YnM Exclusive Cooling Weighted Blanket, Bed Blanket for One Person of 140lbs, Ideal for Twin/Full Bed (48x72 Inches, 15 Pounds, Blue Grey)

This is YnM's cooling version of its weighted blanket: 15 lb, 48x72 inches, with a rayon side. It costs about $75 and has a 4.5-star average from around 8,500 reviews.

What makes it "cooling"

One side is rayon, which YnM describes as silky and cool to the touch. That's the difference from the regular YnM, which already uses glass beads and less fiberfill to stay cooler than older designs. Cool to the touch is a fair description of rayon. It won't lower your body temperature, and under 15 lb of anything you'll still feel some warmth. If heat is the main thing keeping you awake, start with the room. Our guide to why you can't sleep when you're hot explains what's going on.

Size and weight

At 48x72 inches it's narrower and shorter than the 60x80 YnM. The listing pitches it for one person of about 140 lb on a twin or full bed, which matches YnM's sizing rule of 10% of body weight plus 1 pound.

Like every weighted blanket, it's meant to sit on top of you rather than hang over the sides of the mattress. Taller sleepers may find 72 inches leaves their feet out.

Build and care

Same core construction as the rest of the YnM line: glass beads in 2x2 inch pockets, a 7-layer design, and 16 loops for a duvet cover sold separately. Machine wash on gentle, then tumble dry on low or line dry. No bleach.

Who it's for

• Hot sleepers who want a weighted blanket and like a cool, smooth fabric
• Adults around 140 lb sleeping alone in a twin or full

Who should skip it

YnM's listing calls it a sensory blanket for adults and children. We'd be more careful. Young children and toddlers should not use weighted blankets because of the suffocation risk. Adults with breathing, circulation or mobility problems should check with a doctor first.

It's also not an anxiety treatment. Some people find the pressure calming, which is the whole appeal, but if anxiety is regularly affecting your sleep, a doctor or therapist can help in ways a blanket can't. Our weighted blanket guide is straight about what the evidence does and doesn't show.

Alternatives

The regular YnM 15 lb costs about $30 less and is bigger at 60x80 inches. If you don't need the rayon side, it's the better value. For other ways to keep your bed cool, see our cooling mattress topper guide.