Best Hot Water Bottles
Fashy is the name that consumers haver learned to trust when it comes to quality hot water bottles. Holds the heat longer than traditional rubber bottles.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Because of severely injured and multi surgery back I use this product every night to get some pain relief and sleep. Having the household hot water heater on maximum this bag endured where those at CVS would only last a month despite their lifetime warranties."
"Nice clear hot water bottle."
"I can't say it keeps me warm all night long though, it's becomes cold about 5 hours after."
"That "lemony" smell that other reviewers mentioned has pretty much gone away, it doesn't bother me at all, and I'm pretty sensitive to odd odors."
"This water bottle hasn't failed me yet and I've found it to be still warm 12 hours later tucked under my bed blankets...not exactly as hot as I first popped it in my blankets but it's still warm to the touch."
"Warm, soft, smooth, put almost boiling water into it, and it was perfect to the touch (not too hot), and has completely soothed my pain. After the water cools down, I pour it into dirty pots and pans to be used in washing so as not to waste the water."
"This is a fabulous hot water bottle for any purpose."
"We had one for long time, but broken a few months ago."
Attmu Classic Rubber Transparent Hot Water Bottle 2 Liter with Knit Cover - Blue. - A hot water bottle is a time-honored method of treating sore muscles, stress or cramps, arthritis, aches and pains, stiff necks, lower back pain, menstrual cramps and other common aches and stresses of everyday living. - Hot water bottles are easy to travel with, especially on a long flight or bus ride. - Comes with an elegant knitted water bottle cover to prevent the hot rubber from being in direct contact with your skin to cause burns, plus it has a more classy and personalized look. - Hot water bottle can cause burns avoid prolonged direct contact to skin. Advanced thermoplastic holds heat longer than traditional rubber bottles, also works as an ice pack, or cold water bottle. EASY TO USE- Wide mouth is easy to fill and the anti spurt lip prevent water spitting back out like those old rubber ones. Comes with an elegant knitted water bottle cover to prevent the hot rubber from being in direct contact with your skin to cause burns, plus it has a more classy and personalized look.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"NOTE: I recently received an email from this company offering to refund half my purchase price if I would remove my review or increase their star rating."
"It's well made, retains heat all night (still warm in the morning) and has a wide mouth that allows for ease of pouring, especially helpful if you're using a tea kettle to fill it."
"I especially like the larger, threaded stopper which makes filling faster and easier, without splashing hot water from the bathtub faucets. Therefore they don't hold as much water, or apparently provide as much radiant heat exchange, although they do get very hot, 120-degrees Fahrenheit, according to my photo darkroom thermometer."
"Who would have known that such an “old-fashioned” item would be so useful?!"
"No electric heating pad can get as hot as a water bottle filled with hot water & even if my skin stays red for a day afterwards, I don't feel any discomfort on my skin."
"Ideal for me."
"Love the knit sweater cover, it resist temperature when water is too hot, and keep bottle warm when water cold down."
"I’m grumpy for a reason and this puppy makes me feel better."
Classic hot water bottle that is superior to other hot water bottles on the market! CARE INSTRUCTIONS To ensure maximum life from the hot water bottle please read the following: When filling the hot water bottle,DO NOT USE BOILING WATER.This may damage the rubber. Package included: 1 Rubber Hot Water Bottle, 1 Cute Knit Cover.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I use it for the comfort of very young kittens."
"I did not notice any unpleasant odors as have been mentioned in other reviews, though if you put your nose close to it there is a mild rubbery scent."
"(I chose the owl pouch) It's useless for me, but if you don't have a high threshold for heat maybe it'll work out for you until you can remove the pouch and then apply the bottle directly."
"My girlfriend gets cramps during that time of the month, and while we own a mini electric blanket, it turns off after a few hours."
"The cover makes the hot water bottle more effective by keeping it warmer longer, and it's more comfortable to use than the plain rubber."
"I get backache a lot, and some hot water bottle covers are too thin, so they're too hot, and some too thick, so not hot enough."
"It's absolutely adorable, it's easy to fill, and it holds heat really well."
"First time I thought it was the kid, second time I thought maybe I did not dry the outside after I filled warm water."
Best Heat Patches & Wraps
Soft microplush, fully washable electric heating pad has a tailored design to provide relief to the neck and shoulders.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Especially love the fact that you can wear it around your neck and shoulder area without worrying about the pad falling off."
"This is the third one I've purchased as they only last about a year before completely not heating or failing to heat past a low temperature. I use the heating pad almost daily for both neck/shoulder as well as lower back and, when working properly, it provides very good heat."
"Five Stars based on previous use of product, and excellent customer service."
"While refers to use for the shoulder, I got for my knees and it works great better than those flat square ones."
"Best heating pad for reducing stress and helping with neck and upper back strain."
"This heating pad is a step up from normal rectangles because it really wraps around your neck and shoulders."
"There's a magnet that holds it in place in the front so I can lay back on my pillow and not need to fuss with it staying wrapped around my neck."
"It heats up nicely than goes to lukewarm...even on the high setting."
Best Heating Pads
This electric heating pad helps increase blood flow to sore areas for muscle relaxation and faster healing. The electric heating pad features XpressHeat Technology that heats up the pad in 30 seconds, to soothe away tension and pain fast; moist heat option offers deep therapeutic relief.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"To describe the fabric further, the top is but like a soft terry microfiber and the bottom is like a typical blue heating pad cover fabric. The cover is integrated INTO the pad. The integrated pad cover doesn't slip off while in use and ruin the shape of the plastic pad as the cover is being held on by a plastic snap pulled tight to end of the pad as the cover slips off the other side. The integrated pad cover doesn't slip off, exposing the super hot plastic which can burn the skin. This may mean washing is more of a hassle, and a risk for losing the pad sooner, but for me the softness and worry-free USE of the integrated pad cover greatly out-weighs the con of losing a pad sooner due to machine washing wear and tear. The latter option is something I have never had in a pad before and I like it as it lets me put the pad on "1" and set it at the end of my bed for keeping my toes warm all night. Though I've paid $25-30 for cruddy pads with the flimsy blue cover held on with a snap from Wal-Mart, so $36 for this awesome pad doesn't seem too shabby a deal. When you put the pad on unlimited timer it seems to waver, and not stay super hot, so people that want endless searing heat may not be happy with this. Bottom line: This is one of the better pads you can get your hands on with it's lovely integrated cover, good size and long cord. Since "cheap" pads aren't a heck of a lot less expensive, if you use your pad on any sort of regular basis I recommend this as a good upgrade. Hope this review is helpful and that you find comfort in your heating pad! Best pad I have ever had - hands down. It still heats evenly and the fuzzy cover is nice looking for an oft-used and washed pad. I do very much like it, and I have had a ton of pads. UPDATE 02/04/2017: When another shopper left a comment on my review I saw that the burgundy pad was up for about $10 off the normal price and since I use this pad so much, and prefer it so much over any other that I have used in the past - I snapped it up for a spare. When someone in the household needed a pad we gave the new one a try and they liked it the same as I love mine, as it is just as functional and comfortable as the first pad, with fast hot heat, 2hr/stay on shut-off options and the big soft washable fabric cover. UPDATE 11/28/2017: It's been awhile since I updated, but since it's finally getting cold - after a long, hot summer and early/mid autumn - and I've begun to use these pads again to warm my feet and core, instead of just for pain."
"Even though the cover isn't removable, the cord disconnects from the pad and the whole thing can be washed. A tip if you're having problems with the controller not working and displaying an "F" on the LCD: If the heating pad becomes disconnected from the power cord, the controller doesn't seem to know what to do when you plug it back in. To fix this, first make sure the pad is plugged into the cord securely."
"Originally bought this for myself, but turns out my sweet little kitten loves it too!"
"This is exactly what I need to help me manage my chronic back pain. So I'm not too sure how long it will last before it either malfunctions or burns my house down. Triggered my safety switches around the house."
"I ordered this a year ago and it worked great until the control mechanism melted."
"Turned it on today and after 5 minutes it started to melt the control panel."
"I have had this heating pad for 2 months and it has quit working and flashing an F on the control."
"That is, until the other day when I went to adjust the temperature and the controller felt hot."
Best Cold Packs
ColPac provides effective relief of pain from cold therapy.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've always used the blue vinyl Colpacs to recover from several athletic injuries/surgeries and to help both relieve pain and settle down swelling from overuse of my aged limbs and back. I've always believed that as you age you have to keep moving in order to enjoy a full life, but some of us need a little help now and then to remind us not to overdo certain things. They answered my email within two hours and by the end of the day had shipped out two replacement units--with no required return of the faulty ones."
"I have tried MANY different ice packs over the last 12 years - I have suffered from many injuries and chronic joint pains (knees, hips, shoulders, wrists), and have had 2 back surgeries (fusion). Now you can imagine with so many injuries, surgeries and severe chronic joint pain, that I have probably tried many brands of ice packs - I definitely have! They get cold fast, and even when ice cold, they still are flexible - I LOVE this, as it makes it easy to wrap around my shoulder, or over my knee, or against my back, etc."
"Pros: -Gets VERY cold, so make sure you use a thick towel between you and the icepack. -Stays cold for about an hour. I've been able to use it for my hip and neck in the same sitting. -Doesn't lose its ability to get cold again each time I toss it into the freezer (I had a clay one that no longer gets cold no matter how long I leave it in the freezer)."
"I live with just one other person (my boyfriend) and prior to this purchase, there was a need for a good ice pack at least a few times per week. These are the ones physical therapists use for clinic work- meaning, they won’t leak, drip, fall apart, or crap out. In my opinion, the lining is thick enough to use it with just a T-shirt between it and my back (most ice packs state they should be wrapped in a towel to prevent skin damage.)."
"The contour of this is very good for neck and shoulder pain."