FROGG TOGGS Chilly Sport Cooling Neck Wrap & Head Band

I first ordered something else before a friend recommended this one. Wow wow wow!! Night an day! I absolutely love this. I walk/hike 4-5 miles a day on the sun in Southern California hot and with this, it's no problem.There are a few tricks to happy use though:1) Before first use: be sure to use mild detergent (I used my soap) and cool water to completely thoroughly wash this. It will let a lot of color out.2) When you went it for use on longer endurance trips, be sure to not squeeze it out. I made the mistake the first time and squeezed it out as much as possible. That way it definitely won't get you wet, but it will start drying out (on the sun) within 30 minutes and in 1 hour it will be bone dry3) When I say "bone dry" I mean it. The material gets extremely "hard dry" where I feel like it will break (it doesn't) if I bend it. Very interesting material4) The instructions recommend you keep the towel in the little container it came in. I think that's impossible to do with reasonable human skills, so I use a sandwich ziploc bag, which is perfect.5) Instead of keeping it moist between use, I keep it dry. This prevents anything nasty from growing on it if it can--not sure because of the unusual material6) When properly wet, the material has an almost gummy feel to it.I am on a hunt now for the same thing as a head band--if such exists--and wrist bands. This is probably the best thing that could have happened to endurance sports in hot climate!Edit: I have had this now for nearly a year. I kept it in a zipped up plastic bag in my fanny pack and completely forgot about it until today, when the first really hot day hit. I took it out of the bag, it was still wet from my last use nearly a year ago, but I added a bit more water from my bottle and off I went hiking in the heat.If there was a chance to give more than 5 stars, I would! The product is indestructible, comfortable, and stays freezing cold for at least 1.5 hours on the blazing Southern California sun. Fantastic!

Purchased the large and small as gifts for a veteran who works on the tarmac during triple digit weather, and for a sports team of little 4 and 5 year old boys and their parents. The little boys love to smack it to cool it, and just absolutely fell in love with it. They did not like the faint order, which disappears the more it is rinsed out. We would just like to know the proper way to wash/clean/disinfect it after use. Can we wash it with clothes detergent or anti-bacterial soap? It does stay cool longer than other products, and because of the flexibility, was much easier and comfortable to use. I love it, and recommend to anyone to try it out. Well worth it.

I purchased for some hot summertime baseball games. I think I would have had heat stroke without it. We spent a few hours on hot cement and even under shade canopies it was still about 100 degrees. This helped to cool us off.

This has been a lifesaver for our hot summer. However, I wish the length was just a little bit longer as I struggle getting it to completely wrap my neck. That’s the reason for only giving four stars. Anyway, other than that, it works great.

Last Sunday’s game was 78° and it was miserable because of the heat. This week's game it was 97° and much more comfortable. Thanks to this purchase. They worked fantastic for both of us. They’re the perfect size and great value for the price. I have a feeling the sales for these will be going up soon.

I opened the product and took it out of its package and then hand washed with a very mild soap according to the instructions…and it immediately changed color to a yellowish/brown, but only on both ends?? Why did this happen?Refund or replacement = yes please

I bought this to keep me cool at an 8 hour outdoor event when the forecast was sunny and 108 degrees. As long as I kept dipping it in ice water once an hour, it kept me cool and comfortable all day

How the hell does this thing work??? It's... weird.This scarf-y thing is confusing. When you get it, you open it up and go "awww, ewww, why's it crunchy!?!?!" Then you read the instructions, (follow them) and wash it with mild soap. Then when you pull it out of the water (it's soft and nice now), you immediately exclaim and walk around the house making everyone else touch it to experience how cold it feels. Then you go do something else, because the entertainment value of a scarf only lasts so long, and forget you had it. Come back two hours later and the thing is STILL SOMEHOW FREEZING COLD. So you go around your house and make everyone feel it again, and they're all annoyed at first, then amazed once they touch it.I first tried it in my air conditioned house, because, you know, I'm lazy. This thing is UNCOMFORTABLY cold to wear in comfortable temps. Take it outside in the heat and it becomes a life saver.My only advice is to be careful how you dry it. If you hang it over a bar, for example, it's gonna dry back to being weirdly crunchy and stiff, and you can't fold it while dry. You need to fold it while slightly damp and let it dry on it's own, which takes forever because the thing stays cold for half an eternity.