How to Make Artificial Ice Gel
Sometimes a large block of ice just doesn't work when trying to heal a bruise or injury. When you have to ice down a curved part of your body, using an artificial ice gel pack will work best. You can a buy gel pack from most sports or health stores, but you can also make your own. Almost just as easily as you can freeze water into ice, you can make an artificial ice gel pack. You can even add a little blue food coloring to your gel pack so it looks just like the ones sold in stores.
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Things You'll Need
- 1 cup rubbing alcohol
- 2 cups water
- 2 zippered freezer bags
- Food coloring (optional)
Instructions
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Pour 1 cup of rubbing alcohol into a zippered freezer bag.
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Add two cups of water to the bag. If you want to color the ice, you can add a couple drops of food coloring to the bag and mix it in. Food coloring will help identify the gel pack so it isn't mistaken for something that can be eaten.
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Squeeze the air out of the bag and zip it.
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Place the bag, zipper side down, into another zippered freezer bag.
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Squeeze the air out of the second bag and seal it.
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Place the bag into the freezer and wait for it to freeze. The rubbing alcohol won't fully freeze, making it a gel pack. You can use and reuse this gel pack as you please.
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