Soothe achy muscles, cramps, and migraines, or simply warm cold hands and feet with this reusable, plastic-free, unscented hot/cold therapy pack. For some warm therapy, simply pop the pack in the microwave in 30-second increments and relax away. For cold therapy, just store it in the freezer until you need it. Perfectly filled with a blend of rice and flax, these cotton fabric packs are flexible enough to lay comfortably wherever you need it most, but thick enough to hold onto your desired temp, and even add a touch of soothing weight.
A note from Krystina: I don't own a microwave so I can't personally speak to the "Hot" aspect of this "Hot + Cold Pack," but I am a big fan of the "Cold" aspect! Taking mine out of the freezer, it's the perfect amount of cold for soothing a migraine without freezing my face off, and the weight is genuinely sublime for draping over my eyes or neck. I'll definitely be getting a second one for myself this holiday season so I can have two to alternate between on migraine days!
Reusable Hot + Cold Therapy Pack Quick Details:
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Limited Release! Only available during the holiday season in limited quantities.
- Sooth muscle cramps, migraines, or just warm up in cold weather
- Filled with a mix of rice and flax to hold onto heat or cold
- The perfect weight to stay in place and sooth muscles
- So stinkin' cute!
- Handmade in Washington state
Size
Each therapy pack measures about 13" long by 6" wide.
Materials
Made with a 100% cotton fabric, filled with a blend of rice and flaxseeds, and sewn with a bonded polyester thread for long-term durability.
To Use
For heat therapy: Microwave in 30-second increments until hot. Do not overheat. Always check the temperature against your skin before using.
For cold therapy: Store in the freezer until you need it.
Care
Spot clean with a damp cloth. Do not wash.
Packaging + End of Life
These reusable hot/cold therapy packs will come packaged with a cardstock sleeve around them. The sleeve can be recycled in your curbside recycling.
With proper care, these therapy packs should last you many many years to come. If the time comes to retire yours, the cotton outer layer can be cut up and backyard composted, along with the rice and flaxseed, but the thread and label should be thrown away.
Origin
Handmade in Walla Walla, Washington.
Ethical Guarantees
Made in the USA
Palm Oil Free
Vegan
Washington Local
Woman-Owned
🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.
Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available — from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.
It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.
But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.
So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our handmade reusable hot + cold therapy packs so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:
- We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. Each year, we track and record all of our trash, and even wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: on average, we produce less than 0.5 pounds of trash each month. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
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We’re an online-only zero waste store — which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
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We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.
Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.
