Libra Hotties Heat Patches Review

I sent for a free trial from their website and tried it yesterday. Must say I was pretty underwhelmed. I had hoped it would generate a deep heat but even after a couple of hours it was barely warm. I did notice that the more active I was the warmer it would get but when all you want to do is curl up on the couch and not move that's not much good. It did stick well and was invisible under clothes. Not sure that I will purchase though. They should be called 'Warmies', not 'Hotties'.

I love the idea of this. If you have bad cramps or anything like that and are on the go, this is a must. Although at home there are better ways such a wheat bags. But will deffs tell my girls about these for when they are not in the home... I guess?! =]

I had a sample of this product sent to me so I tried it out one day when I was having bad cramps. It took a while for the pad to heat up and when it did it wasn't overly warm. It was convenient to not have to carry a hot water bottle around but it wasn't as effective as one.

First period since I had my daughter bought with it my first ever cramp. Ouchies!

My mother and brother in laws were over so unable to crawl into bed with a hottie I dug out a sample of these I received lately.

My first thoughts were that it was defective as it wasionly just perceptibly warm but upon closer inspection I discovered it was letting off a minute amount of warmth (it can't be described as "heat").

I was disappointed, however it did seem to work. Hallelujah!

Would I buy these? Perhaps. If I had cramps and needed to go out or travel but the hottie will definitely be on stand by at home.

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.

I know it says on the packet that it varies in heat temps and goes up to 50 degrees I think it was but it felt like it was just taking my own body heat to heat itself up and that was it. I thought it was a great idea as I usually use a little hot water bottle everywhere I go and thought this would be a lot easier. Unfortunately I do have a bit of a belly and it just ended up rolling over itself and then the stickies got ripped off by my pants and that was not comfortable! Maybe they would of worked better if I was at home for the time period rather than out and about, I'm unsure :/

So I received a free sample to try and am left pretty underwhelmed.

I found that the heat doesn’t really target your pain very well and didn’t last very long. The patches itself don’t stick very well either. The patch basically remains very warm, it doesn’t heat up as much as the packaging indicates

Warmed up well but not as good as a wheat bag.. Got really irritating from the adhesive. Worked well for a good 30 minutes before it started to come away

As I suffer from cramps I thought these would do the trick, but I was very disappointed when the heat patch only heated up to a luke-warm temperature. You can feel the warmth on your fingers but not on the rest of your body, as it quickly adapts to the feeling. The adhesive pulled my hairs which made it uncomfortable, but other than that it was a satisfactory experience.

The idea is great, however I am a bit disappointed in the fact that they aren't reusable. They are the perfect size and very compact, which is a lot easier than a big bulky hot water bottle, but a as they are not reusable, you definitely wouldn't want to be using them every time you have period pain or pain of any sort, as they are the equivalent cost to a pack of tampons, and you only get 2! They heat to a nice temperature, not too hot, and last quite a while. But for me, they were a last resort. I would get more value for money from buying a $2 hot water bottle from the Warehouse, at least I can reuse it!