It is pretty easy to injure a muscle on your homestead, even when you are engaging in some of the various diy projects that are featured on this blog. Of course you could use the tried and tested bag of frozen peas, but what happens if you are fresh out of those. Then you may need these diy gel ice packs.

With easy to find ingredients, and simple instructions anyone can make these. There a few different ways to make them, so you can choose one that works best for you. You could even make one of each and test which one soothes the pain better.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• water
• vodka
• food coloring
• rubbing alcohol
• dish washing liquid
• ziploc freezer bags

The different liquids above are what you will use to make your ice packs. For the first method you can add water, vodka and food coloring to a ziploc bag and freeze that. The second method adds water and rubbing alcohol into a ziplock freezer bag.

The last method uses just dish washing liquid by itself in a ziploc bag. All in all, you must place the bags into the freezer, to freeze before you can use them. Remember to always wrap your pack with a towel before applying it to affected area.

You can get step by step instructions on the Phoniex Rooster blog, here…

DIY Gel Ice Packs

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