If the heat and humidity has still got your struggling to sleep, swapping your bedding to a breathable material like cotton can help regulate your body temperature
We can all agree that trying to sleep in the heat is one of the worst parts of summer. Whilst high temperatures are a welcome arrival during the day, at night the heat and humidity usually makes it harder to drift off, not to mention plenty of waking up sweating and stuffy.
Picking the right materials for your duvet cover can make a huge difference to your sleep quality, especially when you pick natural materials like linen or cotton, and we’ve found a great set that’ll help. Over at Dunelm, you can pick up The Linen Yard’s Hebden Reversible 100% Cotton Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Set in a stylish stripe pattern, and it’s ideal for regulating your body temperature at night.
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The bedding set comes with a duvet and matching pillowcases; one for a single set, two for double to super king sets. It’s made from 100% cotton, which is known for being soft, breathable and cooling, as it not only increases airflow around your body at night, but helps absorb and wick away moisture, stopping you from waking up sweaty.
The Hebden Reversible Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Set is fully reversible with two different stripe patterns on either side, and you can choose from a massive 14 different colours, making it easy to pick one which matches your bedroom decor. The 100% cotton material also makes it both soft and hard-wearing at the same time so it’ll hold up well no matter how often you wash it.
Dusk also has a great 100% cotton bedding set too, with the Santorini Muslin Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Set which is £45 for a double and comes in three different colours. Alternatively you could pick up the Linot Plain 100% Washed Linen Duvet Cover from La Redoute which is currently on sale down from £119.99 to £65.99 and is 100% linen.
However the Hebden Reversible Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Set is still an affordable pick, priced between £24 and £44 depending on which sized set you get. It’s also been praised by shoppers, earning a 4.6 star rating.
One said it’s: “Really soft and breathable fabric, love the pattern as well.”
Whilst a second wrote: “A really excellent duvet set. Looked good and the material was soft and comfortable.” A third added: “Beautiful & soft and looks fab on the bed, love love love!”
One did write, however: “Nice cotton duvet set but it’s not as thick as I hoped for, which means you can see through to the duvet beneath.”
Someone else said: “Striped duvet and pillows are 100% cotton. Should have realised they would be hard to iron.”
