December 10, 2003

The Big Chill

Kenzoki's Perfumed Ice Cubes

Intellectually, of course, you know it’s cold outside.

Yet every morning you wake up drenched in sweat, your throat parched, your nose hairs desiccated to a fine crisp. Forget the icy weather. What you really need is protection against the dry artificial heat, suffocating flannel, and electrocuting static generally associated with the winter months.

Bend the rules of reason and season with Kenzoki’s perfumed ice cubes. Meant to dissolve on your skin, not in your soda, they’re infused with essential oils and mineral salts extracted from rice. Go ahead: Press one against your fevered temple. They say it will balance, reinvigorate, and harmonize your mind, body, and spirit. Just what you need after a night of tossing and turning in the arid desert of your bed. Perfect for staving off that meltdown about your holiday-shopping AmEx bill. Then, come summer, they’ll make for a handy cool-down as well. A sort of year-round chill-out tool, if you will.

Easier than trying to wrestle with the thermostat. And far more effective.

Available online at kenzoki.com.