Libra Hotties Heat Patches Review

The idea is great, however I am a bit disappointed in the fact that they aren't reusable. They are the perfect size and very compact, which is a lot easier than a big bulky hot water bottle, but a as they are not reusable, you definitely wouldn't want to be using them every time you have period pain or pain of any sort, as they are the equivalent cost to a pack of tampons, and you only get 2! They heat to a nice temperature, not too hot, and last quite a while. But for me, they were a last resort. I would get more value for money from buying a $2 hot water bottle from the Warehouse, at least I can reuse it!

I received a free sample from Libra of their new Hotties product. The concept behind the product is great - a portable hot water bottle, that is discreet and helps relieve aches and pains. While I think that the idea is great, this product failed to really 'wow' me, and I don't know if I would go out and purchase these myself.

I often get a sore neck and find that heat helps, so I tried my sample on my neck. Initially I found that it wasn't heating up so I moved it to another area of my neck where it did. The stickiness of the patch was gone when I re-applied it so it basically didn't stick at all which kind of defeated the purpose of being able to move about with it on.

The heat did get quite hot after a little while (would have been good if the instructions said that it did take a while to get hot!) however the effectiveness I found was quite short-lived.

There also seems to be a lot of packaging for one small patch. I am not sure what the patches in the packs you can purchase are like, but the sample seemed to have a lot of unrecyclable material, and I felt bad throwing it in the rubbish after use. It would be nice if they were reusable or came with less outer packaging.

I was quite excited to try these, but they were quite a disappointment. They didn't get really warm, and the adhesive was so super sticky that it really hurt to remove!!

I got these a while ago and kept them in my handbag for when I needed them. The small size is quite handy for this.

They heat up and stick to your skin ok, but as others have mentioned they don't really feel secure enough to move around in, so you might as well just use a regular hot water bottle or wheat pack.

I have found that my nalgene drink bottle (that you can pour boiling water into) is superior in terms of heat output and because I carry it in my handbag it's just as convenient, and you aren't sending rubbish to landfill everytime you use it.

All round these are OK if you are trying to be discreet, but otherwise not really worth it.

This heat pads are a let down :( they didn't heat up fast and enough. The heat didn't last as per the claims. I have previously used another brand of heat pads bought off clearance stores and they were just so perfect- big, manageable, to be stuck on clothes not skin and heat for 10 hours. These are no where close! Unfortunately, I can't find those anymore.

I sent for a free trial from their website and tried it yesterday. Must say I was pretty underwhelmed. I had hoped it would generate a deep heat but even after a couple of hours it was barely warm. I did notice that the more active I was the warmer it would get but when all you want to do is curl up on the couch and not move that's not much good. It did stick well and was invisible under clothes. Not sure that I will purchase though. They should be called 'Warmies', not 'Hotties'.

I love the idea of this. If you have bad cramps or anything like that and are on the go, this is a must. Although at home there are better ways such a wheat bags. But will deffs tell my girls about these for when they are not in the home... I guess?! =]

I had a sample of this product sent to me so I tried it out one day when I was having bad cramps. It took a while for the pad to heat up and when it did it wasn't overly warm. It was convenient to not have to carry a hot water bottle around but it wasn't as effective as one.

First period since I had my daughter bought with it my first ever cramp. Ouchies!

My mother and brother in laws were over so unable to crawl into bed with a hottie I dug out a sample of these I received lately.

My first thoughts were that it was defective as it wasionly just perceptibly warm but upon closer inspection I discovered it was letting off a minute amount of warmth (it can't be described as "heat").

I was disappointed, however it did seem to work. Hallelujah!

Would I buy these? Perhaps. If I had cramps and needed to go out or travel but the hottie will definitely be on stand by at home.

Such a great idea but they unfortunately don't deliver. I received a sample in the post and tried it out as soon as I had the chance. Wasn't impressed- the heat pad is too small, doesn't warm up hot enough and loses it's effect too soon (i'm guessing my body got use to it too quickly). You are better off just taking a couple painkillers and if you can using a hot water bottle.