For use in your practice, clinic or team
Cooling and compression in one bandage.
Every patient gets a fresh bandage, so there is nothing to disinfect between patients. No freezer, no machine, and after two hours it is still cooling.
- 5.8 °C cooler skin, measuredDermatest GmbH, Münster, 2008 · on the soaked bandage · 20 subjects
- Randomised comparison studyTrauma surgery, Regensburg, 2008 · against ice and cold packs
- In use for over 15 yearsat a doctor’s practice in a ski resort, reordered every season
What your practice gets
For the hours after the first ice pack: in the treatment room, on the ward, at the sideline.
Your team
Apply once
No swapping every 20 minutes, no trips to the freezer: the soaked bandage goes on once.
Your patients
21.4 °C
Cool, never icy: the coldest skin temperature Dermatest measured under the soaked bandage, across 140 readings over two hours.
Dermatest GmbH, Münster, 2008 · 20 people · soaked bandageYour treatment room
Room temperature
The can sits in the cupboard, unchilled, with no freezer and no machine with a hose. Nobody waits for a machine to come free.
One bandage
Cooling + compression
Soak it in the can, wring it out, wrap it on: cooling and compression in one bandage, and the patient can keep moving.
What studies and cases show
Sorted by specialty. We send you the studies and the case report on request.
PracticesRandomised against the cold pack
2.6 cmin three days, 1.5 cm with cold packs
In a randomised clinical study in Regensburg, Germany, swelling went down 2.6 cm in three days with bandages soaked in Liquid Ice. With cold packs it was 1.5 cm. Pain dropped faster and further. A doctor’s practice in a ski area, one of our biggest customers, uses Liquid Ice in aftercare after ski injuries.
The same practice has worked with Liquid Ice for over 15 years and reorders every season.
Randomised comparison study, trauma surgery, Regensburg, 2008 · unpublished poster · on request. Customer for over 15 years, name not published.
Trauma surgery and the ORBefore surgery
Surgery often has to wait days for the swelling to go down.
The soaked bandage from the can brings cooling and compression together and goes on once.
A trauma unit in Regensburg cooled fresh fractures and torn ligaments with Liquid Ice until surgery, randomised against ice and cold packs. Swelling went down 2.6 cm in three days, against 1.5 cm with ice and cold packs. That can get your patients to surgery sooner.
Randomised comparison study, trauma surgery, Regensburg, 2008 · unpublished poster · on request. Further down: a case report from Asklepios Klinik Burglengenfeld.
Team doctors and sports medicineSports university in Rome
31cases, no skin reactions
At the sports university in Rome, swelling went down noticeably in 31 sports injuries, with no skin reactions.
Letter from the medical service of the sports university in Rome (today Università Foro Italico), 2004 · on request
Cooling compared
Liquid Ice puts cooling and compression into one bandage with no unit and no hose: soak it in the can, wring it out, wrap it on, and the patient keeps moving. Right at the sideline, too. Crushed ice and ice boxes cool but don’t compress. Cooling machines with a hose can do both, through a cuff on a unit that stands on the floor or a table during treatment.
Cooling and compression your patients can move in.
Wrap it on and keep moving. No machine, no hose, no ice water. The next patient needs one more bandage.
| Question | Liquid Ice | Cooling machines with hose and ice water | Ice and gel packs |
|---|---|---|---|
| The patient keeps moving | Yes, no unit and no hose | On a hose to the unit on the floor or table | Held or strapped on |
| Cooling and compression in one | Yes, in one bandage | Depending on the model, through the cuff | Only with an extra wrap |
| What your team does | Soak once, wring out, wrap on | Top up ice and water, connect the cuff, start the programme | Take the pack off after about 20 minutes; for longer cooling, a fresh pack |
| Hygiene | A fresh bandage, or the Active Ice Bandage in its own pouch | Depending on the model: hand-wash the sleeve, or a single-patient cuff | A fresh cover or cloth |
| Sideline and away games | Can and bandages in the team bag | Unit, ice and water on site; battery depending on the model | A cool box with ice |
| Storage | Can closed, at room temperature | Unit in the room, ice from the freezer | Freezer or fridge before use |
Categories, not brands: compared by the published instructions of typical products in each category (October 2026), on equipment, preparation and use, not on how cold or how long. Details vary by model; sources on request at hello@liquidice.com. Many cooling machines set cold and pressure precisely, and ice is colder than Liquid Ice. Liquid Ice is for the patient who keeps moving and for every place without a unit.
From the clinic
Case report, Asklepios Klinik Burglengenfeld
2 patients
Two patients with an ankle fracture and massive swelling: with the Liquid Ice wrap, renewed about every three hours, surgery was possible after 24 and 48 hours. According to the report, about 4–5 days would have been usual.
Dr. med. Thorsten Cedl, Department of Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine · case report, 2 patients
Where professionals cool with it
From the Olympic Games to the pit lane: since 1998, Liquid Ice has cooled where professionals work.
Olympic Games2004
10 nations
Olympic teams from ten nations cooled with it at the Games in Athens.
Ice Hockey World Championship2016
National team
Austria’s men’s national ice hockey team used Liquid Ice before, during and after its World Championship games and wrote to thank us afterwards.
Gerald Breymann, physiotherapist · letter to us, 17.05.2016Cycling
Tour de France
Leopard-Trek used Liquid Ice at the 2011 Tour de France, Tour de Suisse and Vuelta.
Show more records
US Marines · ease of use, field test2003
9.1/10
Rating for ease of use in a US Marines field test.
Red Bull
Reordered
Red Bull’s football academy ordered three times in 18 months. Later its ice hockey club ordered too.
Motorsport
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
Leipert Motorsport runs it in the pit.
The right format for every use
The same liquid, four ways to use it: in the practice, in the team and at work.
Self Cooling Bandage
360 ml and a bandage (4 m stretched). One can soaks a full bandage about five times; with half bandages it covers 10–12 applications.
Active Ice Bandage
A pre-soaked bandage in its pouch, ready for one application; re-soak with about 50 ml.
Canister
25 litres for teams and companies.
Liquid Ice Refill 1 L
Refill from the 1-litre bottle, no waste.
Samples to look at, on request
Ask for samples
One line is enough: where you cool and how many patients a day. We send you samples to look at and call you for 15 minutes once they have arrived.
Samples to look at, free
A 15-minute call once the samples are there
A paid pilot package to test; cost per patient after the test
Questions from practices and teams
Rather talk directly? +43 670 601 86 01 · hello@liquidice.com
What does Liquid Ice cost per patient?
That depends on how many patients you cool each month. We work it out exactly with you on the call after the test. First you get samples to look at; testing runs as a paid pilot package.
Which format suits a practice or team?
For practices and teams: the Self Cooling Bandage (can with 360 ml and a bandage, 4 m stretched) or the pre-soaked Active Ice Bandage. For companies there are canisters of 25 litres.
What about hygiene?
A fresh bandage for every patient. On a ward we recommend one can per patient or the Active Ice Bandage in its single pouch. Spare bandages for practices are available on request.
Does Liquid Ice need to be kept cold?
No. Liquid Ice cools by evaporation, not by stored cold. Store it at room temperature and keep it tightly closed.
How is it applied?
Spray it generously onto a tight shirt, jersey or wristband, or soak the bandage in the can and wrap it on. Don’t spray large areas of bare skin, and keep it away from your eyes.
Can the bandage be covered?
No. The bandage cools because the liquid evaporates. Don’t cover it, don’t tape over it, never under a cast or film.
What kind of product is Liquid Ice?
A cosmetic product, not a medical device. Liquid Ice cools the skin by evaporation, on intact skin. You decide how it is used in your practice.
What was measured?
Measured on the soaked bandage: 5.8 °C cooler skin. Still cooling after two hours. Dermatest GmbH, Münster · 20 subjects · measured on the soaked bandage. See the protocol
How fast is delivery?
Ships from Klosterneuburg in 1–2 working days. Arrives in 2–4 working days in Austria and Germany, 2–7 in the rest of the EU.
Measurement: Soaked bandage · Dermatest GmbH, Münster · 20 subjects · infrared · 120 min · 2008 · compared with each person’s own starting temperature. To the protocol