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How To Make a Homemade Heating Pad

I don’t know how, but I’ve managed to pull something in my neck.

I’m finding that it’s a big pain to keep a standard heating pad on it, owe to both the unruly size and unrly (and confining) cord.

So I created a home-made heating pad using rice and a sock. Heres how it’s done.

Recipe: portable heating pad

1. Get a sock. Preferrably a clean one.

2. Pour some dry uncooked rice into it. I used roughly one pound. Don’t use instant rice.
3. If you have any available, drizzle some peppermint oil onto the rice. Not only does this have an aromatheraputic effect, but it makes the sock smell less like rice and more like candy canes.
4. Tie the sock shut.
5. Heat in the microwave for about 2 minutes. You may want to stop after one minute and shake the rice around.
6. Voila, you now have a cordless heatpad. Apply directly where it hurts.