Ten Hacks for a Cooling Sleep Every Night
Some nights can be hot but it doesn’t mean that you can’t have a cool sleep. There several ways you can there are several ways you can have a cool sleep through it all — from doing some creative pillow hacks to choosing Uratex Premium for your mattress. Here are several ways you can have a cool night.
Go for cotton sheets
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Polyester and satin sheets may feel great on the skin, but they won’t be doing you any good on warmer nights. Save them for the colder days. Go for cotton sheets instead. Light-colored sheets made of lightweight cotton are especially ideal. These linens are more breathable, and are great for hot, humid weather. Cotton fiber absorbs perspiration and releases the moisture to the surface of the fabric, causing it to evaporate.
Change your nightwear
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Have a cooler sleep by wearing cotton pyjamas. Just like your cotton sheets, a cotton nightwear will be more breathable and comfortable compared to Rayon or Polyester. It’s lightweight and made of natural fiber.
Drink and eat hours before retiring to bed
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Limit your alcohol intake before bedtime. Alcohol dehydrates the body and raises its temperature. That cool glass of white wine may appear soothing, but it won’t be doing you any favor when you finally try to catch a snooze.
You should also watch what you eat. Opt for smaller, lighter dinners. Choose food that’s easier to metabolize. Your body will be producing more heat after you’ve chowed down a huge steak than if you’d eaten smaller portions of fish and vegetables.
Avoid exercising before heading to bed
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Exercising at night may be more convenient for this who are busy working during the day. However, you might want to skip your usual workout routine before sleeping because exercising wakes you up and warms your body internally. Having a refreshing sleep starts even before you lie down on your Uratex Premium bed.
Let minimal sunlight into your bedroom during the day
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Does your bedroom get a lot of sunlight during the day? You might want to bring down curtains to keep your bedroom dark at daytime. Having too much sunlight in your slumber area heats up your bedroom especially if the heat can’t escape.
You may keep your windows open to let the wind enter your room but ensure that you have curtains to block the light. You may also install blinds that can block the light but have gaps that welcome fresh air.
Use an electric fan to your advantage
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They may be old-school, but electric fans do help in a number of ways. For one, they provide white noise that will help you get to sleep sooner. They help repel mosquitoes too! The sooner you fall asleep, the less you’ll have to deal with the heat.
If you feel that the electric fan is just blowing hot air around, adjust it so it faces a little toward the window. This will help push the hot air out and not just twirl it around the room.
You can also make a DIY air conditioner out of your electric fan. Simply position a shallow bowl or pan in front of a fan. Fill it with ice. The breeze from your fan will pick up cold water melting off of the ice’s surface, creating a cooling mist in the process.
Sleep alone and hog the bed
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While it’s great to cuddle at night, you may want to wean yourself off of it during warm weathers. The added body temperature can prevent you from having a restful, eight-hour sleep. Sleeping alone will also give you plenty of space to stretch out. Sleeping in a spread-eagle position, where your arms and legs do not touch each other, is great for reducing body heat and allowing more heat to circulate around your body. The stretched out position will also keep you from sweating too much.
Take a cold shower
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Take a cold shower before retiring to bed. Not only will it bring down your body temperature and make you feel cooler, it will also help you get rid of the clamminess you’ve accumulated throughout the day. There’s nothing like diving into a bed of cool cotton sheets while feeling fresh and clean. Taking a shower will also lull you to sleep, as it helps you get into a more relaxed state.
Unplug during bedtime
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Don’t just stop using your gadgets at bedtime, unplug in the literal sense of the word. Disconnect the electronics in your room. Gadgets and appliances emit heat even when they’re turned off. Turn off everything in your bedroom. You can do the same for all the unneeded appliances in your house. Not only will this reduce the total heat in your home, but it will also help you save energy.
Invest in a good mattress
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Your mattress can make all the difference between sleepless nights and restful sleeps, so make sure you go for the best ones. For warmer weathers, the Sensory Memory Ultima Plus by Uratex is your best option. It uses Hydragel beads that work great at absorbing heat, allowing your body to cool down. The mattress is also wrapped in cooler knit fabric, which is proven to lower body temperature by up to 2°C. This Uratex mattress provides a cloud-like and cooling sleep experience, paving the way for deep relaxation and rejuvenation.
Master the science of sleeping, and there should be no reason to not have a restful night, even on warmer days. From shopping for the right mattress in the Philippines to going for cotton sheets that help keep the heat off of your body, you will find hacks that will let you have restful nights.