You’ve done all the things — soaked in a steamy bath, practiced a few yoga poses, put your phone on silent — and you still can’t drift off. What’s a wired, 21st-century New Yorker to do?
Keep trying new gadgets, sipping new mocktails, slathered with an overnight miracle cream so you awaken crease-free, Sleeping Beauty.
With no fewer than five aromatherapy pillow mists in its arsenal, all of which are backed by clinical studies with more than 900 participants, the UK-based wellness brand This Works is on a mission to help us nod off and stay asleep until we’ve logged enough hours to perform at our peak.
“Using brain imaging and other neuroscience protocols, we have been able to identify specific oils, blends and concentrations that can help regulate the nervous system,” says Anna Persaud, This Works’ CEO and biochemist. “Each of the products is at least two years in development as we move through a robust scientific process.”
Also put through the research wringer: Helight Sleep. The patented red-light therapy, a cute little tabletop gizmo that was designed to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer, was three years in the making, and developed with experts from the fields of sleep, light, medicine, physics and engineering.
Parked on your nightstand, the Helight emits a precise, 630-nanometer wavelength of red light for 14 minutes. Then over the next 14 minutes, it gradually fades and powers down on its own.
