a method of providing moisture therapy to a subject by applying a moist therapy compress against a treated body portion . the moist therapy compress includes a fluid - permeable shell , a flexible backing fastened to the shell to define an enclosure , and a hydrophilic zeolite fill granules loosely contained within the enclosure . the therapy compress is exposed to a source of moisture to cause absorption of water into the a hydrophilic zeolite , and the moisture is delivered from the hydrophilic zeolite through the fluid permeable shell to the treated body portion .