You know the feeling.
You shower, switch on the fan, lie down on your bed and somehow start sweating again five minutes later.
Welcome to Singapore.
If blasting the air-con throughout the night sounds a little painful for your electricity bill, there are other things you can add to your room to make the heat slightly more bearable.
Here are five products you can find on Shopee Singapore.
1. Mistral AirZee Max High-Speed Turbo Foldable USB Fan
Sometimes you don’t need to cool the entire room. You just need a strong stream of air pointed directly at your face.
The Mistral AirZee Max is a compact, foldable USB fan designed for personal cooling. The listing also advertises a cooling conductor and a foldable design that can be adjusted up to 90 degrees.
That makes it suitable for a bedside table or work desk, especially if your room doesn’t have much space for another full-sized standing fan.
Get it here: https://s.shopee.sg/LngutvkZj
2. KALM SnowSoft Cooling Blanket
Blankets and Singapore weather don’t always sound like the best combination.
But if you’re the type who cannot fall asleep without covering yourself with something, a cooling blanket may make more sense than a thick comforter.
KALM’s SnowSoft blanket is marketed specifically as an “ice silk” cooling comforter for Singapore’s weather.
The idea is simple: you still get that comfortable covered-up feeling without trapping as much heat around yourself.
Get it here: https://s.shopee.sg/2VsBUvU4YT
3. Epitex Softicool Icecool Reversible Blanket
Here’s another option for people who somehow need a blanket even when the temperature outside feels like 35°C.
The Epitex 1600TC Softicool Collection Icecool Reversible Blanket is marketed as a cooling, super-soft reversible blanket.
A cooling blanket probably won’t magically turn your bedroom into Genting Highlands, of course, but changing your bedding can help make hot nights feel less uncomfortable.
Get it here: https://s.shopee.sg/80D8338jMd
4. JisuLife Mini Fan 9
If you want something even smaller, this JisuLife Mini Fan 9 can sit near you instead of trying to circulate air throughout the entire bedroom.
The listing describes it as a 5,000mAh rechargeable handheld fan with five speed settings.
Besides keeping it beside your bed, you can obviously bring it out afterwards, which is useful considering Singapore’s heat follows you everywhere anyway.
Get it here: https://s.shopee.sg/1LgE6pY7vw
5. An Evaporative Air Cooler for the Room
For something larger than a personal fan, the fifth Shopee listing is for an evaporative air-cooling appliance.
These devices use water-assisted evaporative cooling while blowing air, so they’re different from an actual air-conditioner.
And there is one important thing to remember in Singapore: because our air is already humid, an evaporative cooler is not going to reproduce the same cold, dry feeling you get from air-conditioning.
Still, if what you mainly want is stronger airflow around your room without installing an air-con unit, it is another option to consider.
Get it here: https://s.shopee.sg/9KiVdXgRb4
You Don’t Necessarily Need to Freeze the Entire Room
There’s no single gadget that can defeat Singapore weather permanently.
But combining better airflow with cooler bedding can make a surprisingly big difference, especially when you’re trying to sleep.
And if your current strategy is lying completely still under a ceiling fan while questioning why Singapore needs to be this hot, perhaps it’s time for an upgrade.
