Biomat vs Copycats

Some textile factories have beenproducing heating pads designed to look like the Biomat. They even use fake pictures of their staff with fake names. Importers buy these pads in bulk and stick their own “brand names” on them. Some importers mislead customers into believing their heating pads are made in the USA. In reality, their products are imported from China.

No health and wellness professionals use imitation pads in their practice. Customers have informed us that the build of these pads are not consistent, and they do not hold up over time.

Manufacturers of imitation pads reference studies found online, however none of these studies were done using their actual product. There is no proof that their heating pads have the same effectiveness as the Biomat.

The importers of cheap heating pads are not involved in the research and development or the design of the final product. Textile factories copy our Biomat and persuade the customer into thinking they are getting something similar, however they do not last.

Imitation pads are made using various materials. Many tops contain synthetic fabrics, some wrinkle because of its low tolerance to heat. Others contain mesh, which can snag and rip overtime. Another style of pad uses stone discs glued onto the surface. Users have told us the discs can fall off since the glue is affected by heat and leach fumes.

Some companies tout their “cotton waterproof pads.” However, these pads cannot be sanitized due to the cotton and can stain because of it.

Heating pad companies use confusing dated looking controllers. Many of them feature temperatures that are only available in Celsius and not Fahrenheit. Many do not have clearly labelled buttons and settings leaving the user confused as to what temperature the pad is set at. Most do not have a step-down temperature function for safety.

Many knockoffs are flimsy. Some are even designed in a hazardous two-sided fashion (different stones on both sides of pad). This causes wasted heat and negative ions to travel downward onto the surface the pad is on and away from the user. This can also be a safety issue as the pad may damage the surface it is on.

Imitators use a wide variety of inferior stones to cut down on cost. They like to tout the efficacy of having a variety of stones, but the truth is materials such as ceramic tourmaline is cheaper than natural black tourmaline and other stones are less effective and cheaper than amethyst.

Imitation heating pads may contain synthetically produced or chemically treated stones. This treatment will enhance the color but not the effectiveness. To cut costs textile factories are using inexpensive “bio-ceramic tourmaline” balls with reduced negative ion output. Some importers of pads “certify” their stones hoping users will think this will improve the efficacy of their mats.

Imitation heating pads use generic materials available from fabric suppliers.

Many companies tout their abundance of certificates. Many are worthless certificates that can be purchased by the imitator for show if the licenses are true it is for the textile factory and not the importer. Most are not licensed medical devices allowed to be sold in Canada, Australla and other countries.

The fly-by-night companies are not registered with the FDA properly. As importers, they are required to be. How they get away with selling their products remains a mystery.

These companies buy from overseas textile factories that do not specialize in medical devices. The manufacturer may be registered but they may not compliant and the importer is usually not registered.