Self Cooling seat cushions: a solution to hot butt problems
If you are fed-up with the problem of hot and sweaty butt conditions while you are sitting continuously for long working hours, then self cooling seat cushions could be a solution for you. Do they really do what they say or is it just a hype of nothing much effective? Go through the following write-up to know all about it.
Introduction
Almost every institution has office work for its employees where you may have to sit over your desk for longer periods of time. At an average, an office going individual spends 8 to 10 hours in his office, out of which for about 5 to 6 hours he is stick to his office chair. This adversely affects his health. Apart from poor blood circulation, the other main affecting part of the body is his bums, which has to deal with the increased temperature, sweaty environment and poor ventilation. In such weathers, even exquisite cushion covers do not look appealing. This makes sitting on the office chair very difficult especially in summer seasons and tropical areas; unless otherwise you are sitting in an air conditioned office room all the time. There is no discrimination between plastic chairs and scientifically made ergonomic office chairs in such a condition as all of them radiates heat. Many people though suffers severely from the issues of hot butt but feels ashamed to publicly complaint about it or even admit it.
Occupational health and safety practices need to keep pace with the demands of the office-based work culture. For this the idea of self-cooling seat cushions and covers for your office chair has come as a gift from an angel to keep your bottom sweat-free and cool. The self cooling seat cushion is a furniture accessory that provides comfortable sitting by controlling humidity and temperature of the sitting area.
This unique accessory is made from natural minerals that are especially chosen on the basis of their cooling properties.Characteristics of material used inside self-cooling seat cushions:
How does it works?
Office chair self-cooling cushions works on the scientific principles of conduction and convention. Conduction is the process of transfer of heat from one body to the other when they are in physical contact; and during convention, heat is transferred from one body to the other by actual movement of the fluid particles. The mineral crystals used here have easily reachable melting point. So, when the mineral crystals present inside the cushion comes in contact with your body, a reaction occurs which melts down the crystals; thus lowering the temperature of the environment and producing a cooling effect. This reaction is an endothermic reaction which absorbs heat from the surroundings. In other words, when the crystals present inside the cushion pads comes in contact with your body heat, they changes into liquid and keeps on cooling your body part in contact.
These natural mineral crystals are enclosed within close-continuous loops so that the cooling cushion may be able to maintain its auto-regenerative property. These cooling cushions start the process instantly and are very much effective for about 4 hours without consuming any power. You can place these cooling cushions on any type of chairs, sofa or even on car seats; they works perfectly well by pulling away your body heat.
So now you need not go for cooling pads which blows hot air from your office room or even cars, just try these new office chair cooling seat cushions with special natural regenerative property. My Opinion
The idea of passive cooling of your hot bum using natural mineral crystals is a tempting one. Who wouldn't want to have a soothing, cool and comfortable sitting on their long office working hours without even using any power supply or even a battery but this idea sounds too good to be true. And I have my doubts on this one too. The company claims for an instant cooling for up to 4 hours at a stretch. But my recent experience with similar kind of cooling pads reveals cooling to a very minimal time; only until all the crystals melts and then the cooling process stops. Now, it will solely depend on how much time does these crystals take to come in liquid state completely, but of course, this will not last for your complete office hours for sure.
Further, this system of cooling may not be effective in tropical areas where temperature is too high to be cooled by such passive cooling systems. Though, self cooling seat cushion may prove useful for car seats where you have to deal with hot sitting condition for a short while.
where is it available & the price factor ?