Love this product. I purchased one for each member of my family to wear over the summer. My husband wears it around his neck when riding the ride-on mower on the weekends. I used another for my two-month-old baby while sitting under the umbrella at the beach to keep her cool and also while walking around in her stroller down the boardwalk and she was perfectly comfortable. Only deducted one star because unless you are near a sink or a pool of water, it is a bit difficult to adequately saturate the product so that it works as intended. One time I tried to pour a bottle of water over it to moisten it, but the water just rolled right off. I was able to saturate a small section, but it didn't really keep my daughter cool that way. I had to find a sink to really saturate and ring-out the product for it to work its best. As promised, by removing the product, snapping it a few times, and re-applying, the product becomes cool again.
I spend a lot of time in the summer behind a brush cutter on conservation land. I wasn't convinced these would work but bought a couple anyway. I'm now a believer. I soak one and wring it out and, as instructed every half hour or so I give it a few good snaps which right away brings cooling water to the surface. One of these lasts about two hours before I need to re-wet it from one of my water bottles. I'm not sure if it actually keeps my body temperature down but it does definitely feel cool around my neck and draped over a cotton t-shirt.
I've purchased a couple of these towels for friends and family members. They are great for keeping cool while doing yard work. I usually wet mine and wrap it around my neck when I am outside working in the yard in the summer. When it gets too dry, I just wet it again and get back to work.
I do wrap it around my head sometimes, but it seems to work better on the pulse points on my neck, plus it keeps the sun off my skin.
It works if you have the room to snap a wet towel which isn’t always the case if you’re at a gym or some other enclosed area. The only way it really activates is to get it wet, wring it and then snap it. Risk getting water flung everywhere. BUT once you do.. it cools very quickly and feels GREAT after a hard workout/activity
I'm so glad I had this towel during the last leg of my Ragnar run! It definitely kept me cool in the 105 heat index for a seven-mile run! My only complaint was that I felt it didn't really "keep the cool" on its own--I had to keep dousing it in water. Maybe I didn't perfect the right "snap" move. Also, I mistakenly ordered it thinking there would be some sort of closure so I could wrap it around my head and it would stay there, but I guess that's a different product; this is simply what it states: a towel. My mistake! If you want something that you can secure around your head or neck, look for their other products. I had to stick this under my tank top straps, or try to tie it together in the back. I looked ridiculous in the official Ragnar photos, but at least I was still comfortable and smiling, which is more than I can say for most of the other runners that I saw in the photos--they looked pretty beat. It was definitely worth the money!
Feature Product
- Proprietary technology cools to 30 degrees below average body temperature when wet
- Reusuable and machine washable
- UPF 50 protection from the sun
- When wet, stays cool for hours; when dry, soft and absorbent
- Chemical-free; size 12" x 33"
Description
Defeat the heat. The Mission Enduracool Cooling Towel is athlete engineered and made from proprietary performance fabric that instantly cools when soaked with water, wrung out and is snapped in the air to activate its cooling properties. The thermoregulating technology works by absorbing moisture and perspiration into the fabric where the unique radiator-like fiber construction circulates water molecules and regulates the rate of evaporation to create a prolonged cooling effect.
I bought two of these towels, one for a friend who travels around town by bike, and another for my daughter who does triathlons. They both have gotten a lot of use out of them. They work surprisingly well for a long time with one soak and snap. They've also been great for working in the yard in the heat My friend just wraps it around his head to stay cool while trimming our plants in Tampa summers.
My girlfriend always overheats on hikes. We live in Arizona and some of the desert hikes have little to no shade. This towel works like a charm. So far on our hikes, she's used it every time and it has helped cool her core temperature by using it as directed and placing it around the back of her neck or top of her head. She hasn't complained about overheating since buying this towel and another similar multiuse cooling band. Nature is so much more serene without someone complaining. :D
Before buying this, I read reviews on this site and others and they were VERY mixed so I was really hesitant to purchase it, BUT if it DID work I really needed to get it for my fiancee who tends to overheat doing the yardwork - so I gave it a shot. He loves it! Said it made a big difference when he was out mowing the yard, etc. - kept him feeling good instead of a hot sweaty mess, and has used it each day since he got it with the same results.
I haven't yet washed it so I can't vouch for how it works after being washed, but I will try to return to this review and update when it does get washed. Thinking about getting a couple more (including one for the dog to wear when we go for walks in the summer heat).
Hope this helps you a little.
Been using this towel for a few days now in the middle of the New Mexico summer. I've been outside mounting biking, working in the yard, indoors working out and playing sports and am very very happy with it. Really helps during high 90 degree temps. Wet it, ring it out and snap it and it provides a very cool towel to wipe down or wrap around your head/neck and is easy to reactivate. I really love this towel.
Do NOT even THINK of mowing on a hot humid day without wearing one of these! I promise you will love it. I got mine as a Christmas gift from my son, and I've been able to use it from the very start of mowing season. Believe me, you WILL stay much cooler with this item used as directed. I fold mine twice lengthwise. Then I get it soaking wet, wring out the excess water and then SNAP it as directed. I put it on and keep it under my blouse tucked into my under garment. Unless something even better ever comes along, I'll be using an Enduracool Towel from now on.
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