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15 Easy Tips To Help You Sleep During A Heatwave


Put your sheets in the freezer

Bear with us on this one. It might sound mad, but we learnt this trick off a Aussie who couldn’t sleep during one of Sydney’s crazy heatwaves.

Pop your top sheet or under-sheet into a plastic bag and put it in the freezer before bedtime. Just before bed, put the icy sheet on and you should drift off into a cool slumber before your bedding returns to the room’s temperature.

Steep your feet in cold water before you get into bed

“Have a bath or shower in the hour before bed, or a great tip is fill a hot water bottle with lukewarm water and place your bare feet on it, says Jason, “This will raise your temperature slightly and then it will drop, helping your body prepare for sleep.”

Alternatively, get a tea towel, soak it in icy water and drape it over your feet (outside of the covers) to keep you cool while you fall asleep.

Get out your hot water bottle

Go old school and dig out your hot water bottle, but fill it up with water and ice instead – if the neck it too thin to get ice cubes in, fill up a jug of water and ice and keep it in the fridge for a bit before you use the water to fill the bottle before bed.

Take off its protective woolly cover and snuggle into a lovely chilled bed.

Use the cold side of the pillow

The old faithful turning the pillow over trick is a favourite during the summer months. Make it easier by choosing a silk pillow which will naturally stay cooler – it’s also gentler on your hair and skin, or opt for a new age cold pillow that will keep your head sleepy and cool all night. There’s a multitude of new technologies on the market, from Simba’s Hybrid Pillow that uses special fibres and breathable fabrics to keep you cool, to Kally’s Cooling Pillow that’s filled with a cooling foam core and high quality Hollowfibre.

Then there’s the award-winning Premium CoolGel™ Bed Pillow by Supportiback, which comes with one side that’s soft and snug, and the other with heat-dissipating gel to keep you cool all night. Genius.



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