Keeping It Cool Made Easy with Gel Ice Packs

Scorching summer, power cuts, cooling your food and beverages on the go – not the easiest of things on the earth. Keeping it cool can be a Herculean task, whether it's your head or your food. Gel ice packs are just one great solution that could easily take the sweat out of it all. These packs come in single-use as well as disposable variants to give you the choice of convenience that you want.

The most popular use of ice packs that you may have heard of is primarily medical. But, that is not the only aspect where their usage lies. Did you know you can keep your food and drinks cool, especially on the go, much more effectively than ice does? It can last 6 times longer than the same volume of ice and that too while keeping it mess-free.

Since these packs come packed in reusable/disposable sheets that ensure safety and non-toxicity (the best ones are FDA approved), they are much more convenient to use when you don't have the luxury of a refrigerator at your disposal. 

Here's what you should look for in a gel ice pack before you go ahead and buy one:
•    Compact packaging
•    Specifications about temperature (how low it can go – in degrees)
•    Specifications about how to maintain
•    Information about what it's made of
•    Whether it has FDA approval (you want an affirmative if its food and beverage or even your skin you are using it to cool off)

•    Reusable is always preferable (let's not ignore the environment)

So, next time you go for a road trip, or even less adventurous, a family picnic in the countryside, equip your ice box with gel ice packs instead of ice. Your perishables will surely keep it cool. About your, head, that's what you will have to take care of.