We Tried the 7 Best Cooling Sheets of 2024. Here’s What Happened.
What’s the best cooling sheet set for 2024? We did the work, so you didn’t have to! Fantastic cooling sheets should be comfortable and high-quality, but it shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg to get a great night’s sleep.
We tested 7 of the best cooling sheets from the world’s top brands to find out which ones are worth it (and which ones aren’t). It’s safe to say we were a little shocked!
During our testing, there were a few metrics that we wanted to keep in mind:
- Material
- Moisture Wicking
- Comfort
- Cost
A few of the most common materials you’re likely to see in this category are bamboo (a naturally derived fiber from the bamboo plant), cotton (another natural fiber, but it isn’t known for great cooling), and lyocell/Tencel (a semi-natural fiber that mimics cotton with better moisture-wicking properties).
In our view, the best cooling bed sheets of 2024 should perform well in each of these categories, still offering great value to the buyer (you!). Let’s get started.
This article was written in paid partnership with SBLY eCommerce Brands.
In our opinion, the best cooling sheets of 2024 are the Dosaze Luxury Bamboo Sheets. We found them to be fantastically priced, especially when compared to other luxury brands, incredibly comfortable, and among the best moisture-wicking options due to their bamboo-blend construction.
In gathering the supplies to perform this test, we learned that top-of-the-line bedsheets can be very expensive… and, in our opinion, unreasonably so. Dosaze was able to provide an incredible product at one of the most reasonable prices of all that we tested.
- Fantastic Moisture Wicking
- Soft, Comfortable Feel
- Equal Parts Quality and Value
Aside from sheer cost-value, we also found the bamboo blend among the best for moisture-wicking while also being durable and comfortable. When compared to cotton options, the Dosaze wicked away sweat faster. Plus, we found their 3-year warranty, 60-night trial, and free returns a great “insurance policy” for potential customers looking to try the sheets out.
As a secondary option, we found the Slumber Cloud Performance Set to be great. Of everything we tested, it’s among the softest while still offering moisture-wicking properties that bring it into the cool-sleep category. They are made of TENCEL, which is just a name-brand version of lyocell, a version of rayon crafted from cellulose taken from wood (think of it as “semi-synthetic”).
As a result, the sheets have a hand feel that resembles something in between polyester and silk. We found them to be quite enjoyable. Its closest competitor on our list, the Sheex Performance Set, was significantly thicker and had a LOT of other problems (we detail them in the Sheex section below). Within the $200-$250 range, the Slumber Cloud was the best we tried.
That being said, a major drawback of the Slumber Cloud set is that it costs nearly $250. They claim a lot of technology is used in its construction (some mechanism that “releases heat” at a certain temperature), but at the end of the day, they are expensive sheets that do a solid job of managing sweat and humidity.
Cozy Earth has a reputation for being expensive, and they didn’t feel a need to change that for our review. They were the most expensive sheets that we tested, with only the Parachute Linen Sheets coming anywhere close. Still, it’s worth the question: is it worth it?
If you forget to look at the price tags of things when you are shopping, sure, these sheets are worth it. They are extremely high-quality, come in really cool packaging, and feel extremely light and airy. That being said, it’s really hard to justify spending almost $400 on sheets.
Cozy Earth’s sheets are 100% viscose, which is a form of rayon derived from bamboo. Dosaze also used viscose but incorporated a blend of other materials to help reduce the overall cost without losing much quality. You pay for that 100% privilege when you opt for Cozy Earth, but the increase in quality is marginal.
There’s nothing wrong with being “different,” so we went ahead and created a category just for people who want to express that via their bedding. Our Alternate Pick is the option we found interesting and niche, and probably not for everyone. But for the people who like it, they love it! We found the Parachute Linen Sheet Set to fill those shoes rather perfectly.
Parachute’s linen set was the only linen set on our list, and they are certainly the most unique. They certainly aren’t traditionally soft, but there isn’t something endearing about the rougher hand-feel that they have that feels nostalgic. Linen is historically extremely durable, and sheets made from it usually get softer over time and with each wash. On top of that, they are often dry and good for wicking moisture.
The main issue with the Parachute sheets is that they aren’t traditionally soft right away, and some people may not prefer that. If silky-smooth and soft are essential, fresh linen isn’t ideal for that. On top of that, they are pretty expensive. Parachute’s set was almost $350, bringing it close to the Cozy Earth sheets in terms of price.
Now, getting into sheet sets that didn’t make our recommendation list, we have Brooklinen. The Brooklinen set didn’t earn a recommendation from us, but that wasn’t necessarily because it did anything wrong (looking at you, Sheex). The sheets are reasonably soft and use Sateen cotton (Sateen is a way to wave cotton to make it feel like silk), but even still, it didn’t feel as soft or luxurious as some of the other brands we looked at.
We DID love that the fitted sheet had long and short-side indicators, but the price (~$160) didn’t feel justified for what are essentially cotton sheets. Overall, if you are looking for cotton sheets, this is a great option. In our opinion, however, cotton just isn’t the best material for the best moisture-wicking and cooling out there. Still, it’s a totally reasonable option, and many people love it. It technically ranked higher than the Parachute sheets, but that was almost exclusively due to value/cost bringing its overall score down.
Sheex was a little tricky for us because, right out of the box, it felt extremely soft. In fact, it probably has the softest hand feel out of any product we tested. The issue, however, is the material they used to get that softness.
Sheex used a blend of 87% polyester and 13% spandex, and the closest thing we have to compare it to is a thick pair of women’s leggings. Overall, the sheets are thick, stretchy, and soft, but when you try to sleep on them, some problems arise.
First, the spandex will literally pull your hair out. This wasn’t just an issue with us but also with other reviewers online. Then, the staticky properties of the fabric will hold onto the hairs, resulting in a white sheet that looks like a shaggy dog was using it as a bed. Keep your vacuum handy. Additionally, the price was a little much for something that is just polyester. In the same price range, we would recommend the Slumber Cloud Performance Sheets.
Amazon has a lot of great finds, but we didn’t particularly love these budget sheets from CGK. They are, without a doubt, the cheapest sheets on our list by a long shot, but this isn’t a list about finding the cheapest sheets.
They are made with brushed microfiber, which essentially means some soft of polyester. Despite generally hating polyester, we didn’t feel any “catching” happening on our heels or hands, which is a good thing.
That being said, polyester is known for its ability to hold water and trap moisture, and that is the bane of a moisture-wicking sheet. They are fine for mass-produced polyester sheets from China, but they don’t get any marks as an efficient or luxury cooling sheet set. The perfect use cases for these are for sheets likely to get ruined or for guest bedrooms.
