Libra Hotties Heat Patches Review

This heat pads are a let down :( they didn't heat up fast and enough. The heat didn't last as per the claims. I have previously used another brand of heat pads bought off clearance stores and they were just so perfect- big, manageable, to be stuck on clothes not skin and heat for 10 hours. These are no where close! Unfortunately, I can't find those anymore.

I got a free sample of these and thought it was a great idea. I get bad cramps so though that it would be good to stick on when I can't carry my hot water bottle around. Unfortunately they didn't do the trick for me. It was slightly warm but after a while my body must've got used to the heat and I could hardly feel it anymore. I wouldn't buy them.

I got theses thinking that the temperature would be constant and be a decent heat, but it wasn't anywhere near warm, it was more like a luke warm and didn't do anything. It has a lot of potential but if the temperature was a lot higher they would be fantastic (I have felt disposable hand warmers that heat hotter than these). Again as other people have stated, they would benefit from being re-stickable, I accidentally placed it in the wrong place and wasn't able to re-position it.

Thought these sounded like a great idea but they didn't heat up past lukewarm if that. Sadly didn't help at all. I hear other brands will be releasing similar products soon hopefully there is more warmth in those as the idea is great!

I received a bunch of these in a sample trial so thought I would give them a go. I get horrible period pains so they didn't really help all that much, but it was a nice distraction. I usually find a hot water bottle works best, as these are very small. Very cute idea though and probably good for people at work during the day

I received a free sample from Libra of their new Hotties product. The concept behind the product is great - a portable hot water bottle, that is discreet and helps relieve aches and pains. While I think that the idea is great, this product failed to really 'wow' me, and I don't know if I would go out and purchase these myself.

I often get a sore neck and find that heat helps, so I tried my sample on my neck. Initially I found that it wasn't heating up so I moved it to another area of my neck where it did. The stickiness of the patch was gone when I re-applied it so it basically didn't stick at all which kind of defeated the purpose of being able to move about with it on.

The heat did get quite hot after a little while (would have been good if the instructions said that it did take a while to get hot!) however the effectiveness I found was quite short-lived.

There also seems to be a lot of packaging for one small patch. I am not sure what the patches in the packs you can purchase are like, but the sample seemed to have a lot of unrecyclable material, and I felt bad throwing it in the rubbish after use. It would be nice if they were reusable or came with less outer packaging.

This isnt what I expected as Libra have some fantastic products. The patch doesnt heat up very well, the adhesive doesnt stick that great and I didnt read the instructions when I bought my 1st one, and pulled the wrong seal off- damaging the patch. I bought another one, making sure to peel the right side off, applied it to my lower back pain and it didnt take my pain away. I was not a happy camper.

These were very easy to use. Warmed up very quickly. A very low heat. I did seem to forget I had the Hottie on though. If I lightly pressed it against my skin I did notice the warmth. I would use them again, not sure though if would relieve too many aches and pains. Don't try to remove them and put them on again, the sticky doesn't last very well.

I founds these okay and great for if you experienced period pain whilst at work. They are discreet and do help with the pain.

They are not as good as a good old hot water bottle or wheat bag, but for discreetness out in public, I am quite happy with them.

They did come unstuck quite easily, but at the same time I would be hesitant to make them stickier (for allergy reasons). You just have to get it on the right place the first time! Do be aware I find if you use them more than twice in a row, you may have a reaction to the adhesive, as with what happened with me. Just give it a day or so in between uses so as to not irritate your skin!

The most important thing is that they helped - even if just a little bit! I mainly use them for sleeping - if I can get a restful nights sleep then I can conquer anything! Also note these are great for any other abdominal pain besides just period pain - eg. IBS episodes, stomache bugs or abdominal migraines can also benefit from these!

Such a great idea but they unfortunately don't deliver. I received a sample in the post and tried it out as soon as I had the chance. Wasn't impressed- the heat pad is too small, doesn't warm up hot enough and loses it's effect too soon (i'm guessing my body got use to it too quickly). You are better off just taking a couple painkillers and if you can using a hot water bottle.