Guide to The Proper Use of Instant Heat Patch

Author: Kongdy Patch

Date: 05 31，2022

In winter, Instant heat patch has become the "cold weather tool" for many people. However,  The Instant heat patch is not as gentle as its name suggests, and improper use can also bring about accidental damage.

01. The role of Instant heat patch

Instant heat patch is used to warm the waist, shoulders, abdomen, knees, etc. It is used to keep the cold out, to relieve pain and to assist in treatment, and can be used during menstruation. Generally, its function is to promote the smooth flow of the meridians, hot compress related points, to eliminate the stomach cold, menstrual discomfort and other symptoms.

"The ingredients of Body heat patch are mainly iron powder, water, activated carbon, vermiculite and salts. The high purity iron powder, under the action of catalyst, reacts with oxygen in the air to oxidize and raise the temperature of the patch, releasing heat, while vermiculite has the effect of keeping warm.

02. Where is Instant heat patch the warmest?

On the back of the jacket

Generally, Warmer patch is the warmest on the back of the outerwear, so that the whole body can feel the heat. You can also choose according to your needs.

During menstruation, you can put it near your abdomen

If you are on your period, you can put the winter heat patch on the small abdomen below the belly button of your outerwear. It is especially important that the heat patch does not touch the skin.

Stomach patch for indigestion

If you have indigestion due to the cold in winter, you can put the patch on your stomach, which will make you feel warm and promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients. Be careful not to put it directly on the skin.

Shoulder and neck diseases

If you have shoulder and neck disease or wear low-collared clothes in winter and other shoulder wind, you can paste it on the shoulder or back of the neck to accelerate the blood circulation in the shoulder and neck area and alleviate the discomfort symptoms.

For arthritis patients, paste on the joint area

For arthritis patients, it can be applied to the joints of both knees; if both knees are cold, the body will feel cold again. So paste in the joints can make people feel warm. Be careful not to put it directly on the skin.

People who are afraid of cold can paste in the back of the waist

If you are cold, you can put it on the back of your waist at the eye of your waist.

03. The correct way to use Instant heat patch

After tearing, the material inside the Herbal heating patch can be exposed to air and oxidized, then heat up. It should not be used at night when you are sleeping.

The following points must be noted when using Instant heat patch.

Instant heat patch should not be applied directly to the skin

Although the temperature of the patch is not particularly high, but the body for a long time in contact with higher than the body temperature of the heating body, may also cause low-temperature burns. This kind of burns, often unknowingly occur, burns after the skin will appear red spots.

Studies have shown that heat sources with temperatures above 44°C can cause hypothermia burns. It is also possible to get a burn when touching a heat source of 70°C for more than one minute or 60°C for more than five minutes.

Because the maximum heating temperature of the heating paste can exceed 60℃, the human body will be red after a long contact, which is the performance of low-temperature burns. The electric heater and the hot water bag filled with boiling water can cause low temperature burns, so be careful when using them.

It should be attached to the inner layer of thicker clothes. When using Instant heat patch for warmth under normal circumstances, also try to stick it on thicker clothes and do not use it together with other heating items.