As hat has been a symbol of expression, show off of a belongingness, or just to make a funny appearance, choosing hat is as good as selecting a matching dress. Each type of cap has a specific purpose or tells about the wearer. For example a Cowboy hats reveals an extrovert and outgoing personality, who is expressive and not much bothered about strict rules of discipline or dress code.
The same cow boy cap is also very useful in summer as its extra circumference shields hot sun. When you are choosing a summer cap always pick up the one that has at least 15 to 30 centimeters air space above your head. This helps you from the direct impact of sunrays. The circumference of the hat should be at least equal to or more than the width of your shoulders. And most importantly the material of the hat should not get sticky with the contact of the sweat.
Coming to colour, never wear a summer cap that is black or very dark. Any colour that is black or near to black attract the heat in sunrays and your head will become an egg in the pressure cooker. Always choose white or yellow. And white that reflects back the light just like whitewash on the walls of house is much better. Select summer caps made up of light materials such as cotton or straw.
Tamilnadu produces 'vettiver caps, which act like a portable airconditioner on your head. Vettiver is a root that has capillary capacity and gives of pleasent and soothing fragrance when sprinkled with water. If you wear such cap and sprinkle water on that before going into hot sun, you will never be a victim of sunstroke.
Vettiver is a kind of grass that is grown in Tamilnadu and Karnataka and many handicrafts are made up of this root. Though these two states are the origins of this grass, nowadays it is widely grown across the world and Thailand is making fancy hats and many other utilities with this.
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