause. Then fingers crossed I maybe able to come of the oral sted? I worry about losing my teeth constantly due to the SS - and try to keep my oral hygiene to a very high standard, but the mouth ulcers do upset my gums and make some of my teeth sensitive. I went to see my private dentist 4 weeks ago ( he referred me to the dental hospital for the above appointment), and he said that my teeth were healthy and gums were healthy! That's good new's for now - but it doesn@t help with the ulcers. This SS is such a pain. Having said that the 'baddy' Lupus - at least seems to be responding to the MMF which is the good thing.

    Let's hope we will both be mouth ulcer free :)))

  • You're vvvv welcome! And good luck at your appointment!

    Ps I agree with fab wheelie, below: biotene products are v helpful generally. I get them via amazon

  • My mouth ulcers cleared up once I addressed having a dry mouth - to stop your mouth getting dry "Biotene" do a range of toothpaste, and gel that you can get from your GP on prescription (I think Boots chemist also sell it but it is expensive)

  • I have used biotene products for years - cannot use normal toothpastes as they are to abrasive and inflam my gums more. I think the ulcers are a mixture of reducing the sted',s my SS and I have been checking some of my medication side affects and most of them including ramipril cause mouth ulcers :((( so can't win!

  • I clean my teeth with sodium bicarb once or twice a week to keep the mouth ulcers at bay, this works for me, and it gives me a nice pink tongue.

  • Doesn@t this dry your mouth out more? will make a note of this though as the mouth ulcers are like small craters in my mouth. So much so my face is swollen on one side, can't eat as is painful and I am so fed up of getting them every other week - it's like losing a none win battle :(

  • I dont find it unduly drying, but I do drink a lot of water after using the stuff and try not to swallow it. You may have a yeast infection, so be certain to have a live yoghurt or pro-biotic a couple of times a week. And lay off the sweets and sugary stuff.

    It certainly does feel like a no win situation, but hang in there. You will get your life back.

  • Hi I used to suffer the way you are and know just how uncomfortable it is so can sympathise. People look at you as if you are drunk when you are speaking funnily too so I will recommend what I used as it cleared everything up within a week. It is available both with or without a prescription. Hydrocortisone 2.5 muco-adhesive buccal tablets they are little miracle workers. It was so nice to eat and speak properly after using these I was so grateful to my doc prescribing them. Also since I have been taking methotrexate and folic acid I have not had any mouth ulcers which is quite a result so have managed to get back to a weight I am happy with - I was very poorly last year and lost three stone, I looked like a bag of bones!

    I hope that you manage to get rid of the ulcers, good luck

    Madmagz x

  • I get terrible ulcers/sores in my mouth & have one in my nose a t m. They get so bad in my mouth that I really want to scream & it does make me cry. I've got a very bad 1 at the one side of my tongue that has been there for 13 yrs & it's gotten bigger & I cannot describe it apart from it's excrutiatingly painful, it gets infected, & i've to use corsadyl to clean it off with a Q tip. It's always open & never heals up. Thethe other side of my tongue I had an extremely big one that just wouldn't go no matter what I used, so in the end had to see a Maxiall Facial specialist who decided to cut it out to see if it was cancerous, luckily it wasn't. But ever since then it has not healed properly, the place where he cut it out on the side had 2 small ends that he sewed back together, but it didn't do that & now they are just holding with a small tissue of my tongue & i've got a criss cross section there that's all open. It's so painful & to top it all I get horrendous ones on the inside of my lips esp at the bottom lip, they come up so bad that sometimes I look like i've been punched in the mouth. 4 wks ago I had 2 big yellow ulcers come up (forgot to say i've tried everything you can buy over the counter & on prescript but nothing works) so these yellow ulcers grew & grew they were about 1" long & they were thick too. The pain was awful making me cry, so saw the Dr who gave me strong antibiotics & they worked a little bit by reducing the size of them. But i've still got them & have dark red lumps along my lipline too! I don't know what to do or take as it's getting me down so very much. I've got SLE Lupus & Sjogrens, RA, APS, Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, Angina, Hyperparathyroidism, Temporal Arteritis, Vasculitis, degenerative disc disease, had 2 major strokes, 5 t.i.a's & stage 3 Breast Cancer & had to have a radical mastectomy of my left breast! Got lots of other probs & am on a massive amount of meds, so when I read this about ulcers I thought I would get in touch about what's best to use? Can anyone recommend something for me too pls? Many thanks & sorry for hyjacking your post Lullabelle. I hope your ulcers clear up soon.

  • I get the ulcers but my tongue also peels. Does anyone here has this problem? Sometime it hurts but not all the time.

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T3 - I am just wondering as I so often do!

Before you say it, I know I know, I am overthinking!!!!! But arn't we all looking for answers?

When I saw my private Endo some time ago and we were discussing t3, initially he said I wasn't converting from looking at my test results, also having a high rt3. He was going to prescribe me some t3 BUT after lots of other tests and some sort of microbiological test 3 times on my t3, he said my body wasn't actually that low in it and everything I was experiencing was just stress related. Apparently patients who have had operations whereby their body is under stress show low t3 and after he told me that I found evidence of that on the net. As stress and anxiety have been a big part of my life and which have now affected my adrenals, I am wondering whether he might be right.

Before my crash in the autumn I had been feeling low and a little low in mood from from the beginning of last year because of what I had been dealing with (trying to keep my ebay business afloat, looking after my elderly parents and then coming home and looking after two elderly pets. On top of that I was helping my friend out with his poorly mum and brother who had cancer. I wonder if all that stress caused a Hashi flare in the autumn and off things went!

I am into my 10th month now with the severe anxiety and I wonder if indeed what I am experiencing is more mental which has had a knock on effect with my autoimmune condition and adrenals.

I am having psychology once a week but as yet it doesn't seem to be helping me as I need some tools and support to be able to cope, so I have decided to find a local therapist privately who can give me some CBT and also delve into the unknown so to speak because I am desperate for help with the anxiety and the irrational thoughts and crap which just make my symptoms worse and leaves me in that vicious circle of not being able to get well and my suicide thoughts are coming back

If I can find a way to alleviate the anxiety symptoms then I know I will be well on my way because I will be able to cope better with all the other symptoms.

I know it's early but I sent my bloods off today after adding t3 25 days ago. I just need to see what is going on with my current levels on everything because I am barely hanging on by a thread again at the moment and I don't want to up my t3 again yet until I see the results.

I don't follow the STTM protocol as regards the way they do their t3 but they are of the belief (apparently from thousands of their patients) that with a high rt3, I should be lowering my t4 quite substantially because even though I have added some t3, the T4 will just go into storage and carry on bumping up my rt3 levels (which I believe can give nasty symptoms as well). Am on 100 Levo and 10mcg t3 currently.

Very tired and fatigued today because I didn't have enough sleep last night due to having to be up early when the therapist came round and my piggin bladder woke me up before my alarm

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  • Your endo was partly right. After an op, or when you're ill, yes, T3 is low, rT3 higher and TSH higher, because the body is healing, rT3 is produced to stop you rushing around like a maniac, and get some rest while your body is healing. It's a safety mechanism. But I'm not so sure about the stress...

    Stress is involved, yes, but it's not the whole story. We tread a narrow line when we start talking about 'mental which has had a knock on effect with my autoimmune condition and adrenals', and risk falling on the side of 'it's all in your head, you're imagining it'! You aren't imagining your antibodies.

    Yes, it would help if you could alleviate the stress, but depression, anxiety and irrational thoughts are all symptoms of low T3, not the other way round. Your T3 will not magically rise because you get rid of the stress.

    As I said before, I do not believe rT3 in and of itself causes symptoms. The symptoms you are experiencing are either low T3, or T3 not getting into the cells.

  • thank you honey. I am so eager to get my results through to see what is happening. Apparently even though it's been a short while you can still get an accurate t3 reading Am having blood drawn tomorrow to check on my rt3 again as I haven't had it done in around 4 months

  • You're welcome. But don't get too hung up on the rT3. It's too difficult to interpret.

  • I get the results with the ranges but have no idea how high it could get compared to other people, have never asked anyone for comparable purposes BUT the question still remains, why arn't I dropping my Levo more with the t3 because arn't I just building up more rt3?

  • Perhaps you are, and perhaps you aren't. I don't know.

    I can't remember your old results, were you converting well, or not, before you added in the T3? Maybe you need to be on T3 only.

  • not converting well. All my results are up to date on my profile honey bunny

  • OK, well, drop the levo a bit next time you increase, and gradually phase it out. See how you feel on T3 only. It suits a lot of us.

  • I remember Clutter telling me she was bedridden for a month washing her t4 out and starting on t3. I wouldn't be brave enough to do that

  • You'd be surprised what you can do when you have to! :)

  • absolutely nope to that one hon, I know I couldn't do it because I am barely functioning now

  • :(

  • Maybe your doctor doesnt know to do that. Have you had that conversation?

  • My dr knows nothing about thyroid or hashis. I have been teaching him!

  • Well I guess that's why the doc isn't getting you to drop your levothyroxine more? ? Doc doesn't realise it's an option ??

  • Nope ;(

  • Keep educating the doc! !@

  • You're right - T3 does drop under stress, and when you're starving (in the most literal way) on a reduced calorie diet. But your T3 is under the reference range even though your FT4 isn't too bad. That's not a stress induced drop - it wouldn't drop that low, because under stress your body knows it needs to keep functioning! That's a proper "not converting" issue that definitely should be resolved by taking T3.

    You might find you do need to take T3 only. Will be interesting to see your next lot of results.

  • how will I know if I will end up as a t3 only person?

  • I think most end up there after trying everything else!

    We have a few T3 only people - think GG is one of them(?)

  • Yup she is

  • On the subject of T3 and stress I remember reading a paper whose conclusion was that patients undergoing operations had bad outcomes if their T3 was low. If you are going to have an operation, whether or not you have thyroid issues, make sure your T3 is high. Your body is under severe stress during an operation and it will use up whatever T3 is available, so make sure you have plenty of it.

  • Well my op was March 2008 and only now low t3 identified. So I don't care what the cause is, I want it up! !! Perhaps more t3 will help dealing with current life which has zero stress apart from having no life due to low t3! !

    So when you know your free t3 and latest revt3 you'll be able to make some decisions.

    I'm a different scenario so I'm not sure about the sttm protocol you mention. However I would say that there's a heap of experience in that book and it could be worth a go if appropriate.

    I thought if you have become resistant to t3 then you keep adding t3 only to clear the reverse t3 ? And I've heard dr Lowe say he took so much t3 that his levels were scary high, yet he was healthy without symptoms and feeling good. Labs + symptoms = information!

    I'm no expert. I hope you heal soonxx

  • Thank u hun

  • I read the reviews on that book and it was too americanised

  • I wouldnt let americanisation stop you from accessing important information. But thats just me. There are heaps of other resources though. This forum is kind of like the best of all the resources!!! Take care

  • You take ad's or do I remember it wrong? What if that affects your adrenal glands as it can seriously mess the cortisol output. Like they were suitable at some point but something has gone wrong.

    Some ad's are 90% fluoride even though they claim it is in a form that doesn't affect your thyroid but I doubt that.

    There are drug gene tests which could tell are you metabolising them well. Finding a doctor running them might be difficult. Done in US and in Germany at least. Might be able to get them done without doctor as well.

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13 Things You Should Give Up If you Want To Be Successful <3

Hello Guys,

If you have a chance, please go read this article… It has truly inspired me and the first thing I am going to give up is Number 13. TV and social media… I am going to limit the amount of time I spend watching TV to 30 min at night before bed. If I am honest I spend at least 3/4 hours a night watching TV during the week! What a waste of precious time!

So, I challenge you… what are YOU going to give up?

13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful

21 Day Detox !

Hello Guys!

So… I thought I would share my latest goal I have set for myself to aid in my healthy lifestyle living 😉 I started a 21 day detox two weeks ago, today is day 17 and I have never felt better!

I decided to do this to reboot my body basically to kick start my year with a bang! The difference in the way I feel and look is amazing! I have been told I am looking radiant, that I have lost weight (which is probably water weight) and my energy levels are sky high! I also have a sense of clarity which I felt I never had before the detox! I have been feeling so good during this detox that I may decide to limit my drinking to special occasions only! I never realized how drinking can take such a toll on ones body!

I urge everyone to try a 21 day detox and experience the results I have… They say it takes 21 days to break a habit! Come on guys challenge yourself 😉 !

New Diet

Hello Readers 🙂

It’s a new week and I am finally rid of my flu… Now that I am back at gym full time i thought what better time to try out a new eating plan! I got my idea from the book called The Warrior Diet – Basically it introduces nutritional stress, not by restricting total calories, but by cycling periods of fasting or under-eating for over 12 hours—or sometimes 16—a day. “With these short-term fasts, you trigger stress response agents,” says Hofmekler.

My first day was yesterday, I drank Rooiboss tea and coffee throughout the day and I did not get hungry at all, by the time it came to supper around 19:30, yes I was hungry but not ravenous. After supper I was so full I didn’t even need a snack, whereby in the past I always craved a snack after supper. It was only my second day but lets I am so interested to see how my body changes with this new eating style.

I will be touching base soon!

Happy Hump Day!

Hello Guys!

First off, happy hump day… Half way through the week! So an update on my journey… I am still sick from last week! So, rule number 1… NO TRAINING! However, this small bump i the road has not stopped my lifestyle 🙂 I have been doing yoga daily to sweat out these toxins and still keep my body active and healthy, I have given yoga a break and only started again this week and it has been the best move! I am so relaxed and calm, I feel I have had a full workout after class and am even more motivated that I was last week. I highly recommend this to anyone out there looking to de-stress and get in tune with themselves. Once I get better I will be sure to include Yoga in my lifestyle at least twice a week 🙂

Road to Recovery

Hello Readers 🙂

So, yesterday afternoon I started to feel a little sick and last night I was full blown man down 😦 I’m not sure about you but when I’m feeling under the weather I CRAVE junk food and am hungry every hour for junk! However, it’s a new year and I will not allow myself to give in to my cravings! So after my healthy supper which was two Woolworths Slimmers choice beef patties and a salad I had some frozen grapes as my snack, yes thats right, FROZEN grapes.. I find as it takes a lot longer to eat them I get full before I land up finishing the whole box! Hehe… It also takes away that sweet tooth craving 🙂

Today I am still feeling a little run down but nothing a bit of vitamin C and a positive attitude can’t heal! I have added in the link for the yummy Woolworths beef patties for your reference…

Link: Woolworths Slimmers Choice Patties

Have a lovely day everyone

Let’s start 2017 with a Bang!

A new year a new beginning… I have started this blog to share my new journey in Cape Town and my road to a healthy happy lifestyle! I’m sure a lot of you can agree with me that we all ‘fall off the wagon’ every once in a while, well I did and this year I’m coming in with a BANG!

I am going share my health success and share how I find my balance in living my life to the fullest whilst mainting a healthy living. I hope my story can inspire you to start yours 💕


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Bible Verses about Times of Quiet

  • Exodus 14:14 ESV
    The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
  • Job 6:24 ESV
    “Teach me, and I will be silent;
        make me understand how I have gone astray.
  • Psalm 4:4 ESV
    Be angry, and do not sin;
        ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
  • Psalm 37:7 ESV
    Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
        fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
        over the man who carries out evil devices!
  • Psalm 46:10 ESV
    “Be still, and know that I am God.
        I will be exalted among the nations,
        I will be exalted in the earth!”
  • Proverbs 11:12 ESV
    Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
        but a man of understanding remains silent.
  • Proverbs 17:28 ESV
    Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
        when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
  • Proverbs 29:11 ESV
    A fool gives full vent to his spirit,
        but a wise man quietly holds it back.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:7 ESV
    a time to tear, and a time to sew;
    a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
  • Isaiah 26: 3 ESV
    You keep him in perfect peace
        whose mind is stayed on you,
        because he trusts in you.
  • Isaiah 30:15 ESV
    For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
    “In returning[ and rest you shall be saved;
        in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
    But you were unwilling,
  • Lamentations 3:26 ESV
    It is good that one should wait quietly
        for the salvation of the Lord.
  • Zephaniah 3:17 ESV
    The Lord your God is in your midst,
        a mighty one who will save;
    he will rejoice over you with gladness;
        he will quiet you by his love;
    he will exult over you with loud singing.
  • James 1:19 ESV
    Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
  • 1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV
    Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.

Bible Verses about Sheep and the Shepherd

  • Psalm 23:1-3 ESV
    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
        He makes me lie down in green pastures.
    He leads me beside still waters.
        He restores my soul.
    He leads me in paths of righteousness
        for his name’s sake.
  • Psalm 78:52 ESV
  • Then he led out his people like sheep
        and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
  • Psalm 79:13 ESV
    But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
        will give thanks to you forever;
        from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
  • Psalm 100:3 ESV
    Know that the Lord, he is God!
        It is he who made us, and we are his;
        we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
  • Psalm 119:176 ESV
    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
        for I do not forget your commandments.
  • Isaiah 53:6 ESV
    All we like sheep have gone astray;
        we have turned—every one—to his own way;
    and the Lord has laid on him
        the iniquity of us all.
  • Isaiah 53:7 ESV
    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
        yet he opened not his mouth;
    like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
        and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
        so he opened not his mouth.
  • Isaiah 60:3 ESV
    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;

        the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
    they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
        and I will beautify my beautiful house.
  • Jeremiah 23:1 ESV
     “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!”declares the Lord.
  • Jeremiah 50:6 ESV
     “My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold.
  • Ezekiel 34:11-16 ESV
     “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land.There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.
  • Micah 2:12 ESV
    I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;
        I will gather the remnant of Israel;
    I will set them together
        like sheep in a fold,
    like a flock in its pasture,
        a noisy multitude of men.
  • Matthew 9:36 ESV
     When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  • Matthew 10:16 ESV
     “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so bewise as serpents and innocent as doves.
  • Matthew 18:10-13 ESV
    “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.12 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.
  • Matthew 25:31-33 ESV
    “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
  • Matthew 26:31 ESV
    Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
  • Luke 12:32 ESV
    Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • Luke 15:4-7 ESV
    “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
  • John 10:11-15 ESV
    I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
  • 1 Peter 2:25 ESV
     For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Bible Verses about Overcoming

  • John 1:5 ESV
    The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
  • John 16:33 ESV
     I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
  • Romans 8:37 ESV
    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
  • Romans 12:21 ESV
     Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV
    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2  Peter 2:19-20 ESV
    They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves[h] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
  • 1 John 4:4 ESV
    Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
  • 1 John 5:4 ESV
     For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
  • 1 john 5:5 ESV
     Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
  • Revelation 3:11-12 ESV
    I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. 12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
  • Revelation 3:21 ESV
    The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Bible Verses on Compassion

  • Exodus 22:27b NIV
    When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
  • Exodus 33:19 NIV
    And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
  • Exodus 34:6 NIV
     And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness
  • Deuteronomy 13:17 NIV
    and none of the condemned things are to be found in your hands. Then the Lordwill turn from his fierce anger, will show you mercy, and will have compassion on you. He will increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your ancestors—
  • Deuteronomy 30:3 NIV
    then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.
  • 2 Kings 13:23 NIV
    But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.
  • 2 Chronicles 30:9 NIV
    If you return to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.”
  • Nehemiah 9:17 NIV
     They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,
  • Nehemiah 9:19 NIV
    Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take
  • Psalm 51:1 NIV
  • Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
  • Psalm 86:15 NIV
    But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
  • Psalm 90:13 NIV
    Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
        Have compassion on your servants.
  • Psalm 102:13 NIV
    You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
        for it is time to show favor to her;
        the appointed time has come.
  • Psalm 103:4 NIV
    who redeems your life from the pit
        and crowns you with love and compassion
  • Psalm 103:8 NIV
    The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
        slow to anger, abounding in love
  • Psalm 103:13 NIV
    As a father has compassion on his children,
        so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
  • Psalm 111:4 NIV
    He has caused his wonders to be remembered;
        the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
  • Psalm 112:4 NIV
    Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
        for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
  • Psalm 116:5 NIV
    The Lord is gracious and righteous;
        our God is full of compassion.
  • Psalm 119:77 NIV
    Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
        for your law is my delight.
  • Psalm 119:156 NIV
    Your compassion, Lord, is great;
        preserve my life according to your laws.
  • Psalm 135:14 NIV
    For the Lord will vindicate his people
        and have compassion on his servants.
  • Psalm 145:8-9 NIV
    The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
        slow to anger and rich in love.
    The Lord is good to all;
        he has compassion on all he has made.
  • Isaiah 14:1 NIV
    The Lord will have compassion on Jacob;
        once again he will choose Israel
        and will settle them in their own land.
    Foreigners will join them
        and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
  • Isaiah 30:18 NIV
    Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
        therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
    For the Lord is a God of justice.
        Blessed are all who wait for him!
  • Isaiah 49:10 NIV
    They will neither hunger nor thirst,
        nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.
    He who has compassion on them will guide them
        and lead them beside springs of water.
  • Isaiah 49:13 NIV
    Shout for joy, you heavens;
        rejoice, you earth;
        burst into song, you mountains!
    For the Lord comforts his people
        and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
  • Isaiah 49:15 NIV
    “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
        and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
    Though she may forget,
        I will not forget you!
  • Isaiah 51:3 NIV
    The Lord will surely comfort Zion
        and will look with compassion on all her ruins;
    he will make her deserts like Eden,
        her wastelands like the garden of the Lord.
    Joy and gladness will be found in her,
        thanksgiving and the sound of singing.
  • Isaiah 54:7-10 NIV
    “For a brief moment I abandoned you,
        but with deep compassion I will bring you back.
    In a surge of anger
        I hid my face from you for a moment,
    but with everlasting kindness
        I will have compassion on you,”
        says the Lord your Redeemer.
    “To me this is like the days of Noah,
        when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.
    So now I have sworn not to be angry with you,
        never to rebuke you again./
    10 Though the mountains be shaken
        and the hills be removed,
    yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
        nor my covenant of peace be removed,”
        says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
  • Isaiah 60:10 NIV
    “Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
        and their kings will serve you.
    Though in anger I struck you,
        in favor I will show you compassion.
  • Isaiah 63:7 NIV
    I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to hiscompassion and many kindnesses.
  • Jeremiah 12:15 NIV
    But after I uproot them, I will again have compassion and will bring each of them back to their own inheritance and their own country.
  • Jeremiah 31:20 NIV
    Is not Ephraim my dear son,
        the child in whom I delight?
    Though I often speak against him,
        I still remember him.
    Therefore my heart yearns for him;
        I have great compassion for him,”
    declares the Lord.
  • Jeremiah 42:12 NIV
    I will show you compassion so that he will have compassion on you and restore you to your land.’
  • Lamentations 3:22 NIV
    Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
        for his compassions never fail.
  • Lamentations 3:32 NIV
    Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
        so great is his unfailing love.
  • Ezekiel 39:25 NIV
    Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob[a] and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.
  • Hosea 2:19 NIV
    I will betroth you to me forever;
        I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
        in love and compassion.
  • Joel 2:13 NIV
    Rend your heart
        and not your garments.
    Return to the Lord your God,
        for he is gracious and compassionate,
    slow to anger and abounding in love,
        and he relents from sending calamity.
  • Jonah 4:2 NIV
    He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
  • Micah 7:19 NIV
    You will again have compassion on us;
        you will tread our sins underfoot
        and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
  • Zechariah 7:9 NIV
    This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.
  • Zechariah 10:6 NIV
    I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
  • Malachi 3:17 NIV
    “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.
  • Matthew 9:36 ESV
    When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  • Matthew 14:14 ESV
    When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on themand healed their sick.
  • Matthew 20:34 NIV
    Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
  • Mark 6:34 ESV
     When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
  • Luke 7:13-15 ESV
    And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her,“Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
  • Luke 15:20 NIV
    So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
  • Romans 9:15 NIV
    For he says to Moses,

    “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
        and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

  • 2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV
    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
  • Ephesians 4:23 NIV
    Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
  • Philippians 2:1-2 NIV
    Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
  • Colossians 3:12-13 ESV
    Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other;as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
  • James 5:11 NIV
    As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • 1 Peter 3:8 NIV
    Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble

Bible Verses for When you Need God’s Comfort

  • Psalm 23:4 ESV
    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
        I will fear no evil,
    for you are with me;
        your rod and your staff,
        they comfort me.
  • Psalm 71:21 ESV
    You will increase my greatness and comfort me again.
  • Psalm 86:17 ESV
    Show me a sign of your favor,
        that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
        because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
  • Psalm 119:50 ESV
    This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
  • Psalm 119:52 ESV
    When I think of your rules from of old,
        I take comfort, O Lord.
  • Psalm 119:76 ESV
    Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
  • Psalm 119:81-82 ESV
    My soul longs for your salvation;
        I hope in your word.
    82 My eyes long for your promise;
        I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
  • Isaiah 12:1 ESV
    You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
  • Isaiah 40:1 ESV
    Comfortcomfort my people, says your God.
  • Isaiah 49:13 ESV
    Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
  • Isaiah 51:3 ESV
    For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
  • Isaiah 51:12 ESV
    “I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
  • Isaiah 52:9 ESV
    Break forth together into singing,
        you waste places of Jerusalem,
    for the Lord has comforted his people;
        he has redeemed Jerusalem.
  • Isaiah 56:18 ESV
    I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
  • Isaiah 61:1-2 ESV
    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
        because the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor;[a]
        he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim liberty to the captives,
        and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
    to proclaim the year of the Lord‘s favor,
        and the day of vengeance of our God;
        to comfort all who mourn;
  • Isaiah 66:13 ESV
    As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
  • Jeremiah 31:13 ESV
    Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.
  • Zechariah 1:17 ESV
    Cry out again, Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.’”
  • Matthew 5:4 ESV
    “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
  • Acts 9:31 ESV
    So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
  • 2 Corinthians 7:6-7 ESV
    But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
  • 2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV
    Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Philippians 2:1-2 ESV
     So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 ESV
    Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
     17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

Bible Verses and a Prayer for When You Need to Breathe

  • Job 33:4 ESV
    The Spirit of God has made me,
        and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
  • Psalm  31:6-7 MSG
    I hate all this silly religion, but you, God, I trust. I’m leaping and singing in the circle of your love; you saw my pain, you disarmed my tormentors, You didn’t leave me in their clutches but gave me room to breathe.
  • Psalm 34:1-4 MSG

    I bless God every chance I get;
    my lungs expand with his praise.

    2 I live and breathe God;
    if things aren’t going well, hear this and be happy:

    Join me in spreading the news;
    together let’s get the word out.

    God met me more than halfway,
    he freed me from my anxious fears.

  • Psalm 61:3-5 MSG
    You’ve always given me breathing room,
        a place to get away from it all,
    A lifetime pass to your safe-house,
        an open invitation as your guest.
    You’ve always taken me seriously, God,
        made me welcome among those who know and love you.
  • Psalm 62:1-2 MSG
    1-2 God, the one and only—
        I’ll wait as long as he says.
    Everything I need comes from him,
        so why not?
    He’s solid rock under my feet,
        breathing room for my soul,
    An impregnable castle:
        I’m set for life.
  • Psalm 119:73 MSG
    With your very own hands you formed me;
        now breathe your wisdom over me so I can understand you.
  • Psalm 150:6 ESV
    Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
    Praise the Lord!
  • Ezekiel 37:5 ESV
    Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.
  • Acts 17:25 ESV
    nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
  • Ephesians 4:30 MSG
    Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don’t take such a gift for granted.

Bible Verses on Spiritual Warfare

  1. Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV
    You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’
  2. Deuteronomy 28:7 ESV
    “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
  3. Joshua 10:25 ESV
    And Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid or dismayed; be strong and courageous. For thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
  4. Joshua 23:10 ESV
    One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:15 ESV
    And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s.
  6. 2 Chronicles 32:6-8 ESV
    And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh,but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
  7. Psalm 18:32-36 ESV
    the God who equipped me with strength
        and made my way blameless.
    33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
        and set me secure on the heights.
    34 He trains my hands for war,
        so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
    35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
        and your right hand supported me,
        and your gentleness made me great.
    36 You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
        and my feet did not slip
  8. Psalm 18:39 ESV
    For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
        you made those who rise against me sink under me.
  9. Psalm 44:5 ESV
    Through you we push down our foes;
        through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
  10. Isaiah 54:17 ESV
    no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
        and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
    This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
        and their vindication[a] from me, declares the Lord.”
  11. Zechariah 4:6 ESV
    Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
  12. Matthew 16:18 ESV
    And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[a] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[shall not prevail against it.
  13. Matthew 18:18-19 ESV
     Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[a] in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
  14. Matthew 26:41 ESV
    Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
  15. John 10:10 ESV
    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
  16. Romans 8:31 ESV
    What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  17. Romans 8:37 ESV
    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
  18. Romans 13:12-14 ESV
    The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
  19. 1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV
    But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  20. 1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV
    Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men,be strong.
  21. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 ESV
     For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
  22. Galatians 5:17 ESV
     For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
  23. Ephesians 3:16 ESV
    that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being
  24. Ephesians 6:10-13+ ESV
    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
  25. 1 Timothy 6:12 ESV
    Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
  26. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV
    But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
  27. James 4:7 ESV
    Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  28. 1 Peter 4:12-13 ESV
    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
  29. 1 Peter 5:8-10 ESV
    Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
  30. 1 John 4:4 ESV
    Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Bible Verses for Father’s Day

  • Exodus 20:12 ESV
    Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Deuteronomy 1:29-31 ESV
    Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-9 ESV
     And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
  • Joshua 24:15 ESV
    And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord,choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
  • Psalm 103:13 ESV
    As a father shows compassion to his children,
        so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
  • Psalm 127:3-5 ESV
    Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
        the fruit of the womb a reward.
    Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
        are the children[a] of one’s youth.
    Blessed is the man
        who fills his quiver with them!
    He shall not be put to shame
        when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
  • Proverbs 3:11-12 ESV
    My son, do not despise the Lord‘s discipline
        or be weary of his reproof,
    12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
        as a father the son in whom he delights.
  • Proverbs 14:26 ESV
    In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
        and his children will have a refuge.
  • Proverbs 17:6 ESV
    Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
        and the glory of children is their fathers.
  • Proverbs 22:6 ESV
    Train up a child in the way he should go;
        even when he is old he will not depart from it.
  • Proverbs 23:24 ESV
    The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
        he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
  • Malachi 4:6 ESV
    And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”
  • Matthew 7:9-11 ESV
    Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
  • Ephesians 6:1-4 ESV
    Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Bible Verses about Summer

  • Genesis 8:22 ESV
    While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
  • Psalm 32:4 ESV
    For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
        my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer. Selah
  • Psalm 74:17 ESV
    You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth;
        you have made summer and winter.
  • Proverbs 6:6-8 ESV
    Go to the ant, O sluggard;
        consider her ways, and be wise.
    Without having any chief,
        officer, or ruler,
    she prepares her bread in summer
        and gathers her food in harvest.
  • Proverbs 10:5 ESV
    He who gathers in summer is a prudent son,
        but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
  • Proverbs 26:1 ESV
    Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
        so honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • Proverbs 30:25 ESV
    the ants are a people not strong,
        yet they provide their food in the summer;
  • Isaiah 28:4 ESV
    and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
        which is on the head of the rich valley,
    will be like a first-ripe fig before the summer:
        when someone sees it, he swallows it
        as soon as it is in his hand.
  • Jeremiah 40:12 ESV
    then all the Judeans returned from all the places to which they had been driven and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.
  • Amos 8:1 ESV
    This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.
  • Micah 7:1 ESV
    Woe is me! For I have become
        as when the summer fruit has been gathered,
        as when the grapes have been gleaned:
    there is no cluster to eat,
        no first-ripe fig that my soul desires.
  • Matthew 24:32 ESV
    From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
  • Luke 21:30 ESV
    As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

Bible Verses about Sincerity

  • Joshua 24:14 NASB
    Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the [c]River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:12 ESV
    For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.
  • 2 Corinthians 2:17 ESV
     For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
  • 2 Corinthians 8:8 NASB
    I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV
     But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
  • 1 Timothy 1:5 ESV
    The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
  • 2 Timothy 1:5 ESV
    I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
  • 1 Peter 1:22 ESV
    Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure hear
  • James 3:17 ESV
    But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
  • 2 Peter 3:1 ESV
    This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,


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Heat Holders, the warmest thermal sock in the a statement that we don't make lightly, but one we have every confidence in, and a title we believe we have earned.

Heat Holders are thermal socks which possess a 2.34 tog rating and have been produced using a unique three-stage knitting process. This means that our customers can be certain that wearing Heat Holders will keep their feet warm like no other sock has before. Heat Holders' reputation has grown tremendously, with over 10 million pairs sold worldwide so far, but our success wasn't achieved overnight. The creation of such an innovative and high-quality product took years of brain-storming, design and experimentation to get to where we are today.

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How It Started...

Back in 2006 the term 'thermal' was fast becoming associated with 'budget'. The thermal sock market was flooded by products which were cheap to make and cheap to buy. Most available socks offered very poor insulation and were therefore utterly redundant in their sole task of keeping people's feet warm. Appalled that customers weren't getting what they were paying for, we decided to bring the market what it was missing - a high-quality, affordable thermal sock that actually worked.

Two years later...

Two years were dedicated to creating this sock, as we retooled and completely redesigned our machinery to deliver what we set out to achieve. Once built, our new machines were able to produce an extra-long looped pile which locks in warm air close to the skin; the fundamental key to thermal insulation. Yarn mixes were routinely tested and discarded until the final blend was discovered – a warm and cosy feel that was incredibly soft to the touch and super – comfortable to wear. Finally we developed our intense brushing process, the method a closely guarded secret to this day, which maximises the number of small air pockets and in turn maximises your total warmth, comfort and overall thermal protection. In December 2014 Heat Holders were granted a UK patent verifying that only Heat Holders are constructed using the unique extra – long loop pile distinguishing them from all of their competitors.

and not only that!..

We also achieved the scientifically accredited 2.34 tog rating that we are so proud of. When you compare that to the 0.89 tog rating of an ordinary thermal sock, it truly highlights how warm Heat Holders really are and why we call them...

In 2008 we introduced Heat Holders and by the end of 2009 we had revolutionised the thermal sock market. From our original product the Heat Holders line has grown to include long leg, stripe, slipper, ski, twist and Wellington boot socks, as well as hats, gloves, tights, leggings, thermal underwear and more - all created with the same underlying belief that warmth comes first. Today Heat Holders are not just a sock but a concept. Our promise and our commitment to you is to serve up a supreme thermal brand you can both recognise and trust.

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