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DIY Gel Cold Compress

By: Jennifer Neill

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Learn how to make a gel pack for injuries, aches and pains with Jennifer Neill's DIY Gel Cold Compress. Be prepared, and make a cold pack like this one today!

DIY Gel Cold Compress

Materials:

Fabric
Plastic zip top baggie
Dishwashing liquid

Instructions:

Use your baggie to determine the size of your fabric pouch.
Sew a hem at one end:
Fold, envelope-style, then sew the open ends:
Fill your baggie 2/3 full with dish soap...then triple bag it! We don't want leaks!
Slip your baggie full of soap into the sewn pouch and place in the freezer. Cross your fingers you don't need to use it any time soon!