heating a wheatie bag

[Lynne Baker]

I have the CND wheatie mitt and was wondering if it can be heated in my towel heater, as well as in the microwave? My microwave is downstairs and my salon is upstairs, so I was trying to not have to leave my client to heat up the mitt. What do you reckon?
TIA

 

[cabinkel]

I had the same problem! I find that I can heat the bag fine in my towel heater, but take it out a few mins before i need it as it does seem to get very warm. I pop the bag in a freezer bag first to make sure it dosent get damp! hth x

 

[rouge]

What about heating it in the microwave before you start the treatment, then putting it in one of those insulated lunch bags? It should keep it warm for long enough.

 

[GLAMOUR BEAUTY]

If your wheat bag does get wet, I am sure the wheat will start to smell and rot, as mold will being to form

 

[Lynne Baker]

My fears exactly GB!
But as the towel heater I have comes with instructions written in Martian I'm struggling to work out whether I can use it "dry" so to speak, or whether I have to use it with only damp towels in there.

 

[GLAMOUR BEAUTY]

Thats way over my head, too. I am unsure if it dry heat or damp heat. Do you have to put water in the heater, if not I would think it is dry heat but then would it burn the wheatie bag. The million pound question?

 

[hippy-chick]

if you put it into a plastic bag as already suggested, I think it will be OK.
I often put dry towels into my towel cabi and they are fine, don't get damp.

But as already pointed out, you don't want the absorbment wheat to go off!

 

[gillian w]

My take on wheat bags is they dont last forever they are wheat if they start to smell or whatever chuck them away.

 

[Lynne Baker]

This is a brand new wheatie mitt, so no danger of it being worn out just yet. It was just the question of whether the towel heater, which I assume must be a dry heat because there is nowhere to add water is OK to run dry, as opposed to needing to have damp towels in there.