There’s no denying it, I am no longer 25, my brain may keep telling me that I am, but my body knows otherwise. I turned 50 earlier this month and I’m convinced that I’ve been perimenopausal for some time now. I had a blood test done a few years ago, the results came back negative, but my diary tells a different story. Whilst yes, I may still be having regular periods, I also have very regular symptoms that I never used to get. I feel like I’m on a total rollercoaster emotionally at certain points within the month, at exactly the same time every single month. It’s not like PMT, it’s so much more than that. Along with that joy I’ve also started to experience hot flushes, sometimes during the day, often at night. But I’ve found something that’s hopefully going to help and I shall be keeping cool with FanU from now on.
The idea of keeping cool with FanU was originally developed into the product it is today when the designed saw her daughter suffering with hot flushes whilst undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Her daughter was struggling and really needed something portable and lightweight to keep her cool. It soon became clear that the FanU could help people going through the menopause and other hormonal changes too.
The FanU is a mini air-conditioning unit, available in white or pink and comes with a rechargeable lithium battery, USB cable and lanyard. 
It weighs 95g, so it’s really lightweight and is easy to wear, hold and have in your bag or by the bed.
There’s a flick switch on the side of the unit to turn it on and off and outlet vents at the top of the unit.
In fact I’m going to take it to Portugal with me next month to see what my Mum thinks. Where she lives in Spain it’s often over 40 degrees in the summer months, so she might find this ideal to keep her cool when she’s on the go.
I’ve been keeping cool with FanU recently with temperatures ranging from 10-41 (I kid you not, my Oxfordshire garden was hotter than Dubai at one point last week) degrees and it’s really worked well in all conditions and has certainly helped when I’ve had hot flushes at night.
Whether I’ve hand-held it
Or had it tucked into my top
I’ve been keeping cool with FanU.
It’s worth noting that instructions don’t come with the product, but the battery is supplied in situ and charged so you are ready to go straight away. I do wish there was some battery life indicator included on the FanU but I have been advised that when the battery is fully charged it will run constantly for 2 and half hours and that a fully battery recharge takes 2 hours.
All in all for £9.99 +P&P I think this is a rather handy item and I’ll certainly be making good use of it in the months to come. Also, for every FanU sold the company will be supporting Breast Cancer Now. For more information about the FanU and to order the FanU in either white or pink, pop over to their website.
disclosure: we were sent the item mentioned in exchange for an honest review
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When the temperature is over 25 degrees outside to cool me down especially as I walk a all. It will stop me sweating a lot.
I would most definitely use it when I’m out and about during the summer, must admit the heat of the summer months doesn’t agree with me so should I be lucky enough to win this fab gadget, I’d be so happy to use it!
I’d use it when I am in or out during the Summer! I am one of those people who get too cold when it is cold and too hot when it is hot. I cannot seem to regulate my body temp!
I would use it when I am sitting i the garden or indoors when there is no breeze
In those really hot days that get up to 80+ heat that the UK is now famous for
I’m living with those awful hot flushes so I would use this fan regularly throughout the day – usually when I least expect it!
i would use it in the summer to keep me cool x
Probably our eldest who doesn’t enjoy too much heat. It’s a great little gadget. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
During hot moments at work especially when I’m rushing around.
Probably at home in the house, it gets so hot in here
would use it on those hot summer nights when i cant get to sleep
when in and out when it gets too hot to handle
I’d take it on holiday, and also have it on my desk in summer as my office gets stuffy
I will most likely be using Fanu when the heat is too much and don’t have access to anything else to keep coolGood luck to us all in trying to stay cool in this weather
I think I would use the FanU most, especially since I am now at that age
I will use it mostly in the summer when we are travelling
I’ll be using it on planes – I always seem to feel hot when nobody else does, so my own personal bit of cool space will be most welcome
oh menopausal woman here so i would be using most days and most hours lol
Everyday and Everywhere – always getting hot flushes 🙁
In the warm weather like last week or if in a stuffy room
During summer when I’m Out and about with the kids, on holiday and on a night time when I’m reading a book in bed I hate been too hot it would come in very handy.
This would be great for holidays and summer days out with the family x
When I go on holiday to Spain as it will be so warm.
Probably mostly in the summer but I do get really hot all year around because of the medication I take so I’d get a lot of use out of it.
at the beach
I’d give to my colleague who suffers with terrible hot flushes throughout the day!
I will use it mostly in the summer when we are out and about or in the garden.
In the garden in the summer or on holiday
at work 🙂
I’d use it most in the summer or when I’m in the kitchen cooking, I’m definitely going through the change and having terrible hot flushes!
at work as i have to sort things in a small room that is starting to get a bit hot and its not even summer yet
I think I’d use it most when out and about as I overheat a lot in the summer and don’t have an easy way to cook off!
In my garden its a real suntrap – and bed too
This looks so useful. I will be fasting soon during summer this would be ideal for when I am walking to and from work and when cooking our big Ramadan meals.
I think I will use it most when I am in waiting rooms or sitting at outdoor events in the summer. Great product xx
id love to take it away to cool down on those hot days
Always worried about getting too hot when I’m out and about – I have M.E and can soon feel ill – would be perfect to take with me x
i would use it at work, i work as a nurse and our treatment suite gets so hot and we are only alowed windows open very slightly, over the weekend the treatment room was 27.5 degrees
At work, at home, when I’m walking the dog…….. I have a real problem with the heat and my medication makes me sweaty, so I need one all the time.
At home and when I am out walking my dog. I really don’t like the heat!
Probably at work or on the commute – the bus can be a nightmare!
perfect in work! we have no windows or air con!!!
id use it in the office and at bed time to give me that cool blast of air!
Definitely if the weather gets hotter than 23°in the garden or anywhere I can’t stand heat I have red hair and fair skin so it doesn’t do for me
I would use this in the summer when we have days out. I am always roasting when we are sat on the bus x
When gardening or when doing the house work – I get really hot!
I get far too hot to sleep in the summer, so I would use it to cool me down, thanks.
I would use it on the beach or when on walks in the summer
On hot days
Travelling abroad and also on hot days in the shop where I work as we have a lot of steps to run up and down getting items for customers!
when it gets too hot
I get hot flushes, so it would really come in handy for those
i would use it on holiday to stay cool by the pool
id take it to work with me
Ive hit the age of hot flushes so i would be using this pretty much on and off all the time
at work when it gets hot because not everyone wants to open the windows
when working at night in the summer it gets quite hot in the office
I always get really hot after running around before school.
it would be really nice to use on a hot day in my garden
When the temperature gets a bit high, my son complains, so I think I’d let him use it so he can cool down!
This would be ideal for the hot sweats I am currently suffering due to menopause x
I’m currently going through chemotherapy treatment and get hot flushes so this would be absolutely perfect
When I’m having my age related poweer surges
When it’s warm & there is no breeze so I can keep cool
On a coach and there’s no windows to open.
Anywhere I’m too hot and need to cool down quickly!
I usually get the odd hot flush in the evening so it would come in useful then
On my travels when it gets to stuffy and I cant get off.
I’d use it the most in bed, when my temperature control goes out of the window and I get hot flushes! Not menopausal but just as inconvenient lol
I’m losing the plot – I could have sworn I put why! Because when I’m in bed I can’t get out easily (disability) and so it’s impossible to cool down
On long bus trips as the over head never works
I would use this during the hot days, when I’m out in the garden with the bunnies, out shopping or even if I start to overheat during our walks.
A lot of the time, I am Very warm blooded
I think i would use this when i’m at the beach with my family especially on very warm days where their is no wind.
I’d use this all the time as I am forever breaking out in sweats nowadays.
I would use it on any really hot days, as I struggle with the heat.
ME, as going through the menopause and getting a lot of the sweats
I would use it on my son as he has epilepsy and the heat causes him to have seizures
When I have those “hit you like a shovel in the face” sudden hot flushes.
I’ve always got very red very quickly and now I’m getting hot flushes I permanently look like a tomato!
I suffer terribly from the dreaded hot flushes and being fair skinned i am not very good in hot weather either so hopefully a FanU would give me some comfort and respite.
I suffer terribly from the dreaded hot flushes and also being fair skinned i don’t cope well in the very hot weather so i’m hoping that the FanU would give me some relief and respite from the heat and flushes
During the summer holidays! I don’t handle hot weather very well
i would use it in the summer to keep me cool x
I’d use it on the school run in the summer
I would use it indoors when on the PC. It can get quite sticky in summer.
I would use mine when the sun is really shining and I’m trying to get a bit of colour on my pasty white skin! I would also use it in the bedroom when the husband makes the big fan focus on him whilst I sit there melting!
In bed…although I think there may be a fight over it with my 8 year old Hallie-Anne as during the warmer months our bedrooms are like greenhouses!!!
I would be using it in the summer to help me sleep at night. The bedroom gets really warm and I find it impossible to sleep with the heat. This would be great.
In bed it is just what I need!
This is brilliant. I will use it whenever I get a hot flush.
I really struggle with the heat and am also just entering the menopause so this would be doubly useful
I have Multiple Sclerosis and the heat can make things worse for me. During hot weather I am pretty confined to my house, sitting under fans all day. This could possibly give me the freedom to move about a bit!!
I think it would get a lot of use on holiday!
I think it’d help me with my anxiety. As I often get hot during an attack. This would cool me down
my wife has fibromyalgia so this this would be a great help for her with the heat
whenever I am hot because it’s always good to have an instant cool down
I would use the FanU on my first ever holiday abroad next week! I’m not a massive fan of hot weather so I think I’d be using the FanU a lot
I would use it most on the beach in Lanzarote, as its really arid heat there
Definitely me I can’t cope in the hot weather or cold for that matter
I would definitely use it on a daily basis as my hot flush sweats are getting embarrassing I was asked in a shop the other day if it was raining outside cos my hair was soaked and it was bright and sunny I would have it on me all the time.
I think it’d be really handy out and about on holiday! Walking around towns is such a fun activity abroad but can be so draining when it’s really hot, so this little fan would be amazing!
I would love this for when I get hot at work when my staff are cold lol
I’d use it in the summer x
I’d use it in the summer, especially when travelling and using public transport.
I would use it myself but I think my teenagers would borrow it once the mercury starts rising
id use it mostly at night when i seem to suffer the most with my hot flushes
I’m a postman this is just what i need when we have those super hot days
This looks really good! It would be great for me in the summer but It would be most useful for my Mum as shes going through alot of hot flushes at the moment! 🙁
When I’m out and about in the summer. I can’t stand the hot weather! I think I must be one of the only people that like it when I have to put a jumper on
This would come in very handy on those hot days when I’m out and about.
Whenever we have a ‘heat wave’ to keep me cool in the car as no air conditioning
When in bed having a hot flush!!