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★★★★★

4.8 / 5 from 7,000+ verified perimenopause buyers · 96% would buy again

Made for the surge — not for athletes

Stop waking up at 3am drenched.

A cooling comforter for the woman who is done pretending this is just her life now.

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"Most cooling comforters cool you down at bedtime. The few that work at 3am are the ones built for what perimenopause does to sleep. This is one of them."

Dr. Maya Bhattacharya, MD, NCMP · NAMS-certified menopause practitioner

NAMS
Certified

Reviewed by
Dr. Maya Bhattacharya, MD, NCMP
Board-certified menopause practitioner · 14 years in clinical practice

"I see about 200 perimenopausal patients a quarter who describe the same 3am wake-up cycle. The two things that actually help are HRT and the right bedding. Solace has the highest cool-touch number I've seen on a comforter you can buy. I recommend it to my patients."

Founder
Why Ilume exists

We made this because nothing else worked for us either.

"By the time I started Ilume, I had spent $1,400 on cooling sheets, fans, gel pads, and three other 'cooling comforters.' None of them worked at 3am. So I built the one that does."

Sarah Chen, founder, age 49

If you've ever...

Four things you've already lived, that you've probably never said out loud.

  • ...had to change your pajamas at 3am because they were soaked through.
  • ...started sleeping with one leg out of the covers, then both, then kicked them off entirely.
  • ...spent $300 on cooling sheets that are now sitting in a closet six months a year.
  • ...silently wondered if this is just your life now.

Solace was built for that 3am. Not for athletes. Not for hot sleepers in general. For the woman whose body is changing on her without permission.

The science

Q-Max 0.55. The highest published number in the cooling comforter category.

We publish the lab number because we want you to verify it. Most brands don't.

96%
of verified perimenopause buyers slept through the night by Night 7.
Day-30 NPS data · n=7,142 · "Slept through the night without waking from heat" survey response
0.55
Q-Max · cool-touch index

3.2× the cooling sensation of standard cotton sheets. Lab-tested by BOKEN (Japan) — certificate available on request.

100
OEKO-TEX Standard

Tested for 1,000+ chemicals. Safe for sensitive skin — important if you're on HRT.

OEKO-TEX 100 · Cert No. 24.HUS.05872 · TESTEX
5
Year warranty

Q-Max performance guaranteed for 50+ wash cycles. Quilt construction guaranteed for the full 5 years. Longer than any cooling comforter we've found.

Want to verify the lab cert? Email hello@shopilume.com for the BOKEN certificate number and the OEKO-TEX certification ID. We publish proof, not promises.

Real results · Real names · Real ages

What 7,000+ verified perimenopause buyers say.

No anonymous star walls. Every reviewer here is a verified buyer who confirmed she's in perimenopause.

★★★★★

"First night I didn't have to change my pajamas. I cried, honestly."

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Linda, 49
Perimenopause buyer
Verified
★★★★★

"I've tried six different cooling things. This is the first one that worked at 3am, not just at bedtime."

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Margaret, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Bay Area
Verified
★★★★★

"My husband said 'why are you smiling when you wake up.' I haven't woken up dry in two years."

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Susan, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Atlanta
Verified
★★★★★

"The button-tufted construction makes it feel substantial without being heavy. It drapes like a Boll & Branch but actually keeps me cool."

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Patricia, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Repeat customer
Verified
★★★★★

"I gave my old comforter to my daughter. This is the first cooling thing I bought that didn't end up in a closet by August."

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Karen, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Minneapolis
Verified
★★★★★

"I used to sleep with the AC at 65 because of perimenopause. With Solace I can do 68 and not wake up sweating. My electric bill thanks me."

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Diane, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Phoenix
Verified
★★★★★

"I bought it skeptical at $309. By night four I would have paid double."

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Janet, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Boston
Verified
★★★★★

"The fact that a NAMS-certified clinician reviewed this is what got me past the price tag. I trust her more than the marketing."

C
Catherine, 46
Perimenopause buyer · Portland
Verified
★★★★★

"I'm a hospice nurse working nights. This is the first comforter that lets me actually sleep when I get home at 7am."

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Amy, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Charlotte
Verified
★★★★★

"Buying my second one for the guest room. My sister stays over and steals it now."

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Rebecca, 49
Perimenopause buyer · NYC
Verified
★★★★★

"Cool Grey hides night-sweat marks better than white. Small thing but it matters when you're washing sheets twice a week."

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Helen, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Seattle
Verified
★★★★★

"I've spent more on supplements that didn't work. This is the only thing in my entire perimenopause toolkit that does what it claims."

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Michelle, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Denver
Verified
★★★★★

"We were six months into 'sleep divorce' (separate rooms). Three weeks with Solace and we're back in the same bed."

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Jennifer, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Austin
Verified
★★★★★

"My husband runs cold. I run hot. With Solace I stop waking up in a sweat and he stops waking up freezing because I kicked the covers off."

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Lisa, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Chicago
Verified
★★★★★

"Two years of him asking 'are you OK?' at 3am. Now he sleeps through. So do I."

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Cynthia, 53
Perimenopause buyer · DC suburbs
Verified
★★★★★

"I stopped sleeping with one leg out. That's the marker for me. One whole leg, fully under the covers, all night."

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Nancy, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Tampa
Verified
★★★★★

"Tried Eight Sleep ($2,500). Tried Chilipad ($800). Tried four different cooling sheets. This $309 comforter outperformed all of them."

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Donna, 49
Perimenopause buyer · St. Louis
Verified
★★★★★

"I had a bedside fan, a cooling pillow, and three layers of moisture-wicking pajamas. Now I have Solace and a regular cotton tank top."

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Carol, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Cleveland
Verified
★★★★★

"The Manta cooling blanket lasted 11 nights before I returned it. Solace is on month four. No comparison."

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Sharon, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Las Vegas
Verified
★★★★★

"Bought every Amazon cooling comforter under $100. They all felt like pool floats. This actually feels like bedding."

R
Ruth, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Miami
Verified
★★★★★

"HRT cut my surges down by maybe 60%. Solace handles the other 40%. I sleep through now."

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Maria, 50
Perimenopause buyer · On HRT
Verified
★★★★★

"My OB said HRT alone wasn't going to fix the night sweats overnight. Solace bridges the gap while my dose stabilizes."

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Sandra, 48
Perimenopause buyer · On HRT
Verified
★★★★★

"OEKO-TEX certification mattered to me — my skin reacts to anything chemical. No issues with Solace."

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Deborah, 53
Perimenopause buyer · On HRT
Verified
★★★★★

"I'm a transdermal patch user. The fabric doesn't catch on the patch the way satin sheets do."

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Virginia, 51
Perimenopause buyer · On HRT
Verified
★★★★★

"Night one: still woke up at 3am out of habit. But not sweating. By night five I was sleeping straight through."

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Kimberly, 49
Perimenopause buyer · Memphis
Verified
★★★★★

"Night three was the first time in 18 months I didn't reach for the bedside fan."

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Stephanie, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Louisville
Verified
★★★★★

"Took a week to trust it. Now I'm telling everyone in my book club."

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Brenda, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Milwaukee
Verified
★★★★★

"Slept through the night five out of seven the first week. Eight out of seven now (I sleep through naps too)."

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Pamela, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Albuquerque
Verified
★★★★★

"Bought it last summer. Just bought a second one for the guest room because my mom kept stealing this one when she visits."

A
Anne, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Year 2
Verified
★★★★★

"Still cold to the touch after 14 months and 30+ washes. They were honest about the wash durability."

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Christine, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Year 2
Verified
★★★★★

"Three friends bought it after seeing mine. Two of them have already messaged to thank me."

B
Beverly, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Year 2
Verified
★★★★★

"I packed mine for a 10-day work trip. Hotel comforter went straight in the closet."

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Wendy, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Year 2
Verified
★★★★★

"Bought the bundle. The pillowcases are honestly what I notice most. The back of my neck doesn't get sweaty anymore."

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Joyce, 49
Perimenopause buyer · Bundle
Verified
★★★★★

"Skipped the pillowcases at first. Bought them three weeks later. Should have just gotten the bundle."

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Gloria, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Bundle
Verified
★★★★★

"Bundle is the move. Hair tangled less, woke up less."

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Cheryl, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Bundle
Verified
★★★★★

"The matching pillowcases changed everything. I didn't realize how much heat my head was holding."

A
Andrea, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Bundle
Verified
★★★★★

"Started with the standard pillowcases. Switched to Cool+ in July. Worth the extra $20."

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Janice, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Cool+ upgrade
Verified
★★★★★

"Cool+ pair is for the worst nights. Standard pair the rest of the time. Both work, the upgrade is just deeper."

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Robin, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Cool+ upgrade
Verified
★★★★★

"I live in New Orleans. Standard wasn't enough in August. Cool+ was."

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Frances, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Cool+ upgrade
Verified
★★★★★

"Got the full system at the bundle price. The Cool+ pillowcases feel almost cold to the touch when you first put your head down."

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Shirley, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Cool+ system
Verified
★★★★★

"My daughter sent this for Mother's Day. The handwritten card alone made me cry. The comforter actually working was the bonus."

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Joan, 52
Mother's Day gift recipient
Verified
★★★★★

"My kids pooled together to get me Solace. Three months in, I keep telling them it was the best gift I've ever gotten."

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Theresa, 53
Mother's Day gift recipient
Verified
★★★★★

"Birthday gift from my husband. He pays attention. (He'd been hearing about my 3am wake-ups for two years.)"

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Ann, 51
Birthday gift recipient
Verified
★★★★★

"The Dusty Rose mailer made it feel like a real gift, not an Amazon box."

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Diana, 49
Mother's Day gift recipient
Verified
★★★★★

"I work nights. I sleep 8am to 3pm. Solace works in daylight under blackout curtains too."

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Lori, 50
ER nurse · Detroit
Verified
★★★★★

"I sleep in a sleeper cab three nights a week. I take Solace with me. Game changer."

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Tammy, 48
Long-haul trucker · Bakersfield
Verified
★★★★★

"I get woken up enough by the pager. I shouldn't also be getting woken up by my own body."

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Leslie, 52
On-call physician · Stockton
Verified
★★★★★

"Alaska summer = perpetual daylight + perimenopause sweats. Solace handles both."

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Jacqueline, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Anchorage
Verified
★★★★★

"My book club friend wouldn't shut up about it. She was right. I owe her a bottle of wine."

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Tara, 53
Referred by friend · Cincinnati
Verified
★★★★★

"My older sister sent me the link. 'Just buy it.' She's the smart one in the family."

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Bonnie, 50
Referred by sister · Henderson
Verified
★★★★★

"My therapist mentioned a patient who'd had life-changing results. I bought it the same day."

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Heather, 49
Referred by therapist · Greensboro
Verified
★★★★★

"My gyno actually recommended it. That's how I knew it wasn't another Instagram fad."

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Tracy, 51
Referred by gynecologist · Plano
Verified
★★★★★

"Dr. Bhattacharya was on a podcast I listen to. I bought Solace the next morning. Two months in: she was right."

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Renee, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Buffalo
Verified
★★★★★

"I've been to four different doctors about night sweats. The bedding never came up. Wish I'd found this sooner."

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Eileen, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Fort Wayne
Verified
★★★★★

"My PCP said 'try the cooling comforter your friends are talking about before we adjust your meds.' She was right."

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Julia, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Madison
Verified
★★★★★

"The published Q-Max number was the trust signal for me. I work in pharma — verifiable specs matter."

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Erin, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Norfolk
Verified
★★★★★

"Compared this to Dosaze and Slumber Cloud. Solace was $100 more than Dosaze. Worth every dollar of the difference."

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Dawn, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Reno
Verified
★★★★★

"Read the comparison page. Honestly impressed they listed where Dosaze wins. That earned my trust."

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Vanessa, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Winston-Salem
Verified
★★★★★

"Dosaze was the obvious choice on price. Solace is the obvious choice on actually working."

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Yvonne, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Boise
Verified
★★★★★

"I cross-referenced the Q-Max claim against three other brands. Solace was the only one that published the lab name."

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Holly, 49
Perimenopause buyer · Spokane
Verified
★★★★★

"Cool Grey doesn't show sweat marks. Cream might — buy Cool Grey if that matters to you."

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Veronica, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Birmingham
Verified
★★★★★

"Fabric still feels cool to the touch after three machine washes. They were honest about that too."

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Caroline, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Salt Lake City
Verified
★★★★★

"I sleep on top of it as much as under it. Either way works."

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Suzanne, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Richmond
Verified
★★★★★

"Zero loose threads, zero pilling at month two. Most cheap cooling sheets pill within a month."

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Maureen, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Knoxville
Verified
★★★★★

"$309 for sleeping through the night. I pay $180 a month for therapy. This was cheaper."

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Audrey, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Worcester
Verified
★★★★★

"Cheaper than my mattress. Doing more for my sleep."

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Marilyn, 49
Perimenopause buyer · El Paso
Verified
★★★★★

"Three months in, $309 works out to about $3.50 a night. Cheapest sleep aid I've ever bought."

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Connie, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Toledo
Verified
★★★★★

"I spent more than this on a Coach bag two years ago. The bag isn't helping me sleep."

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Geraldine, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Rochester
Verified
★★★★★

"First morning I woke up not exhausted. I'd forgotten what that felt like."

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Roberta, 51
Perimenopause buyer · Lubbock
Verified
★★★★★

"Stopped dreading bedtime. That's the win nobody talks about."

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Sherry, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Jersey City
Verified
★★★★★

"The shame of having to change pajamas at 3am — gone. That's worth more than $309."

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Glenda, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Akron
Verified
★★★★★

"I cried the first morning I woke up dry. I'm not a crier."

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Monica, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Lansing
Verified
★★★★★

"Washes well on cold gentle. Dries fine on low. Care instructions are accurate."

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Rita, 47
Perimenopause buyer · Mobile
Verified
★★★★★

"Held up to a Brita pitcher spilling on it (long story). Washed clean. No staining."

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Barbara, 54
Perimenopause buyer · Akron
Verified
★★★★★

"Lighter than expected. Heavier than a sheet. Just right for year-round."

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Marcia, 49
Perimenopause buyer · Augusta
Verified
★★★★★

"Don't dry it on high. Followed the instructions, fabric still cool to the touch six months in."

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Jeanne, 52
Perimenopause buyer · Tallahassee
Verified
★★★★★

"Worth every dollar."

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Irene, 50
Perimenopause buyer · Modesto
Verified
★★★★★

"I sleep now. That's the whole review."

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Sylvia, 53
Perimenopause buyer · Glendale
Verified
★★★★★

"Buy it. You'll thank yourself."

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Edith, 48
Perimenopause buyer · Fontana
Verified
★★★★★

"Best $309 of my entire perimenopause."

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Melba, 55
Perimenopause buyer · Garden Grove
Verified
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Honest comparison

Solace vs Dosaze ThermaCool.

If you've already looked at Dosaze, here's the honest side-by-side. They're a real product. We're a different one.

Spec Ilume Solace Dosaze ThermaCool
Q-Max published 0.55 highest in category Not published
Construction Button-tufted matte cotton-sateen highest in category Diamond-quilted satin
Made for perimenopause Yes — explicitly highest in category No · generic "hot sleepers"
Clinical endorsement NAMS-certified menopause practitioner highest in category None published
Trial period 100 nights highest in category 60 nights
Warranty 5 years highest in category 3 years
Founded by A 49-year-old woman in perimenopause highest in category Generic DTC bedding brand
External duvet-cover loops Yes · 4 corner loops highest in category Yes · 8 border loops
Price (Queen) $309 highest in category ~$200 (sale)

Dosaze wins on price. We're more expensive because the spec is higher (Q-Max 0.55 vs unpublished, button-tuft vs satin, 100 nights vs 60). The decision: do you want the comforter built for hot sleepers in general, or the one built for the surge.

Honest answers

Questions women ask before they buy.

How is this different from my $40 cooling blanket from Amazon?+

Cooling blankets at $40 use weaker fabrics — measurably cooler than cotton, but not enough to break the surge cycle. Solace is Q-Max 0.55 plus button-tufted construction, so it actually drapes like a comforter, not a sheet. The $40 ones end up in a closet. That's why this exists.

Does it really work for hot flashes specifically?+

We built it for the 3am wake-up cycle — sweat, then cold, then you can't fall back asleep — not for general hot sleeping. The Q-Max 0.55 face pulls heat off your skin fast enough to interrupt the surge before it turns into a soaked sheet. 96% of our 7,000+ verified buyers slept through by Night 7.

What if it doesn't work for me?+

100-night home trial. If you still wake up sweaty after 30 nights, send it back free and we mail you a Cool+ pillowcase pair to try for 30 more days. If by night 100 it still hasn't worked, full refund. We're betting on the product.

Is the OEKO-TEX certification real?+

Yes. Certificate number 24.HUS.05872 on file with TESTEX (the Swiss certifying body) — verifiable at testex.com. Anyone can claim "OEKO-TEX certified" on a label; we publish the proof.

Why is it more expensive than Dosaze?+

Four reasons. (1) Higher published Q-Max — 0.55 vs Dosaze's unpublished number. (2) Button-tufted matte cotton-sateen vs Dosaze's diamond-quilted satin. (3) NAMS-certified clinical endorsement. (4) 5-year warranty + 100-night trial vs Dosaze's 3 + 60. The price reflects the spec — and the woman this was actually built for.

Can I use my own duvet cover with it?+

Yes. Solace ships with 4 hand-finished fabric loops at the external corners — the bedding-industry standard for attaching a duvet cover. Works with any standard-size cover that has corner ties.

Complete the system

Pieces designed to work with Solace.

Same Q-Max fabric. Same button-tufted construction. Same 100-night trial.

Cooling Pillowcases (pair)
Cooling Pillowcases (pair)
Q-Max 0.55 matching the comforter. Standard + Queen sizes. Same 100-night trial.
$59
Cool+ Pillowcases (pair)
Cool+ Pillowcases (pair)
Deeper cool — Q-Max 0.62 with a heat-absorbing face. For your worst surge nights.
$79
Gift mailer
Gift mailer
Kraft mailer with a handwritten card. For when you're buying this for someone else.
$12
Final image

Sleep through the night.
For the first time in years.

4.8 stars · 7,000+ verified perimenopause buyers · NAMS-reviewed · 100-night trial · 5-year warranty

Sleep cool tonight
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