Honorary mention
We have tested dozens of cooling paper. Here are some other options we like, but not as good as the above options.
Bed bamboo cooling plate for $41: These bamboo sheets are the best affordable sheets we found, although not as cool as our preferred ones.
Casaluna Washed Supima Percale Set for $81: Former cable critic Medea Giordano loves these affordable Purkale sheets. They are made of 100% Supima cotton, crispy and don’t feel uncomfortable, and she keeps cool all night long even in Texas summer heat. However, this is mostly out of stock and the rest clearance options are available.
Wooden and Bamboo Bed Set $130: These sheets feel much better than the price suggests, they are silky, cool and good for their weight. Not as breathable as our preferred choice, but still great.
Luxome Bamboo Luxury Sheet Set for $180: These bamboo slices are soft and cool, but they are heavier than we wanted compared to the rest of our selections. They are still a great bamboo, though.
Brooklinen Classic Percale Core Table, priced at $189: These are a great set of cooling papers that give them a super crisp feel. I prefer a soft set that keeps you just as cool, but these are a great option if you like the crispy touch.
COP COMPHY PERCALE SEGE priced at $159: Like Brooklinen, these are great fur sheets with a more classic and clearer feel, which makes sense because the chicken coop has the sheets designed like the linens in the hotel. They are great, but you have fewer color options than Brooklinen.
My sheets are rock supervision machines for $199: These bamboo slices are cool and smooth. I didn’t wake up and sweat, but I woke up feeling hotter than the other selected ones.
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Pure Parima Ultra Percale Table, priced at $230: These Egyptian cotton papers are softer than most other percale, they are breathable and super comfortable. They are more like splurges, but not the most expensive Percale out there.
Riley Percale Sheet, priced at $260: These percale sheets are beautiful and crispy, but expensive. They are great sheets, but we were delighted with the cheaper choices recommended or the pure Parima sheets above.
Parachute poker paper set for $269: This is another nice percale set, but it’s a little expensive compared to others we tried and liked. Cable critic Julian Chokkattu said they said they were good to his dog, which was a good reward.
Rest Evercool Cooling Table, priced at $299: The sheets are super smooth and cold, but the top layer ends up making me feel hot even when I was tested in the spring. But if the cooling and antibacterial techniques in these sheets sound like your alley on your alley, you can skip the top floor and save $90.
Citizen gypsum board set for $299: These citizens’ linens are mine Absolutely like linen. They are breathable and are the softest linen I’ve ever tried. They feel heavier than the sheets of pottery barns, even though they weigh 160 grams per square meter.
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Brooklinen Washed Linen Core Set for $319: These sheets are beautiful linens, but they are rougher than the other linens we recommend and I slept cooler on the top picks.
Comfortable Earth Bamboo Bed for $331: These sheets are so soft that I love the icy cold when you climb onto the bed. But they are thicker than the thickness above and they warm up after lying in them for more than 10 minutes. They are sheets I use year round, but I still like hotter nights.
Nature Perdedic Organic Linen Set for $549: These sheets are heavier while still staying cool and breathable, but they are hugely invested and not as soft as our other suggestions.
Skip the sheets
There are fools when you test a lot of sheets. Avoid using these cooling papers.
Casaluna linen blended paper set for $89: These sheets are warmer than most linens because they are mixed linens. Honestly, I felt so warm after sitting inside them for a few minutes (not to mention sleeping!). I love them as a winter linen option, but I will skip their cooling needs.
Casper Hyperlite Table, priced at $139: These sheets are made from Tencel Lyocellmaking them touch cool. They are also very thin and provide good airflow. They sleep coolly, but after a few washes, they lose their softness and feel too thin to last longer.
Coop Coolspa set for $179: These nylon sheets are very soft, but my husband and I both woke up while we were sleeping.
Thuma Linen Set $315: These linens are very lightweight, but after just a few washes, one of the pillowcases cracked at the joints, so I wouldn’t splurge on those.
Anything with high thread count: Many people think that higher thread counts mean better sheets, stopping completely. But this is not the complete story. Higher thread counts make heavier, breathable sheets smaller, so if you run warm you need to skip the thread count. When I want to keep it cool at night, I tend to use 300 thread count paper, and 400 is the highest I usually go. Not all sheets contain thread counts, but missing thread counts usually mean it’s not enough to brag (but in this case, that’s a good thing!)
Why am I still hot?
If you purchased a cooling tablet and are still waking up and sweating, consider the following things:
- Check your other layers: How hot is your bedspread or other blanket on your bed? I prefer to sleep with a cooled bedspread Buffy’s Cloud Bedspread ($195) Stay cool at night or sometimes skip the bedspread or blanket altogether.
- Check your mattress: If your mattress retains a lot of heat, then there are only too many sheets to solve for you. Especially a foam mattress can retain a lot of heat, especially memory foam. I really like the organic breathable mattresses on board, but we also have a guide to cooling the mattresses throughout. You can also explore eight sleeping pods 3 (7/10, wired recommendation) Help adjust the temperature around the mattress, or add a Mattress top hat It has cooling characteristics.
- Check the airflow and temperature in the bedroom: Airflow is an important and powerful thing to keep cool. You may find that you need Add a fan To your bedroom, or add a temperature sensor to your bedroom to remind smart thermostats, such as Nested Learning Thermostats (9/10, cable recommendation) Open and cool your bedroom. (Bonus: The nest actually comes with a thermostat and temperature sensor to pair it.)
How do I test cooling paper
Photo: Nena Farrell
I’m sure you can guess: I tested the table by sleeping on it. But, of course, I don’t just sleep. I made side-by-side comparisons of different sets to compare weight and breathability. I also spent time sitting in bed and awake. This is different from when you sleep because your temperature drops at night and I want to see if you don’t fall asleep completely, the sheets will warm up. I’ve done all the tests on me Buffy’s Cloud Bedspread ($195) or Cozy Earth’s Bamboo Bedspread ($339) On top paper, all the recommendation sets above stay cool and breathable. All sheets are subject to at least three nights of sleep test, usually close to a week, and include twice in my guide to check for any quality issues.
