Abstract: Sports wear apparel in the form of wrap around headbands or the like is provided with a tube of plastics sheet material defining pockets filled with refrigerant gel. The tube is composed of a thin plastics material film coated and covered on the outside with a nonabsorbent and nonporous foam integrally bonded on the film. This foam meters heat transfer from the refrigerant gel to the skin of the wearer and provides pockets which trap moisture from the skin and then permit the moisture to evaporate as the cooling capacity of the gel diminishes. This evaporation extends the cooling capacity of the apparel. The ends of the tube are adapted to overlap and are equipped with fasteners such as hook and loop tapes to secure the tube in wrapped around condition on the wearer.