These clever, low-cost tricks will help you keep your cool when the weather's hot.
1.Take a cool shower
When all else fails, take frequent cool showers to keep your body temperature down and rinse off the sweat.
2. Aloe vera
You know aloe vera soothes sunburn, and its cooling properties also work to help you beat the heat. Blogger Crunchy Betty offers different recipes to make spray of it, combining witch hazel and peppermint oil.
3.Chrysanthemum tea
Whether it's hot or cold, chrysanthemum tea is served to lower body temperature, according to China Daily. It's also been said to soothe heat rash, experts told Natural Health.
Whether it's hot or cold, chrysanthemum tea is served to lower body temperature, according to China Daily. It's also been said to soothe heat rash, experts told Natural Health.
4.Peppermint tea
Brew a pot of peppermint tea, then stick it in the fridge. Once it's nice and cold, it is suggest as pouring some into a spray bottle and misting yourself with it. Better than water, the menthol in the tea will give your skin a tingly, cool feel.
5.Iced Green Tea with Lemon and Mint
Avoid heating up the house with the stove and brew your tea in the sun instead! This takes a bit of planning, but there’s not a lot of actual work involved.
15 bags of organic green tea
1 gallon of water
1/2c whole fresh mint leaves
juice of 2 lemons
sweetener of your choice, to taste
Combine the tea bags, water, and mint in a clean, gallon-sized container and set it out in the sun for 3-4 hours, depending on how dark you like your tea. Remove the tea bags and add the lemonjuice and sweeten, if you like.
1 gallon of water
1/2c whole fresh mint leaves
juice of 2 lemons
sweetener of your choice, to taste
Combine the tea bags, water, and mint in a clean, gallon-sized container and set it out in the sun for 3-4 hours, depending on how dark you like your tea. Remove the tea bags and add the lemonjuice and sweeten, if you like.
6.Cucumber Mint Water
It might sound like a strange combination, but cold water with a couple of slices of cucumber and a sprig of mint is a delicious, cooling summer drink. You can serve this up one glass at a time or put together a whole pitcher to keep in the fridge. Here’s how to make an eight-serving batch of cucumber mint water:
It might sound like a strange combination, but cold water with a couple of slices of cucumber and a sprig of mint is a delicious, cooling summer drink. You can serve this up one glass at a time or put together a whole pitcher to keep in the fridge. Here’s how to make an eight-serving batch of cucumber mint water:
Combine a half of a sliced cucumber and 1/2 cup of coarsely chopped mint in a four quart pitcher.
Top the pitcher off with 16 cups of water and chill until you’re ready to serve.
Bonus points if you grow your own mint or cucumbers to whip up this beverage!
Top the pitcher off with 16 cups of water and chill until you’re ready to serve.
Bonus points if you grow your own mint or cucumbers to whip up this beverage!
7.Melon Puree
This is a drink I had on a trip to Jamaica. It’s incredibly refreshing and simple to make. Melons are a great source of vitamin C, and when you puree instead of juicing, you retain all of that healthy fiber. Here’s how to make your own melon puree:
Slice up a a honeydew melon or cantaloupe into chunks.
Blend until smooth, adding a bit of water to thin things out if necessary.Chill your puree before serving for extra cooling benefits.
You could probably make this with watermelon or any other sweet melon, but I’ve only tried honeydew and cantaloupe.
Blend until smooth, adding a bit of water to thin things out if necessary.Chill your puree before serving for extra cooling benefits.
You could probably make this with watermelon or any other sweet melon, but I’ve only tried honeydew and cantaloupe.
