I really wanted this product to work but...
for me it was an unqualified failure.<br /><br />I am trying to treat the knuckle of my right ring finger. It is arthritic and I have treated it very successfully in the past at a clinic that, among other things, used a paraffin bath. The bath was by far the most effective part of my therapy. I didn't want to have something so large to store at home so thought these gloves would be perfect.<br /><br />I am unable to relate to other reviewers who mention the gloves fit almost any hand comfortably. I'm not sure how hands are sized but I can tell you I wear a men's right hand golf glove, size medium and it is a tight fit. The next size up would be the Cadet which, based on the sizes offered at the golf store fits right in the middle of men's sizes. Golf shops allow you to try gloves on without requiring purchase so this may be a good method to see if your hand will fit this product.<br /><br />The first Paraffin Hands glove I tried would not allow my right ring finger more than half way into the finger of the glove. My little finger would only go in to its space by about 25%. Not wanting to force the issue, I left the glove alone and waited the prescribed 10 minutes. No benefit. The second time I tried the same glove, the plastic at the side of the middle finger ripped through to the inside wax while I was trying to get the glove to fit better. Again no benefit after 10 minutes.<br /><br />The second Paraffin Hands glove fit much better, with the ring finger going in to its space about 75% and the same for the little finger. The other fingers went in about 90% being about 10% away from the tip of the glove and the space between fingers also being about 10% away from the palm of my hand. Gently pushing the glove toward my palm to get the best fit caused another break in the plastic of the middle finger so it followed its predecessor into the garbage.<br /><br />This product still sounds like a good idea but the manufacturer really needs to enlarge the size although I am somewhat skeptical there is enough wax in the glove to give one the benefit I am looking for.
Rating: 1 stars