23 hacks and tips that will help to keep coolness in your house on a hot day and also to cool yourself a little

Now it is rather hot, the sun is shining. It is very suffocating, even at home. You can open windows, but it becomes even worse, there is no sign of cooling freshening breeze. So what do we have to do?!

I have picked up for you 23 life hacks and tips that will help to keep coolness in your house on a hot day, and also to “cool yourself” a little:

1. Take meals in small portions – overeating leads to high body temperature.
2. Eat spices — eating spicy food involves the natural process of cooling the body, as a result we sweat; the sweat evaporates and we feel better even on a hot summer day.
3. Don’t use the oven – it heats the room a lot. On hot days eat fresh salads, sandwiches or make BBQ outdoors.
4. Eat cool fruit and vegetables – cucumbers and watermelons contain a lot of water, and it is the best snack!
5. Drink more water – tea, coffee, alcohol dehydrate our body, that’s why it is better to replace those drinks with a glass of cold water. But if it is difficult for you to miss your favorite drink – just drink an additional glass of water.
6. Make ice cubes – I often forget about it and when I want to drink a glass of cold water, there is no ice.
7. Make your favorite refreshing drink! Or eat ice-cream!
8. Apply facial cream from the fridge – keep day and night cream in the fridge. Early in the morning or late in the suffocating evening it will be very pleasant to apply it.
9. Use a spray – you can buy thermal water or just fill the spray with cool water and apply it on the face and body on hot days. 
10. Make green tea – cool it in the fridge, fill the spray with it and use it for cooling. This smell will immediately give you the sense of happiness.
11. Use patches for migraine – you can buy them in the pharmacy. They are attached securely and provide pleasant cool.
12. Try Yoga breath – roll your tongue into a tube and breathe in through the mouth. Breathe out through the nose. Repeat several times. It also helps in stressful situations!
13. Cool pulse points –  its help chill your blood vessels effectively and consequently lower your overall body temperature. For example, hold your wrists under the cold water, put your feet in the footbath or put some cool cloth on the neck.
14. Search for cold water – if you have an opportunity, go to the sea, lake, swimming pool or just stand under cold shower.
15. Make your hair – put your hair up in a high ponytail or bun.
16. Wear lightweight, light-coloured and loose fitting comfortable clothing – choose natural fabrics such as linen and cotton.
17. Wear sandals – not sneakers with thick socks.
18. Use 100% linen bedding – such bedding stay cool in hot days and it also imbibes moisture.
19. “Wet” bedding – just spray the sheets water before bed for extra cooling. 
20. Close the curtains – blackout curtains keep the major part of heat from outside and it is pleasant and cool at home. I always keep curtains closed when I’m at home, Maybe it is not very comfortable but it is not so hot.
21. Hang a wet sheet over an open window – the breeze will turn cool from the sheet’s moisture. You can also spray your curtains with cold water.
22. Sleep with an open window – night is perfect time to cool the house with fresh breeze. But don’t forget to close the windows early in the morning as the temperature starts to rise again.
23. Turn off unnecessary electronics – computer, TV etc. provide unnecessary heat. So turn off all devices that you don’t need at the moment. 

These were my tips how to keep coolness in your house and to cool yourself) Also don’t forget to take care of your pets, before leaving the house check if they have enough water.

What tips to keep coolness in your house on hot days do you have? Share them in comments!