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Tips for parents on the use of cooling gel patch
With regard to the care of babies with fever, mothers are probably familiar with the care tips of using physical cooling below 38.5°C and taking fever-reducing medication above 38.5°C. Today, the most popular form of physical cooling for young mums and dads is the use of cooling gel patch. Although cooling gel patch are easy and convenient to use, here are a few things to know in order to make the best use of them.
1. What is the principle of cooling gel patch for cooling down the body?
The main structure of the cooling gel patch is divided into three parts: the non-woven base material, the main layer of the gel layer and the anti-adhesive layer. Among them, the hydrophilic gel of the gel layer has a good energy conversion function and can stimulate the cold sensory receptors of nerve endings to produce cold sensation. After applying the cooling gel patch, the heat on the skin will be absorbed by the polymer gel layer and dissipated through vapourisation, achieving the purpose of constantly taking away the heat from the body. The cooling time of the cooling gel patch is usually more than 6 hours.
2. Can cooling gel patch treat fever?
Although many parents hope that their babies can be cured of fever by using cooling gel patch, the main function of cooling gel patch is actually to reduce the local temperature of the brain, which slows down the metabolism of the brain and thus plays a role in protecting brain cells. Parents should not think that it is safe to put cooling gel patch on their children, as they should take fever-reducing medication if their body temperature exceeds 38.5°C!
3. Why are cooling gel patch mostly blue?
This is mainly because blue looks and feels colder, but it doesn't matter what colour it is, it depends on the cooling effect of the polymer gel layer. Some cooling gel patch are brown or white.
4. How can I get the most effective cooling gel patch?
There are many cooling gel patch on the market today, and their quality varies, so it is difficult to say which product has the best cooling effect. However, the speed and magnitude of cooling is the core of a fever reducing patch. The speed of cooling is too fast, the magnitude is too large, or the cooling effect is sometimes high and sometimes low are not conducive to the health of the baby, good quality cooling gel patch should be a small and smooth cooling range, it is advisable to buy products that have been available for many years and have a good reputation.
5. Is a light smelling cooling gel patch better?
Many parents choose light-smelling products when shopping for baby products, and this is very true! For one thing, heavy-smelling products may have more fragrance added to them, which can irritate your baby's skin; for another, heavy-smelling products can easily stimulate your baby's sense of smell and may also affect your baby's mood.
6. Why do cooling gel patches fall off easily?
There are three reasons for this: firstly, the stickiness of the fever reducer itself is poor and varies from brand to brand; secondly, the way it is applied is not right, if it sticks to the hair or if the head sweats, it will easily fall off.
