Hot & Cold Packs

Branded hot and cold packs here are filled with non-toxic gel beads or aqua pearls, and every one warms in the microwave and chills in the freezer. The fun end is the novelty shapes. Teeth, houses, cars and planes sit with ducks, penguins, pigs, cows and starfish, plus apples, oranges, a sun and a baseball, while banana and world map designs come with the artwork preprinted. For a softer touch, plush packs pair a polyester cover with an elastic hand strap in rectangle, round and heart shapes. Eye masks and head and sinus wraps fasten with hook and loop. Then there are the plain rectangle and square aqua pearl packs, which come in a choice of colours and run from small to large.

A real estate agent drops a house shaped pack into each settlement hamper. What the new owner gets is a cold pack waiting in the freezer the day they bump a shin moving the couch, and a warm one for the sore back that follows. It goes straight back in after use, ready for the next knock. A body massager sits nicely in the same hamper.

Most styles work as printed hot and cold packs, and a few can be decorated with a full colour digital print or a transfer. Care instructions are already printed on each pack, so there's nothing extra to include.

Good to Know

Who uses these packs?
Dental clinics, physios, sports clubs and real estate agents hand them out, because the shapes tie straight back to what they do. A tooth shaped pack after a dental visit or a house shaped pack at settlement both get used at home.

Which shape is best for a dental practice?
The tooth shaped gel pack is the obvious pick for a dental practice, and it comes in white. Patients can freeze it and hold it against the jaw to ease swelling after a filling or extraction.

Can reusable hot cold packs go in a work first aid kit?
Yes, they sit well in a first aid kit because they clean with mild soap and water and go straight back in the freezer. The rectangle and square aqua pearl packs give a larger surface for sprains, knocks and sore backs.

Why do branded hot and cold packs work well for physios and sports clubs?
Branded hot and cold packs go home with players and patients and get used again for knocks, sprains and stiff muscles, since the same pack warms in the microwave or chills in the freezer. The rectangle and square aqua pearl packs give a larger surface for sore backs.