Case of 125 Instant Cold Packs, 5" x 6" (4" x 5" Cold Area) - Disposable Cold Compresses - No pre-Chilling Required for Quick, Effective First aid Treatment & Relief of Aches, Pains, Bumps & Bruises

I keep these in my work backpack and in my vehicle. They don’t get ice cold, but they are convenient and useful to stuff between the belt line and back to take some inflammation down.

They get REALLY cold. I use them for stress relief by applying them to my face (mammalian diving reflex, look it up) but they're a little too cold for my face. I don't deduct any stars for that because it seems absurd for me to fault a cold pack for getting...well...cold. I just put a thin towel between the pack and my face and it's all good.

Pros:-I used to get these for the school I worked at. They were great for the kids/staff who hurt themselves or just needed it. They're quick and easy to use, provide instant relief, great for the emergency backpacks, nurse's office, portable and good for off site field trips and just generally useful.-Comes with a good amount, but as you can imagine having this in a school, the restock added up. I believe I ordered a pack every 2-3 months or so.Cons:-Probably not the most environmentally friendly because it creates a lot of waste, but it was definitely more sanitary than using reusable ice packs.Uncertainties:-N/A

They seem to lose there effectiveness quickly

I use ice packs as a coping skill because it resets your flight or fight response, with that being said they didn’t have to be very big so the size was perfect. It was easy for me to break despite it being so small which I saw a lot of reviews on. The downside of it being so small the cold only lasts for a duration of 15-25 minutes on hot days haven’t tried in cooler weather. But it works well and doesn’t reach an uncomfortable temperature

I almost returned this box of instant cold packs. I couldn't figure out how to activate the bags but once I did it was easy every time. I had ordered an instant hot pack once before and really enjoyed the product so I wanted to try the instant cold. The instant hot packs all I had to do was shake and they heated up really good. The cold packs you have to grind any big salt chunks down you feel with your fingers inside the bag until you feel a burst of liquid flowing inside the ice pack. (weird science trick!) I did have problems with activating the cold pack so I looked it up on Utube and it is very easy. I can now easily tell the difference between the activated compress and when its not activated (Before its activated the bag feels like grinding sand and after it feels like a ice cold hand sized waterbed).

Only complaint is difficulty activating

Had major abdominal surgery and found these and thought better bang for my buck after ordering two other 50 pack cases. These are hard to break and every other one that you get to break spills out the contents. They do not stay cold for long at all maybe 10 minutes at most. So in the end it definitely was NOT a better bargain. I’ll be going back to the other brand. I’d rather pay more for less of something that actually works.