Excellent homemade ice packs

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A friend of mine gave me a great suggestion, which I've been enjoying immensely:

Get comfrey from your health food store. It's sold loose, and you can brew a

strong tea

with it. Comfrey helps reduce swelling.

Soak maxi pads in the tea and freeze them. Voila! Jaw-shaped ice packs!

You have to let them thaw a bit before they're pliable, but one on each side of

the face in a

rag is just perfect!

If you can't find comfrey, I'm sure plain water is just fine ... at least it's

still nice and icy.