What else can you use besides rice for a heating bag, the rice smells after a while? Thanks?

Question

Can you only use rice?

Answer 1

Electric heating pad or a gel hot pack

Answer 2

you can make a corn pillow with feed corn (not cracked corn) it can be purchased a feed stores or hunting stores I have one and use it every night on my back

Here's a website for making your own:
http://www.pattiewack.com/comfort_corn_pillow.html
- it's a good idea to sift the chaff and other non-corn bits out before putting into a pillow

I used about 3 cups of corn in my pillow and microwave it for about 3 minutes but heating time will vary depending on how big you make your pillow

Answer 3

There's a bunch of things, but remember, if you are using organic products they will all eventually start to pick up an odor. You can use:
Dried Beans
Salt
Cracked Nut Shells
Buckwheat

Answer 4

Salt

Answer 5

You mean like in a bag that you nuke for a few minutes, then put on sore muscles? Try dried beans for that.

Answer 6

you can get a heating pad too, their not that much, also they have come out with a stick on heating patch,

Answer 7

dried corn, be careful not to start a fire in the microwave

Answer 8

corn - feed corn