The Jade Cooling Towel is designed to assist reduce your core body temperature in hot weather condition. I put the cooling towel to the test over the course of several hot weeks.
Product
The Jade Cooling Towel is made from product that includes jade nanoparticles and is based upon a “innovation” that goes back centuries. According to the Jade Cooling business, there is a legend of a queen in the seventh to tenth century who had jade sewn into her clothes to cool her in summertime. The company integrated that ancient “solution” with modern innovation to develop a fabric that can assist retain water and cool you off.
The material utilizes no chemicals to create its cooling effects or maintain water; the natural jade nanoparticles take care of that. It’s made from 70% nylon polyamide and 30% microfiber polyester, is device washable, and the business says it has anti-bacterial homes.
Jade Cooling Towels are rated at an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of 30. UPF is a basic ranking system for measuring how well clothing or fabric soaks up UV radiation (just like the SPF we see on sun block packaging). The Jade Cooling Towel’s rating of 30 falls under the “Very Good UV Protection” category, obstructing as much as 97 percent of UV radiation.
One Size Fits All
The towel measures 9 inches broad by 36 inches long. I discovered it to be a good fit for me, but also large enough to deal with heftier necks than mine.
How to Use the Jade Cooling Towel
Jade Coolers are easy to utilize. Simply soak the fabric in cool water for 20 seconds to wet it thoroughly.
The very first time I utilized the Jade Cooling Towel, water soaked into my shirt under the scarf. After that, I wrung it out more thoroughly before utilizing it and had less leakage. Know that because the towel is damp, any clothing in direct contact with it will also get damp.
The guidelines state to place the softer side next to your skin (this side has the jade particles). The outdoors layer is made of a dotted pattern meant to increase evaporation, assisting to wick wetness from the skin. I admit it was sort of confusing to look for the “soft” side; neither side is rough to the touch or stiff.
According to the directions, the cooling effect ought to last an hour to 90 minutes, depending upon the humidity and heat you’re working in. I found it lasted closer to an hour, however at low outside humidity.
If the towel loses its cool feeling, however still has wetness, shake it a few times to reactivate cooling. If it dries, you’ll require to go through the steps above to rewet it.
Cooling Performance
Does it work? In other words, yes. My blue Jade Cooling Towel kept my neck and chest area cool for about an hour and 10 minutes. It was refreshing! The company claims the towel can cool as much as 30 degrees, but there is no other way to actually evaluate this outside a lab.
As typical in the Southwest, the air was dry the very first day I tested the cooling wrap, so I was impressed with how long the towel stayed relatively wet and cool– about 45 minutes. My hubby and I both tested the Jade Cooling Towels during subsequent hotter weeks (temperature levels in the 90s) and attained similar results, with an average of nearly one hour of cooling time, specifically when hit by a mild breeze.
The instructions were simple to follow and the process quickly; I just slipped the towel around my neck.
Using the Jade Cooler in the Garden
The only problem I had with the towel was that it tended to get in my way when used according to the directions. It fell away from my chest when I bent forward and slipped off from time to time. I simply could not get it to keep in a wrap around my neck or stay put when gardening.
We tried several various ways to keep the cooling towel in location and discovered a couple of alternatives that work– sort of. The more you move, the more likely it is to come unwrapped, especially if you’re bending, twisting or reaching overhead. It’s simple enough to re-wrap but a little a pain to have to keep doing that. Still, here are some methods we discovered to keep the towel in place fairly well:
Wrap the towel around your neck and tuck the ends under on the sides.
Utilize a soft clip or hairpin to hold it in place.
Wrap the towel around your neck and then bring the 2 ends up, tucking them into a cap.
What didn’t work was connecting a knot in the Jade Cooling Towel to keep it in place; it wasn’t as comfy and twisted a few of the jade side away from my neck, lessening the cooling effect.
Warranty
The Jade Cooling Towel has a restricted lifetime service warranty and a cash back satisfaction assurance of 45 days from the time of purchase. If you do select to return it under the service warranty or satisfaction assurance, you’ll be responsible for the shipping charges back to Jade Cooling.
Suggestion
If you want a scarf or towel to cool you down on hot and warm days, the natural approach of the Jade Cooling Towel works quite well. Just wet the towel, wring it out, and place it around your neck where it’ll keep you cool for about an hour. Again, it did make me more comfortable when relaxing on the porch with a cold beverage at the end of a hot day of gardening!