Herbal Concepts Aromatherapy Vest Shaped Microwaveable Wrap Made of Flaxseed, Peppermint, & Lemon Grass for Back | Back Pack Relieves Stress & Pain | Available in Olive

Very happy with my purchase. I have other herb-filled hot/cold packs and have used them for years, but needed something a little bigger to cover my entire back and shoulders. Getting old kinda stinks sometimes. Bought this one based on several reviews and am very happy with my purchase. I do have a little trouble getting the filling evened out before laying on it, but you will run into that issue with any of this style pack. It smells heavenly and melts away the stress of the day. It's also a great bed-warmer in the wintertime. We live where it snows and on those really cold winter nights I heat this up and lay it under the blankets while I do my evening routine and when I get in bed it smells wonderful and the bed is all warm and cozy and I drift right off to sleep. Highly recommend.

Soft material that is weighted for comfort. The aroma is soothing. Literally lulled me into a relaxing sleep.

Have only used this a few times so far, and I will say that it served its purpose. As with any of these types of things, it takes a little trial and error with your microwave oven to figure out the best time to use, how much water to spritz on it, if any, and so on. It's a pretty lavender color, soft fabric, good shape and size, smells like lavender when heated, and best of all, it is heavy. It has to be gently laid onto the body, not dropped onto someone's sore back, that should go without saying. The weight is necessary to cause the heat to transfer to the body. If it was very light, it would not work. So if you are in so much pain that a sheet hurts, don't use this. But for the rest of us, it's a very nice hot pack to use alone or in conjunction with any additional bodywork, and, for in-home personal use, it beats shelling out several hundred dollars for a professional hydrocollator and moist hot packs. If you are a professional massage therapist, buy the hydrocollator and moist hot packs. You won't be sorry. But if you just need something to relax you at the end of a long, hard day or to relax tight back or leg muscles, I recommend this!

This thing is great! It's perfect for easing knots and aches in my upper back and shoulders. It also smells really good!! The one thing I would change about it is I would have made the tabs that hang over the front on your shoulders longer or perhaps put Velcro on them so it would secure better. It's fairly heavy and it's obviously weighted more in the back so it slips off unless you are laying down or propped up with cushions. Other than that it's perfect! Also the microwave time suggestion seems conservative, I had to heat it for about 3 1/2 minutes before it was hot enough..... But I would suggest following the instructions because every microwave is different . I know from experience with the herb stuffed heating pads that you can scorch the stuffing if you zap it too long. Then it smells like burnt popcorn!!

I am so disappointed in this particular product. I have several other products from Herbal Concepts and love them all. I purchased this for a friend who has severe upper back pain around his spine. Only came to find out later (as it was sent directly to him) that none of the center sections have any heating beads, they are empty and flat. Only the shoulder sections and the outside edges have beads and heat up. A real zero in my opinion. I still stand by the company and the other products, in particular the neck and shoulder item, but this one is useless.

originally bought at another store for a few dollars more. Loved it so much, wanted to buy another one for daughter and found on Amazon for a few dollars less. We both suffer from resltess legs and insomnia and our meds do not help much. I use thiis every night; put in microwave for 3 minutes and it stays warm for at least 3 hours. Lay part of it on my stomach when I go to bed and it is so warming and comforting that It makes it easy to go to sleep.Daughter lays it on her legs and recently hurt her back so also used it on back. She is happy with it too.Also smells nice as it is filled with herbs and lavender.It is very pliable so easy to move around to put where you want.

I use this both for hot and cold. The weight is just perfect for anyone. I even use it for if my kids have a ear ache or a tummy ache. It's a life saver for upper and mid back pain. It also is great too for people who cramp alot during that time in the month. My whole family uses it. I just wish the scent of the herbs where a little bit more but it's ok I just add a few drops of lavender essential oil or calming after heating it up and use it that way. When used cold I put it in a gallon freezer bag and close tightly and stick in freezer for 4 or more hrs.

I have purchased many such products mainly for my wife and thought that this would be good considering that it is large and wraps around the neck area. It does lay on the back as expected and does surround the neck as expected, but the one thing that I wanted it to perform was to function as a cold pack. I placed it in the freezer for a few days and then placed it on my wives back. It was not as cold as, say, other ice packs from a freezer. I would say that it was cool, but not freezer cold. I gave it a three star rating for that reason only. Remember that I did not use it for heat and I was impressed with its shape and the way it covered the back. Now take in account that if you do not like a really cold pack then this would be suitable for your need. If you want a cold pack that really is cold, then I felt this does not do that purpose. I would recommend this for someone that wants some cold pack, but not so cold that you would need a towel to protect your skin. I do not think you could go wrong with this product. It did not produce that extreme cold that I thought it would for my wife.