Ice, Ice Baby: Cooling Products That Beat the Heat Klaudia Tirico
Ah, the summer heat. You longed for it during the polar vortex and now you’re spending too much time in front of the AC waiting for it to stop. We can’t win, folks! Although staying cool as a cucumber on hot summer days sometimes feels impossible (if you’ve ever been on an NYC subway in July, you can relate), it doesn’t have to be. We rounded up five of our can’t-live-without cooling products to beat the heat and enjoy the season. Vanilla Ice would approve.
You can’t spend a day out in the sun without ending it with this Cool Blue Calming Mask from Boscia – it’s just not right. It’s a peel-off mask that cools on contact and treats skin to marine harvested sea algae (a powerful anti-inflammatory ingredient), hydrating aloe vera, nourishing jojoba leaf and more. It’s awesome for sensitive skin and even boosts collagen production for a younger-looking complexion.
If you’ve got this Verbena Frisson refreshing Body Mist in your bag, you won’t ever have to feel gross on a hot subway or overheat on the beach again. This handy, alcohol-free aerosol is packed with organic verbena from Provence and natural spring water extract to instantly refresh skin and keep hydration levels in check. It’s the second best thing to a cold shower.
Okay, so this may not be a beauty product, but if your man works outside or if you love outdoor sports in the summer, you need this. These unique towels get colder as you sweat. Seriously, they drop to 30 degrees below your average body temperature when soaked. We like to think of them as portable air conditioners. But it doesn’t just stop at towels. Enduracool is also available in hats, hoods, head bands and more.
Shaving and waxing are one of our biggest summer obligations. You can’t bare all until your hair-free, right? Unfortunately, razor burn, bumps and redness happen. That’s where this baby comes in. The Cool Fix Targeted Gel Lotion is made with clinical moisturizers, as well as glycolic, salicylic and physic acid, to soothe skin issues related to ingrown hair, razor burn, post-wax redness and more. The fresh scented and fast-absorbing formula even kills bacteria and exfoliates dead skin cells, making hair removal a breeze.
Warning: This hydrating lippie is the beauty equivalent to crack. Once you apply, you won’t want to stop. The Yes to Coconut Cooling Lip Oil puts every other lip by product to shame. It’s made with a trifecta of nourishing ingredients: virgin coconut oil, eucalyptus oil and avocado oil. The minute it hits your lips, you feel a subtle burst of cool and seriously moisturized and baby soft lips.
