Our Expert View

We’ve partnered with Dr. Steve Harris MB BCh MSc MBCAM - London's leading aesthetic practitioner and THE name in anti-wrinkle treatments, to bring you this innovative sleep mask, which is clinically proven to improve relaxation & aid sleep.

The feature that makes this mask truly unique are the raised silicone dots on the inside edge of the mask - these dots stimulate receptors in the skin. This stimulation has been proven to increase relaxation more than a cotton eye mask in a clinical study, with 67% of participants feeling more relaxed after using the Dr Harris Sleep Mask. Plus, these dots also showed to reduce fine lines around the eye area by helping to relax the face whilst wearing the mask.

This design, combined with a mulberry silk blend & black light-blocking colour makes the Dr Harris Sleep Mask an essential addition to your nighttime routine.

BIOHACKING YOUR SLEEP

The use of a sleep mask whilst you sleep has been clinically proven as a useful tool for ‘biohacking’ your sleep quality. Biohacking involves making small changes to your lifestyle (in this case, your sleep routine) to promote improvements in health and wellbeing.

A ‘good night’s sleep’ according to the National Sleep Foundation is 7 to 9 hours a night of continuous sleep which helps to ensure you can cycle through all four sleep stages:

1. Awake - the time spent in bed whilst not sleeping, plus any periods where you wake up during the night

2. Light Sleep - light sleep help guides you into a deeper sleep - it is the time in which your heart rate slows & your muscles relax

3. Deep Sleep - during deep sleep your body promotes muscle repair & your blood pressure drops

4. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep - this is the stage at which your brain benefits the most - respiration & heart rate increases and studies show this is where your memory, learning and problem-solving improves. This is also the stage in which we dream

Despite the importance of good quality sleep for mental health, weight loss, skin quality and general wellbeing, research suggests that 71% of UK adults do not get the recommended 7-9 hours sleep a night.

One of the key factors that impacts sleep quality is exposure to light. Light sends signals to your brain that it should be awake, which can really interfere with your sleep cycle.

A simple way to ‘hack’ your sleep is to use our Dr Harris Sleep Mask to block all light out. Studies show that a good quality, light-blocking sleep mask acts as a shield to this light, which in turn will help you to get to sleep quicker and avoid having your sleep interrupted by light.