Cyber Monday nightmare! The 5 weirdest sleep products we found on sale today

1. Napify Sleep Tape: was $14.95 now $12.50 at Amazon
Taping up your mouth is one of the trendy sleep hack that's circulated social media over the past year, promising more restful, healthier and snore-free sleep. We'll be honest, we weren't best impressed with mouth taping when we put mouthtaping to the test. Besides making you look like you're being held hostage, these tape patches are designed to prevent you from breathing through your mouth and promote nasal breathing while you sleep. This is said to eliminate snoring and filter allergens, though when we tried it, we woke up in a panic. But with a 4 out of 5 star rating on Amazon and positive reviews across social media, sleep tape is clearly doing something right. 

2. Sleep Crown Classic Over-the-Head Pillow: was $194 now $179 at Amazon
Call us strange, but we've always slept on top of rather than under our pillows. Sleep Crown like to do things differently. The Classic Over-the-Head Pillow is designed to contour your face, filling your eye sockets to block out light and dropping down over your ears to muffle sound. The brand bases its product on the fact that compression activates the body's natural relaxation response, prevents sensory overwhelm and alleviates stress so you can drift off more peacefully. It comes in six colours and is $15 off right now. We haven't tested this pillow yet, but it boasts a 4.9 out of 5 star rating and customers praise it for improving their sleep. We imagine a Sleep Crown pillow has a similar effect to a weighted blanket, of which we're big fans. 

3. Chin strap for Sleeping: was $9.99 now $8.47 at Amazon
Taking the idea of beauty sleep to another level, overnight chin straps promise a lifted, more sculpted jawline, a tightened chin and reduced wrinkles. These are pieces of fabric that fit around your chin and loop over your head. Similarly to mouth taping, people claim a chin straps corrects mouth breathing to prevent snoring. But these claims lack scientific evidence, so we're sceptical whether these uncomfortable-looking straps can change facial structure, stop snoring or, in fact, have any benefit at all. When one of our testers tried it as an anti snoring device, it didn't go well. Still, we wouldn't say there's any harm in giving them a go if you want to.

4. Bob and Brad Eye Massager: was $71.39 now $49.99 at Amazon
The Bob and Brad Eye Massager uses gentle acupressure and heat therapy to help you drift into a more restful sleep. This digital eye mask soothes the muscles and tissue around the eyes, reducing tension and built-up eye strain and promoting relaxation. There's also an immersive audio experience to induce sleep, with white noise, a piano, meditation sounds, soft rain or a running stream to chose from. Amazon's Cyber Monday deal knocks 30% off this piece of sleep tech bringing the price down to $49.99 (was $71.39). 

5. Crystals for Sleep Manifestation: was $19.99 now $15.99 at Amazon
Restless sleepers might wish for quality ZZZs every night and this gift set takes a spiritual approach to improving sleep quality and quantity. The set contains amethyst, smoky quartz and rose quartz alongside other stones that vow to supercharge your sleep by evoking calmness, warding off stress and clearing your mind. Since stress is a common cause of sleep troubles like insomnia and sleep paralysis, the logic behind this quirky sleep method makes sense. You can now save 20% at Amazon bringing the price to $15.99 (was $19.99). 

Ostrichpillow Original Travel & Power Nap Pillow: $99 at Amazon  
This pillow is, in our opinion, the most weird and wonderful of all the sleep products listed here. We love a power nap and a pillow that enables you to take a nap anywhere, be it at your desk or on a plane, sounds like a dream. The soft fabric pillow is designed to fit over your head and it has a mouth opening and hand pockets so you can support your head and get into a comfy nap position. It offers sensory isolation, effectively blocking out light and external distractions for an undisturbed snooze. Although it's not on sale this Cyber Monday, and as strange as it looks, this Ostrichpillow is the sleep product we'd be most inclined to snap up. 

WoodyKnows Side-Sleeping Backpack: $59.99 at Amazon
We've tried switching our dominant sleep position and can say it's no easy task. But this backpack claims to be a wearable sleep position trainer that trains you to develop a habit of sleeping on your side over a two-month programme. The backpack holds an adjustable airbag to help you find your most comfortable sleep position and is big enough to prevent you from rolling on to your back. Studies show side sleeping can have several benefits from improved digestion to reduced snoring. Customers say it doesn't interfere with their sleep quality and reduces snoring. So, all in all, we'd say this is an effective, albeit wacky, sleep product.