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Now you can put your favorite animal in the microwave or in the freezer and lay it on your face to help you sleep! But seriously: We recommend these for anyone who really wants to make sure that no one on the plane tries to speak to them. Uninterrupted sleep, guaranteed. ($17.95 at dreamessentials.com)
We happen to like the no-nonsense sheep on this one, but Strawberry Jim's masks come in a variety of funny prints. They'll even custom-make one from artwork or a photo that you send in. ($25 at strawberryjim.com)
This gel eye mask can be put in the fridge to soothe and de-puff eyes, or dipped into boiling water for a warm, relaxing mask. ($4 at beautybay.com)
This travel-friendly sleep mask blocks out all light so you can get some shuteye on your redeye. It also has an adjustable stretch band with velcro to avoid pinching. ($12 at flight001.com)
Cooling silk on one side, fashionable fabric on the other, this eye mask made by San Francisco-based Mette Vangso is filled with organic flax seed w/ natural lavender and chamomile flowers for extra stress relief. ($32 at mettevangso.com)
The silky violet sleep mask is just the cherry on top of this calming sleep set, which includes a night cream that's antioxidant-rich for better skin in the morning. ($79.00 at dermstore.com)
The Glo To Sleep%u2122 eye mask is a tech nerd's lullaby: you hold the eye mask to a light for about 30 seconds to charge up a pattern of blue glow lights inside the mask that supposedly help get you to sleep. If it doesn't work, you can gift it to your nieces and nephews and tell them it's a new Star Wars toy. ($39.99 at bedbathandbeyond.com)
This reminds us more of Jeff Goldblum in "The Fly" than beauty rest, but the contoured mask keeps pressure off the eyelids to allow rapid eye movement during REM sleep stages. It also comes in a carrying pouch with ear plugs. ($7.95 at dreamessentials.com)
If you constantly wake up with dry, bloodshot eyes, these are (supposedly) the cure: The goggle-like eye mask creates a humid environment around the eyes to prevent the evaporation of natural tears. It's also supposed to be great for Lasik patients. ($45 for a basic set at eyeeco.com)
Now you can put your favorite animal in the microwave or in the freezer and lay it on your face to help you sleep! But seriously: We recommend these for anyone who really wants to make sure that no one on the plane tries to speak to them. Uninterrupted sleep, guaranteed. ($17.95 at dreamessentials.com)
The Dreamer%u2122 is what we'd call the classic: It's simple, available in lots of palatable colors, and it's designed to be comfortable (the head strap is wide, soft, and adjustable, so that there's no pinching or headache-inducing pressure), block light, and is made of cotton so it won't irritate sensitive skin. ($24.95 at dreamessentials.com)
Sorry – It was Amazon, not EBay. Here’s more info:
Product Features
Patented sleep mask sound block pillow lets you sleep in style, anywhere, any time. Made in USA.
Converts to simple or attachable pillow for reading or watching TV, or to a muff. Velcro adjustable.
Large eye mask and sound blocking pillow. 100% cotton touches your face. Colorfast, washable.
Secret sealable HiPockets hide credit cards, cash, jewelry, meds, alarm watch for personal wake-up.
Washington Post: “..worth its weight in psychotropic drugs.” Frommer’s: “An ingenious new invention..”
Wow! – The title of this blog just blew me away! A new store just opened on EBay selling a product with the same name. Here is their product description:
As long as man has been on Earth, in order to sleep, people have covered their heads with animal skins, pieces of clothing, pillows, blankets, and finally simple eye masks. Never did anyone combine a light blocking sleep mask with sound blocking – until the invention of our product. The inventor of the Dreamcatcher, sleeping on a sailboat in 1998, awoke one morning from dreaming of a sort of pillow wrapped around his head. He quickly sketched the idea, made samples, and US patented his dreamed-up sensory inhibitor. This new royal blue suede model is dubbed Dreamcatcher, because it is a dream caught up into the real world. Travel experts from The Washington Post, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and many others have praised this sleep-mask sound-blocking pillow, and thousands of people are now being helped by it. We are proud of this improved Dreamcatcher – with beautiful navy blue suede outside, 100% cotton that caresses your face, and secret pockets that hide more than a money belt. Dreamcatcher is a mask, pillow, money belt, and more – indispensable for the serious traveler – and a durable asset for rest at home, work or anywhere between. Sound works by air pressure, so it’s impossible to block it without sealing off the ear canal from outside air. Cups that clamp tight over the ears, electronic reverse-wave feedback earphones, or ear plugs are most effective. But it’s impossible to sleep with a bulky item that clamps tightly over the ears, and no fabric product with a small surface area can make any significant sound reduction. So honestly, don’t buy the Dreamcatcher, or any other sleep product, believing it will block out all sound. The pillow part of the Dreamcatcher, containing a large area of sound block material, with the foam earplugs, will block most sound input – but still not 100%. We say this with confidence, because the Dreamcatcher is the best at what it does – the king of all sleep masks.
i’m definitely getting the glo to sleep one!