Review (4/5): Great eye pillow for relaxation, headaches and puffy eyes!
I've been looking for something just like this, so when I was given the opportunity to review it, at a discounted cost, I jumped at it.
First off, I wouldn't really consider this an eye mask for sleeping. It's great to place over your eyes or forehead for relaxing, headaches, itchy/watery/puffy eyes but without a strap to keep it on your face, I wouldn't sleep with it on.
When I first took it out of the package, I was met with a powerful smell of lavender, so I knew that this definitely had enough potency to last for a while.
Heat: After it was heated, the smell was initially little overpowering but after a while, it faded. It says to lightly spritz the mask and then heat it for 30 seconds in the microwave, which I did, but since it didn't feel hot enough, I put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds and, for me, that was the perfect temperature.
Cold: I tried freezing it to use on my eyes, since my allergies have been killing me this season and my eyes have been quite puffy and itchy, and I must say that I was rather pleased. It was cool, but definitely not too cold to place directly on my skin/eyes to soothe them. This time around, I could barely smell the lavender.
Overall, it's a good product but I wish the company had also enclosed a nice bag to seal the eye mask in when you're done using it. In the directions, it says to keep it in a sealed bag to help keep the lavender smell last longer so I had assumed that they would have included one with it.
Disclaimer: This product was provided at a discounted price in exchange for my honest review but it does not change my opinion of the product.