Rebecca's Rice Baggy (The Eyelid Spa) -- The Dry Eye Shop Shopping Cart -- Baggy Rice Rebecca's

<A HREF="http://www.dryeyeshop.com" TITLE="The Dry Eye Shop"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tdec/des_logo_200.gif" ALT="The Dry Eye Shop" NAME="The Dry Eye Shop" BORDER=0></A> <H1>Rebecca's Rice Baggy -- The Dry Eye Shop Shopping Cart</H1> $19.50 -- Organic cotton rice-filled compress. Kit includes: Rice Baggy, washable organic cotton knit slipcover, travel sack, instructions. <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/tdec/images/ricebaggy.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Rebecca's Rice Baggy" NAME="Rebecca's Rice Baggy" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> PRODUCT FEATURES • Soft, dye-free organic cotton • Comfortable and soothing • Retains heat for 10-20 minute use • Low-hassle, effective alternative to “warm washcloths” • Washable organic cotton knit slipcover • Convenient drawstring travel sack PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Rice Baggy is based on a simple, classic homemade tool used over the years by many of our Dry Eye Zone members who have dry eye symptoms due at least in part to chronic meibomian gland syndrome or blepharitis. Our Rice Baggy is a soft oblong organic cotton ‘bag’ partially filled with uncooked rice. It is heated briefly in the microwave, placed in a luxurious cotton knit slipcover, and then placed over the eyes. Its purpose is to heat the eyelids enough to loosen up thickened oil secretions (meibum) plugging the oil glands so that the oil in the glands can once again flow into the tears and perform its vital role of slowing evaporative tear loss. It can also be used, warm or cold, for its soothing effects. REBECCA'S REVIEW I first discovered the Rice Baggy concept when an ophthalmologist friend gave me one! Regular compresses with a baggy have been part of my standard eye ‘maintenance’ ever since. It was so simple and I found it very effective. When I get a symptom flare-up for no obvious reason, it’s typically because I have slacked off my heat regimen. There are a number of us ‘rice bag connoisseurs’ on <a aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk" target="_blank">Dry Eye Talk</a> and I’ve found there are many ways to make and use them. Homemade disposable rice baggies are easy to do (see below). However, for those who would prefer a ready-made, longer-use product, I finally decided to try to design something and add it to the Dry Eye Shop. (I figured, there must be many people out there who, like me, are simply too lazy to do-it-themselves.) So, I went back to the maker of my original Rice Baggy – a nice lady in a small town in west Texas where everyone has dry eye – and asked her to work with me on some ideas. What we ultimately came up with is intended to combine practicality with a touch of luxury. The fabric of the baggy and the cover are all dye-free organic cottons. The cotton knit slipcover was an innovation to improve hygiene (wash as often as you desire!) as well as comfort. Interestingly, of all the products we stock at the Shop... and of course we all know different things work for different people... this is the only one with truly unanimous positive feedback. Why heat? Many people have dry eye symptoms as a result of chronic meibomian gland dysfunction (often called evaporative dry eye). That is, the oil glands in the lids do not secrete sufficient oil onto the tears, so the tears evaporate rapidly, resulting in classic dry eye symptoms even if the lacrimal glands are producing plenty of tears. (Want to know more? Or struggling with medical jargon? See our <a aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://www.dryeyezone.com/encyclopedia/index.html" target="_blank">Dry Eye Encyclopedia</a>.) When the meibomian glands start to become disabled, the oil secretions thicken, creating “plugs” in the gland orifices and preventing the constant flow of oil that is so crucial to a healthy tear layer. Heat treatment with warm compresses is a classic, frequently prescribed way to improve meibomian gland function by softening/loosening hardened oil secretions. (Some people combine this with lid massage or manual gland expression; please do not attempt this without medical advice and careful instructions first.) The most frequently suggested method of heat treatment is warm washcloths. While this seems to work well for some users, it never did anything at all for me – other than sometimes it just felt soothing on a bad eye day. The washcloths did not stay warm long enough; it was a nuisance to keep getting up and running them under the tap; and doing compresses frequently seemed to irritate my skin. For me, dry heat, with some weight to it, is simply more effective. Who am I? My name is Rebecca Petris and I have had chronic dry eye since undergoing LASIK in July 2001. I founded <a aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://www.dryeyecompany.com/" target="_blank">The Dry Eye Company</a> as a result of my experiences, hoping to make useful information and effective products more accessible to others with dry eye. For a list of my top favorites – the products I use on a daily basis myself – <a aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://www.nexternal.com/tdec/category35" target="_blank">click here</a>. PENNY PINCHER? You can make your own rice baggy very simply. Check out Cindy’s directions for homemade compresses on our <a aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://www.dryeyezone.com/encyclopedia/hotcompresses.html" target="_blank">Warm Compresses</a> page in The Dry Eye Encyclopedia. Incidentally, if you think the rice baggy is overpriced, I just want to mention that this is not a mass-produced item with an obscene profit margin. Each and every Rice Baggy is lovingly hand made for us by a Texas cotton farmer from domestically milled organic cottons that we purchase from family owned businesses. I like supporting small businesses wherever possible. CAUTION! Talk with your doctor before using heat treatment on your eyelids. Exercise extreme caution when heating a Rice Baggy. The eyelids are very thin and not only is there risk of burning the lids and surrounding skin, but even the corneas. Rice Baggies should be heated a little at a time and tested carefully before being applied over the lids. Some people experience temporarily blurred vision after using a Rice Baggy, either because of oil or because of the weight of the rice. 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