Cool Care Technologies Pillow Cooling Pad

I wish I'd bought the smaller ones, because wow do these things cool you down! Too much!Don't lie on these directly skin-to-pad because you will stick to it and get uncomfortable.Don't stay on them too long because they'll heat up to your body temp and be ineffective.I highly highly recommend buying two smaller ones, not one large one, not only because they're dense and unwieldy, but so that you can switch off and allow one to cool you off while the other sits over there somewhere and dissipates its collected body heat. Also, you'll have more control over how much of your body is chilled at once.And if you buy more than one, you can put one in your dog's bed and help your pup cool off too. And I wonder...if I buy a small enough pad, could I maybe ALWAYS have a nice cool pillow???

This cooling mat (small, pillow-sized) performed as described by the manufacturer. But, cooling lasted only 1 hour.The mat is not comfortable directly on skin; I place a thin towel over the mat before laying on it. For longer cooling, one would need at least two mats to use in rotation. I used the mat in combination with a standard ice pack (wrapped in towel) to keep cool all night. Have only been using this mat for about a week, so its durability is untested. Interesting cooling technology, but ice packs work, too.

This is truly perfect!

It does cool but it’s uncomfortable

I've purchased a lot of cooling items and this pad has been the best of the them all - blanket, eye covers , you name it. As I am a tummy sleeper, I need more cooling there than on my back, which a cool blanket covers and almost makes me too chilly. With the PAD, I stayed cool for the majority of the night; when it warmed up, I just threw off the blanket and it cooled down in no time. I'd call it a MAT more than a pad because of its firmness. I also kept my folded in half lengthwise so as not to take over more than my side of the bed... Anyhoo, this feels like the answer to my restless, overheated nights. Consider it if this is your story too.

First thing you should know is this sucker is HEAVY! It's heavier and floppier than a weighted blanket. It's like moving a dead body in the middle of the night kinda heavy (Eh....ok...I'm guessing here, really, I have zero actual experience moving corpses nor do I have any plans to. Ew. I promise, this is just a guess, but it is super heavy and impossible to move half awake! Like trying to move your kid after they fall asleep in the car kinda heavy). So do not plan (like I dumbly did) to move it around when you need it. I already had the "pillow" so I thought I could move this. NO way irl.Next thing is it does get hot after a while because it sucks the heat out of you. So if you heat up it's better to have room so YOU can move since this is a heavy slab of flappy corpse (again, guessing, but you get the idea). But suck the heat out of you? Yes indeed. And it's gloriously cold.The other thing is I would not leave it in the bed in the morning. It feels almost damp and I would worry about mold even with my tempurpedic mattress. SO air it all out, but that said it is 100% worth it if you have night sweats or sudden bursts of heat from medicine, medical stuff, or menopause, or are blessed like me and have all the above. So no one else has to suffer with my turning the air to arctic because I suddenly turn into lava or a furnace-like a pizza oven in Florida in August.I slept so well with this! And the heat build up for my aches and stuff is not a bother. It actually felt nice because I go from super hot to freezing.I hope it lasts and will update after a time. Hope that helps!

Hoped it would provide some cooling during night sweats but in just a few minutes at best was it slightly cool.

At first this pad didn’t seem to keep cool very long but I realized it works enough for me. This pad is thin but a really large size, and surprisingly heavy (so it doesn’t move around I am guessing). It goes from my shoulders to my knees and is extremely chilly when I first lay on it. I have had this pad for 5 months now and keep it on top of my fitted sheet, laying right on it. I sleep very hot and when I first lay on it, it’s chilly but soon warms. My body must chill some too as I fall asleep without the tossing and turning to get off the hot spots. I have bought different mattresses but same problem. So I am relieved to finally get some full nights sleep! Some nights I still toss and this pad does get warm but at least I don’t have to put it in the freezer. It will just recharge and I just bring an ice pack, large soft one, in bed too for backup. I hope this helps someone else having a hard time sleeping hot!