Headache Hat Halo - Migraine Relief Cap Long Lasting Cooling Ice Pack Mask - Cold Compress Head Wrap for Tension, Stress & Hangover Natural Cooling Therapy

This is the most amazing ice pack I have ever purchased. It stays cold for around 2 hrs and it shapes around you head perfectly. One thing I really like is that the little gel packs can be moved around to get a very snug fit.

I have 3 of these so I’m never without a frozen one. My favorite migraine ice hat by far. The gel ones I’ve used have a weird vinegar smell I can never get out, the last thing I need when I have a migraine. This one doesn’t have any kind of weird odor. It’s comfortable, I like that I can make it tighter or looser. Stays cold longer than the gel. The only thing is that the first one I got came with a matching soft piece of material/insert so there’s a barrier between the hat and my skin, but the other 2 didn’t come with that. It’s fine because I just use the one I have with all 3 hats. Would definitely buy another insert if they were sold separately though. But these hats are fantastic, I recommend them to everyone I know that gets migraines. Very effective and give you at least some relief immediately.

Works well, lasts longer than a soft gel.....but it is not colder as some have suggested. That would defy the laws of physics.....they are both in the same freezer, maintaining the same temperature. I have 5 soft gels (from 2 different vendors) and now this ice cap. It definitely takes longer for the ice cubes (for lack of a better term) to melt than the soft gel. I would say the soft gel is 10 to 15 mins of use whereas the ice cubes get me 20 mins or more (at the very most). It is nice that I can flip this hat over and continue as long as I am only wearing over the forehead and not all the way down. If wearing it over the eyes, then all ice cubes are touching you so all will melt evenly. Having said that, even when flipping the hat, the top cubes have already started melting for the past 20 mins, so it will not last as long after the flip. I really only have one complaint, and one warning. First the warning -- the ice cubes will create pressure points at first until they soften a little. This is painful for me when the migraine is strong, but it only lasts between one to two minutes, so I do not bother with a towel layer like some have stated. My one and only complaint is that the storage bag is too small. It is literally a struggle to get the hat into our out of the bag. If you have a migraine while trying to do this -- it quickly becomes a nightmare (since everything is more difficult with a migraine raging). Really? For the price of this hat we could not afford five more cents for a larger bag? I have used this hat 4 times now. Three of those times my wife had to get the hat out of the storage bag for me since my migraine was raging at the time. I have never had this problem with any of my soft gel hats. I do wish the velcro had a larger area. The velcro looks like it is pretty big, but I guess my head is small - it almost does not fit. This is not a complaint though, just an observation. None of these issues are large enough to remove a star. I will probably but a 2nd one of these in the near future....I just need to find a workaround for the silly small storage bag.

I have had this "hat" for over a year now. I have intractable daily migraines and have had a migraine every day, all day for more than 2 years now. A cold compress will often help to dull the pain and make it manageable. As you can imagine, I have tried several different products. Of all of the cold compresses I have tried, this on the is my favorite. Please read on for my pros and cons. Pros: - Material is soft and stretchy making it easy to place this where it hurts - Velcro allows you to keep this in place and tighten it as much or as little as you want - Individual ice cubes can be moved around, allowing you to put cold where you want it, and have none where you don't want it - Has help up for over a year, even with frequent use. Cons: - The price point seems high. I think that of all of the migraine hat type products. - The name "Headache Hat" is misleading because this does not cover the entire head. It wraps around the head, leaving an opening on top. If you want full coverage, a product like IceKap or MigraCap will probably be what you need. I prefer this compress because sometimes all over cold is just too much for me and makes my pain worse. - I would like the addition of a few more cold cubes. There is room for more and at this price, a few more is a reasonable request. Overall, this is a great product. I have not found a better product of this type than this one. I would have given this five stars if there were more cubes. To me, a five star rating means I can't see a way that the product can be improved. I have a freezer full of different cold compress products, some made for migraine and some not, and this is always the first one I choose. I would get a second one but the cost prevents me from doing so. I highly recommend this if you suffer from migraines or headaches and cold gives you some relief.

My daughter suffers from daily migraines so I purchased the Headache Hat for her in 2020. To say this has been a godsend is an understatement. It is truly the only thing that makes her feel better on a daily basis. The "hat" is made of 3 rows of "ice cubes"-which are fluid filled plastic pillows(my description) that turn solid when placed in the freezer. The hat itself wraps around your head and can be adjusted for tightness by a piece of velcro. I do recommend buying the cloth sleeve that covers it as the hat is a little too cold without it. For some reason, it never occurred to me to purchase a second one, but I decided to get another one so she could swap out the first when it gets warm. She says it typically stays cold for about 1 1/2 hours. I've read some people flip it over to the other side to use it even longer. My daughter loved the first one immediately. There was no breaking in time. This new one was a bit tighter and just not as comfortable for her to use. I thought that maybe it needed to stretch a bit, but was still irritated that it wasn't like the original. I decided to go the theheadache.com website to see if maybe I should order directly from the site. The owner, Sherri, answered me almost immediately. I cannot say enough great things about the response I received! Sherri was so responsive and just wanted to make everything right. She expressed that she wished people would reach out to her directly to see if she can resolve any problems they may have. She also explained that these hats are made by sewers and not machines so there can be a small margin of error in the sizing, but typically the standard size is 22-23 inches and the XL size is 24-25 inches and they do stretch little over time. I measured the original and sent her a picture comparing the two. I ended up returning the original hat and purchased from her site directly. There are also other items for sale on her website. There is still a little adjustment to the new hat, but overall, my daughter is very pleased to have a second one available when she needs it. Regardless if you purchase on Amazon or from her website, I advise reaching out to her directly if you are not happy with your purchase. There is an option on Amazon to do that when you start the return process. Excellent customer service!

Ice cubes on my head. Why knew. But they’re the only thing that consistently helps. The spongy ones are less expensive but they warm up in 15 minutes and need to be swapped out. These have actual ice cubes inside sewn pouches and can last an hour or more - when one side starts to warm up and melt, I turn them around or flip them over and get more time. They look goofy but anything to kill a migraine.

My husband unfortunately is a migraine sufferer. He gets them at least 3 times a month and they can last anywhere from 3 days to about 7 days. He is under a doctor's care for this and is on prescription medicine to keep them from not happening so much. The medicine is also supposed to shorten the duration of the migraine. Even with all of this he still suffers. We have tried other types of gel packs and other therapies to remedy this. None has worked very well for him. We found this headache hat that is actually a nice wrap. It has small gel packs that freeze in them. They are removable and easily inserted back in the hat. As soon as I received this hat I placed it in the freezer so it will be ready when the next migraine strikes my husband. Sure enough he has had another migraine and we were able to test out the hat. It has a cloth that you easily attach to the inside so that it is not so cold. It does not cover the top of his head. It is black which is nice because it blocks out the light. The light is always a problem with his migraines. I had him lie down on the couch with it on. He told me that the hat felt light given the fact it is full of ice cubes and the material felt nice also. He was able to keep it on for about 30 minutes although the instructions suggest 20 minutes on then break. We flipped the pack over after he took a short break from it and this time he fell asleep with it on. That part is unusual as he usually does not sleep well when he has a migraine because the pain is too bad. His migraine only lasted the better part of the day verses several days like in the past. According to my husband this is the best relief he has had so far. We will keep this in the freezer so that it is always ready for the next go around. This headache hat comes with complete instructions and a bag to place it in to store it in your freezer. There is a cloth insert that you attack to the hat so that the ice will not be too cold. It can be removed as the ice packs start to unfreeze. It rolls up or folds up easily so that it fits back into the bag. It blocks the light while wearing it to help the migraine go away. There is no leaking mess that comes with regular ice packs, and the ice cubes stay cold for quite a while.

The reason the woman in the photo is wearing this over her eyes is not that doing so feels great(!), but rather that there aren't additional sizing options for her to wear it otherwise! The single strip of Velcro for the closure does not provide options for tightening it, which makes it less comfortable and more annoying than it should be while being non-conducive to further tightening--adding that additional pressure to the skull which I find to be so integral in terms of dealing with this type of pain. There is a large gap of fabric at this closure (which is useful because it allows one to move the ice pockets around (away from my ears/more stacked near the worse pain). I plan to sew another strip of Velcro there, despite my rear-end long hair-- priorities!) to better keep it in place so I may possibly move around--get something done--during the few and rare moments of hopeful-somewhat relief that I had hoped this would provide. I have all-day every-day migraines that have no peaks or valleys; they are just a hellish permanent part of my every moment and this does provide as-near-immediate as possible relief. This is so very well sewn; the pouch is nice and it provides a great deal of perceived value. However, this thing works! The “real” ice is the most cold and BEST for immediate relief—so much more so much as gel. I do wish it would last as ice melts quite quickly on a feverishly pained skull. Pros: Works; real ice is properly cold. Well-made. Cons: No sizing options. Thicker ice-cubes may make the relief last longer. Requires something (fabric? though I do love the spandex) to provide more tension to the skull. I think the price makes sense for the amount put into making these; I do NOT, though, think that it is justified having not thought of and incorporated these obvious (to me, in pain) features at this price originally.