Abstract: A flexible evaporative cooling pad includes a fabric base and at least two rows of fabric chambers affixed to the base. Each row of fabric chambers includes a first hydrogel-containing fabric chamber and an adjacent hydrogel-containing fabric chamber. Stitching isolates the hydrogel in each hydrogel-containing fabric chamber. The cooling pad cools under the legs or the head and neck and promotes the sleep cycle. In addition, the cooling pad may be used to treat headaches, fever, and hot flashes or just to cool down when it is hot. Use of an evaporative cooling pad may reduce the demand for air conditioning.