Shopping help: warm gloves for small hands!

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HHO shopping help needed!

Daughter has Reynaud's disease and really suffers with cold hands. In bad weather she's in tears. She also has very small hands (is a skinny 13 year old). I am always on the lookout for really warm and protective gloves in a XS or a Child Large.... any recommenations please?

Currently she's in fleecy gloves for yard work but they aren't always that waterproof, and her riding gloves just aren't that warm.

TIA
 
I find seal skins come up quite small? Pricier but worth it in my opinion.
Also when I was working on yards, a pair of fleece gloves on with a pair of marigolds on top (tighter fitting ones) kept my hands toasty and dry.
 
Silk glove liners & those "crack & heat" hand warmers help too.

A big help I got from my GP is to make sure the core is kept warm. Base layers on the body help the extremities keep warm. Keep head & torso warm & the hands & feet will follow. Keep active, keep the circulation going.

Oh & Sealskinz are waterproof too.
 
Sealskins are brilliant warm and waterproof and available in child and adult sizes. Highly recommend their riding gloves, they are a bit pricey for yard work though. For yard work try decathlon and buy their silk glove liners, these can be worn under a thicker pair for warmth but are thin enough to still do fiddly tasks without taking them off. I would then get some cheap ski gloves for yard work. get two pairs so she always has a dry pair to put on if they get wet. Might be worth trying the mittens that fold back to make fingerless gloves to avoid having vary hands.

Also make sure her sleeves are long enough and fit snuggly so she doesn't get a gap
 
Kat said:
Sealskins are brilliant warm and waterproof and available in child and adult sizes. Highly recommend their riding gloves, they are a bit pricey for yard work though. For yard work try decathlon and buy their silk glove liners, these can be worn under a thicker pair for warmth but are thin enough to still do fiddly tasks without taking them off. I would then get some cheap ski gloves for yard work. get two pairs so she always has a dry pair to put on if they get wet. Might be worth trying the mittens that fold back to make fingerless gloves to avoid having vary hands.

Also make sure her sleeves are long enough and fit snuggly so she doesn't get a gap
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I only use my Sealskinz for yard work (too bulky for riding) and they are lasting very well (have probably done 3 winters now and are in good shape). So they are worth the investment in my opinion.
 
I'm in between sizes for sealskinz and much prefer gloves that come in actual glove sizes-I'm a 6.5! I wear insulated ariats though not sure current pair are as good as previously and add a pair of silk gloves under if really cold. If wet I have some cheap neoprene ones from decathlon but they do make hands sweat or a mountain horse pair but they are ambit clunky for more than hacking. Whatever she wears I would def get some silk liners
 
I have hi-viz seal skins and can't wear them in summer as they're too warm so I'd definitely recommend them. Despite being 5'7 and a size 14 with size 6 feet, I have tiny hands (smaller than my sister who is 5'1, a size 10 and has size 3 feet) I have them in small and they're difficult to get on but fine once they're on so they might be small enough.
 
I have a variety of pairs of cheap neoprene gloves from garden centres where they are often 2 for 1 - they keep hands really warm but just not sure if suitable for Reynauds as they are cold when first put on for a few seconds - stick this bit out, however, and your hands will feel warm but not sweaty.
 
Ah, the thing about Reynauds is not to let cold hit. I keep my gloves on the dash of the car in the heat of the blowers! My wellies live in the footwell, also by the blowers. Keep warm.
 
ester said:
I'm in between sizes for sealskinz and much prefer gloves that come in actual glove sizes-I'm a 6.5! I wear insulated ariats though not sure current pair are as good as previously and add a pair of silk gloves under if really cold. If wet I have some cheap neoprene ones from decathlon but they do make hands sweat or a mountain horse pair but they are ambit clunky for more than hacking. Whatever she wears I would def get some silk liners
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I'm also a size 6.5 and my sealskins fit fine. I think they may have shrunk very slightly from getting wet.
I'm also really pleased with how waterproof they are. I thought when I first bought them 'yeah yeah, they'll leak somewhere' but they are truly waterproof. Brilliant for removing ice from troughs and my hands don't get clammy inside either.
 
Sealskin women's gloves come up small. I've got a medium and they are trying to bend my little fingers back on themselves. I do wonder if it's a fault with my gloves as one side is a lot worse.

Very warm until I can't bare the pain anymore, no good unless it's very cold if your hands are a little warm the liner comes out with your hand and then is a pain to get back in. Mine are a medium and I'm a 7 in other makes.

Back on track make gloves, horse often have a sale on them.
 
There are different types of sealskins of different thicknesses. The winter riding gloves are great for hacking but too thick for schooling. The all weather ones are thiner and the competition ones thiner again. Then they do pimple palm ones in the main (non equestrian) range. Sizing is slightly different between ones available in ladies sizes and unisex. My winter ones are a ladies size and the all weather ones are the equivalent unisex size according to their size chart and the all weather ones are a better fit for me. Worth trying them on in a shop if you can ☺
 
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