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How to Make Your Own Ice Pack
Choose a Ziploc bag in the size of your choice
Fill the bag halfway or 3/4 full with dish soap
Double or triple the bags to prevent leaks
Freeze
The liquid will get cold without getting hard allowing you to mold around the area needing icing.
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A bag of no name peas would cost less. Dish soap is pricey.
Some places you can get it for free. I know CVS and Walgreen’s frequently have the small bottles for $0.99 and there are occasionally $0.75/1 or $0.50/1 coupons for Dawn. If you live where they double coupons, its free.
Also, there is a Curad coupon for $0.50/1 floating around that you can use towards actual ice packs. Just saying.
Yes, but can you sweep up soap if the bag breaks? I’ll stick with my frozen peas.
Can it be refrozen?
I’m sure it can be refrozen. To the first 2 posters- great ideas as well! There is also another DIY “recipe” that uses rubbing alcohol (cheap) and water (free), but I appreciate having different options at our disposal! THANK YOU Budget Savvy Diva!!!!!! I appreciate what you do so very much!
I use 1/2 alcohol and 1/2 water. It turns a soft slush and is cheap and reusable.
I use unpopped popcorn. It works just like frozen peas. Just get the generic kind that you use in the popcorn machines, not the kind that you toss in the microwave (I get mine at the dollar store).
Hey Diva, I tried the ice pack, and mine froze, it is hard as a rock. Is it suppossed to do that, does it have to be Dawn dish detergent to keep from freezing?
Dawn works best
2/3 water 1/3 alcohol does the same thing
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