Linen is a breathable fabric, making it ideal for cooler bed sheets. The Core Linen Sheet Set is 100% linen and contains one flat sheet, one fitted sheet, and two pillowcases. People can choose from a range of colors, and the fitted sheets have labels for the short and long sides to make changing them easier.
Material: Certain fabrics, like polyester or wool, can retain heat and moisture, making it difficult for your body to regulate temperature during sleep. Breathable materials like cotton or bamboo are often better choices.
Cotton bed sheets and linen bed sheets are the best materials for breathable bedding as they are temperature regulating and sweat wicking. Cool duvet cover: Similarly, the perfect duvet cover material for hot sleepers is also linen or cotton.
Breathable sheets made of natural materials like cotton or linen allow for increased air movement and ventilation, both of which keep you cool and dry while you sleep.
Achieving a Restful and Cool Sleep
Avoid polyester, flannel, microfibre, and silk, as they trap heat and hinder airflow. Instead, opt for breathable fabrics like cotton, linen, bamboo, or Tencel.
Bamboo sheets are usually cooler than cotton because they're naturally breathable and wick moisture from your skin. Bamboo's structure allows for better air circulation, helping to regulate body temperature and keep you cooler. Cotton is also breathable but might not keep you as cool as bamboo will.
Avoid sheets with a high thread count, as the tightly woven threads don't allow air to pass through. Opt for percale sheets, which are cool and lightweight due to their simple weave. These breathable sheets alleviate your night sweats, protecting your mattress and helping you have a more restful night of sleep.
Cotton has long been popular due to its excellent properties, making it one of the best materials for combating moisture. Its natural structure allows the skin to breathe by allowing air circulation, effectively absorbing moisture, and helping maintain a feeling of dryness even on the hottest days.
Our research indicates that polyester and microfiber sheets often exacerbate night sweats because both are synthetic materials. Unlike natural fibers, these synthetic materials are not as breathable. They tend to trap heat and moisture against the skin, preventing effective evaporation of sweat.
Instead, hotels focus on choosing bed sheets woven from single-ply and long-staple cotton, usually with a percale weave. A thread count of around 200+ for a percale weave or 300+ for a sateen weave feels suitably luxurious, and is often the weight that high-end hotels will use.
Adjust the thermostat, use fans, open windows (if it's cold outside), wear breathable pajamas and use lightweight bedding. Cool yourself down. If you wake up in a sweat, uncover your feet and neck, drink a glass of cold water, place a cool washcloth on your head or run cold water over your wrists.
Washing sweat-stained sheets
Wash your sheets weekly; the recommendation for frequency of sheet washing is every 1-2 weeks, but if you sweat in your sleep, aim for every week.
If you tend to sweat while you're sleeping, cooling sheets with moisture-wicking properties—like cotton, bamboo, and linen varieties—can help keep you dry. They work by drawing moisture to the outer surface of the fabric (and away from the skin), allowing it to dry quickly.
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Miracle Brand sheets are definitely good at suppressing bacterial growth, so they take longer to develop odors than sheets made of ordinary cotton. But you'll still have to wash them every 10 days or so to keep them clean.
Cotton is one of the best cooling options because it's naturally lightweight and breathable. If you're going for cotton, we recommend sheets with a percale weave, like the Parachute Percale Sheet Set, as they tend to feel crisper and more breathable than those with a sateen weave.
Natural wool fibers make for some of the best temperature regulating comforters thanks to their scientifically proven thermo-regulating properties. A wool comforter can keep you warm when you need it, or cool when your body temperature starts to rise too much, helping you achieve a comfortable sleeping temperature.
“I see patients about night sweating all the time,” says Aris Iatridis, M.D., a sleep medicine specialist and pulmonologist at Piedmont. “The most common cause of night sweats is menopause, but other illnesses and medications can also play a role.”
Use a bedroom fan, sleep with your windows open, or crank up the air conditioning. Keep a cold pack under your pillow, then flip your pillow to rest your head on a cool surface. Avoid common night sweat triggers such as alcohol, spicy foods, caffeine and cigarettes or exercising immediately before bed.
While it may be harder to come by, bamboo linen, also known as bast bamboo fiber, uses a chemical-free mechanical process that may appeal more to eco-conscious shoppers. However, the resulting fabric tends to be somewhat coarse and prone to wrinkling.
Because bamboo sheets are delicate and soft, it's advised that you air dry them, to avoid damaging the fibres and maintain elasticity and colour. However, it is possible to machine dry bamboo sheets, so long as you choose a low heat and remove your bedding from the dryer as soon as the cycle is finished.