This eyepatch compress heats up in just ~15 seconds in the microwave which is great. What isn't so great is that apparently one need some extra stuff to use this properly. It comes with an advertisement and sample pack for some of their additional products that one needs to use this. With the sample pack you get one eye cloth and two wipes, which means that if you buy this alone, you'll get one use out of it out of the package. This item is good, just wish I knew I was going to need to buy extra stuff for it.

Basically this patch does a good job of maintaining a high enough temperature for three minutes or so in order to melt the oil in your glands and get them flowing. I also like that the eyepad is probably 30% larger than the eyepads on the standard two pad bruder mask which makes it easier to get more heat to every part of your eyelid. Unfortunately, just like the two pad version, the strap is only 22" long so if your head is any bigger it will be too tight against your eyes. I ended up just cutting off the straps and manually holding it against whichever eye which gets annoying. Also my head isn't that big (23") and the strap is too tight. So in short, I like this single patch more overall than the more common two pad version but the strap length is still too short.