Are the body warmers handcrafted?
Yes, all my body warmers are handcrafted. Both my body warmers and cold packs are handcrafted and not mass produced or manufactured. Both products are double and tripled stitched to keep from coming apart from continued usage. See: All About the Crafter
What type of fabric are used?
The fabric used is fleece for body warmers and cotton fabric for cold packs.
What fabric colors are used?
Fabric colors I use in making handcrafted body warmers and cold packs are: black, blue, brown, green, maroon, purple and red.
What is the Life Expectancy of handcrafted body warmers?
My body warmers and cold pack pillows life expectancy depends on how well you keep it and how often it is used. Generally, it should last for many many years.
Do you use the body warmers directly on your skin?
Due to the damp moist heat from the body warmer, that a towel placed on the skin to absorb some of the heat as some may feel the heat more than others.
Can the elderly use the body warmers?
Yes, the elderly can use our body warmers. Care must be taken when there is a sensory deficit problem exists. Some people can't feel the heat as well as others do, especially those with diabetes. When heating the body warmer for someone else, make sure it isn't too hot for them and that they can remove it if there is a problem. Our body warmers are great for those who have poor circulation who are always cold.
How long does it take to heat the body warmers?
Heating of the body warmer by the microwave will provide damp moist heat. Charts have been made providing according to the size, how long in minutes each size takes.
How long will the body warmer retain heat?
Once again, the chart provides the time for one hour how long heat is retained for each size of body warmer we make. When warming body warmers in older model microwaves, the heating may not be efficient and might need to vary from the chart. Use common sense.
What is the heat medium in the body warmer?
We use only flax seed and are unscented because many people are allergic to varies smells.
What is the difference between heat mediums rice, corn, and flax seed?
Flax Seed is a flower seed that yields linseed oil. Flax seed is 35 - 40% oil; the oil is what absorbs and retains the heat which remains inside the seed. The shell of the seed is soft, allowing moisture from the air to be absorbed for the constant release of moist heat.
Flax Seed, because it is a flower seed, releases no cooked food smell in the air or on your clothes because it is not a food product whereas, Rice will have 10 - 15% and corn a 4% oil content and has a tendency to develop a bad odor with continued.use. Grain products contain mostly water, which cooks out, leaving the heating medium dehydrated so it doesn't hold the heat as long.
For those sensitive to aromas our flax seed products are unscented. For users who want a scent onto our body warmers, we carry Essential Oils that can be sprayed onto the body warmer after removing from the microwave to give you the aromatherapy of your choice.
Do you use the same microwave to heat your food and body warmer?
Many body warmers advertised on the Internet have herbs and scents in them leaving a residual odor within the microwave where you put your food in there to heat. Thus, the odor is left onto the food your heating. Personally, this seems to me to be unhealthy.
When body warmers contain corn or rice, over - time, since these grain products are mostly water, the water is cooked out of them with continual usage. You are than left with a heat medium gone and left with a cooked food and a stinky smell.
Whereas, Flax Seed has only the flax seed smell which is minimal and doesn't stir - up allergies and leaves no residual odor in your microwave.
How do you care for the body warmers?
Both the body warmers and cold pack pillows are not washable as the flax seeds will get wet, swell and make slimy losing the ability to retain heat and cold. To clean the fabric, wipe with a damp cloth, lay flat and let dry. Don't use commercial spot removers. Try not to overheat the body warmer as they will toast and destroy the seeds which holds in the oil minimizing heat retention. Follow body warmer chart instructions. Allow the body warmer to cool down between each use.
When not in use, encase in a plastic bag (so it doesn't pick up the freezer smell) and place in the freezer.
What are the price range of body warmers?
The prices of my handcrafted body warmers and cold pack pillows range from $7.00 to $30.00 according to size.
How are the body warmers shipped?
We send out our products through the United States Postal Service (USPS)
