Heat wraps are a great Thanksgiving gift idea that costs less than $100. Heat gifts are great for anyone who has arthritis, circulation problems, or for anyone who just wants to stay warm.  Heat wraps/pads are great, as they do not take up a lot of energy like personal heaters do. They come in all different types of sizes and materials, and their flexibility in material and design allows you to focus the heat source to targeted areas.

The Chi Ondi Heating Pad with wrap is my new founding suggestion for a Thanksgiving gift idea that’s less than $100. It has a ceramic powder pad, which helps to retain the heat longer than usual heat pads or a hot water bottle. The elastic wrap material and Velcro straps allow for secure comfort for anyone of any size.

ChiOndi Heat Wrap for upper back relief

Chi Ondi Heat Warp Benefits:

You can get a large pad to wrap around your mid-section, or you can get smaller pads to focus on specific joints.

-    100% Ceramic powder only
-    Ceramic pad retains heat longer compared to other heat pads
-    Safe, will not explode if overheated
-    No Leakage material
-    Can last 2 – 3 hours

ChiOndi Heat Wrap around the waist

How to use Chi Ondi Heat Wrap:

1.    Remove the ceramic powder pad from the wrap, and microwave for no more than 3 minutes.
2.    Place ceramic pad in the wrap pocket
3.    Use wrap in desired area
**Recommendation: Avoid applying the wrap directly to skin once removed from the microwave, place an extra line of thin cloth in between.

Ceramic Joint Heating Pads

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Using ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest methods of pain control. While heat is great for improving circulation, and relaxing muscles, it won’t reduce any pain or swelling. Ice is the safest, easiest, and effective way to reduce swelling, relieving pain and decreasing muscle spasms.

Ice Face Roller

A gift idea for anyone who is prone to injury, or just wants to cool their body down in general I recommend the Ice Face Roller.

This small product is travel size, lightweight, and easy to use. The size and design allows this little innovation to be a multi-purpose tool, because you can use it anywhere on your body. It also has a detachable ice barrel, so you don’t have to freeze the whole thing, and it makes it easier to clean.

Ice Face Roller

How can I use the ice face roller?

Beauty uses…

This Ice Face Roller is great for those who want to reduce any facial swelling, like puffy eyes. It can also be used to close the skin pores, either in the morning, or before applying make up. By closing up your pores you reduce the amount of dirt and toxins that gets inside your skin. This helps you maintain cleaner, healthier and younger looking skin.

Body uses…

For injuries, swelling, or pain the Ice Face Roller can easily maneuver around. The non-stick ice barrel glides around smoothly, and doesn’t cause a pool of water like a bag of ice would.

If you have other ideas on how this product can be used, please leave a comment below to share .

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Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and soon enough will be the holidays. So for anyone who already started considering their holiday gift shopping, I thought I would bounce around a few posts dedicated to popular health and wellness items that are inexpensive/reasonably priced.

Body Massagers

Body Massagers are great for people who are stressed, tense, or who have circulation problems. For trying to find an alternative to the spa massages we’re in luck, because as technology advances, so does variety. You can find massagers in all shapes and sizes, from the simple hand-rollers, to electronic massagers, to some with infrared.

What Are Infrared Massagers?

Infrared is thermal heat, and when combined with a massager, it’s great to help relax the muscles and improve circulation. With improved circulation allows better delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tired, or sore muscles.

Hand-held Infrared Massager

What kind of electronic massagers are out there?…

There are many sizes, and many shapes that are designed for a specific handling and usage. For instance, there are hand-held massagers, which are kind of curved. These are designed to help you massage those hard to reach areas and easy grip. Or there are the traditional straight massagers.

Hand-held massager

When shopping back massagers…

Most massagers would state a specific area they were intended for. A back massager wouldn’t be the same as a neck massager. So a small multi-purpose massager can be more practical than one big one, if you know you’re going to be tackling more than one area.

Back Massager

For people who are too busy but love their cars, or love/have to drive long distances daily – seat massagers can hit two birds with one stone. A relaxing massage to relieve the tension as traffic builds, to and from work.

Car Seat Massager

More gift ideas to come. Stay tuned…

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A new beauty product from Korea and has now entered the North American market. This product has an easy detachable ice roller, and is easy to use. Here are my reviews for anyone considering of buying this product:

Ice Roller Background Review

This ice roller is said to be a multi-purpose beauty and health tool. It can be used before you apply your make up, and is great for cooling fevers, muscle sores, aches and pains.

After the summer heat wave I found it particularly delightful, but I really enjoy using it in the morning and before applying make up to tighten my pores. The cooling sensation is great for soothing puffy eyes, but can also be used on other parts of the body as well.

Ice Roller Benefits:
-         Easy to detach & reattach ice barrel
-         Comfortable handle & easy to maneuver
-         Durable & portable
-         Even when frozen the barrel won’t stick to your skin (like licking a bus pole in winter)
-         Cooling sensation (especially during the summer heat wave)
-         No batteries/cords needed
-         Environmentally sound (no need to refill with water/waste water)
-         Easy to clean

Ice Roller Con’s:
-         Barrel seems too big for a small face (like mine). It’s hard to get in smaller areas, such as between the nose & eyes, even when trying to get to those eye bags.
-         A little pricey for my liking, but maybe worth it for those who need/would use it often. Unless you get it at a special discount, then it maybe more worthwhile.

Ice Roller - Hand held body roller

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