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Wind-down & recovery cacao

Better days start tonight.

A full stack of sleep and recovery actives in a real cacao base. Chillzang is the most serious recovery cacao ever put in a cup. A rich dark-chocolate ritual you drink an hour before bed, made to help you wind down, sleep deeply, and wake up recovered.

The Problem

You know the 11pm feeling. Tired body, racing mind.

The body clocked out an hour ago. The mind is still running laps.

You’ve tried melatonin and worn the fog into the next morning. You’ve tried the drawer of pills that changed nothing.

The supplement industry handed you a hormone and called it a solution. We call it the problem.

And your tracker keeps confirming what you already know: tomorrow gets decided tonight.

You don’t need to be knocked out. You need a better way down.

Meet Chillzang

This isn’t a nightcap. It’s an overnight system.

Most sleep products fire once and fade. They knock you out and leave you to it. Chillzang is built the other way: twelve actives, sequenced across all eight hours of sleep. Wind-down, deep sleep, recovery, morning. You drink one cup. It runs the night shift.

Unwind at the end of the day

Glycine, L-theanine and magnesium bisglycinate support relaxation as the evening winds down. Glycine helps lower core body temperature, your body's own cue for sleep.

Sleep deeper through the night

Chamomile, passionflower, reishi and magnesium support sleep quality and a smoother, less broken night.

Recover while you sleep

CherryPURE® Montmorency tart cherry, rich in antioxidants, supports muscle recovery. Holixer® holy basil help steady cortisol, your stress hormone.

Wake clear, not groggy

No melatonin means no grogginess and no dependency. Affron® saffron supports mood on waking. Gentle enough to drink every night.

One cup. Eight hours of work.

Most sleep aids do one thing: make you drowsy, then fade. Chillzang is sequenced, each ingredient clocking in exactly when the science says it matters, from your first sip to your first alarm.

One cup, taken about an hour before bed.
Not a timed release. Actives absorb together.

Sleep phase
Wind down
Sleep onset
Light → deep
Deep + REM
Morning restore
L-Theanine 200 mg Calms a busy mind, helps you switch off
Calms a busy mind, helps you switch off
Chamomile extract 200 mg (10:1) Eases tension and settles you for sleep
Eases tension and settles you for sleep
Lemon Balm extract 400 mg (10:1) Calms the nervous system and soothes tension
Calms the nervous system and soothes tension
Passionflower extract 200 mg Quiets racing thoughts for an easy drift-off
Quiets racing thoughts for an easy drift-off
Glycine 3000 mg Gently cools you down to fall asleep faster
Gently cools you down to fall asleep faster
Albion® Magnesium 1250 mg (100 mg elemental) Relaxes muscles and nerves · supports fewer wake-ups
Relaxes muscles and nerves · supports fewer wake-ups
Myo-inositol ‡ 900 mg Calms a racing mind · supports the serotonin pathway
Calms a racing mind · supports the serotonin pathway
Reishi extract ‡ 350 mg Deepens rest · supports overnight recovery
Deepens rest · supports overnight recovery
Holixer® Holy Basil extract ‡ 250 mg Steadies cortisol so you stay asleep
Steadies cortisol so you stay asleep
CherryPURE® Tart Cherry extract 480 mg Powerful antioxidant · supports overnight muscle recovery
Powerful antioxidant · supports overnight muscle recovery
Affron® Saffron extract ‡ 28 mg Lifts mood so you wake up brighter, not groggy
Lifts mood so you wake up brighter, not groggy

‡ Adaptogenic actives (reishi, holy basil, saffron) build their benefit over days and weeks. Their position shows the phase they most support, not the moment they “switch on.”

How to use Chillzang

A simple wind-down routine you can look forward to.

Step 1

Stir

One sachet into warm milk.

Step 2

Sip

About 60 minutes before bed. Stop doomscrolling, dim the lights, and chillzang.

Step 3

Sleep

The formula runs the night shift.

Real doses. Not fairy dust.

The sleep and recovery actives that pull their weight while you sleep.

Glycine – 3000mg

FASTER SLEEP ONSET AT 3 GRAMS

The full 3g dose used in sleep research, where it shortened the time it took to fall asleep and improved sleep quality. Glycine drops your core body temperature, the signal your body reads as "sleep now." It also gives the cup a soft, natural sweetness.

Albion® Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate TasteFree™ TRAACS® – 1,250mg

UP TO 4× BETTER ABSORBED THAN OXIDE

A fully-reacted, non-buffered bisglycinate chelate that delivers 100mg of elemental magnesium with higher absorption, so your body uses more of it, gently and without the gut upset of bigger doses. Supports muscle relaxation and a calm nervous system, undetectable in the cup.

Myo-inositol – 900mg

For the nights when the body's ready but the mind won't log off. Myo-inositol supports your natural serotonin pathway, the calm-signalling one, and is studied for helping settle a racing mind.

CherryPURE® tart cherry extract – 480mg

LESS MUSCLE SORENESS

The recovery active. CherryPURE® Montmorency tart cherry extract, delivered at the exact 480mg daily dose used in clinical research. In resistance-trained athletes, it helped reduce muscle soreness and preserve strength after intense exercise.

Lemon balm extract (10:1) – 400mg

A tenfold (10:1) concentrate of lemon balm, the classic calming herb. It works gently with your body's natural GABA system to take the edge off a busy day and ease you toward a quieter evening.

Reishi (fruiting body) – 350mg

Fruiting body only, for the polysaccharides and triterpenes that matter, with none of the mycelium-on-grain filler in cheaper products. An adaptogen chosen to support relaxation and stress resilience, blended so you'd never taste the mushroom in your cup. A recovery mushroom, not a sedative.

Holixer® holy basil extract – 250mg

37% LESS PERCEIVED STRESS IN 8 WEEKS

A clinically-studied tulsi extract at its studied daily dose. In an 8-week randomised trial it cut perceived stress by 37%, against 19% for placebo, shifting the body toward rest instead of leaving it wired.

Chamomile extract (10:1) – 200mg

The bedtime classic, concentrated. A 10:1 extract that packs a full teabag's worth of chamomile into every serving, not a weak steep. Its apigenin works with the calming GABA system to help winding down feel more natural.

Passionflower extract (4% flavones) – 200mg

Traditionally used to ease restlessness, standardised here to 4% flavones. It works with your body's natural GABA system to quiet mental chatter and settle you into a calmer state before sleep.

L-theanine – 200mg

The calm amino acid from green tea, at its studied 200mg dose. It supports the alpha brain-wave activity behind relaxed, unforced focus, easing you out of the day without sedating you. Works alongside glycine and magnesium to smooth the shift into a quieter evening.

Affron® saffron extract – 28mg

IMPROVED SLEEP QUALITY VS PLACEBO

One of the most researched saffron extracts on earth, at the exact 28mg used in clinical trials on mood and sleep. The last ingredient to clock in, so you wake brighter, not foggy.

Our standards

Clinically-studied ingredients

Third-party tested

No added melatonin

No added sugar

No artificial sweeteners

Non-GMO

Gluten-free

Real doses

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Taste & Ritual

You won’t need discipline for this one.

Let’s be honest about most “functional” drinks: you tolerate them. Chillzang you’ll look forward to.

Over four grams of organic cacao and cocoa means it drinks like proper dark hot chocolate: rich and smooth. No added sugar and none needed. It replaces the evening sweet craving with something that’s quietly working for you.

And the ritual does as much as the formula. The kettle, the stir, the warm mug in both hands. A deliberate line between the day and the night. Your phone can’t follow you into it.

Ingredient for ingredient.

Chillzang next to Beam Dream (which has sold over 30 million servings) — more actives, real doses, every one on the label.

Ingredient Chillzang Beam Dream
Serving size i A bigger serving gives you a richer drink and room for meaningful doses, not a token sprinkle.
15 g 6 g
Cacao & cocoa i Enough real organic cacao to taste like a proper dark chocolate you'll look forward to nightly.
4,500+ mg organic Included (mg not stated)
Glycine i The full 3 g dose used in sleep research, for a smoother, easier wind-down.
3,000 mg
Magnesium i A highly-absorbable bisglycinate chelate, so more is actually used, and it's gentle on your gut before bed.
100 mg elemental (as Albion® bisglycinate) 60 mg (as citrate & malate)
Myo-inositol i Included to help settle a busy, racing mind so it's easier to switch off.
900 mg
CherryPURE® tart cherry extract i The studied 480 mg dose of CherryPURE, for overnight muscle recovery.
480 mg
Lemon balm i A concentrated 10:1 extract of the classic calming herb, to take the edge off the day.
400 mg (10:1)
Reishi i Fruiting body only, for real actives, none of the grain filler cheaper products use.
350 mg (fruiting body) 350 mg (fruiting body)
Holixer® holy basil i A clinically-studied holy basil at its trial dose, to help keep everyday stress in check.
250 mg
Chamomile i A full 10:1 chamomile extract, not just isolated apigenin, working with your calming GABA system.
200 mg extract (10:1) 50 mg apigenin
Passionflower i Standardised to 4% flavones, to help quiet mental chatter before sleep.
200 mg (4% flavones)
L-Theanine i We use 200 mg, the most-studied dose for calm, unforced focus, without over-dosing.
200 mg 300 mg
Affron® saffron i The exact 28 mg used in clinical studies on mood and sleep quality.
28 mg

Per serving. Beam Dream figures from their published label. Ingredient studies referenced are on individual ingredients.

South Africa launch pricing

Save up to 40% by preordering.

Best Value · R66 a night

90-Night Supply

Ninety nights. Long enough to make it a habit and get the maximum benefit.

  • 40% off, our lowest price a night
  • Three months in a single order
  • Where the adaptogens do their best work
Why the 90-pack:

The adaptogens build over weeks, not days. Ninety nights is where the recovery side of the formula earns its name, at the best price a night we offer.

Presale price · Ships with the next run

One Month · R77 a night

30-Night Supply

Thirty nights. Enough to feel the shift and confirm it wasn't a fluke.

  • 30% off presale price
  • A full month, start to finish
  • Long enough to see it in your sleep data
Why the 30-pack:

The honest testing window. The first two weeks tell you how it feels, the rest of the month tells you whether it holds.

Presale price · Ships with the next run

Starter · R110 a night

10-Night Supply

Ten nights. Great if you'd rather start small before you commit to a month.

  • Ten nights to see how you sleep on it
  • Lowest total cost of the three
  • Step up to 30 or 90 nights when you're ready
Why the 10-pack:

Start small. Ten nights is enough to know whether it suits you.

Ships with the next run

We're here to help

Fair questions.

I've got a sachet, what do I do with it?

Stir it into a mug of warm milk about 60 minutes before bed, lights low. It’ll turn deep Chillzang blue. Then wind down and let it work. And if you liked it: the founding offer is the cheapest Chillzang will ever be.

Why no melatonin? Isn’t that the sleep ingredient?

Melatonin is a hormone, and taking it nightly can mean grogginess, vivid dreams, and the creeping sense you can’t sleep without it. Chillzang supports your body’s own wind-down systems instead: GABA activity, core temperature, cortisol rhythm. Gentle enough for every night, and you wake clear. That was the founding decision behind the whole formula.

What does it actually taste like?

Real dark hot chocolate: rich, smooth, gently sweet. Over 4 g of organic cacao per sachet. No added sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and it doesn’t need them.

When will I feel it?

Most people feel the wind-down on night one: the theanine, chamomile and glycine. The adaptogens build over one to two weeks. Wear a tracker and judge the two-week trend, not a single night.

Can I have it every night?

That’s how it’s designed to be used. No hormones, no sedatives, nothing habit-forming. A nightly ritual, like the cup of tea your grandmother was right about.

Do you ship across South Africa?

Yes. Founding presale orders ship nationwide as soon as the production run is complete, and we’ll keep you updated at every step, from production to dispatch.

Not in South Africa?

Get on the list. We’re launching in SA first, and the list gets first crate as we open new countries.

From the two of us.

We built Chillzang because we were the target market: training hard, working harder, then not sleeping or recovering the way we should. We tried melatonin and hated the mornings. We tried the powders and pills, and they became a chore instead of something we looked forward to.

So we made the thing we couldn’t buy. In Cape Town, to our standards. Real doses. The exact extracts the studies used. Third-party testing. A drink you’d actually crave. We’ve put most of what we have into getting this first run right. If you become a founding member, you’re not just early. You’re part of why it exists.

Luke & Matthew · Co-founders, Chillzang · Cape Town

Better days start tonight.

For about the price of a latte, Chillzang helps you unwind, sleep better and wake up clearer. In a cacao that tastes like a treat, not a supplement. A rewarding ritual that pays off every morning.

30 or 90 nights · up to 40% off · our lowest price ever