DIY Cold Packs : Pretty & Easy!
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Recipe type: External Healing
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Quart Ziploc Baggies, preferably freezer. I used heavy non food storage baggies for mine.
  • 1 Cup Water (preferably distilled)
  • ½ Cup Rubbing Alcohol
  • 3 tsp Water Crystals (optional)
  • Food coloring as desired (optional)
Instructions
  1. Pour the water into your baggie.
  2. Add the rubbing alcohol which keeps it from freezing solid.
  3. Add in food coloring until desired color. OPTIONAL
  4. Add in 3 tsp of water crystals. Squeeze bag a little to mix them. OPTIONAL
  5. Let sit for 15 minutes while the crystals absorb the liquid. OPTIONAL
  6. Place in freezer standing upward for at least 4 hours.
  7. Remove from freezer.
  8. Squeeze out the extra air as much as possible keeping the contents away from the zipper part. Seal the zip lock.
OPTIONAL SEAL WITH AN IRON
  1. Because you stood the bag on end when freezing that keeps the contents away from the open end of the bag for easier sealing/melting.
  2. Take a piece of foil to cover the end of your baggie above the part that zips shut.
  3. Use an iron on medium heat and run it over the foil to seal the baggie shut. (Practicing on an empty baggie first will help you adjust the time.)
  4. You can now squeeze the contents evenly throughout the bag.
MAKING A POUCH
  1. Always wrap your cold pack in a dishtowel or washcloth before placing on skin. You can also set a quick pouch cutting material about ¾ an inch wider than your pack and sewing the sides and hemming the top.
Recipe by Craft Your Happiness at https://craftyourhappiness.com/2014/07/24/diy-cold-packs-tutorial-pretty-easy/