A year ago, Scottish woman Carolyn Anderson decided to live without heating. The current energy crisis prompted her to share her nine tips to avoid suffering too much from the cold this winter.

Until recently, Carolyn Anderson, known on TikTok by the username @orkadian, was sharing slices of life. Her videos had very moderate success until she shared her tips for winter without heating. A year ago, the Brit decided to stop turning on her heating to save money. She believes that in this time of energy crisis, she is best placed to help people who want to do the same. “I’m sick of people who have never experienced a winter without heating telling people how to get through this winter,” she comments. “So here, from someone who has actually done it, are nine things to consider.”

1. Remove the condensation

In winter, it’s not uncommon for condensation to form on windows. This is especially the case in bedrooms or even bathrooms. According to Carolyn, it’s imperative to clean them every morning or whenever you see condensation on them. “Condensation not only makes the room colder, but it also creates dampness, which can lead to other problems in the home.”

2. Moisturize your skin

Living without heating means living in a colder environment, which can lead to a whole host of health problems, including drying out the skin, which can cause painful cracks. She suggests that people who want to go without heating this winter find creams and treatments adapted to their skin.

3. Cover up

According to Carolyn, the cold can cause migraines. To prevent headaches, she suggests covering the forehead with a hat or scarf. With the same idea, she invites her subscribers to keep their neck and chest warm so as not to catch a cold by breathing in cold and humid air.

4. Drink hot drinks

To keep warm and avoid nausea, the Briton suggests regularly taking cough drops, “which warm you up a little from the inside,” and drinking hot drinks. Lots of hot drinks.

5. Dry your clothes

The fifth tip is certainly the most important in her opinion and concerns where you dry your clothes. To avoid putting them in the dryer, Carolyn suggests buying an electric heater. “You will at least have a heated room where you can dry your clothes,” she explains.

6. Dry your bath towels

What’s worse than damp clothes in an unheated house? According to the Brit, it’s wet bath towels: “They don’t have time to dry between showers. Using a cold, wet towel is very unpleasant, so you absolutely have to find a way to dry it between uses.”

7. Store food

Some foods tend to harden when temperatures drop. This is the case with butter, peanut puree, almonds and other dried fruits, but also spreads. And we know that hard-to-spread chocolate dough is a nightmare, so Carolyn advises keeping these foods in a warm place.

8. Air your bed

Sweating can quickly make the sheets and bedding damp, which is never very pleasant when falling asleep. It is therefore necessary to air your bed daily.

9. Use old cups

Regarding point four, the Scot suggests only using old cups to drink your coffee, tea or hot chocolate. “Believe my experience. Boiling water is bound to cause colder cups to break,” she says.