Showing posts with label koldtec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label koldtec. Show all posts

Monday, November 22, 2021

The Sparkled Life - Holiday Gift Guide

omg I havent used this blogger platform in FOREVER.  feels like old times.  so cute.  holiday gift guide...let's do this.


if you're anything like me, the holiday gift season is the most opportune time to ask for all those "adaptive and sick and fabulous tools" that just dont make it in to the budget during the year.  so many people will ask "where did you get this fun tool?", to which I very kid like respond: "SANTA!". 


but for real, whether you're building a list to give to santa for yourself, or looking for gifts for a sick and fabulous loved one, below are a few tried and true fabulous gifts that I'd highly recommend. 



the amazon holiday gift guide 

the bike, the ice roller, the LOVED BY EVERYONE ICE PACK, you cant go wrong with anything on this list.  

everything on this list I own, have used for years, and are worth the investment.  I included the shower wipes because theyre actually (not surprisingly) the most popular item in the community.  literally, theyre amazing.  dont skimp on them!




just the comfys holiday list

bombas socks.  the little compression in the regular socks feels like a hug on your feet.  its gentle and rewarding. 

if you want something more compression-y, highly suggest their compression socks.  I wear them almost daily.

SOMA!!! omg there isnt another brand I love more.  

their cool nights pjs are amazing all year long - theyll keep the night sweats away while also keeping your body temperature regulated.  they are the only brand Ill wear to bed.

the bra - i know a bra for the holidays really? yes, really.  its the perfect bralette - its comfortable, easy to put on (key!!!), and attractive.  I own more pairs that I should admit.  theyre truly amazing.




the small business guide

(I know I probably forgot some good ones but these are my 5 go tos I use almost daily)

koldtec - the wearable ice pack.  it's a classic.

the embr wave - who doesnt know temperature regulating technology? the cold feels like an ice cube to the wrist and the warm (my favorite of the two) feels like warming your hands by a heater/fire.  

releaf pack - they're cute, they mold to what hurts, and they stay freaking cold. I sleep on these (legit, under my head) every night.

yuyu bottle - i have two of these, the hot water bottle and the sport ice bottle.  damn, I just love them.  the hot water bottle stays warm for 5-6 hours and is much safer than a heating pad! the sport ice bottle - again, another thing I sleep with every night.  I keep it in bed by my feet just in case they are burning.  it stays cold throughout the night.  its amazing. 




the extras

things you cannot go wrong with when buying for your sick and fabulous friends: the gift of convenience.  I use both shipt and instacart every week. you can gift someone a subscription for a year of free delivery.  let your loved ones stay home away from germs and do all the shopping from the convenience of their phone.  

Instacart referral link:

Shipt referral link:


and then of course, any starbucks giftcards, delivery.com, grubhub...they may seem basic but any reason to just order something instead of having to make it is a little miracle to us.  really.


thank you for reading all these! here's hoping for a lovely holiday seasons!


Friday, May 17, 2019

We're Cool for the Summer - Koldtec Ice Towels

It's no secret that I have an obsession with Koldtec ice towels.  





In fact, it is my personal goal to help every person on instagram that has MS or heat sensitivity to at least hear of Koldtec by the end of the summer.  I believe in the product that highly. 

And Koldtec loves our community. 

The partnership is really great.

In honor of summer and the heat, koldtec and I are doing a summer of kool.  



On the first of each month from May through September I will be hosting a giveaway for a Koldtec towel bundle.  Entering is, as always, super easy.  Keeping it basic over here.

In addition, Koldtec has provided me with two codes specifically for my friends.

code SPARKLEDICE5 is for the ice towel found here.  The code will provide $5 off, a bonus ice strip, and free shipping for USA and Canada (they ship elsewhere for a small fee!).  Direct url: https://www.koldtec.com/discount/SPARKLEDICE5

code SPARKLEDICE14 is for the ice towel bundle found here.  The code will provide $14 off, a bonus ice strip, and free shipping for USA and Canada (again, they ship elsewhere for a small fee). Direct link: https://www.koldtec.com/discount/SPARKLEDICE14

I do have a video on my IGTV on my instagram (@thesparkledlife) with more information and how it works.  



Basically Koldtec ice towels are a bamboo sport towel that you insert specially made engineered ice strips in to.  It isnt wet and each strip of ice lasts 45 minutes - 1 hour.  (I use these on my bicycle rides and legit, I can be sweating and the ice strip will last me 1 hour!!).  The contained the towel and the strips come in works as an insulator so you can take the bonus ice strips on the road with you.  



It's perfect for any occasion - I even used it getting ready for my wedding!  



Stay tuned for more koolness and I hope you have as much fun as I do being chill!

Love, Eliz

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Ice Ice Baby - Koldtec Cold Towel

(for the month of August, Koldtec (https://www.koldtec.com/) has given me a promo code for friends and family - SPARKLE16 - for $10 off, an extra strip of ice (worth $6), and free shipping Canada and USA)



So with Multiple Sclerosis, heat is no bueno.  Absolutely not good.  It's called Uhthoff's Phenomenon (please dont ask for how to pronounce that word) and it's something that we learn how to manage quickly.

Uhthoff's Phenomenon is when someone with MS overheats; the overheating then causes a worsening of symptoms.  It literally just feels like your body is shutting down; my vision goes, my legs go, my arms go, my speech goes.  It takes a few hours to a few days to rest and recover.  It's a bitch.

There are a few ways to prevent this: stay inside (: or stay cool.  I like more the stay cool techniques as I love summer and being outside.  So for six years I have lived off of ice packs, usually being as classy as can be and stuffing them down my pants and up my shirts.

Then, I met the company Koldtec (https://www.koldtec.com/).  We connected over instagram - they noticed my love for ice and I noticed they had ice.  Oh baby.