I believe nylon will melt into wounds too, although perhaps not to the degree that polyester will; I'm not sure. The US Army issues Nomex (I think that's spelled correctly) uniforms for flight crews (aircraft crashes and severe burns go together). Nomex supposedly does not melt into wounds.

Natural fabrics like wool and cotton don't melt into flesh, something to think about, particularly with gloves which could easily catch fire while cooking. I have convertible fleece mittens/gloves which I like for cooking. Just pull the mitten portion outward and then up and back and the mittens convert to fingerless gloves which are great for dexterity. I wear some thin liner goves underneath, so my skin isn't comepletely exposed but I can still feel.

While I like my fleece gloves, I'd be in potentially deep doo-doo if they caught fire while cooking. Had I to do it over again, I would buy wool convertible mitten/gloves or wool fingerless gloves. I may even buy some wool ones even though I already have the fleece ones and just use the fleece for day trips where I don't plan to cook. Fleece is generally lighter than wool, and snow doesn't bond to fleece as much as it does to knit wool.