It's 11pm. Your bedroom is 27 degrees. You've flipped the pillow four times. You're exhausted but you cannot sleep.
Sound familiar?
Every summer it's the same. And while we can't control the weather, there are a few things that genuinely help.
Keep your bedroom as dark as possible during the day
Heat builds up through windows. Blackout blinds or even a dark curtain pulled shut during the hottest part of the day can make a real difference to your bedroom temperature by bedtime. It sounds obvious but it's one of the most effective things you can do.
Cool your pulse points before bed
Your wrists, temples and the back of your neck are where your body releases heat. Cooling these spots down helps your whole body temperature drop faster.
Our Lavender Stem & Witch Hazel Facial Toner Mist is perfect for this. A few spritzes on your wrists, temples and the back of your neck feels instantly cooling and the lavender helps calm the nervous system ready for sleep.
Then spritz your pillow and bed sheets with our Chamomile, Lavender & Frankincense Pillow Spray or Lavender, Vetiver & Clary Sage Pillow Spray. The scent works as you drift off, deepening the breath and quieting the mind.
Use a fan strategically
A fan on its own just moves warm air around. Place a bowl of ice or a frozen water bottle in front of it and it becomes a makeshift air conditioner. Point it towards the door rather than directly at you for a gentler, cooler airflow through the room.
Have a lukewarm shower, not a cold one
It feels counterintuitive but a very cold shower before bed can actually stimulate your body and make it harder to sleep. Lukewarm is the sweet spot. It brings your core temperature down gently without shocking your system.
Follow it with our English Lavender & Clary Sage Essential Oil Body Lotion. Light enough to absorb quickly in the heat, and the lavender and clary sage combination is one of the most effective natural sleep aids there is.
Create a wind-down ritual
Your brain needs a signal that it's time to sleep, especially when the heat is keeping it alert. The same ritual every night, even a short one, trains your nervous system to switch off.
Ours looks like this: lukewarm shower, body lotion, a few spritzes of the facial toner on pulse points, pillow spray on the sheets, phone face down, ten minutes of reading. That's it. It works.
The products we reach for on hot nights
- Lavender Stem & Witch Hazel Facial Toner Mist. Instantly cooling on pulse points and temples. A lovely way to start the wind-down.
- Chamomile, Lavender & Frankincense Pillow Spray. Our most popular sleep spray. Calming, grounding and genuinely effective on sheets and pillows.
- Lavender, Vetiver & Clary Sage Pillow Spray. Deeper and earthier. For when you need something a little stronger.
- English Lavender & Clary Sage Essential Oil Body Lotion. Light, fast-absorbing and beautifully calming as part of a bedtime ritual.
"If you want to get to sleep this works wonders... if you're next to the person who wants to get to sleep then enjoy the delightful fragrance."
Tim, verified purchase
Sleep well. You've earned it.
Lou & Ben x