Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have chronic severe pain and over the course of the last few years, have bought about $200 worth of these ice packs because they do stay cold for so long and provided me with pain relief and I would rotate them out throughout the night. I haven't found any other ice packs that stay cold as long as they do. That's for certain. I did sometimes lay on the the larger ones and they withstood that for some time before inevitably leaking. Even the smaller ones would eventually start leaking and I didn't lay on those. They would last a few months of mild daily use. Still not worth the $$ any way you look at it. At the end of the day, I really feel ripped off because I only kept buying these out of desperation for extended pain relief and ended up spending a lot of money; wracking up more medical bills because of them and coming into contact with whatever toxic chemicals are in these packs for my trouble. Some would just leak a small amount and so I kept thinking the moisture was condensation at first until I changed my darker colored sheets to white ones and saw the pink color. Then a couple of them leaked badly--the pink fluid in between the little ice nodes is what leaked out. I know this is a problem that WILL happen eventually to almost everyone just from my own experience and reading other reviewers who have complained about the same thing here. At first I didn't attribute the rash I had across my back to the chemical. I actually went to the doctor and was treated for shingles. I had a horrible itching burning rash across the entire width of my back, rear and hips. After 8 weeks my doctor became really concerned that my rash was not getting better at all and referred me to a dermatologist who immediately told me that it was a severe reaction to something and/or a burn .... not shingles at all! I quickly realized what was causing my severe rash-the pink fluid leaking from the Cryomax ice packs! I don't have allergies nor do I have sensitive skin. This stuff it outright toxic! My dermatologist told me that I had what looked like a chemical burn! Even after I stopped using the ice packs and treated my burns/rash with a topical steroid multiple times a day the "burns" remained angry, burning and itching for a long time. Finally the larger areas of my back started to clear up and heal. The other night I was in so much pain that stupid me decided to use one of the remaining small ice packs on my hip. I thought I had thrown out all the leaky ones. Nope. Here I am again with a horribly painful and itching chemical burn. I fell asleep with the ice pack laying along side my hip and it leaked. Boy am I sorry. I've attached a pic as a warning. Yes these stay very cold for a long time but they WILL leak sooner or later and will cause a chemical burn!!! Even if they don't, whatever chemical is used in them is definitely NOT nontoxic. Another reviewer posted a similar experience of being "burned" by whatever this chemical is. Believe me, it's no joke! I don't know where these things are made but I would say it's not in a country with super strict regulation. I'm certain it isn't the US. If it is, I will report this company. If I get cancer from this I am REALLY going after someone. These ice packs are NOT safe until they replace whatever chemical they are using with something that is safe and nontoxic. Buy at your own risk!