The document describes how to make a homemade hot pack using sodium acetate. It begins by discussing the benefits of hot and cold therapy for pain relief. The objectives are to provide information on how heat can be stored using sodium acetate and how this can save money compared to store-bought heating pads. The experiment observes the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda, and recommends using more of these materials to fully complete the crystallization process. In conclusion, the homemade packs are as effective as store-bought options and can help people who cannot afford fast remedies for muscle pain.

1. HOT PACK USING
SODIUM ACETATE
A Science Investigatory Project Adapted By:
 Gabriel Garcia-Eslava
 Abigail Anne Leones
 Agatha Mae Perez
 Mitzi Nicole Aquino
 Morisson Ligon
 Thalia Manuel
 Karlson Diestra
 Ryne Christian Cruz

2. Chapter
One (I)

3. • Hot and cold therapy is one of the
best methods to relieve any kind of
pains.
• Historically, heat has been a
natural remedy used both to relieve
pain and enhance the recovery
Background
process. By increasing the
temperature of the skin surface and of the
underlying tissues, heat stimulates the
thermo receptors – sensory receptors Study!
that respond to heat and cold – which
then help block transmissions of pain
signals to the brain. This translates
into a significant decrease of
discomfort.

4. • The general objective of the
study is to give information
to others on how a heat can
be stored and produced; to
give information about the
characteristic of Sodium
Acetate and how it store
heat. The objective of this
project is to make our own
heating pad to be able to
save money.
Objectives

5. • The super cooling phenomenon
intrigued us because of its ability to
store heat for long periods of time
and release it when desired. And
importantly, this research will
educate the people in promoting
business in the community. Lastly,
this project can be very convenient
for those people who always
experience pain due to the
different daily activities that they
exercise.
Significance:

6. Chapter
Four
(IV)

7. Observation the researchers poured the vinegar in
• When
the baking soda the solution started to make
bubbles.
• A chemical reaction took place while are
doing the said experiment. The researchers
have knowledge this because a gas was
created. We know a gas was created
because foam was formed as soon as you
added the baking soda and vinegar together.
We also know that a chemical reaction
happened because a solid was formed after
the solution was heated.
• The researchers also observed that while we
are mixing the vinegar and baking soda, the
solution began to react and crystallization
already took place.

8. Enhancement
• Since our group observed that the
crystallization of the main product
has not been completed. The
researchers decided that in our
second try in doing our experiment;
we will make sure that we will add
more baking soda and vinegar so that
the process will be completed.

9. • Natron(alternative for baking soda)
• Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of
sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na2CO3·10H2O, a kind of
soda ash) and about 17% sodium bicarbonate (also
called nahcolite or baking soda, NaHCO3) along with
small quantities of sodium chloride and sodium
sulfate. Natron is white to colourless when pure,
varying to gray or yellow with impurities. Natron
deposits are sometimes found in saline lake beds
which arose in arid environments. Throughout history
natron has had many practical applications which
continue in the wide range of modern uses of its
constituent mineral components.
• In modern mineralogy the term natron has come to
mean only the sodium carbonate
decahydrate (hydrated soda ash) which makes up
most of the historical salt.(Wikipedia,2010)
ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES

10. Chapter
Five (V)

11. Summary
• After finishing a series of experiments, the
researchers therefore conclude that
vinegar and baking soda are very effective
substitutes for home made hot and cold
packs. The researchers also learned that
our project is as effective as the
commercialized packs that can be bought
from the leading drugstores in our
country. In connection with our research,
this project can help mostly of our
fellowmen that is in the field of
construction and agriculture who doesn’t
have enough money to buy fast remedies
for their muscle pains and injuries.

12. Insights
• The researchers learned that using
vinegar and baking soda as a substitute
to the usual materials that is used in
making hot/cold packs can be very
effective in a way that there is no
change in its quality and effectiveness.
The researcher’s also learned that the
product that we adapted is a very
helpful remedy for most of the people
that is in the field of sports and
recreation because they don’t have to
buy the expensive not-so-effective
commercial product to cure their
injuries.

13. Recommendation
• The following are the recommendation that
you can do with the project:
• The product can surely help the Filipino
household. You can use the product in
terms of home based purpose; it can serve
as a part of your first aid kit.
• It can also be used as a quick remedy for
tooth ache and head aches.
• The researchers highly recommend this as
for medical purpose only.
• The researchers also recommend this
product to be sold in a very low price since
the materials used in this project is very
much cheaper than the usual sodium
acetate.