Google Search

Custom Search

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Support/compression hosiery (stockings, pantyhose, tights) are a trick of the trade for flight attendants. They help prevent the pooling of blood in the lower legs and feet that happens in a pressurised cabin on flights. A particular risk is deep-vein thrombosis, a condition in which a blood clot forms in the legs and then breaks off and blocks blood flow in the lungs.

Studies in healthy people have shown that wearing compression hosiery minimizes the risk of developing deep-vein thrombosis when taking long flights, so yeah guys, support hosiery might be a good idea for you, too, according to doctors. But get the kind of compression hosiery made specifically for this purpose and available at department stores and pharmacies (like Guardian, Watson). You can also purchase support hosiery online, like from Solidea. Avoid regular socks if they have very tight elastic bands at the top, and don't sit for long periods with your legs crossed, because this can cramp circulation in the veins.

Personally, I find those knee-high support hosiery to be not very effective as the compression only goes up to the knee/calf. Support pantyhose (there are male versions too, if you are not comfortable in wearing female versions) offers graduated compression all the way up the entire leg. You don't need to fly in order to wear support hosiery. If you stand or sit for hours throughout the day, you can wear them. Your legs will feed great due to the better circulation in the legs at the end of the day. Support hosiery also prevents the formation of vericose veins.

So, for the sake of better leg health, wear support hosiery whenever possible, even with your bermudas/capri pants.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Support pantyhose/tights is good for your legs.

Varicose veins — which often appear as blue or dark purple linear bulges on the legs or lower body — occur when faulty valves in the veins impair blood circulation. Very often, people will think that vericose veins is just cosmetic problem. However, that may not be true.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when blood circulation in the leg's deeper veins is blocked, causing blood clots. The clots restrict blood circulation and are potentially fatal if they move towards the heart or lungs.

The thing is ... vericose veins or DVT could happen to both men and women. However, there are tips on how you can reduce your risk of developing varicose veins:

• Wearing graduated compression/support pantyhose/tights/stockings may help prevent vericose veins by improving blood circulation in the legs.
• If you need to stand or sit for long periods of time, make sure you get up and walk around every half hour to work out your calf muscles.
• If you must stand for long hours, tip-toe around to help improve circulation.
• Tight clothing, especially those that constrict the thighs, is bad for circulation. So are high heels. • But if you can't bear to give up your heels, wear them only for special occasions instead of all the time.
• Try not to cross your legs too much when sitting.
• A lifestyle involving regular exercise and a balanced diet will help.

Why wait till you have vericose veins to start wearing support pantyhose/stockings? You should wear support pantyhose/stockings to prevent it from developing in the first place, especially if you stand or sit for long hours. Even the men should wear support hosiery.

The details of an article on vericose veins can be found here: even the doctors advise wearing support hosiery to prevent vericose veins.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/431827/1/.html

Monday, May 25, 2009

When not to wear pantyhose ....

Ever found it difficult to put on a pair of support pantyhose when you had just showered? I must say that it is difficult, esp. after a warm bath. Probably because there's still moisture on your legs after you showered. The moisture actually makes putting on pantyhose more difficult as the nylons sticks to your "wet" skin, rather than glide on (like it is supposed to be). Putting on any pantyhose when there's moisture on your legs is also a easier way to put a hole in your pantyhose or hosiery.

Support pantyhose glides on the easiest when the legs are dry. If you feel the urge to put on a pair right after you showered, try to delay for a while and you will find that it is much easier to put on a pair when your legs are drier.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Hanes Smooth Illusions Go Figure Ultimate Contouring Sheer Pantyhose

Just when I thought these were discontinued from Hanes ..... they are back by popular demand. Available online via www.onehanesplace.com. These pantyhose feature a shaper top (control top with longer panty section to the thigh), graduated compression legs for keeping legs energised by improving circulation in legs.

For those not used to wearing control top pantyhose, these could take some patience to put on, since these control tops are a bit firmer. But they really stay up well and firms from waist to thigh. The graduated compression legs provides the needed leg support if you stand or sit for long hours.

Hanes Smooth Illusions Go Figure Ultimate Contouring Sheer Pantyhose

Going for USD10.99 per pair, instead of the usual USD15 per pair, I finally ordered some to replenish my stock. Now all I have to do is to wait for them to be delivered.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Hosiery

Hosiery: The word hosiery is the name given to a class of tight-fitting garments worn on the legs and/or feet. And hosiery, for the most part is of a knit construction. So, socks, pantyhose, fishnet stockings, nylons, leggings, tights and stockings all fall under the category of hosiery.

It used to be that hosiery was a kind of secret accessory to be worn without necessarily being seen. However, with the popularity of leggings in the 1990's most hosiery like tights, pantyhose and stockings now fit very closely and thus can stand alone as an outer garment to be seen.


Pantyhose: The term pantyhose was first coined in the United States around 1959 when Glen Raven Mills introduced a seam-free stocking made from circular knitting machines. Before then, women wore nylon stockings with garter belts. So, the word pantyhose comes from combining the words panties with hosiery. No longer did women need to wear garter belts, panties and garters with their stockings. Pantyhose took 3 garments and turned them into one. as an outer garment to be seen.


Sheer Hosiery: The sheerness of the knit fabric has a lot to do with the naming of the pantyhose or stocking style in hosiery. The sheerness is measured by the number of denier - the lower the denier, the sheerer the hosiery. Any pantyhose below 15 denier, for example, is extremely sheer and delicate. 15 denier is your standard sheer pantyhose thickness. 20 to 30 denier is semi opaqe and frequently referred to as sheer tights. 70 denier makes very opaque tights. Support or compression pantyhose are usually 30 denier or higher. For support pantyhose, the compression tends to be higher with higher denier.

Wear support pantyhose to keep your legs healthy, apart from your regular exercise.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Another Non-event at the cinema

Went to watched Star Trek and Taken over the last 2 days at night. As usual, I was dressed in t-shirt and capri bermudas. Of course, I had on a pair of Hanes pantyhose in Barely There colour. Had to queue to buy the movie tickets and to buy drinks/popcorn too. Not sure if the ticket attendant noticed 'cos I happened to be standing under some ceiling spotlights, but I did not bother. Boy, am I glad I had my pantyhose on, the pantyhose actually provided some warmth in the cold cinema. The pantyhose also had some light support for my legs and my legs did not feel any aches after each movie.