What are the Best Bed Sheets For Summer?
In this guide, learn how to choose the best bed sheets for summer, or for those that live in a hot or muggy climate. Discover which properties to look for, including cooling properties, breathability, and moisture-wicking fabrics. Hot summer nights can cause you to lose sleep while you toss and turn trying to find a cool spot so you can fall back to sleep. Your choice of bed sheets can dramatically improve or decrease your quality of sleep.
Learn why bamboo is a top choice as the perfect summer bedding fabric. You’ll also hear stories from our BedVoyage customers about how our sheets have helped them sleep cool and comfortable all night. Make the switch to BedVoyage’s Luxury Bamboo Sheets today for sleep better tonight!
Fabrics to Avoid:
Cotton:
Cotton can be a cooling fabric for summer, but if it’s been coated with formaldehyde to make it wrinkle-resistant; you’re now sleeping on toxic chemicals that can be absorbed into your skin. Our pores open when we sleep and any toxins, fabric softeners and bleach used can be absorbed, which can pose a health risk. If you do opt for cotton, choose an organic cotton and a lower thread count, as high thread counts can cause you to sleep hot.
Polyester:
Polyester is a synthetic fabric derived from petroleum products. They’re much less breathable than natural fibers, which can cause you to overheat. Additionally, they can trap moisture, making you feel hot and sweaty in warmer climates and summer months. Polyester blends are also not as soft as natural fibers, so for all these reasons they will not be a good choice as summer bed sheets.
Flannel:
Flannel is primarily a fabric that people use in the fall and winter when they want to climb into a warmer bed, so their sheets don’t have that chill that makes you brace yourself for a few minutes! For this reason, they are definitely not the best bed sheets for summer. Opt instead for breathable, naturally cooling bed sheets.
Qualities to Look For in Summer Bed Sheets
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Breathability: Choose a thread count between 240-320 for optimal breathability. Thread count means how many threads are woven in one square-inch. The higher the thread count the less breathable the fabric will be.
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Naturally Cooling Properties: In general, fabrics that are made from natural fibers (not synthetics) will breathe better. Bamboo has a built in cooling technology with micro-gaps and holes in the fibers that allow heat to escape, making them the best bed sheets for summer.
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Moisture-Wicking Properties: If you perspire, you want a fabric that will absorb the moisture and then release/evaporate it quickly. Bamboo bed sheets evaporate moisture three times faster than cotton.
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Comfortability: Choose a fabric that your hand, arm or leg will glide effortlessly across. The silkier the fabric, the more gentle it is to your skin, and you’ll sleep more soundly, which is a feat in the heat of summer!
What Fabric is Best for Summer Bed Sheets?
The ideal fabric for summer are natural fabrics, such as bamboo, cotton, linen or silk as they are all cooling fabrics. But bamboo sheets have the others beaten hands down for many reasons! The inherent and natural qualities of bamboo fabrics are unlike any of the others: they're cooling, moisture wicking, anti-bacterial, hypoallergenic, silky-soft and drape against your skin like nothing you've ever felt before. AND, bamboo is one of the most sustainable resources on the planet, and its farm-raised, is grown without any need for fertilizers or pesticides so its as good for the planet as it is for you!
Why Make the Switch to BedVoyage Bamboo Sheets this Summer?
What Our Customers Say
The silkiest, smooth, soft sheets. Not scratchy or rough. Great for cooling or warming. 3 years of owning and I’ll never have any others. - Christi B.
Best sheets on the market. They are Soft, cool and luxurious and wash extremely well. I love them and will never again purchase another brand. So thankful to have found them! - Nancy W.
They are amazing sheets. They keep me from being too hot! - Jennifer E.
We have every bed in the house bed-voyaged! The best sheets we’ve used! - Barbara H.
I love my sheets!!!!! Bed Voyage has the best bamboo sheets, l always sleep so well with these luxurious sheets. - Mary V.
If you want to sleep comfortably all thru the night, you need bamboo! Cool sleep. - Sidne A.
Does thread count matter when picking cooling sheets?
Absolutely, it matters quite a lot. People that shop for very high thread count, expecting them to be the best high quality sheets available; soon learn that their body temperature is rising and they’re sleeping hotter than ever before. Thread counts in the 600+ range simply do not have the ability to breathe because the threads are woven so tightly that air cannot pass through. Opt for 240-320, the sweet-spot for breathability, which also makes them light and airy. BedVoyage makes all our linens at 300 thread count, the perfect blend of silky-soft and breathable, especially for Bed sheets for hot sleepers!
Are BedVoyage sheets still good to use when it’s not summer?
Bamboo fibers are considered thermal-regulating, we call them Smart Sheets because the fibers can sense if you’re overheating and will release the heat through those mentioned micro-gaps and holes. But they also can sense if you’re cold and will keep your warmth in around you, the best bed sheets for winter and summer!
What are some other things I can do to keep my bedroom cool in the summer?
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Keep your windows open to get cross-ventilation
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Wear loose fitting pajamas, or just sleep like you were born; naked!
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Take a cool shower before bed, it will cool your body temperature
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Meditation or deep breathing exercises can help relax and cool you down
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Reduce alcohol, spicy foods or caffeine minimum of 4 hours before bed
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Keep the blinds or curtains closed all day, to keep your room cooler
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Keep a fan moving overhead, or beside your bed to keep the air circulating
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Some people put their fitted sheet in the freezer to create a cooling sheet before bed!
Can I put bamboo sheets in the dryer?
Yes, you can dry them on medium until they are dry. To keep the wear and tear level at a minimum on your luxury sheets, a low to medium temperature will add longevity to the investment you made in bamboo bed sheets. You can view our laundry care for Bamboo Linens. You can also hang them in the sunshine for extra anti-bacterial effects as sunshine is a natural disinfectant. If you like to have ironed sheets, you can do so with bamboo. You can even use high heat and steam and your bed linen sheet will not be harmed, they iron beautifully!
Should I switch to bamboo pillowcases as well?
If you buy our sheet sets they’ll arrive with Bamboo pillowcases, but if you have 4 pillows on your bed it’s a great idea to pick up an extra set of 2 of pillowcases. This way any pillow you gravitate to during the night will have luxuriously cooling pillowcases for your best sleep!
For all of these reasons, bamboo sheets make the best bed sheets for summer, as well as year round. Pick yours up today at BedVoyage.com!
Sweet Dreams~
Learn more about our cooling bamboo sheets!
Choosing the Right Bedding for Hot and Sticky Nights
How To Stay Cool While Sleeping: 10 Tips to Help You Cool Down
Sleep Better on Hot Nights with BedVoyage Sheets
Why Hot Sleepers Are Obsessed With These Bamboo Sheets
Sweet Dreams~
