Tossing and turning throughout the night is one thing, but tossing and turning while uncomfortably hot and sweaty is another. Even if you think you may have the best bed sheets in the world (you know, the ones you love to snuggle up with at night and don’t falter when tossed into your washer and dryer ), you still may not be catching those ZZZs on sheets specially designed for you, as a hot sleeper. RELATED: Brooklinen review: The sheets that made me fall in love with going to bed I know the feeling firsthand, as I typically drape a cozy blanket across the bottom of my mattress in an effort to not overheat (but, sure enough, it still takes me about a good half-hour to fall asleep soundly on most nights).
Even with a powerful central AC system and a breathable duvet , my room on the upper floor of my house still tends to not be freezer-cold — you know what they say about hot heat rising! — and better yet, having a loft-style attic space neighboring my bedroom doesn’t help my hot sleeper problem. Oh, and true story: testing all of these cooling sheets began on a day when my AC completely broke down (RIP to being comfortable), which led me to adjust my thermostat to exactly 76 degrees Fahrenheit, a few degrees warmer than my typical household temperature (sorry, mom and dad). Enter my review of the best cooling sheets.
While sheets are marketed to be “cooling,” I put them to a true test (there was even a thermometer involved) to evaluate how they initially felt to th.