Cold packs for sauna use should have a thin insulating layer to prevent direct contact with scrotal skin. — Whalespan
Cold packs for sauna use should have a thin insulating layer to prevent direct contact with scrotal skin.
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“if you do decide to, you almost certainly would want to bring a cold pack in that you could-- well, hopefully put some material between the cold pack and the scrotum so you don't get a cold burn. But put something there, but keep the scrotal tissue cool.”
“but they have a a sort of an insulation so that you're the cold the very cold surface is cold enough but it's not right up in contact with the scrotal skin because that could get um I want to make a bad joke and say it could get sticky uh that situation you you don't want it get being so cold that it actually would stick to the skin and then it could potentially damage the skin when you try to remove the cold pack so it has a thin insulating layer”