I Stopped My Neighbor To Ask About Her UV Cooling Umbrella, And Now I Need One ASAP

At HuffPost HQ, there’s no gatekeeping. When someone finds a must-have product that they’re obsessed with—whether it’s a beach tent , bedroom fan or moisturizer —we scream it from the rooftop (by rooftop, I mean Slack), so others can get it too. The other day, my colleague Kristen shared on Slack something she bought recently thanks to her neighbor: a UV cooling umbrella.

“I stopped my neighbor to ask her about her UV cooling umbrella, and now I need one ASAP,” Kristen shared. “Sandy is 80-plus years old and walks three miles every morning — she is a force to be reckoned with. But when I saw her coming in from a walk this morning in the midst of the heat dome’s sweltering heat, I couldn’t believe my eyes. She was breezily finishing up her walk and carrying a chic umbrella, looking cool as a cucumber. When I stopped to ask her about it, she told me it was a cooling UV umbrella, and that it truly works. And now I have to have one for myself.”

Never heard of a UV cooling umbrella? They are specially designed to protect against UV rays. The temperature underneath its protective shield is considerably cooler. Golf players often use them, but truly anyone who spends time outside in the summer can benefit from having one. And it still protects against rain too, just like a normal umbrella does. Ready to get one for yourself? Here are the top-rated UV cooling umbrellas on Amazon.

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