Ergodyne Chill-Its 6602 Evaporative Cooling Towel, Blue 13 inches x 29.5 inches

As described

Great product, works like it's supposed to. I use this to cool down when I have a migraine or sinus headache and it works! I don't like to use a cold pack for my headaches because they seem to make them worse. I wet the towel with cold tap water, wring and fold it in half then lay the towel over my forehead, eyes and sinuses. I also use this when I feel hot after work or traveling in the car. Instant relief!I bought 3 different brands of cooling towels (Chill-its, Frogg Togg and Mission EnduraCool) to try and I like the Chill-Its the most: lightweight, doesn't feel like a wet towel or too spongy in texture, was the 2nd coldest towel among the 3 brands and stayed cool for a couple hours at least in upper 80s degrees heat & heavy humidity (I live in Hawaii) before needing to be recharged/wet again. It doesn't have a strong odor like some reviewers stated at least not IME, does have a chamois-like cloth texture whether wet or dry (almost like the chamois cloths for cars but they don't keep you cool like Chill-Its, I tried one out of curiosity) and is easy to care for - just wash with mild detergent (preferably fragrance-free) and hang to dry then store in case or store in its' case moist in the refrigerator as recommended by manufacturer to make it colder longer. Reasonably priced and cheapest of the 3 at less than $9.Frogg Toggs was a very close 2nd in my opinion: it was the coldest of the 3 brands I tried and also stayed cold the longest. It was the heaviest of the 3 towels though, bled blue dye when I first washed it (I got one in varsity blue); has this slightly spongy texture and a latex smell initially. Frogg Togg was reasonably priced at $10+. My brother immediately snapped it up and used it during a recent pistol competition where it kept him nice and cool and comfortable throughout.Mission EnduraCool towel I liked the least, I bought it at a local sports store where it was the only available cooling towel. I wasn't impressed, it just felt like a regular wet towel after following the instructions, even tried cold water and snapping it several more times with no appreciable difference in coldness (only got cold with use of cold water, but warmed up quick within half an hour). It was 2nd heaviest in weight when wet/damp among the 3 towels I tried, it felt wet even when wrung well and had a slight chemical smell. It does have a nice silky-like fabric feel and looks the least like a car finishing cloth among the 3 brands, was ready to use/wet right out of the case (the other 2 brands need to be washed first before use) but that's all it had going for it. It was the most expensive at more than $20 + sales tax but I needed some cooling towels last minute to send with my parents who were going out of the country at the time.I would definitely buy the Chill-Its towel again when I need another cooling towel.

Okay let's start with the only reason this isn't 5 stars -- it feels like you're wearing a doll sized yoga mat around your neck. In that way, it's not that comfortable.That said, it really does work. I've seen people say it's like a towel, it's nothing like a towel, as I said it feels like a yoga mat while towels feel like a more traditional fabric. However, it does absorb and cool just as it says it does. I have multiple sclerosis, which tends to get way worse in the heat. Staying cool in summer is very important. I just moved from an apartment with central air to a one room hotel styled ac unit. I knew that wouldn't cool the whole place and we have threats of record heat (Southern California record heat aka HOT HOT HOT). This arrived just in time.Would also be good for migraines as I find ice packs too cold, chilled gel packs lose their cool too fast, and wet rags too drippy. This does not drip.I had it around my neck (indoors) for 3 hours before re-wetting it (the ends were still cool but enough of the main neck area was completely dried out that it required re-wetting). Not too eager to try it outdoors yet, but we'll probably be attending an outdoor flea market next month in what I expect will be extreme heat. If that happens, I'll post about the results here. I would highly recommend keeping water bottles for the sole purpose of reactivating this in case you'll be outdoors in extreme heat and don't know if you'll have easy access to water.I definitely wouldn't do something like an all day trip to an amusement park without this.If the fabric were just a bit softer, it'd be perfect.

Awesome for working in the heat!! Definitely get it!

I have three products with me to test:Ergodyne Chill-Its,Frogg Toggs Chilly PadYour Generic Paper Towels (Control)Examination:I tested all three with different parts of my neck. Paper Towels are okay, they still feel cool, since water absorbs heat like crazy. This is the control. However, after using Ergodyne and Frogg Toggs, I noticed that they were significantly cooler, since they stayed cool, where as Your Generic Paper Towels will stop being cool after a few minutes.Anyways, Ergodyne when opened, smelt like gasoline, corn oil, or diesel. Fairly off-putting, I had to use soap and water to clean it. As of right now, (15 minutes later) the Ergodyne is less cool than my Frogg Toggs, suggesting that they evaporate water much quicker than Frogg Toggs.In any case, when I opened the Frogg Toggs, it smelt as if someone wiped their...A** with it. Quite like if you had the mixture of manure and some sort of sour or expired milk. This was the most off-putting of smells. I still smell it faintly, even though it was washed with soap and water.And Paper Towels? I don't think I need to evaluate them, since everyone can test with a paper towel.Findings: All seem to be cool to the touch, but some are a bit cooler than others. Why? I assume that Frogg Toggs absorb and retain the most water, making them the most "cool".#3: Paper Towels: Paper Towels are cool, but don't match up to the other two.#2: Ergodyne: Not as effective as Frogg Toggs, but if you're hot you probably won't know/care about the difference.#1: Frogg Toggs: The most effective, but Ergodyne's is a close second.In short, this Ergodyne towel is nice and it works, but for ten dollars, I feel that I could just use some regular ol' towel for a much cheaper price. At least they don't smell.Edit: And you could just buy a towel, because I used a new test, a damp shirt. After getting a splash of juice on it, I applied some water and soap. I then questioned the efficacy between a damp shirt and this towel. I then placed my towel near the stain. There was no real difference in temperature between this towel and this a wet shirt. In order to get this towel cold, I advise placing it in a fridge, or as a chilled/frozen plastic bottle water cover.Update: If your towel starts to get warm, please grab the towel and spin it around in a circle. That'll make it cool again.