BrambleCool Leak Proof Gel Pillow Pad Insert for Cooling & Pain Relief - 55x30cm, Large

So far so good. They worked well on top of the pillows for sleeping in the hot weather and did make sleeping easier, they are also comfortable to put against your skin. They were good used on the back of the neck in the day time when sitting too. They fold up nicely to place in the fridge to do an extra cool down. They seem robust and were great value for money.

The insert is a good size and slots easily into a pillow case. It's perfectly comfortable to use it on top of the case too. It folds up easily, so it's not hard to fit it in the fridge. It stays cool for a good length of time. So far, I've found it useful for icing injuries to my leg and also wrapping around my head when I have a headache. I haven't used it so much as a pillow insert, because at some point in the night, it inevitably warms up and is then just an item that makes the pillow slightly less comfortable. If it's just atop your pillow, it can just be discarded, if you're awake enough to think to do so. Overall, I'm happy to own it.

This is not the best finished pillow I’ve had but it keeps cool all night and I like the shape. It sits well in the middle of the pillow and doesn’t fall down into the bed like so many I have had in the past. I will definitely buy again when it loose its gel

This gel pillow is moderately useful. The size is good because it takes up the length of the pillow, which means when one part warms up you can move your head to the other part.However I had two issues with it: it didn't retain its coolness for that long (warmed by the temperature of the room I assume), about 2-3 hours max despite my putting it in the chiller section of the refrigerator first. This was great at first but further into the night, it had lost it's coolness when you still required your head to be cooled. Secondly, it is quite weighty and it does slide down inside the pillowcase. (Laying it on top on the pillow is not really a practical option). So you need to adjust it in the night when this happens. A non-slide material would prevent this from happening.So overall I found it better than not having any coolness at all, it can help you get to sleep in that sense, but a bit disappointing, for the reasons outlined.I used to have one you filled with cold water and it retained it's coolness for much longer, but you obviously had to empty it for travel and then it gets mouldy inside.... using these as a one-off is too wasteful and expensive. Would I take the gel one with me on holiday again? On balance, only if I couldn't find a better alternative and didn't mind the extra weight in my luggage.

Have used these in the past I originally bought two years ago so when one gets warm I still have another until first one cools again.They’re really good either inside pillow case or on it’s own.

I use two of these, they're great to cool down your head for a few minutes. They do get up to body temp after maybe 10 mins, so I cycle in the second one. No need to put in the fridge either, they cool to under room temp in a few hours. A bit too cold to use, even through a pillow case if they've been cooled in a fridge. I've bought these for family too.Lose a star because they could be softer to sleep directly on, and I'd like if their 'capacity' was bigger.

This product was bought to replace my previous very worn 7 year old silicon gel ice packs and I’m very pleasantly surprised by how quickly they freeze and how long they stay cold 🥶 A great product for dysautonomia patients like myself and other sufferers of neck pain, migraines or heat intolerance. Competitively priced too!

I've had water filled pillows and gel pillows for many years as I must have a cool head at night to avoid headaches. My last gel pillows were looking a bit grubby so I found these as a replacement. They are the same size as my old ones, slightly smaller than your standard pillow size, so that's why I chose them. I tried them out for a week before I gave up. My old ones are stitched so the gel is in three sections, however these are only stitched down the centre, making two sections. I found that this just doesn't hold the gel in place at all. All the gel ends up at your neck as it migrates down the pillow, that leaves the top warm and the pillow bottom heavy so it slides off as soon as you turn over. Also the surface is very slippery so it slides about if you put a pillowcase on it. My old ones have a plush surface which is much better. I've gone back to my old ones for now, but will keep these for very hot weather and lay my body on them rather than my head.