How to Make a Soft Ice Pack

Bumps, bruises, and bites are irritating and painful to the skin. Applying an ice pack to the wound numbs the area and provides relief. Wrapping ice in a towel or placing a traditional, solid ice pack may prove more difficult than it seems. The pack may be formed in an awkward shape and fail to reach the wound completely. Not to worry. Making a soft ice pack is a wise way to create a malleable and convenient first aid measure for providing cold relief to wounded areas instantaneously.

Things You'll Need

  • Freezer-safe plastic bag
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Water
  • Permanent marker
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open a durable, freezer-safe plastic bag.

    • 2

      Pour water and rubbing alcohol into the bag using adding three-parts water and one-part alcohol. Combining rubbing alcohol with water prevents ice from solidifying in a traditional manner, leaving the (eventual) ice soft and flexible.

    • 3

      Seal the bag. Write the words "Ice Pack" onto the surface of the bag as a clearly marked label. Place the bag in the door of the freezer and keep it there until it freezes.