[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This weighted blanket is the first I’ve seen or used before, so I’m not sure what I was expecting. At first it looks like an ordinary blanket until you pick it up. It’s heavy, so I think an elderly person would struggle to pick it up.
It had a soft velour like outer layer and the inside is just a plain fabric. It is sewn with a pattern of squares. Some squares are empty, but others have beads in to make it weighted. Once you lift it on you, you don’t really feel the weight. It seems comforting to me and does get you warm. I used it in place of my normal blanket for the last few weeks so I could see the differences with a weighted blanket.
I’m not normally anxious so I didn’t feel the need to have the weight of the blanket to comfort me, but I didn’t mind it. It kept me warm and comfortable. Now getting it off is another issue. You can’t just give it a toss off because it’s heavy. It takes some strength to lift it, so you can’t really get up too quickly. It is meant to give you deep calming pressure so you can sleep. People who have trouble falling asleep or have ADHD or stress could benefit from this blanket.
Will I use it? Probably. Will I buy another? No, but again I don’t feel I have a condition that this blanket will help. I would recommend this weighted blanket to adults who have issues that keep them stressed and can’t be calmed.