Cooling Tips for Better Sleep
Last Updated on May 10, 2022
by Marc Werner, Founder - GhostBed
Seeking a way to sleep cooler can be an evasive search. With the guide of an easy-to-navigate table one can find quick resolutions for different options that allow for a cooler and better sleep.
Whether seeking to buy a wonderful mattress designed to cool, or just looking for ways to create a cooler sleep environment, finding ways to sleep cooler is as effortless as reading a table guide.

Tips for Cooler Sleep
TIP | HOW-TO | WHY |
---|---|---|
Cotton Sheets | Use 100-percent cotton sheets in white or light color | Surrounds body with breathable environment to ventilate and cool |
Sleep Naked | Strip off bed clothes | Sleeping naked, or just a loose bed shirt, allows skin to breath for cooler sleep |
Cooling Pillow Mat | Place cooling mat atop pillow | Cooling pillow mats are designed to cool the head for sleeping cooler |
Cool Mattress Pad | Cover mattress with pad made for cooling | Pads are made with gel and temperature control systems for sleeping cool |
Sweat-proof bedding | Sheex bedding is crafted to wick sweat away from body | Special thermoregulation fabric designed to keep the body dry and sleeping cool |
Wet Head | Wrap damp hair in a towel to sleep | Sleeping with a wet head will aid in keeping the head cooler for a better sleep |
Ice Pack | Sleep with ice pack on pulse points | Cold on points at the wrists, neck, elbows, behind knees, and ankles cools body temp |
Frozen Wash Cloth | Place a cold washcloth from freezer onto forehead | Sleeping with frozen washcloth on the forehead will help cool body |
Sleep Alone | Get away from the extra heat a bed partner puts off | It is cooler to sleep alone |
Take to the Floor | Rest body on bamboo or straw mat placed on floor | Heat rises so floor level is cooler |
Egyptian Wrap | Wrap the body is a damp sheet | Ancient Egyptians cooled off at night sleeping wrapped in a damp sheet |
Hang Wet Sheet | Place wet sheet as window covering | A wet sheet in front of window will cool the breeze as it enters the room |
Update Mattress | Purchase a mattress designed to sleep cool, like GhostBed | GhostBed is made for the most advanced complete adaptive cooling sleep experience |
Cooling Pillow | Buy a pillow crafted for cooling | Manufacturers are designing pillows using technology specifically to sleep cooler |
Eat Petite | Instead of large meals, eat small portions through day | Eating small portions during the day helps curb body heat boosted from metabolism |
Stay Hydrated | Drink water right before bed to stay hydrated | Heat will dehydrate so help combat it by drinking 8-ounces of water before bed |
Create Cross Breeze | Make a breeze flow over bed | Place fan facing open window from across bed to create a cooling cross breeze |
Fan Heat Away | Use a fan to move heat from inside to outside | Place box fan in window facing out to blow the hot air from room to outside |
Reverse Ceiling Fan | Allow the ceiling fan to suck the heated air up | Adjust ceiling fan to turn in opposite direction to pull the hot air up |
Fan the Ice | Place an ice filled pan in front of a fan | An ice filled pan placed in front of a fan will create the blowing of cold air to cool |
Bed Fan | Purchase a fan made specifically to cool bed | Bed fans are designed to place on the mattress to keep temp regulated and cool |

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