You don’t always need a new position to make sex feel exciting and different. Sometimes, all you need is an ice cube.

Temperature play involves deliberately introducing warm or cool sensations during sex, from tracing an ice cube over someone’s stomach to giving your partner a warm massage. It’s an accessible form of sensation play, but there are some important safety rules to know before introducing ice or turning up the heat.

What is Temperature Play?

“Temperature play is pretty much exactly what it sounds like,” says psychosexologist and researcher Chantelle Oten , who is certified through the European Federation of Sexology and European Society of Sexual Medicine.…