Christmas nightmare! The 5 weirdest sleep products we found at Amazon
From power nap pillows to crystals — these are the wackiest sleep tech deals on Amazon today
As more and more people strive for perfect sleep, weird and wonderful sleep hacks and products are gaining popularity. From power nap pillows to weighted blankets, some are genius, while others (uh-hum mouth tape and chin straps) are more questionable.
The best mattress for your sleep style and body type is sure to help you get the restorative sleep you need. But these gadgets and gizmos promise to take your sleep game further with on-the-go naps and sleep position training. Whether they deliver, we're not quite sure...
We've covered all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday mattress sales this year, bringing you some fantastic deals to refresh your bedroom. So now it's time for a bit of fun: step forward the weirdest sleep products on Amazon right now. First up, mouth tape...
1. Napify Sleep Tape: $14.95 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.
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.
4. Bob and Brad Eye Massager: $69.99 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. It's $69.99 to buy now, but that's a small price to pay for a nightly massage.
5. Crystals for Sleep Manifestation: $19.99 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 get them for $19.99 at Amazon where they sport a strong 4.5 our of 5 star customer rating
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.
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Eve is a PPA-accredited journalist with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. She is a Sleep Staff Writer at Tom’s Guide and has four years’ experience writing health features and news. She is particularly interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health. At Tom’s Guide Eve is responsible for coverage and reviews of sleep tech and is our smart and cooling mattress specialist, focussing on brands such as Eight Sleep and Sleep Number. She also covers general mattress reviews, seeks out the best deals to produce tried-and-tested buyer's guides for sleep accessories and enjoys writing in-depth features about sleep health. She has been involved in rigorous testing procedures for mattress reviews in our Sleep Studio and has interviewed experts including sleep doctors and psychologists. When not covering sleep at Tom's Guide, Eve enjoys writing about health and fitness, food and culture.