Icy Hot Hot Hot!
Whenever I get a crick in my neck or back from sleeping with a pillow that's too fluffy (yea, I like my pillows nice and flat. you got a problem with that?), I use a heating pad on it to relax the muscle. If it still hurts and I've got a lot of running around to do, I use one of those sticky self-heating patches that I wear for a couple hours.
I have no idea if it really works. All that counts is that my brain is convinced that it works.
Now, I find out that you can get first, second and third degree burns from those Icy Hot Therapy pads. I have used these when I've been in a bind. They're hot (and I'm not talking Paris Hilton's hot). But who knew they were that hot!?!
More than 200 people complained. Now manufacturer Chattem Inc. is recalling three products:
Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat – Back
Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat – Arm, Neck and Leg
Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat – Arm, Neck, and Leg
You're not supposed to keep those patches on for more than 8 hours, but I know I've
Even though I use Salonpas, which are sold in every Asian grocery store I've ever visited, next time I will be doubly careful about taking them off before I fall asleep!
If you’ve purchased one of the recalled products, it can be exchanged for a full refund by calling Chattem’s Consumer Affairs Department at 1-877-742-6275.
