Review on 100% Bamboo Cooling Blanket For All-Season, 79X91 Inches - Absorbs Body Heat To Keep You Cool On Warm Nights, Ultra-Lightweight Grey Bed Blanket By DANGTOP by Satish Simone

After having this blanket for over a year now, I have to say that it truly does exactly what is advertised. If you are a hot sleeper, this blanket is the cure. Ignore all the other blankets on the market that claim to be cooling, because I've tried them all and none are as effective as this one.Who This Blanket Is For:Obviously anyone can use this blanket, but I think that people (like me) who are seriously hot sleepers will appreciate it the most. To put my situation in perspective, I often cannot sleep comfortably unless my bedroom is between 58-62 degrees. It therefore goes without saying that summertime is my worst sleeping season as I never set the AC that low. Also, my husband is not a hot sleeper so what's ideal for me is way too cold for him. For this reason we usually have our own blankets; he sleeps with a thick comforter even during the summer.What It Feels Like:This blanket is perfect for those who cannot sleep without a blanket but want something a little more substantial than a sheet. On nights when I'm too hot this blanket is the only thing I use; I don't layer it with a top sheet or other covers, I just use this. This blanket gives an instant cooling effect and drapes over your body like silk. It's not going to keep you warm, so be aware of that, but it will be slightly warmer than if you had no blanket at all. I do think that if you were not a very hot sleeper like me, this blanket may not be enough. But if you need extra warmth I would use this blanket in place of a top sheet, and add extra covers on top. Ideally you want this blanket to be the one having the most contact with your body.What I Don't Like:I wish this blanket came in more sizes, like traditional bed sizes.My BIGGEST gripe with this blanket, and the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is that it is incredibly difficult to maintain. If you wash this blanket (which you're likely to do immediately upon receiving it) it WILL shrink over time. How quickly it shrinks will come down to how you wash it. So please take my advice and follow these rules:1. Handwash ONLY or machine wash on a delicate cycle with low to no spin. If you don't have a front loading washing machine, I recommend only washing by hand as the blanket fibers could snag on the agitator.2. Do NOT use fabric conditioner or dryer sheets. This will prohibit the blanket's ability to be moisture wicking.3. Do NOT put this blanket in the dryer, even on low heat. I'm serious. Don't do it. This is the fastest way to Shrink Town. If you bought the larger size of this blanket which can easily fit on a Queen bed, it will reduce in size to a throw blanket in no time. I did this and the blanket isn't long enough anymore to cover me from head to toe.4. Hang or line dry vertically. Not flat.5. Wash as infrequently as you can get away with. I hate this rule, because I like to wash bedding frequently, but you just can't with this blanket. Not unless you can afford to replace it often. Because the reality is that even if you follow all the care instructions it is still going to shrink over time, just less quickly. If the thought of not washing it often grosses you out, maybe dry clean it, spot clean it, or just don't get this blanket.Despite how high maintenance this blanket is to launder, for me it's worth it just to be able to sleep cool and comfortable. It's truly the only blanket I've tried that actually does what it claims, so for now there just isn't anything better.