Europe Heat Wave: 7 Easy Hacks and Remedies to Cool Off When It Gets too Hot (Watch Video)

Europe is experiencing one of the worst heatwaves in history. With everyday the situation only getting worse, survival is getting a lot more difficult in the area. Just yesterday, the UK recorded its second hottest day ever, with temperatures reaching 38.1C (100.6F) in Cambridge. The deadly heat in the UK has been affecting the daily lives of the people, right from disrupting the rail and air commute to the health of common people. The temperature has risen above 40C in France, Germany and the Netherlands, breaking records. There are reports that a number of deaths have been linked to the heat as well. Paris saw a record high temperature of 42.6C and in parts of northern Germany, the heat has caused the rivers and lakes to dry up. Warnings have it that the marine life may soon be affected by the heat.

Excessive heat can actually become a struggle every day and if you don't have an AC at home, things can get worse. However, there are a few easy hacks that can help you cool down that are way cheaper than buying an AC. Check out:

Wear Cotton Clothes

Refrain from using clothes made out of silk, polyester sheets or satin. Opt for easy-breezy, light-coloured cotton clothes to cool down the heat. Not just clothes, choose bed sheets made out of cotton or linens. Cotton doesn't just absorb excessive sweat from the body but is also breathable and airy textile. Especially while sleeping you might want to opt for cotton clothes and betsheets.

The Dampen Sheet Trick

This is one of the easiest tricks that one can use to cool down instantly especially while you are trying to rest. All you have to do it dampen a cotton bedsheet or towel with cold water and wrap it around your body. Lying down with a wet towel or sheet under the fan is even more effective.

DIY AC

Do you remember when as kids we would play with the ice-cubes from refrigerators by placing it in front of a table-fan? Make yourself a DIY air cooler by simply keeping a bowl full of ice in front of a table fan for cooler air. As the ice melts the air blown by the table fan after coming in contact with the ice will provide you with AC style air.

How to make an air conditioner at home using a plastic bottle and ice:

Hydrate Yourself

Drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration. Drink plenty of water or other healthy fluids to protect yourself from illnesses this summer. You can opt for freshly squeezed juices from frozen fruits.

Keep Your Lights Off

Light bulbs emit heat and turning the lights in your house off will immediately make your house cooler. Opt for natural light as much as possible.

Keep Moisturisers and Face Creams In The Fridge

Apply moisturisers and face creams kept in the fridge on your body to hydrate your body and cool it down as well. Keeping your products in the fridge will create this cooling effect on your body.

Breathing Exercises

Breathing exercises and yoga have been known to have cooling effects on your body. Deep inhaling and exhaling can be of huge help. Breathing exercises can help your saliva to cool the air before it's taken to your lungs, in turn cooling down your whole body.

Yoga for cooling your body:

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It is also important to note that people having sinusitis or tendency to catch a cold must not subject themselves to things like ice when your body is hot. The immediate change in temperature may not go well with your body.

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