PSA: Make Sure You Have a Good Ice Pack in Your Freezer

If you’re spending more time outdoors as the weather warms up, a good ice pack can come in handy, whether you use it to soothe burns or injuries, or just want to keep cool. Now’s the time to put a good one in your freezer, and the Paradice P500 is a great option.

Having an ice pack ready to help soothe a sprained ankle is much more convenient than trying to put ice cubes in a bag, wrap the bag in a towel, and awkwardly hold it onto your ankle until the swelling goes down. If you don’t already have a great ice pack, The Sweethome recommends the Paradice P500 Cuff ($29.99 direct). Besides the cuff shape that fits easily over limbs (like that sprained ankle), it can also be draped comfortably over shoulders or other parts of your body. You don’t have to wrap it in a towel since the spandex outer shell protects your skin. Most interestingly, The Sweethome’s testing found that the ideal ice pack isn’t the one that gets the coldest since being too cold causes you pain. The Paradice P500 Cuff cools your skin to the ideal temperature of 54 degrees, but you can likely find other packs that do the same.

The Best Cold Pack | The Sweethome

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