Best high quality sleep masks to block out light (cold, eyes, sleeping)
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Side sleeper here, but perhaps other late-nighters searching for a solution will find them helpful. I'm just mask searching. Thanks Tick.
I am Andrew in Australia with cerebral palsy. I have tried a number of masks. Are BibBon better I'm thinking of trying one? Which masks are the best?
Hiya Andrew...
Welcome to the board & the Society of Troubled Sleepers. Never heard of BibBon, but googled & it looks like an Etsy shop. They look fine to me, a bit pricey. Sad fact with many is you need to wear it 1-2 nights before you can tell if it's the best fit... & everyone's face differs... which is why I'm probably not the only one who has 3-4 of them. I'm still on the search for a better one.
I'm going to be making my own soon. Have a few buttery soft leather remnants left over & will test it out. My favorite is no longer available (from gaiam.com), so if I find something comparable, I'll surely post back.
Best of luck. Try the BibBon if they'll accept a return from you. At $35+, it's a lot to test out.
Some of the Dream essentials masks are better than others and DE have great customer service but i have not found the perfect mask. Bucky are decent but slip around quite a bit? I wonder who in Australia custom makes them? With Bibbon shr nt some sample materials which got lost in the post!
Some of the Dream essentials masks are better than others and DE have great customer service but i have not found the perfect mask.
I have a DE mask, which is currently my favorite, but I'm still on the lookout for something better & more comfortable. My problem with many of them is the velcro closure, which although makes it nice to adjust, gets stuck in my hair every night.
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Bucky are decent but slip around quite a bit? I wonder who in Australia custom makes them? With Bibbon shr nt some sample materials which got lost in the post!
Never heard of Bucky, but I just pulled up some on Google & they are cheaper than many. I do like the sunglasses shape, which might fit easier over the nose area. Sometimes cheaper means the materials aren't as nice, however, but when buying online we don't know until we have it in our hot little hands.
I prefer the ones with elastic all the way around (sans velcro), but since they can't be adjusted easily & eventually stretch out (I've had to cut & sew them myself after a bit), they're few & far between. Guess most people opt not to purchase them.
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Are they masks that always stay on all night?
I don't have a problem with them staying on, but I also have a lot of hair & it's long which might make a difference, depending upon how much tightness one needs with the headband. We all differ... sleeping positions & sleep habits (tossing & turning) might render some useless, hence the use of velcro in most to tighten them up. I'm always trying to find one sans velcro... all my masks have some of my ripped out hair intermingled with it.
I did a cursory search for masks in AU & didn't find much, but there has to be something. I suppose it might be easier to determine which material you'd like first (satin, cotton, silk), then search. For instance, I have one terry cloth mask (got it at a beauty supply shop for just a few $)... it's my least favorite as I don't like the feeling of a towel on my eyes... it just feels weird. I save it for trips, as I've accidentally left my favorite one behind in a hotel years ago & the retailer doesn't carry it any longer.
Perhaps if you can first find someone nearby who sews they could custom make a mask for you? There are patterns online for free, but they could also use a mask you currently use as a base to make their own pattern. Not sure if that's too much work, but if you're like me, my quest for a better mask never ends.
As I said in another post, I'm going to make my own soon, trying various methods & materials. I'm not an ace sewer, but it is worth a try, since I'm frustrated at not having the optimal eye mask. Since I'm in the process of packing to move in 3-wks, it should be near Christmas when I've the time, but I will let you know how that worked out & pass on any helpful hints to you, in the event you can find a tailor.
I understand your frustration, but I guess as most of us who've posted here, we've all experienced that as troubled sleepers. Best of luck!
I have a DE mask, which is currently my favorite, but I'm still on the lookout for something better & more comfortable. My problem with many of them is the velcro closure, which although makes it nice to adjust, gets stuck in my hair every night.
Never heard of Bucky, but I just pulled up some on Google & they are cheaper than many. I do like the sunglasses shape, which might fit easier over the nose area. Sometimes cheaper means the materials aren't as nice, however, but when buying online we don't know until we have it in our hot little hands.
I prefer the ones with elastic all the way around (sans velcro), but since they can't be adjusted easily & eventually stretch out (I've had to cut & sew them myself after a bit), they're few & far between. Guess most people opt not to purchase them.
I don't have a problem with them staying on, but I also have a lot of hair & it's long which might make a difference, depending upon how much tightness one needs with the headband. We all differ... sleeping positions & sleep habits (tossing & turning) might render some useless, hence the use of velcro in most to tighten them up. I'm always trying to find one sans velcro... all my masks have some of my ripped out hair intermingled with it.
I did a cursory search for masks in AU & didn't find much, but there has to be something. I suppose it might be easier to determine which material you'd like first (satin, cotton, silk), then search. For instance, I have one terry cloth mask (got it at a beauty supply shop for just a few $)... it's my least favorite as I don't like the feeling of a towel on my eyes... it just feels weird. I save it for trips, as I've accidentally left my favorite one behind in a hotel years ago & the retailer doesn't carry it any longer.
Perhaps if you can first find someone nearby who sews they could custom make a mask for you? There are patterns online for free, but they could also use a mask you currently use as a base to make their own pattern. Not sure if that's too much work, but if you're like me, my quest for a better mask never ends.
As I said in another post, I'm going to make my own soon, trying various methods & materials. I'm not an ace sewer, but it is worth a try, since I'm frustrated at not having the optimal eye mask. Since I'm in the process of packing to move in 3-wks, it should be near Christmas when I've the time, but I will let you know how that worked out & pass on any helpful hints to you, in the event you can find a tailor.
I understand your frustration, but I guess as most of us who've posted here, we've all experienced that as troubled sleepers. Best of luck!
So do I try the Gaiam one if it ever comes again! I find velcro easier to adjust. Anyone tried peeper sleeper?
They are in US so air shipping but take returns.
Yes, I have one Dream Essentials Opulence. It's the most comfortable I have so far, out of all my rather inferior masks... still looking for better, which is why I have a small collection. Overall, I think I need to go up in price to get a better fit & comfort.
Don't like? Velcro on strap which pulls out my hair. The material on the inside of the mask is cheap cotton which pills after only a few months. It feels awful on my eyes, but I do my best to ignore it. Not sure why this happened... handwash it too often?... too much friction when sleeping?
I ordered it to try.But by Christmas an an organic bedding company here will send me something to try. So Gaiam was the best until it stopped being made?
Maybe in the new year you could order an Organic mask from down under!
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Never heard of BibBon, but googled & it looks like an Etsy shop. They look fine to me, a bit pricey. Sad fact with many is you need to wear it 1-2 nights before you can tell if it's the best fit... & everyone's face differs... which is why I'm probably not the only one who has 3-4 of them. I'm still on the search for a better one.
Opulence from Dream Essentials
