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Spoiler: There’s Something Much Better!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you frequently sweating during your sleep? Do you often wake up at night because you’re too hot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite trying various tricks to cool down, you just can’t seem to sleep well: too hot at night, damp sheets, night sweats… What you need is a way to keep your head cool<\/strong>. After some research, you come across the gel cooling pillow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, the idea seems promising, but we’re here to stop you right there. Because the gel cooling pillow has its limitations, and you’ll soon realize it’s impractical for everyday use. We’ll explain why and, more importantly, we’ll give you a solution to finally get a good night’s sleep<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooling down to sleep better: the instinct is right!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We know it: heat and sleep don’t mix well! That’s why during heatwaves or hot weather, we all struggle to fall asleep. There’s an explanation for this: just before you fall asleep, your body temperature drops. It’s this drop in temperature that signals to your body that sleep is approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you understand better why sleeping under a pile of blankets or in an overheated room isn’t recommended. Besides delaying your ability to fall asleep quickly, an increase in temperature will disturb the quality of your sleep<\/strong>, and you’ll wake up the next day tired from the various nocturnal awakenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a gel cooling pillow would therefore help your body: with the coolness, your body temperature will inevitably decrease, inducing sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In theory, that sounds good, but in practice… it’s not so simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3 Common Misconceptions about Cooling Gel Pillows<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1. A cooling gel pillow will keep me cool all night<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FALSE<\/strong>. The cooling gel pillow is designed to cool the sleeper by absorbing their body heat with its gel side. Once saturated with heat, your cooling pillow will no longer be effective<\/strong>. You may wake up in the middle of the night sweating, needing to set it aside and replace it with another pillow… inevitably further disrupting your sleep. And once you’ve switched to a new pillow, you’ll still face the same problem: struggling to fall back asleep!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. A gel cooling pillow will help me sweat less at night.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FALSE<\/strong>. To properly dissipate sweat, a pillow needs to be breathable and well-ventilated: therefore, a feather or down pillow is preferable. However, in order to incorporate a gel side, your pillow must be made of synthetic material, which… can make you sweat! So, the cooling gel pillow will actually promote sweating due to its composition<\/strong>, while trying to cool you down with its gel… Paradoxical, isn’t it? Not to mention absurd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. A cooling gel pillow provides intense coolness even during heatwaves.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FALSE.<\/strong> During a heatwave, it’s difficult to keep our rooms at the recommended temperature. Even with the blinds closed, when the sun is at its highest, the temperature rises. Therefore, your cooling gel pillow may lose effectiveness when you lie on it, as the difference with your body temperature is reduced. Plus, it’s impossible to put it in the refrigerator<\/strong> due to its bulky size…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, there are other drawbacks to the cooling gel pillow, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n