Abstract: A heat conserving bandage to cover human or animal tissue, comprising heat reflecting means (1) adjacent said tissue for reflecting heat from said tissue back to said tissue, insulation material means (2) covering said heat reflecting means (1), and textile means (3) covering said insulation material means (2). The heat reflecting means (1) includes a sandwiched structure of a first foil (1a) of plastics material adjacent said tissue, a second foil (1b) and bonded thereto. Further textile means (3') can be inserted between said heat reflecting means (1) and said human or animal tissue. Suitably, the textile means and the heat reflecting means are bonded together by sewing or by means of adhesive to create a pocket for receiving said insulation material means.