Sara Kurfeß/Unsplash With no sign of the heat waning, here's how to cope. So much so that I put my head in a freezer to cool down and lost track of time. All of this to say, you can imagine how poorly I have coped with the heat this summer. How I cope with heatwaves as a heat-intolerant personYou may be relieved to read that no, I don’t put my head in freezers anymore when I’m out in public. Facial cooling spray and handheld fansHandheld fans are good, right, but nothing beats the relief of misting your face with cold water.