How to Look Great in a Heat Wave (2024)

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How to look good in extreme heat? ›

Keep yourself hydrated - you'll need more water than usual during heatwave temperatures. Stick to cold foods and drinks and avoid alcohol. Cool yourself down by having cold showers or washing your face. Look out for heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

Lighter-colored fabrics with loose weaves reflect the heat and are better choices for hot weather than dark clothes, experts say — with one exception. Darker clothing and a dense, tight construction do a better job of protecting the skin from dangerous rays from the sun that can cause sunburn and aging.

Use box fans and ceiling fans to promote air circulation throughout your home. Opening doors in the house and using box fans to push hot air outdoors can function as an "exhaust" system and draw cooler evening air into the house. In the cooler evenings, open all windows and promote as much air circulation as possible.

Heat acclimatization is the improvement in heat tolerance that comes from gradually increasing the intensity or duration of work performed in a hot setting. The best way to acclimatize yourself to the heat is to increase the workload performed in a hot setting gradually over a period of 1–2 weeks.

Do fans work in hot weather? ›

However, guidance published since 2021 has suggested that fans can still cool the body in air temperatures up to 40°C by facilitating sweat evaporation, and therefore are an inexpensive yet sustainable alternative to air conditioning.

Avoid high-energy activities or work outdoors, during midday heat, if possible. Check on family members, older adults and neighbors. Watch for heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

(WEHT) – During the hot Summer months, we often recommend wearing light-colored, loose-fitting clothing to help stay cool. The reason behind that is that lighter colors, for example white, will reflect most of the sun's wavelengths. That reflection will keep those fabrics cooler.

Keep cool: use air conditioning or a fan, wear light and loose-fitting clothing, and keep skin wet, using a spray bottle or damp sponge and by taking cool showers. Stay hydrated: during days of extreme heat, keep drinking water before you feel thirsty, especially if outdoors or performing physical activity.

Drink lots of water; take cool showers; splash water on your face; wash hands and feet frequently. It'll keep your pores unclogged, skin hydrated and yourself feeling coooool! 8. Keep up the basic skin care: Follow the usual clean-tone-moisturize routine, even in summer.

The Bergmann's Rule and Allen's Rule suggest that populations living in colder climates tend to have larger body masses and shorter limbs to minimize heat loss, while those in warmer climates have slimmer bodies and longer limbs to facilitate heat dissipation.