Soothe your muscles after a long day with a soft flaxseed pad from Marley's Monsters. The pad can be heated or cooled, as required. Simply cool the pad in your freezer and use it treat swelling, or warm up the inner pad and use to soothe sore muscles or growing pains.

Flax seed pads are a traditional way to provide soothing heat or cool relief for aches and pains. Flax seeds retain their temperature effectively and can be reheated or frozen again and again. The cotton cover is easily removable and washable. To warm up, simply heat the inner pad - without the cover - in the microwave or in the oven:

• Place in an oven - which hasn't been preheated - set to max. 110°C for for up to 5 minutes
• Heat in the microwave at max. 300 watts for up to 2 minutes, in increments of no greater than 20 seconds at a time. Please follow the information provided by the manufacturer of your microwave
• Place on a lukewarm radiator or tiled stove for a long time. Immediately after heating, shake the pad to evenly distribute the heat
• The first time you heat the pad, a slight build-up of moisture may appear on the surface, but this disappears with repeated use

Material:

• Cover: 100% cotton
• Heating pack:
  • Outer: 100% cotton
  • Filling: 100% flaxseed (organic)

Purpose and intended use as part of heat therapy as a heat pad: Use as a heating pad to increase well-being and specifically to alleviate physical complaints. Exclusively intended for the following use: abdominal pain or cramps, constipation and flatulence, colds, muscle pain or stiffness, muscle or neck tension, menstrual cramps, and generally for warming cold external body parts. All serious incidents related to this product must be reported to the manufacturer and the relevant authority in the user's country of residence.

Safety instructions:

• The product should never be used as a pillow or seat
• Warning! Please consult a doctor if symptoms persist or worsen
• Do not use the pad for acute and chronic, inflammatory or febrile illnesses, circulatory problems, fresh haematomas, bruises or open wounds. The pad should also not be used by people with reduced sensitivity to pain
• In the case of pregnancy, diabetes or existing skin, heart, vein or tumour diseases, please consult a doctor before use. It is imperative that you adhere to the heating instructions listed, as longer times or higher energy outputs can lead to damage (risk of fire and burns)!
• Warning! If the pad is used on babies or children, please also note the following: Please make sure the seams are intact! Loose seeds pose a risk of swallowing and suffocation! Use only under the direct supervision of adults! If seams have opened and loose seeds escape, dispose of the product and the loose seeds immediately, and keep out of the reach of children. After heating the pad, please check its temperature in the crook of your arm to make sure it is suitable for babies (max. 43°C)! If the product is used on babies under one year of age, the child's temperature should be checked regularly during use to avoid overheating!
• Before heating the pad in the microwave, check that heating grain products is permitted in the manufacturer's instructions for use
• Let the pad cool down before heating it up again!
• Only heat the pad under supervision and do not heat it up when damp!