When I first got this from Amazon I hated the way it felt. It felt like the kind of synthetic cotton that is stuffed into medication bottles the feel of which gives me creepy chills. But then I washed the two I bought and they softened and lost that objectionable synthetic feel. I haven't worn them yet because they are fairly tight to put on which dare I admit it messes my hair. But now that I have overcome the feel problem, I am anxious to use them. I know they need to be on the tight side in order to be effective in keeping you warm so I plan to stretch them as far as possible to get them over my head and around my neck. I hate any kind of draft or coldness on my neck and this neckwarmer feels very good on my neck. I love scarves but the downside with them is that you have to wrap them several times in order to create a tight wrap around your neck and there is a lot of extra bulk with the ends of the scarf. I travel by bus a lot and they are very overheated so my one concern is that this neckwarmer might be so warm inside the bus and then it's hard to get off when it's very crowded. Finally, I have worn the neckwarmer and it feels great and is really warm. I will probably buy a few more colors.