ErgodyneChill-Its 6602 Evaporative Cooling Towel, Blue 13 inches x 29.5 inches

And easy to use.

Works great just what the ad said Wo

Okay let's start with the only reason this isn't 5 stars -- it feels like you're wearing a doll sized yoga mat around your neck. In that way, it's not that comfortable.That said, it really does work. I've seen people say it's like a towel, it's nothing like a towel, as I said it feels like a yoga mat while towels feel like a more traditional fabric. However, it does absorb and cool just as it says it does. I have multiple sclerosis, which tends to get way worse in the heat. Staying cool in summer is very important. I just moved from an apartment with central air to a one room hotel styled ac unit. I knew that wouldn't cool the whole place and we have threats of record heat (Southern California record heat aka HOT HOT HOT). This arrived just in time.Would also be good for migraines as I find ice packs too cold, chilled gel packs lose their cool too fast, and wet rags too drippy. This does not drip.I had it around my neck (indoors) for 3 hours before re-wetting it (the ends were still cool but enough of the main neck area was completely dried out that it required re-wetting). Not too eager to try it outdoors yet, but we'll probably be attending an outdoor flea market next month in what I expect will be extreme heat. If that happens, I'll post about the results here. I would highly recommend keeping water bottles for the sole purpose of reactivating this in case you'll be outdoors in extreme heat and don't know if you'll have easy access to water.I definitely wouldn't do something like an all day trip to an amusement park without this.If the fabric were just a bit softer, it'd be perfect.

As described

Interesting towel. It gets cool and wet instantly but doesn’t really keep me cool for long. For me maybe about 2 hours.

Great product, works like it's supposed to. I use this to cool down when I have a migraine or sinus headache and it works! I don't like to use a cold pack for my headaches because they seem to make them worse. I wet the towel with cold tap water, wring and fold it in half then lay the towel over my forehead, eyes and sinuses. I also use this when I feel hot after work or traveling in the car. Instant relief!I bought 3 different brands of cooling towels (Chill-its, Frogg Togg and Mission EnduraCool) to try and I like the Chill-Its the most: lightweight, doesn't feel like a wet towel or too spongy in texture, was the 2nd coldest towel among the 3 brands and stayed cool for a couple hours at least in upper 80s degrees heat & heavy humidity (I live in Hawaii) before needing to be recharged/wet again. It doesn't have a strong odor like some reviewers stated at least not IME, does have a chamois-like cloth texture whether wet or dry (almost like the chamois cloths for cars but they don't keep you cool like Chill-Its, I tried one out of curiosity) and is easy to care for - just wash with mild detergent (preferably fragrance-free) and hang to dry then store in case or store in its' case moist in the refrigerator as recommended by manufacturer to make it colder longer. Reasonably priced and cheapest of the 3 at less than $9.Frogg Toggs was a very close 2nd in my opinion: it was the coldest of the 3 brands I tried and also stayed cold the longest. It was the heaviest of the 3 towels though, bled blue dye when I first washed it (I got one in varsity blue); has this slightly spongy texture and a latex smell initially. Frogg Togg was reasonably priced at $10+. My brother immediately snapped it up and used it during a recent pistol competition where it kept him nice and cool and comfortable throughout.Mission EnduraCool towel I liked the least, I bought it at a local sports store where it was the only available cooling towel. I wasn't impressed, it just felt like a regular wet towel after following the instructions, even tried cold water and snapping it several more times with no appreciable difference in coldness (only got cold with use of cold water, but warmed up quick within half an hour). It was 2nd heaviest in weight when wet/damp among the 3 towels I tried, it felt wet even when wrung well and had a slight chemical smell. It does have a nice silky-like fabric feel and looks the least like a car finishing cloth among the 3 brands, was ready to use/wet right out of the case (the other 2 brands need to be washed first before use) but that's all it had going for it. It was the most expensive at more than $20 + sales tax but I needed some cooling towels last minute to send with my parents who were going out of the country at the time.I would definitely buy the Chill-Its towel again when I need another cooling towel.

Our sons play baseball most of the summer, and with the 100 degree temps recently I decided to order this towel and try it. We've used wet towels and even frozen freezer packs with mixed success, and were looking for something that didn't freeze the skin or get warm.I was amazed at the way it works! Yes, it does look like a regular towel, but unlike wet towels, it doesn't get warm when applied to hot skin. I took this cooling towel to the ball field, tucked in among the ice and drinks in our cooler. I wrung it out and let our son wipe his face and arms with it, then put it around his neck and shoulders. It stayed cool for a long time, and just waving it in the air re-cools it for more relief. When it started drying out, I re-wet it and my son was noticeably cooler for the entire game.I didn't notice any unpleasant odor from it, like some reviewers did. I wrote our name on it with a Sharpie marker, and rinsed it well in the sink before the first use. I also threw it in the washing machine with the uniforms after the game, and then stored it damp. It comes in a hard plastic tube for storage when the season is over, and I plan to order a couple more of these towels to help deal with the heat. Great product!Edited to add: we also bought a Frogg Togg towel to use during this hot summer. We like this Chill-Its towel better than the Frogg Togg because it has more of a chamois-like texture. Both towels work equally well, and both towels come with a plastic storage tube, but the Frogg Togg towel has more of a rubbery texture that we found less pleasant against our skin.