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

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!

I suffer from frequent migraines and I have several of these caps. They are an excellent distraction during a headache/migraine. The velcro allows you to adjust how much compression you want. I typically put my quite tight. It is cold without feeling like an "icecream headache." I have tried the ones that are gel filled and go over your eyes. They can feel too cold at the beginning and then they get warm to quickly, also sometimes I don't want my eyes covered. You can cover your eyes if you desire with the Headache Hat Halo. This is the one that works best for me. It can almost pass as a regular hat, or maybe that is just what I tell myself as I have worn this to work (I am a teacher). I have found that my students are very considerate on days when I am wearing my "headache hat" and will try very hard to work quietly. Maybe this product could double as a classroom management tool! ;)

I bought one of these once. Then I bought another, so that one could be in the freezer while I'm using the other. because ice only lasts so long. Then I bought one for a family member. Then I sent one to someone as a gift. I'm obsessed with this product. I have sinus I have migraines I have allergy headaches I have headaches a lot. It's like sinking into a hot bath when you're sore, but the opposite for your head. These product makers certainly didn't invent ice for a headache, but I can move around and wear this. I even wear it out sometimes. It kind of looks like a beanie and I don't care. Also I love moving it around and The wraparound style holds little ice shapes in three rows, and you can totally move them within those rows and you might not understand the need to but as you wear it it can really help cuz you can focus the cold in certain areas. Truly life-changing, I used to literally put ice in a big Ziploc and then like tie it to my head with a scarf, and then I'd feel like a queen from a playing card. Long review but I mean every word.

I was skeptical when I bought this since I've tried so many brands and types for headache relief. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how effective this product is. I even bought 3 more so that I could have one fully frozen when needed. However, I won't give it full stars for multiple reasons. First, don't be mislead by it being advertised as a cap. This is a wrap with 3 rows of individual ice squares that can be moved around to apply pressure to where you want them, but it is not a full cap. Secondly, since it's a wrap, it would seem like it would fit better. However, if you have a larger head or a smaller head then adjustments will need to be made. I have mine on the tightest, but still need to have my hair bunched in a hair tie to get the wrap tight enough to not slide down over my eyes or lower. The third issue, for it being stated that it came with a freezer storage bag, none of my purchases have come with one. Finally, it didn't get all five stars because the first one I ordered has already had 3 of the ice squares rupture and I haven't even had it for 2 months yet. I'm hoping the remaining three will have longer longevity considering the price paid. Pro's: -It works well -I can wear it comfortably for hours. Even if the ice is no longer cold, just the pressure helps keep my headaches manageable. -The ice squares can be moved to apply pressure where you want them, or away from areas you don't, like your ears. Con's: -NOT durable since my first purchase already had ice packets rupture and it hasn't even been 2 months. -It doesn't come with the freezer bag that the company states it should. Maybe if it did, then my first purchase wouldn't have had some of the packets rupture and leak out already. -It's a wrap made of 3 rows of ice and not a cap as the company states for the product, so if your head is bigger or smaller then adjustments will need to be made to get the correct fit. -The price is high, especially if the product doesn't last more than 2 months.

This is the most important thing I own! I get headaches and migraines very often and this is the best ice hat that I have. I have tried all different types. Most people recommend the neoprene ones, but I find while those hold a very shocking cold at the beginning they don’t keep cold long enough. This hat lasts so long I actually have four of them. Two of them are three rows of ice and two of them have two rows of ice. What I love most about it is that it makes hard ice cubes in little pockets when my headache is really bad. I like the pressure and I can tighten the Velcro as tight as I need. I also like to lay on the ice cube. The pain is a distraction and of course the cold helps the headache. I cannot recommend these enough. I’ve even bought them for other people. It has a very soft material and there is no scent at all. The material also is thin enough for the cold to come right through. maybe it weighs a pound.

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.

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.

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.

I had been enduring a non-stop migraine headache for several days. No pills worked. I coped with work only and only with this wearable ice pack. Important instructions - dos and donts - accompany the product, which makes it clear for how long its safe to use this pack.

It’s a very nice cool hat which you can use on other painful parts of the body, due yo the Velcro fastening. However, the instructions included were all in French!

This headache cold hat is incredible. Ive used it 1000000 times since getting it and it helps alleviate headaches without being tight around my head. The adjustable velcro gives rooms for a looser or tighter fit depending on your preference. Highly recommend to anyone you uses cold compress when headaches arise.

Mein Körper leidet im Sommer unter den hohen Temperaturen. Mir geht es dann oft sehr schlecht. Mit dieser Eispackung konnte ich diesen Sommer besser überstehen. Ich habe es teils als Stirnband bei Kopfschmerzen oder auch als Schal bei Überhitzungssymptomen genutzt. Es hat meine Körpertemperatur heruntergekühlt und hielt auch länger kühl als bisherige Kühlpacks. Das Beste daran ist der Klettverschluss, mit dem man durch die Gegend laufen oder entspannt sitzen oder liegen kann ohne dauernd ein rutschendes Kühlpack festzuhalten.

Legit one of the best things ive bought for my migraines. It is a bit lumpy when its first out of the freezer, but that's nothing compared to the prolonged cooling it offers. I have worn it over a thin gel cap style one which made it comfy. I haven't tried it warm, and am unlikely to as cold is my pain relief of choice. Im off to buy a second one so I can have one freezing as I wear the other. Best and most long lasting one I can find on the market today.