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Heating Pads IC patients have used heat effectively for years tp help reduce their pain, discomfort and muscle tension. BodiHeat heating pads are our most popular pad and can be worn comfortably throughout the day and generate steady, soothing heat. Sleepy Pete Lamb is soft, cuddly and our personal favorite! The new Lavender Meadows Therapy Heart has a lovely scent. BodiHeat Stick On Heating Pads (ONE pack of 3 individual pads = 3 pads total) 0.2• $3.99 BodiHeat Stick On Heating Pads (TEN packs of 3 individual pads = 30 pads total) 2.6• $37.50 Warm Whiskers - Sleepy Pete Lamb – This lazy lamb is filled with buckwheat and lavender. Just the right size to soothe an aching back or defrost cold aching feet. Sleepy Pete can also be used to warm a child's bed. Made from fleecy plush with a velvety face and feet. 24' long Lavender Meadows Therapy Heart - These large lavender and buckwheat filled heating pads are great for snuggling up with. Their clever heart shape covers the pelvis perfectly. If you are a lavender lover this pad will be perfect for you. Covered with a pretty linen fabric on one side and soft fleece fabric the other. Comfort Valley Bladder Friendly Microwaveable Heating Pad - When heated, this pad smells like holiday spices including cinnamon and cloves. Its’ fragrance is subtle yet soothing. 100% cotton flannel covered front and back in various colors. 6 4.0 $29.99 3.2 $19.99 1.1• $19.99 Restroom Items One of the most frustrating part of the IC experience is the pain or discomfort that patients feel when 'holding it.' For some patients, the pain can be excruciating and their need for a restroom desperate. It is important to fight the often self-imposed isolation of IC by living your life, including going out. These products can take the fear out of not finding a restroom! “Pop Up” Room in a Bag – A portable room to set up anywhere, at any time you need the privacy to use a travel john. Weighing only 3 lbs. it's easy to carry and, with no parts to assemble, it's ready to use in minutes! It folds flat and fits easily into the 1 inch by 20 inch carry tote. 5.0 $59.99 TravelJohn – Discrete, purse sized, perfect for car trips! (3 pack) 0.2• $7.50 Perineal Wash Bottle 0.1 $2.99 Chair Cushions One of the great frustrations of having IC, PBS, OAB and pelvic floor disorders is that sitting can be excruciatingly uncomfortable. These cushions are perfect for us! Several cushions are available. If you weigh under 100 pounds, order the 2” soft. If you weigh between 100-175, order the 3” soft. If you weigh 175-250 pounds, order the 2” firm. Over 250? Order the 3” firm. We've sold hundreds of these in the past few years and patients have found them very useful! - Jill, ICN Founder Bladder Friendly Chair Cushion – 2” SOFT FOAM – Our Rating: SOFT 0.6 $21.99 Bladder Friendly Chair Cushion – 3” SOFT FOAM – Our Rating: MEDIUM 0.6 $22.99 Bladder Friendly Chair Cushion – 2” FIRM FOAM – Our Rating: FIRM 0.8 $21.99 Bladder Friendly Chair Cushion – 3” FIRM FOAM – Our Rating: EXTRA-FIRM 0.8 $22.99 Just for Couples Our goal with this section of our store is to provide some resources that will help couples stay strong, survive the stress of diagnosis, and rekindle a romantic and fulfilling relationship. Of course, a good place to begin is in our handbook, which has a great section on making sex more comfortable and fulfilling. Once you've read that, you may find the items below very useful! New! The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability By Miriam Kaufman, MD, Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette - For all of us who live with disabilities, chronic pain and illness! A compassionate, practical and encouraging guide to maintaining a sex life when you have disabilities, chronic pain and illness! We highly recommend this for any couple struggling to maintain their relationship!! 1.2 $14.99 Sex Talk – by A. Zolbord, Ph.D. 0.5 $12.95 The Joy of Erotic Massage DVD – Sinclair Intimacy Institute 0.2 $29.95 The Joy of Erotic Massage VIDEOTAPE – Sinclair Intimacy Institute 0.4 $29.95 2.0 $33.99* Rediscovering Romance Kit - Includes The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability, Sex Talk & Charlie Sunshine's Massage Oil : a 5% SAVINGS! Lubricants and Oils IC patients are often very chemically sensitive and, for many, sexual intercourse can be uncomfortable, if not painful. Lubrication is an essential tool. We are thrilled a new line of products called 'Very Private' to complement our massage oil products. Charlie Sunshine's Massage Oil - unscented 0.3 $8.00 Ayurvedic Massage Oil - lightly scented (for sensitive skin) by Better Botanicals 0.3 $10.00 NEW! Very Private Intimate Moisture Very Private Intimate Moisture feels and functions like a woman's own moisture to relieve vaginal dryness instantly and enhance the pleasure of intimacy. Two moisturizers hydrate and protect tissue while a natural lubricant make intimacy completely comfortable. PH balanced, hypoallergenic, fragrance-free. NOT a contraceptive - safe with latex condoms. INGREDIENTS: water, glyceryl polymethacrylate, glycerin, sorbitol, propylene glycol, panthenol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium PCA, peg-90m, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, diazolidinyl urea, disodium EDTA. 2 fl oz 0.4 $12.95 NEW! Very Private Intimate Moisture Take Alongs Very Private Intimate Moisture in a travel size take along packet - 12 individual packets per box 0.2 $9.95
Lotions & Soaps IC patients often have very sensitive skin. Most contemporary soaps can be irritating and provoke vulvar, urethral and/or prostate sensitivity. We've found some products that may help. These have been suggested by other IC patients who found them helpful! Kokum Butter Body Balm (for sensitive, dry skin) by Better Botanicals An aromatic, ayurvedic balm to soothe and nourish dry, sensitive skin. Kokum butter is rich in essential fatty acids (EFAs) that aid in cell oxygenation, help make vitamins and minerals more available to tissues and keep skin healthy and strong. Perfect for anyone struggling with dry skin! Cruelty free, no animal ingredients, no synthetic colors or fragrances. INGREDIENTS: Herbal infusion of watercress, betel leaf and chakur kokum butter blended in sunflower oil, vegetable glycerine, sucrose cocoate (from coconut oil), essential oil blend of mugwort, wild turmeric, clary sage, sandalwood, pavonia odorata, rose and velerian 8 oz plastic bottle Kokum Butter Body Wash by Better Botanicals A soothing body cleanser for dry and sensitive skin. This blend of nourishing Ayurvedic herbs and rejuvenatin, ERA-rick kokum butter tones and purifies. INGREDIENTS: distilled water, aloe vera, herbal blend of manjistha, tulsi and anise, olefin sulfonate, sea salt, betaine, glycerin, glycol stearate, organic sunflower oil, natural vitamin E, kokum butter, oils of lavender, bergamot, and pine, panthenol, caprylic acid, citric acid, methlyparaben, propylparaben 6 ozs NEW! Very Private Body Silk Lotion This advanced, fast penetrating body moisturizer works instantly and continuously to help recondition, supple and soften dry, sensitive even flaky skin. Hypo-allergenic, fragrance free, pH balance, dermatologist tested and approved. 6 fl. oz. INGREDIENTS: Purified water, Safflower oil, Dimethicone & Cyclomethicone, Ceteraryl Alcolhol & Cetereath-20, Hydroxy Propylguar, PPG-12/SMDI Copolymer, Sodium C10-30 Alkylacrylates, Cetearyl Octanoate, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium EDTA, Methyl & Propyl Paraben NEW! Very Private Body Wash PH balanced Body Wash is a skin-friendly, low sudsing cleansing and conditioning formula for the overall body and the intimate area. It leaves skin feeling fresth, clean, appreciably softer and smoth and helps prevent irritations and infections in the intimate area with a speical bacteria-stat. Hypo-allergenic, fragrance free, dermatologist tested and approved. 6 fl oz. Ingredients: Purified water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, TEA-Cocoyl Glutamate, Nonoxynol-9, Panthenol, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium PCA, Disodium EDTA, Hydrocyethylcellulose, Quaternium-15, Methylparaben, Vanillin Great Gift Ideas! Pears! Pears!! Pears!!! Includes Cinnamon Pear Jelly, Pear Fig Jam and Cinnamon Pear Maple Syrup Kits The Best of Better Botanicals Includes Kokum Butter Body Balm, Kokum Butter Body Wash, and Ayurvedic Massage Oil Into the Comfort Zone Includes an IC Friendly Chair Cushion, Comfort Valley Microwaveable Heating Pad and a Bodi Heat Heating Pad 10 PACK Good Nights Sleep Kit Includes the Insomnia Audiotape, A Woman’s Book of Sleep, 2 Bodi-Heat 3packs & related samples Happy Vacation Kit Includes a chair cushion (2” or 3”, soft or firm), 2 Travel-John 3 packs, 2 Bodi-Heat 3packs, Perineal Wash Bottle, “Making Car Trips More Comfortable” article & related samples Newly Diagnosed Kit Includes the IC Survival Guide, Patient to Patient: Managing IC & Related Conditions, A Taste of the Good Life, IC Video, Perineal Wash Bottle & related samples Relaxation Kit includes The Daily Relaxer, Relaxation audiotape OR CD (ADD $5 FOR CD), Hath Yoga Video Rediscovering Romance Kit Includes The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability, Sex Talk & Charlie Sunshine's Massage Oil 7 0.6 $16.99 0.4 $12.99 0.5 $12.95 0.5 $12.95 3.5 $27.99* 1.6 $37.99* 4.4 $74.99* 1.3 $34.99* 1.6 $40.99* 4.5 $59.99* 1.2 $49.99* 2.0 $33.99*
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