Onion Principle On Cold Days

On The Table Read, “the best entertainment magazine in the UK“, fashion experts share how using The Onion Principle can keep you warm on cold days or when doing outdoor sports.

The layering principle keeps you warm on cold days thanks to multiple layers of clothing. Here you can find out how best to arrange the layers, which materials are particularly suitable and what else you can pay attention to. So you do not have to worry about getting sick and can fully enjoy bobcasino.com. With the onion principle (or onion skin principle), you combine garments made of different materials and with different thicknesses. As with the onion skins, you put the layers on top of each other and thus keep yourself particularly warm. If it gets too warm, you can take off a layer.

The onion principle is particularly popular in winter and outdoor sports, such as skiing or jogging, hiking and cycling. But you can also use it for everyday situations and to save on heating costs.

How To Do It At Home

When it comes to the onion principle, the more layers you combine, the warmer it gets. One of the reasons for this is that air collects between the layers, which traps the heat. Even if you want to save energy in the apartment in winter, you can take advantage of the onion principle. Instead of turning up the heating thermostat, you can simply put another layer on top or underneath.

In the apartment, it is sufficient if you layer items of clothing that are important for thermal insulation:

For the bottom layer you can, for example, put on long underpants or leggings and undershirts and tops. Especially with the lowest layers, pay attention to clothing that fits as close to the body as possible.

You can pull long- and/or short-sleeved shirts over it.

The last layer offers another pair of pants and a warm sweater or two.

You can also use the onion principle for your feet and put two or three socks on top of each other. Thick and loose socks as the outer layer, such as knitted socks, are best for warming.

If you have cold hands, you can use hand warmers or wrist warmers.

Materials such as cotton and wool are particularly suitable for all layers. When buying, pay attention to organically certified fair fashion products. Whenever possible, only buy clothing made from sustainable wool. You should check which other criteria you should pay attention to and which seals you can trust.

For Outdoor Activities

The layering principle protects you from the wet and cold in winter with layers of different warming layers.

If you use the onion principle outdoors, the layers are composed a little differently:

The first layer is again made of cotton or wool underwear that is as close to the body as possible. It does not necessarily have to be special outdoor or ski underwear. A top or fitted shirt and leggings or tights will also do. Wool has proven particularly useful as a base layer for sporting activities. Because this does not soak up so much sweat, but transports the moisture to the outside better.

The second layer is the insulation layer. Depending on the weather, wool sweaters or long cotton shirts are suitable for this. You can also use wool trousers or jeans for your legs.

The third layer specializes in wind protection. It not only keeps wind out, but also light rain and protects you from cooling down. Use so-called “windbreaker jackets” for this and for longer sporty excursions, for example, hiking pants. Better hiking clothing – from rain jackets to hiking pants.

The fourth layer is only used on particularly stormy and rainy days. Then a water-repellent rain jacket and trousers will protect you from the wet and cold.

Sustainable rain jackets made from natural fibers

Tip: Depending on the weather, you can omit one or more of the layers. On warmer days, for example, you don’t need particularly warm underwear. You may even be able to save yourself the insulation layer entirely. On sunny, windless and dry days, leave out the fourth layer and possibly only partially transplant the third onion layer.

By the way, you usually don’t have to wash the outermost layers. If you have sweated, the sweat ends up in the lowest garments. You should therefore wash parts of the first and second layer regularly. With clothing made of wool, it is often sufficient to hang up the clothing to air it. You should be particularly gentle when washing. In general, we also recommend using organic detergents without microplastics and other harmful substances. There are more tips for environmentally friendly washing here: Washing laundry properly: sorting, temperature, detergent.

Will We Get Sick When We Freeze?

Virologist uncovers misconception: Warm temperatures do not protect against infection. Dress warmly so you don’t catch a cold – some people still know this well-meant advice from their grandparents.

Some people are currently not considering turning on the heating or turning it down to save energy. The concern could arise whether the low temperatures automatically lead to an infection, because after all, the grandparents said: “Dress warmly, otherwise you will get sick”.

catch a cold? It is not the low temperature that triggers an infection. This can definitely cool down the mucous membranes and make them less resistant. Nevertheless, an infection always requires viruses that another person excretes. The risk of infection increases in a crowded room because the likelihood of someone excreting viruses increases. According to virologists, people only become infected if there is a pathogen. It has very little to do with the room temperature.

Nevertheless, many people get sick, especially in winter. According to the virologist, there is no “satisfactory” answer as to why waves of illness occur in the cold season. But this much can be said: “Many pathogens are somewhat more stable when it’s cold.” Social behavior also plays a role, because people tend to meet in closed rooms when it’s cold.

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