What sets this apart is the fill: 100% organic flax seed rather than rice, which holds temperature longer and drapes around the shape of a shoulder or a knee instead of sitting on top of it. The cotton cover unbuttons and goes in the wash, so the pad inside stays clean through months of daily use.
Ninety seconds in the microwave turns it into a warm compress for menstrual cramps, a stiff neck after a long drive, or cold hands on a winter morning. The same pad goes in the freezer when the problem is swelling or a headache instead. There is no cord and no outlet, so it moves from the couch to the bed to a desk chair.
Marley’s Monsters sews its reusable household goods in Eugene, Oregon, where the company has built its catalog around washable cotton alternatives to disposable paper products.
