Benefits of Using Sleep Masks

                                        

Sleep is important for our well-being both physically and mentally. The majority of adults need around 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day. 
 
Sufficient and quality sleep has major effects on our health. There is a wide range of sleep gadgets to help us get our rest. Sleep masks are one of them.


Interplanetary Astronaut Eye Mask
 
Rest your strained eyes
 
Our eyes also need pampering and rest just like the rest of our body parts. 
 
Exposing our eyes to screens may cause a lot of negative effects. Our eyes may grow tired or dried when staring at screens for a long time. Therefore, we need to give them much-needed rest. 
 
The easiest way to pamper our strained eyes is by minimizing the time spent on screens. Using sleep masks is a perfect way for us. 


Cute Animal Eye Mask
 
Block out artificial light
 
Exposure to artificial light, especially light at night, can suppress melatonin, which may disrupt our internal biological clock and lead to sleeping issues. 
 
Sleep masks may be just what we need to help us maintain our sound sleep by blocking out artificial light. Helping to block out the artificial lights such as blue light from phones and electronic devices, sleep masks act as shields to realign our internal body clocks. 


Smiling Striped Eye Mask
 
Improve sleep quality
 
There exist light-sensitive cells in the retina of our eyes, which determine our sleep time. 
 
What’s more, our brain associates darkness with sleep, it is possible to use sleep masks in putting the brain to sleep. 
 
The use of sleep masks enables us to have a deeper quality of sleep that is less disrupted.


Smiling Dinosaur Embroidery Eye Mask
 
What to look for in a sleeping mask
 
There are a lot of sleep masks to choose from. Ideally, our sleep masks should be made of comfortable, breathable, and soft material. 
 
Plus, adjustable straps that fit our heads well are important to keep the masks from falling off. 
 
The blackout effect is especially crucial to cover enough area to fully block artificial light.