Get your best sleep and wake up refreshed every day with this innovative smart sleep mask

Around 70 million Americans are reported to have one form of sleeping disorder or another, and a whopping 30% of adults are suffering from insomnia. We can probably blame part of this on a culture that glorified activity and busyness at the expense of sleep, but now people have become painfully aware of the need for restful slumber to actually keep their productivity up, not to mention live healthy lives. Unfortunately, many quick-fix solutions involve artificial methods like pills or herbal concoctions to force our bodies to shut down, leading to unbalanced lifestyles and dependence on these substances. Fortunately, there are more natural methods with longer-lasting effects, and this advanced sleep mask harnesses the power of sounds and light not only to let you sleep deeply but also to wake up more peacefully and naturally, ready to face the day ahead.

Designers: Adrian Wong and W.H.

Click Here to Buy Now: $169 $329 ($160 off). Hurry, less than 72 hours left! Raised over $160,000.

Pills, teas, and other sleeping aids use external substances to help lull the body and mind to sleep. They might not be harmful as far as their ingredients go, but they don’t instill good habits and rely on external factors to induce sleep. They also don’t address the problem of waking up properly from this deep slumber, something that can only really be done with the right kind and amount of light. Fortunately, our bodies can actually be trained to this healthier sleeping pattern, which is what the Aura Smart Sleep Mask brings to the table, or the bed rather, utilizing immersive sounds and light therapy to get you sleeping and waking up in the best ways possible.

Step 1: Pair with Aura app & tailor your Dreamscape.

Step 2: Put on Aura.

Step 3: Enjoy your relaxation sessions with the optional light therapy.

Step 4: Experience total blackout & enter sleep nirvana.

Using the Aura Smart Sleep Mask is as easy as pairing it with the mobile app, selecting your preferred Dreamscape, putting it on, and enjoying the soothing sounds and gentle lights that will put you to sleep like a gentle lullaby. Dreamscape fuses the best of audio experiences, from meditation to ASMR to the melodies of nature, in order to bring your mind and body to a peaceful state. You can even have guided meditation if that’s your cup of proverbial tea. And when it comes for you to finally rouse from slumber, the mask emulates the light of the rising sun to wake you up more naturally compared to the harmful shock of an alarm.

In addition to the sound and light therapy, the Aura Smart Sleep Mask also creates a total blackout in order to let you create your personal sleep sanctuary wherever you are. The Hug 3D memory foam creates a leak-free seal around your eyes without putting any pressure on them, allowing you to blink freely and even keep them open until you finally fall asleep. Comfort, after all, is a critical element in a peaceful slumber, and every inch of the Aura Smart Sleep Mask is designed to be gentle on your head. Even better, this cushion attaches magnetically so it can be removed easily and washed by hand or in a machine.

Whether you’re trying to reclaim your sleep schedule or trying to get some shut-eye in an unfamiliar place, this innovative and comfortable smart wearable will help you get the best sleep and the most peaceful rising each and every time. Say goodbye to those costly pills, put away the inconvenient teas, and harness the power of soothing sounds and therapeutic lights to rediscover the power of rest with the Aura Smart Sleep Mask.

Click Here to Buy Now: $169 $329 ($160 off). Hurry, less than 72 hours left! Raised over $160,000.

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The Aura Sleep Mask With Immersive Sound And Light Therapy Helps You Sleep Better Without Meds

Tapping into your body’s ability to relax with sound, and its natural intuition to wake up to sunrise, the Aura Smart Sleep Mask helps you relax, rest, and wake up fully rejuvenated by creating the perfect conditions your body needs. With a 100% blackout design, the sleep mask completely engulfs you in darkness no matter what time of the day it is or how illuminated your space is. Integrated speakers in the sides of the mask, and a warm LED beam placed in front of your eyes combine to create the perfect setup for sleep, meditation, and recharging. The speakers play a variety of sounds through the Aura app, from ASMR to relaxing soundscapes from nature around the world, while the LED light beam provides light therapy, recreating the effects of a sunrise so you wake up feeling fully recharged without grogginess.

Designers: Adrian Wong and W.H.

Click Here to Buy Now: $159 $329 ($170 off). Hurry, only 10/474 left! Raised over $125,000.

Ads all over the internet will have you believe that medicines are the key to restful sleep. There’s a pill or a special tea brew or a multivitamin gummy for virtually everything… but the problem with those over-the-counter solutions is that your body probably doesn’t need them. All it needs are some changes to your environment. The Aura Smart Sleep Mask creates those changes with its clever design that completely blocks external light, and plays relaxing audio to help you drift off to sleep. The blackout design is remarkably effective, sealing any potential areas where light could leak in from. However, it does so without necessarily pressing a black pad against your eyes. The blackout design features an empty chamber around your eyes, allowing you to keep your eyes open and even blink while wearing the Aura. As someone who uses a similar zero-pressure blackout mask myself, I can testify that they’re incredibly comfortable and highly effective.

Step 1: Pair with Aura app & tailor your Dreamscape.

Step 2: Put on Aura.

Step 3: Enjoy your relaxation sessions with the optional light therapy.

Step 4: Experience total blackout & enter sleep nirvana.

The Aura Smart Mask pairs with Aura’s smartphone app (available on both Android and iOS devices), letting you select relaxing and meditative soundscapes, sound therapy routines, and guided meditations. The app also lets you configure the light strip, adding optional light therapy to your relaxation/sleep routine. The soft warm lights calm you down and gently coax your body into a state of wakefulness like a sunrise alarm instead of suddenly triggering you awake like an alarm clock.

The benefits of restful sleep are pretty much known to everyone. Good sleep helps recharge the brain, rebuild neural pathways, and improve mood, memory, and overall health and lifespan. However, good sleep can be induced naturally instead of through supplements – a practice that Aura hopes to inculcate. Wearing the Aura helps you enter a state of relaxation just by its soft fabric construction and its ability to completely envelop you in darkness, and the Aura app takes things further, letting you relax effectively, meditate without distractions, and have deeper REM sleep. The sleep mask is compact enough to carry on trips, can be worn on long journeys (especially those exhausting red-eye flights), and is accommodating enough to be worn while sleeping no matter whether you’re a back, side, or stomach sleeper.

Each Aura Smart Sleep Mask sports a soft, face-conforming design that weighs a mere 130 grams (4.5 ounces). A velcro strap helps securely attach the mask to your face, with a 3D memory foam eye cushion that cuts out light leakage and can be hand or machine-washed every few weeks. The headset comes with intuitive controls located on the top that let you power the device as well as adjust the volume, and a USB-C port lets you charge the Aura’s built-in battery, which lasts for a week on a full charge. You can grab your Aura Smart Sleep Mask for a discounted price of $159, and download the Aura app for free on iOS or Android devices.

Click Here to Buy Now: $159 $329 ($170 off). Hurry, only 10/474 left! Raised over $125,000.

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Made entirely out of natural materials, this travel kit is comfortable and eco-friendly

Softened banana leaf, water hyacinth leaf, corn-silk… you don’t often hear these terms used in fashion and apparel, but this ecologically-aware travel kit is set to change that status quo. Ditching the more commonly used materials like microbeads, lycra, neoprene, memory-foam, etc, the Banana Leaf Travel Kit is made entirely out of naturally available resources, with minimal processing, and is designed to be soothing, soft-to-the-touch but also entirely disposable and biodegradable.

Designed by Aishwarya Nair along with assistance from Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven, the Banana Leaf Travel Kit introduces a new material to the world…Softened Banana Leaf, a fabric that’s created after treating banana leaves with a “special solution” that allows them to become permanently soft and feel great against the skin.

The travel kit is a set of accessories that Aishwarya claims are perfect for hotels, travel agencies, flights, or even tropical cruises to distribute to their patrons. Based loosely on Mahatma Gandhi’s fabled concept of “hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil”, the kit contains a mouth-mask, an eye-mask, and a pair of earmuffs. The mouth-mask is made with softened banana leaves, while the eye-mask uses a banana-leaf exterior and a corn-silk interior for utmost comfort. Usually thrown away as a by-product of corn-harvesting, the silk is known to be soft, and when stuffed inside the banana-leaf envelope, gives the material a new lease of life. The earmuffs come made from the banana leaf too, but contain a layer of softened water-hyacinth on the inside. Water hyacinth is one of the world’s fastest growing plants, and is often considered a nuisance for the way it covers entire lakes, starving the eco-system beneath it of sunlight and oxygen. Using water-hyacinth to make travel accessories would give one access to an entire reservoir of raw-material that’s all up for grabs.

Ultimately, the entire kit is made with natural materials and elastic-cords that secure the products around your face. Use them as many times as you need and dispose them and the banana leaves, corn-silk, and water hyacinth biodegrade almost instantly, returning back to nature, rather than polluting it!

Designer: Aishwarya Nair for Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven