This portable neck fan will keep you cool wherever you are – and it’s only £9.99

Keep cool on the go with this wearable fan

The neck fan has around nine hours of battery life (Zoe Griffin/The Independent)

You might have an air conditioning unit at home or a desk fan beside your laptop, but what’s the solution when you’re melting on the Tube or wilting in the park? Let us introduce you to neck fans.

When a handheld device just doesn’t cut it – especially during the UK’s September heatwave – these coveted wearable models make it easy to beat the heat, wherever you are.

Designed to look inconspicuously like headphones, the gadgets rest around your neck and create a breeze to cool you down during balmy days. Thanks to their lightweight design, long battery life and general affordability, they’re becoming an increasingly popular option each summer.

Don’t believe us? One particular wearable device earned a spot in our round-up of the best fans for 2023, where our tester lauded it as more effective than a handheld fan. Better still, it will set you back less than £10.

Whether you’re heading to a barbecue, al fresco party, or merely want to make the morning commute a little bit more pleasant, here’s everything you need to know about Cozii’s portable neck fan.

Cozii portable neck fan: £9.99, Amazon.co.uk

(Zoe Griffin)

Dubbed the best wearable fan by our tester, the Cozii device was praised for being “an affordable way to make life more comfortable.” With a full charge, you can enjoy up to nine hours of battery life, so you’re safely covered for daylight hours. “With four settings, you can ramp up the freshness when the midday sun is at it is most powerful and then put it on a low speed for a gentle breeze,” they added.

Plus, thanks to the streamlined, minimal design, as well as the fact it’s relatively quiet (31dB), it’s not as obvious as you might think. “We like that it cools the neck and face constantly and find that it’s more effective than a handheld fan,” our tester said, adding that the other advantage of wearing a fan as opposed to holding one is that “you’re free to take photos, eat and drink and enjoy summer socialising.”

Thanks to the latest heatwave, neck fans are trending, and Cozii’s nifty design is discounted by more than 40 per cent right now, so, make sure to snap up one before they sell out.

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