When you’re hot, your blood vessels dilate so more blood flows near the surface of your body, making it feel warm to the touch. All options we recommend are made from PVA or microfibers, and some are also made of polyester, which experts say is commonly used to produce microfiber. After the run, each person kept a towel on either side of his or her neck for 15 minutes: one cooling towel and one regular towel, both of which had been doused in cold water and rung out. The ultimate Valentine's Day countdown - here are 10 romantic gestures to help sweep your partner off their feet!

On average, you can expect the instant cooling towel to cool down 30-35 degrees from your body temperature which will roughly be 65 degrees to the touch. Since it’s made from a thick PVA material, Chill Pal’s cooling towel acts like a sponge — the more water you let it absorb, the longer it takes to evaporate and the longer it will stay cold, according to the brand. Whether you're exercising, suffering from hot flushes or we get a hot spell this summer, beat the heat with these fantastic Cool Down towels.

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At Select, we work with experts who have specialized knowledge and authority based on relevant training and/or experience. Julia explains: “One possibility is that for the more rigid towels, when they’re folded up, they can’t really curve to fit the contours of a person’s neck. We attached temperature sensors to testers' skin to record whether the towels actually cooled things down. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings.

For these towels to work, they must be dampened, and I don’t like the sensation of running with a wet, floppy towel around my neck. Love Island All Stars viewers praise Sophie Piper for 'snitching' on scheming Georgia Steel during secret flirty chat with Tom Clare: 'He's gonna tell the villa! I ran my first 10K race on a humid 90-degree summer day and didn’t come prepared to combat the heat — other runners, thankfully, did.