Heated Gloves for Raynaud's: where the heat goes, and how long it lasts

Most heated gloves warm the back of your hand. If your fingers are the part that goes white, that's the wrong place. Here's how to pick a glove that heats your fingers, and how to read the battery claims.

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Why fingertip coverage decides it

Raynaud's phenomenon narrows the small blood vessels in your fingers and toes when you get cold or stressed. During an attack the skin turns pale or white, then blue and numb, then red and tingly as blood comes back. It often starts in one finger and spreads; the thumbs are less likely to be affected than the other fingers.^[1]

NIH's guidance is that most people keep attacks under control by staying warm, especially their hands and feet.^[2] That's where heated gloves come in. But the heating elements in a glove only warm what they touch. Many gloves run them along the back of the hand and the top of the fingers. That warms the blood heading to your fingers, but it can leave the sides and tips of the fingers cool.

So the first thing to read on any heated glove isn't the battery. It's the sentence that says where the heat goes. We compare more gloves on exactly that in heated gloves with heated fingertips.

Specs from each maker's product page, read October 25, 2026.^[3][4][5][6] Where a maker doesn't publish something, we left it out.

How to read the battery hours

Every heated glove box has a big run-time number. It's almost always the lowest heat setting. Here's what each maker says for every setting:

Two things to notice. First, high is about a quarter of the headline number for every glove here. If your hands are bad enough that you'll run high, plan on two to three hours, or carry the spare batteries some makers sell.

Second, Savior Heat's own page lists two different low-setting times for the S13: 5 to 6 hours in the product description, and 8 hours in the heating chart on the same page.^[6] We can't tell you which is right, so we show both. Assume the lower one.

If you compare batteries, mAh only means something at the same voltage. All four here use 7.4-volt packs, so a 2250mAh battery holds a bit more than a 2000mAh one. Multiply volts by amp-hours to get watt-hours: 7.4V × 2.0Ah is about 14.8Wh, which is the figure ORORO lists.^[5] For more on run times, see how long heated glove batteries really last, and for volts, mAh and watt-hours in plain English, how to read heated gear specs.

Liners or full gloves?

A glove liner is thin enough to wear on its own on a mild day, indoors, or under a glove or mitten you already own. A full heated glove has insulation and weatherproofing built in.

For Raynaud's, liners often get more use. Attacks don't only happen outside: NIH notes that sudden temperature changes, like walking into an air-conditioned store on a warm day, can trigger one.^[1] A thin liner works in the grocery store's freezer aisle, at a cold desk and on the steering wheel, where a ski glove would be too much. Three of the four picks here are liners, and all three have touchscreen fingertips, so you don't have to take them off for your phone.

Choose a full glove if you'll be outside in wet or windy weather for long stretches. Put a liner under a mitten if you need the most warmth: mittens keep your fingers together, and the liner adds the heat. There's more on both choices in heated glove liners vs heated gloves and our guide to heated mittens.

The picks

1. Fieldsheer Heated Glove Liner: best for cold fingers

Who it's for: people whose fingers go white first, who want heat under their own gloves or on its own indoors.

This is the only glove here whose maker says the heat runs around the outside perimeter of the fingers and thumbs, rather than across the back of the hand.^[3] That puts the warmth along the sides of each finger, which is where a back-of-hand glove falls short. It uses a 7.4V, 2000mAh split battery pack, has four heat settings (2+ hours on high to 8+ on low), and charges in 3 to 4 hours. The shell is 82% nylon and 18% spandex with four-way stretch, it works with touchscreens, and it's machine washable on cold once you take the batteries out. Fieldsheer offers it in XS through 3XL with a one-year warranty.

Know before you buy: it's a liner, so it has no insulation or waterproofing of its own. Outdoors in real cold, wear it under something.

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2. Fieldsheer Squall 2.0: best full glove for wet, cold days

Who it's for: long stretches outside, such as walking the dog, shoveling or waiting at a bus stop, in wet or windy weather.

A waterproof soft-shell glove with a waterproof lining and 3M Thinsulate insulation. Fieldsheer describes heating coils around the fingers and thumb plus heat over the top of the hand, with four settings from 90°F to 135°F.^[4] The battery is 7.4V, 2250mAh with USB-C charging, rated 2+ hours on high to 8+ on low. It has touchscreen fingertips and an anti-slip palm, and it's machine washable on cold with the batteries out. Sizes run XS to 3XL, with a one-year warranty.

Know before you buy: Fieldsheer lists this as last year's model (it also sells a newer Squall 3.0), so stock and sizes may thin out. It's also much bulkier than a liner; it's not an indoor glove.

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3. ORORO Glasgow Heated Liner Gloves: longest published run time

Who it's for: long days on a low setting, like a full workday in a cold office or warehouse, or errands from morning to evening.

ORORO rates the Glasgow at 3 hours on high, 4 on medium and 8.5 on low, the longest low-setting figure here.^[5] The heat is on the back of the hand and fingers. Each glove takes a 7.4V, 2000mAh (14.8Wh) battery that's UL certified and charges in 3.5 hours. The shell is water-resistant, the palm has anti-slip silicone, and the thumb, index and middle fingers work on touchscreens. It comes in S to 2XL, with a one-year warranty on the heating elements and on the battery.

Know before you buy: the heat covers the back of the hand and fingers, not the finger sides the way Fieldsheer's liner does. It's hand wash and line dry only.

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4. Savior Heat S13 Thin Heated Liners: the thinnest option

Who it's for: indoor and driving use, or under a slim glove, when bulk is the problem.

Savior Heat describes the S13 as thin, breathable and flexible, with carbon fiber heating elements along the back of the hand and the fingers.^[6] It runs on a 7.4V, 2200mAh battery with three settings and recharges in about 3 to 4 hours. The fingertips work on touchscreens. Savior sizes it XXS, XS/S, M/L and XL/2XL, which helps if you have small hands, and suggests measuring the widest part of your palm, not counting the thumb.

Know before you buy: the run times on Savior's own page don't agree (see the battery section above), so plan on 5 to 6 hours on low. Savior recommends hand washing.

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Fit and sizing

A heated glove only warms what it touches, so fit matters more than with an ordinary glove. Loose fingers leave an air gap between the heating element and your skin. Use each maker's own size chart; they don't match each other. Savior Heat suggests measuring around the widest part of your palm, not counting the thumb, and sizing up if you're between sizes.^[6] If standard sizes are always loose on you, see heated gloves for women and small hands.

Battery safety

All four use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Charge them with the charger or cable the maker provides, don't use a pack that's damaged or swollen, and take the batteries out before washing. If you have reduced feeling in your hands, from diabetes or neuropathy for example, ask your doctor before using heated gear, since you may not notice if it gets too hot. More in heated gear battery safety.

When to see a doctor

Heated gloves help you stay warm. They don't treat Raynaud's or its cause.

• If your fingers or toes turn white or blue in the cold, it's worth a diagnosis. Doctors look at the tiny blood vessels at the base of your fingernails to tell the primary form from secondary Raynaud's, which is linked to conditions like lupus or scleroderma and tends to be more serious.^[1]
• Sores on your fingertips or toes need prompt care. In severe cases, repeated attacks can lead to skin ulcers or, rarely, tissue death (gangrene).^[1]
• If staying warm isn't enough, there are medicines and other treatments, and you may be referred to a rheumatologist.^[2]
• During an attack, NIH suggests warming your hands or feet with warm (not hot) water or a heating pad.^[2]

The Raynaud's Association also keeps a showcase of products its members use to stay warm.^[7]

Frequently asked questions

Do heated gloves help with Raynaud's?

They can help you stay warm, which is the main thing NIH sources say helps most people avoid attacks. They don't treat Raynaud's itself. Look for gloves whose heating reaches your fingers, not just the back of your hand, and see a doctor about the condition.

Which heated gloves heat the fingertips?

Read where the maker says the heating elements run. Of the four here, Fieldsheer's Heated Glove Liner heats around the outside of each finger and the thumb, and the Squall 2.0 has heating coils around the fingers and thumb. ORORO and Savior Heat describe heat on the back of the hand and fingers.

How long do heated glove batteries really last?

The big number on the box is almost always the lowest setting. On high, all four gloves here are rated for about 2 to 3 hours. Plan around the setting you'll actually use.

Are heated glove liners better than full heated gloves?

Liners are thinner, so they work indoors, in the car and under your own gloves or mittens. Full gloves add insulation and weatherproofing for long stretches outside. Many people with cold hands get more use out of liners.

Can I wash heated gloves?

Usually, with the batteries removed. Fieldsheer says machine wash cold on gentle. ORORO says hand wash and line dry. Savior Heat recommends hand washing. Follow the label for your pair.

If your feet and pockets are cold too

• Raynaud's often affects the toes as well: see heated socks for Raynaud's.
• For a warmer you can hold between gloves or keep in a pocket: rechargeable hand warmers.
• Not sure where to start? Always cold? Start here.