Massage Therapy: This makes a wonderful alternative to traditional hot stones used in massage therapy. Fortunately, I bumped into my friend who is also a PT at the mall, who told me that they were actually very harmful if they break open. I loved the instant heat (too bad they don’t have an insta-cold for summer for the mechanics I work with). Reactivate it by placing the gel pack in boiling water for 10-15 minutes, it will then be ready to use again.

It "freezes" at 130 degrees F (54 degrees C), but it is happy to exist as a liquid at a much lower temperature and is extremely stable. The most frightening part of this is that they are marketing this as a family-friendly therapy product when in fact it can cause dangerous burns if it touched the skin. Sold by Berko Productions of Miami, FL (and some cites also say NY, NY) at Providence Place Mall in Providence, RI. We had to go back to the booth to get our receipt, which is when she said you need to boil it after use to get the body oils off of it.I have used bead packs from my chiropractor that don’t last long from either the beads breaking or the bag breaking. Hot water bottles are better than sodium-acetate heating pads, though electric heating pads are the most effective and convenient.

Our products are reusable 1000’s of times, proving an economical solution for personal or commercial use. The sad part is, the company decided to stand by the lying sales rep and was not willing to give a refund for the false information given.AddThis sets this geolocation cookie to help understand the location of users who share the information. With over 30 years experience in the PPE and workwear industry, Online Safety Supplies should be your first choice to help protect yourself and your work force in all working environments and situations were a potential hazard is present. Your staff member on the stand then clearly stated to all three of us that these products would not need boiling, they could be re-energised simply by placing under a hot tap.

Online Safety Supplies specialise in the supply of quality personal protective products, workwear and garment personalisation. They work, but the convenience of them, that they lead you to believe, is not worth it because they are NOT convenient! That is, say that you could get the water's temperature to 10 degrees below the freezing point without it crystallizing into a solid -- you can sometimes do this using a very clean glass and distilled water so there are no points for the water to begin crystallizing. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In a powdered form, this abundant clay mineral is widely used in medicines that are formulated to remove acids and toxins from the digestive system.Following activation and treatment the mask will be required to be reset to its previous state by placing it in boiling water. Storms and Power outages: These pads will make a great addition for your home’s emergency or first aid kits. This is up there with the worst experiences of my life and I’m writing the review now that I cleaned myself up. What is happening here is strange, but the process can be understood if you think about water freezing.