Manta was a company built of sleepless nights, and now they’re all sleeping like bears during their hibernations. Custom-designed, only the highest quality materials, 100% blackout, and zero eye compression. This is the one for everyone.
It may not be as heavy or as stylish, but this eye mask by Kaya will certainly not be turning any heads. Meaning you’ll be in such a deep sleep wearing this mask there’s no way your body will have the energy to turn your head. Enjoy.
Nodpod’s unique design makes this weighted sleep mask one of a kind. It has four weighted pods in the middle filled with beads, and hollow ends for your sleepy head to rest on. Take it anywhere and sleep with a smile on your face.
Weighted blankets have been the craze for years now. For many reasons, but one in particular – because they work. And the world is waking up to the realisation that adding a little bit of weight to other household items can greatly improve them as well. And that’s led us to creating these wonderful weighted eye masks.
A weighted sleep mask provides numerous benefits including pain relief, headache alleviation, and easing of anxiety or other stress-related factors. But we’ll go in detail in all the benefits a bit further down.
I got this weighted eye mask that’s filled w/ lavender & flax seeds…. greatest sleep of my life.
— Miss Chrissy T. (@colormechris) May 26, 2020
For now, you already know a fantastic night’s sleep is one of the greatest things you can give yourself to have a wonderful day. Sleep is our natural medicine – it can cure almost anything. And if you’re having trouble sleeping, you should seriously consider doing everything you can to fix it.
If you’d like to read more about how they can help, scroll further down. Otherwise, here are some of the best ones available today:
One of the best looking, best feeling, and best sleep benefiting weighted masks out there. Over the past few years after being founded in 2017, they’ve racked up thousands of followers and thousands more happy customers.
Im actually shocked – no midnight wake ups. Literally sleeping like an infant (the ones that sleep 12 hours straight
) – the most sound, peaceful rest
Now now, just because the company is young, doesn’t mean you should look over them too quickly. Like many of us, their founders struggled to find the right sleep mask for over a decade, so they decided to design their own in 2015. After quitting their full-time jobs and spending two years dedicating their life to creating the perfect sleep mask – Manta was born.
They shared their sleep mask with everyone they knew, and everyone loved it. So they dived in headfirst and continued their journey into creating products to help you get a better night’s sleep.
The Manta Weighted Sleep Mask is designed to alleviate stress and anxiety, allowing you to feel relaxed, fall asleep faster, and get a deeper sleep. All adding up to leaving you well rested and ready to take on the day.
Best sleep mask ever! pic.twitter.com/8DfcvZnyg1
— Niall Muldoon (@niallmuldoom) January 5, 2020
Its design leaves no pressure on your eyes, with the streamline evenly distributing pressure around your head. The position of the eye-cups are completely customizable so you can put them in the perfect position for you. And as they should be, they’re 100% blackout – no light will be disturbing your sleep whatsoever.
Manta is one of the many companies who create sleeping products, but they’re one of the few who do it extremely well. They know how important sleep it – “At Manta, we believe that everything is better with better sleep.”
Although not as weighted as some of the other ones here, this sleep mask by Kaya has been tried and tested by so many customers already it simply had to be included.
The mask itself provides both hot & cold lavender aromatherapy which has been scientifically proven to increase your quality of sleep and reduce anxiety. Weighted is added to the eye mask using clay beads – helping you to achieve a cool and relaxing sleep.
On top of that, the material and design of this mask makes it microwave and freezer friendly. So, whether you like it hot, or cold, it’s completely your choice. And if you’re not sure, this mask will give you the chance to test both ways to see which one helps you sleep better.
Unfortunately, with a lower price point, comes some cuts in the overall design quality. There are no eye cups, so you will experience slight pressure on your eyes. Keep this in mind before your purchase.
All in all, this is a great sleeping mask that comes with a bit of weight for you to test the waters of weighted eye masks.
Looking for something strapless? Nodpod has you covered. Similar to Manta (above), Nodpod is a company dedicated to only creating the highest quality sleep products to help you get the best rest possible.
Melissa Bamberg, the founder of Nodpod, came upon the idea of a strapless weighted sleeping mask after one restless night on a road trip.
One restless night I reached for the arm of my sweatshirt to lay feely over my eyes to block the light from the parking lot we had pulled into — and at that moment I knew THAT was the idea I had been waiting my whole life for.
Nodpod was born, and is now slowly taking over the sleeping world. Its design is so unique, there isn’t anything like it…anywhere.
The mask comes with four weighted sleeping pods in the middle, with hollow ends on each side so it’s easy to rest your head on it. It’s also strap-free, velcro-free, and scent-free – bittersweet in some ways. Meaning it’s fantastic for sleeping at home, but not so fantastic for sleeping whilst travelling.
If you’re just looking for a comfortably, highly effective weighted eye mask to vastly better your overnight sleeping, seriously consider Nodpod. It’s truly one of a kind.
Although focused on weighted blankets, Mosaic also creates sleeping masks that’ll kill off almost all disturbances throughout the night. Leaving you blissful, dreamy, and ready to wake up and start the day.
They’ve been in business for many years now, after being founded in 2010 by their creator – Laura LeMond. Over that time, thousands upon thousands of restless sleepers have made the move to Mosaic, and thousands upon thousands are now calling themselves restful sleepers instead.
Mosaic’s sleep mask is contoured, super plush, and made in the USA from only the highest quality materials. It’s weighted, but not too weighted, meaning it’ll sit snug on your face and leave you feeling a cooling sense of calmness.
They’ve put a lot of focus onto the front end of the mask instead, so the back is secured by the traditional elastic band. It’s work well for both long and short hair and can stretch to an easy 23 inches around.
When it comes to picking the perfect weighted sleep mask for you, you should spend the extra time, and really discover all the available products out there. Lucky for you, we’ve already done it! And on that list is this mask by Calm Blanket.
Don’t let the name fool you. Although they do make some wildly popular and fabulous weighted blankets, they have similar expertise in the weighted eye mask arena.
Calm Blanket’s weighted sleep mask is made from an incredibly comfortable material. The same one they use in their weighted blankets.
To achieve the weighted effect, the mask applies a gentle pressure to shut off all the stress receptors inhibiting your peaceful sleep.
The Weighted Sleep Mask has changed my mind. It’s comfortable, it’s effective and believe it or not, extremely calming.
Keep in mind their policy for their “100% Money Back Guarantee” change with the weighted mask. From the FAQs it says “Unless there is a defect, the Weighted Sleep Mask is a non-refundable and non-returnable item once the item leaves our distribution center. This is because the mask is hand-wash only and therefore not something we can take back once delivered for hygienic reasons. Our company has the right to refuse any returns not within our guidelines.”
Sleep masks, eye masks, sleeping masks – whatever you want to call them, they’ve been around for decades. In fact, origins of the modern eye mask date back to 1930, when a patent for a sleep eye shade was filed by Mr & Mrs Hemphill.
Thankfully, there have been many iterations and improvements made to the original design of the sleep mask (below). Not only has the mechanical strap been removed (thank you), but the overall effectiveness and comfortability as well.
So…when were weighted sleeping masks invented? According to patents found, only in 2019…but you already know that’s not the case. Based on products available and the rise of weighted household items, weighted eye masks were likely first seen in the past decade. And boy how they’ve taken off.
Unsurprisingly, they’ve taken a similar journey to vests which have been weighted for children. Starting off quite mechanical and clunky, but becoming sleek, modern, and comfortably after many years of re-designs.
Eye masks have been around for nearly a century, so what are the added benefits of adding a little weight to them?
Eye masks have been showcased all around the world already, and if you’ve ever been on a plane, or even through about travelling on one, you’ve probably already worn one. But for those that haven’t, here are some benefits of generic eyes masks:
Those are just a few of the benefits which have been proven by multiple studies, one and two, for example. Even NASA has backed the effectiveness of eye masks improving sleep quality:
“A number of companies…developed a sleep mask with light cues to help wearers fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply throughout the night.”
Okay – sleep masks work. But what extra benefits to weighted sleep masks give you?
It all comes down to Deep Touch Pressure Therapy (DTP). This is the same therapy technique which is created by adding a little extra weight to stuffed animals for kids. By simply adding a little weight to the eye mask, you can apply a little bit more pressure to your face.
This added pressure creates a sense of calming and helps you feel more relaxed. In turn, giving you an even deeper sleep and bliss awakening. Again, DTP has been proven to be an effective technique to induce a calming effect in multiple studies – one, two, and three.
Sure, if you have trouble getting to sleep and/or are restless throughout the night, a sleep mask will certainly help. But why get something that can just help, when you can get something that’ll benefit you greatly instead?
A weighted eye mask is superior. Do yourself a favor, spend the little extra money – a good night’s sleep is well worth the cost of eating out for one night. This is a purchase you will never regret making.
Even with all the studies, you’ll want to be sure other people out there, just like yourself, have tried and tested these so-called weighted sleep masks. And there are plenty.
Here are a few folks who’ve made the plunge and never looked back:
All in all, even if you even have a slight bit of trouble getting to sleep, or would like to feel better rested in the morning, a weighted sleep mask should be your next purchase.
They’re effective, easy to use, easy to clean, portable (most of them), and have already been tried and tested by thousands of happy customers.
Keep in mind it may take a bit of time getting used to. But don’t give up – once you’ve built the habit, you’ll be loving yourself for it.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them in an email.
Enjoy your upcoming blissful sleepy nights!
Mike is one of the lead editors at Weighted Living and the author of this article. He's become fascinated with weighted products (a bit too much we think) and loves to see all the different ways they can improve our loves. He's written quite a few weighted product guides as well.
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