9 Great Products for Fighting Summertime Insomnia and Getting a Great Night’s Sleep

If you have a harder time falling asleep in the summertime, you're far from alone.

The summer is like the perfect storm for inconsistent sleep, from a lack of structure and schedules during summer vacation to irritating heat and a later sunset, telling your body to go to sleep later. These things can mess with your circadian rhythm, your body's 24-hour internal clock, which doesn't just affect sleep, but can also impact your focus, memory and alertness. In honor of Circadian Awareness Day, taking place today, July 24, we've collected a number of our personal favorite products for fighting summertime insomnia and getting your circadian rhythm back on track in the list below.

Helight Sleep: $139

Both late sunlight and using bright screens late at night can trick your brain into thinking it's still daytime, messing with your sleep. Helight Sleep is a unique device created to combat this, using a precise wavelength and intensity of red light, in combination with a timed protocol, to simulate an evening light cycle and help prepare you for rest. Just turn it on as you turn off the lights prepare for bed, and it'll dim and go through its full cycle in 28 minutes, gradually improving your sleep and circadian rhythm.

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Baloo Living Weighted Silk Sleep Stone Mask: $81

We can't begin to describe the positive impact sleep masks have had on our sleep—especially Baloo Living's Weighted Silk Sleep Stone Mask. It blocks any pesky lights and even some sound, and is made from mulberry silk so it's skin-friendly. Our favorite aspect, however, has to be the gentle weight, which feels great on the eyes and can be super soothing before bedtime. It can even be stored in the freezer for depuffing and beating the heat.

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Bluebella Helene Luxury Satin Short Pajama Set Ice Water Blue: $94

We can't be the only ones who sleep better when we love the pajamas we're in. Bluebella's Helene Luxury Satin Short Pajama Set in Ice Water Blue perfectly combines style with comfort to make it perfect for bedtime—but we also love it for lounging around before and after bed. The length of the sleeves and shorts are just right for warm summer nights, and the satiny touch of the fabric can't be beat.

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This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray: $29.70

A little aromatherapy can work wonders for calming the mind and preparing it for sleep. This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray goes right on your pillow, using a soothing blend of lavender, chamomile and vetiver oil to put the mind in the mood for restful sleep. We've also found that consistently using a pillow spray each night makes it even more effective, with the scent mentally signaling our bodies that it's time for bed.

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Oi Tape Vented Mouth Tape: $27.88

Now that we've started sleeping wearing mouth tape, we'll never go back. Oi Tape Vented Mouth Tape is flexible and comfy without ever ripping our hair out or tugging on our skin. It prevents us from mouth breathing all night, so we feel even better rested in the morning, and these vented tape strips give us extra peace of mind while we doze.

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Neuro Sleep & Recharge Meltaway Mints: $44.99

Neuro makes great sleep effortless with their Sleep & Recharge Meltaway Mints. These blueberry-flavored melts combine a low dose of melatonin to help you fall asleep, plus chamomile, passion flower, elderberry and lemon balm for a sense of calm and relaxation. After all, destressing can be one of the most important factors in falling—and staying—asleep.

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BodyHealth Optimum Sleep Assist: $39.95

BodyHealth's Optimum Sleep Assist is a little different than your average melatonin supplement. It combines melatonin and vitamin B6, plus a proprietary blend of bovine colostrum, velvet antler and mucuna, to restore hormonal balance, helping sleep in the process. It's held in the mouth for 90 seconds before swallowing to support restorative, non-drowsy sleep.

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Moon Juice Sleepy Magnesi‑Om: $38

If typical melatonin supplements have never done the trick for you, you may need a little additional support, like the kind you get from Moon Juice's Sleepy Magnesi‑Om. It's a yummy blackberry-flavored powdered supplement you dissolve in water and drink, using plant-based melatonin and adding magnesium bisglycinate and gluconate, plus L-theanine, to destress and relax the body, helping you find sleep faster.

(via Moon Juice)

 

Ritual BioSeries Melatonin: $20

Ritual's BioSeries Melatonin uses special BioSeries technology to optimize the release of melatonin throughout the night, aiding your natural sleep-wake cycle. Instead of releasing all melatonin within 90 minutes, like other supplements, this offering release it over the course of six hours for a full night's sleep and optimized rest. Plus, we've never seen anything quite like these futuristic-looking see-through capsules.

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For more tips on getting a better sleep in the summer, click HERE to read our interview with sleep expert Dr. Brittney Jones of DrLullaby.