Are silk eye masks good for you?

What’s one of the biggest - and annoying - ways to waste time? Lying on bed trying to get to sleep is surely one of the most aggravating facts of daily life. But pop on a Calidad Home silk eye mask and it’s a different bedtime story.

We have written about if sleep masks work - see the article here.

Using an eye mask at night helps to block out light - whether that’s daylight or the street lamps outside the window. This darkness can increase melatonin levels - and that’s pretty important because this is the hormone that controls the sleep cycle. In short, it means you’ll fall asleep more quickly.

A silk eye mask avoids over-exposure to light during the night. It’s said that light at night can cause a low mood during the day - surely something we all want to avoid. Using silk eye masks to block out the light is a simple trick that may help you to avoid low moods as well as tiredness.

There are all sorts of sleep masks on the market, so why would you need a silk one? Well, top quality silk is known to be the best fabric to sleep on, treating your skin kindly as you slumber. It’s the reason why our 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcases have proved so popular.

Using silk against your face can help to reduce fine lines, pillow creases, moisture loss and even flare-ups of skin conditions such as acne, eczema and psoriasis. It also absorbs less moisture than cotton, meaning your skin can take in all the goodness from that costly eye or night cream.

A silk eye mask is also much softer and more comfortable to wear, which can also help you to fall and stay asleep more easily. As a natural fabric, silk is also lightweight and fully breathable.

We know - you’re reading this and thinking, ‘but it’s an eye mask, what has my hair got to do with it?’ Well… how does your eye mask stay on? There’s a band that goes around the back of your head - and over your hair.

So as you sleep, this band is moving over the surface of your hair. This causes friction, which in turn can lead to tangled, frizzy, knotted or flyaway hair. Calidad Home silk eye masks come complete with a silk-covered band, so you can treat your hair every bit as gently as your skin. What’s the point of investing in our mulberry silk scrunchies if you don’t take care of your hair at night?

If you’ve forgotten what it feels like when you’ve had a good night’s rest, fear not. You can recapture that elusive and most wonderful feeling of alertness. It’s all down to the fact that if your eyes sense light during the night, they will tell your mind that it’s time to wake up.

Blocking out the light solves this problem, so that melatonin surges through your body, ensuring you enjoy an utterly blissful and uninterrupted sleep. By day, we bet you'll feel brighter than you have in years.

Whether you take long or short haul flights or are embarking on a long distance train journey, you may as well pass the hours by sleeping if you can. Packing a silk eye mask into your bag will help you do just that, as it will block out all the light on the plane or in the carriage.

This will boost those melatonin levels, which in turn will make you feel relaxed enough to drop off for a refreshing nap. Or even a full night’s sleep if you’re travelling long distance. Just don’t forget to pack some earplugs too.