Prevention Editors Swear By These 13 Products for a Better Night’s Sleep

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At Prevention, we take pride in picking the best products for our readers. Our mission has always been to highlight top-rated, expert-backed selections that truly solve a problem for you, make your day easier, or bring joy to your life.

That’s why we curate Prevention Picks each month, where our editors hand-select products that have genuinely made a difference in their lives. From brand-new launches to tried-and-true favorites, we shout out beauty products worth your money, fitness gear that will elevate your workouts, convenient gadgets for your home, healthy food that stands out from the rest, and so much more.

For March, in honor of National Sleep Awareness Month, we’re sharing our favorite sleep essentials that help us snooze soundly—in the hopes that they can help you, too, achieve better rest. If your bedding is due for a major upgrade, for instance, we’ve got the best recommendations for luxuriously soft bed sheets, silk pillowcases, a cooling comforter for hot sleepers, and a plush pillow for neck pain relief. Or perhaps you have trouble falling asleep. We’re sharing a calming tea to sip on before bed, a cooling sleep mask that helps block light, and even an alarm clock that doubles as a sound machine. And we couldn’t forget picks for your nighttime skincare routine—including an overnight face mask and a hydrating body cream so you can wake up to soft, moisturized skin in the morning.

Ready to say goodbye to restless nights and hello to better quality sleep? Keep scrolling for the best products our editors swear by for a restful night.

100% Silk Pillowcases (Set of 2)

My 11-year-old co-opted my silk pillowcase (he loooves it!), so I replaced mine with this luxurious set. The pillowcase is terrific, but it’s the sleep mask that comes in the set that has truly changed my sleep. It’s super comfortable, with room to open your eyes underneath, and blocks all the little bits of light I didn’t even realize were affecting my sleep. Since I started wearing it, I’ve woken up less in the night and felt more rested in the morning. A silk sleep mask sounds like a fancy extra but it’s actually a totally practical way to get the sleep I need. —Sarah Smith, editor-in-chief

Restore 2 Sunrise Alarm Clock

My Hatch Restore 2 has made a huge difference in not only how I sleep, but also how I wake up in the morning (hello sunshine!). While this alarm clock/sound machine is on the pricier side, it’s always a good idea to invest in better sleep. Plus, if your partner tends to keep you up with their snoring, I love that I can turn up the volume on the sound machine to tune them out (cue calming thunderstorm noise). The best part? The different sounds, sunrise hues, and even sound and brightness levels are fully customizable from a convenient app on your phone. —Madeleine Haase, assistant editor

Lightweight and Cooling Comforter

I run hot, so consider me a sauna sleeper year-round—give me all the cooling sleep products! One other thing about me: I can’t sleep unless I’m covered with something that’s more than a sheet, and finding a comforter that doesn’t immediately make me overheat has always been a nearly impossible task. That is until I discovered the AiryWeight Eucalyptus Comforter by Sijo, an AAPI-founded brand with sustainability at its core. I love how calm and cozy I feel when I’m cuddled up under this fluffy-yet-slightly weighted duvet, and I no longer wake up sweaty or exhausted from tossing and turning to find the cool side of the blanket. I’ve never snoozed better than I do with Sijo! —Alyssa Jung, senior health editor, fitness + nutrition

Sleep Mask + Cooling Gel Relief

This eye mask-meets-headache hero serves so many purposes for just $30. I use it in leui of black-out-curtains—its 3-D bucket design is just that good at blocking light. The mask can be frozen or heated to help with headaches too, making it a powerhouse product. —Emily Goldman, deputy editor

Sateen Sheet Set

Ask anyone, I’m in love with my bed sheets from Parachute. The sateen weave is made of 100% long-staple Egytian cotton. It feels luxuriously smooth, and the sheets have held up to frequent washing over the past three years. In fact, I’m pretty sure they’ve gotten softer over time. —Christie Calucchia, senior editor

Hydrating Overnight Mineral Face Mask

I recently had the privilege of visiting the beautiful Blue Lagoon in Iceland, a lagoon filled with warm geothermal sea water heated deep beneath the earth that’s used for bathing and healing treatments for skin conditions like psoriasis. (There is even a dermatologist on-site that oversees the treatments.) Since the lagoon water is rich in minerals that soothe and purify skin, the brand Blue Lagoon Skincare harnesses them for use in skincare products. One of my new go-tos to bring the skin-softening of a Blue Lagoon soak and the pampering of the spa home is this creamy face mask, which you can smooth on before bed and wear overnight. It feels so soothing on my skin that’s extremely dehydrated from the winter cold. —April Franzino, beauty director

Original Adjustable Pillow

I love my Coop pillow—it’s truly been a game-changer for me when it comes to getting a restful night’s sleep! The best part about it is easily its adjustability: You can add or take out the memory foam fill to customize it to your preferred level of support. It has a soft, plush feel that contours perfectly to my neck (meaning no more waking up to neck pain the next morning!), and the fill is also hypoallergenic, which has been great for keeping my allergies at bay. —Hannah Jeon, associate commerce editor

Herbal Retreat Sampler Gift Set

Sleep is, well, a challenge, due to my snorey partner and my own monkey mind, as Buddhists refer to a brain that won’t calm down. One thing that really helps is hot herbal tea to kick off my wind-down ritual, and I am just loving Tea Forte’s flavors. Actually, it’s the whole experience: Their tea bags are shaped like tall thin pyramids and have a cute little left at the tip, which makes it easy to pluck it out of your mug when it has steeped enough. Somehow holding a warm mug reminds me that it’s time to chill, and the scent of the tea is also soothing. Just make sure you get an herbal variety, as the company also has caffeinated varieties, and if you’re of the must-pee-three-times-a-night generation, be sure to sip it a few hours before you actually get into bed. —Stephanie Dolgoff, deputy director, Hearst Health Newsroom

Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream

Behold: Probably my most-purchased beauty item of all time...and I’ve tried a lot! Weleda Skin Food is thick and moisturizing for wintertime dryness (hands, face, you name it) and gives you a nice glow. Good for sensitive skin, too. I layer a thick amount on before going to bed and wake up with super moisturized-feeling skin. It goes with me everywhere! —Allie Early, digital director

Natural Mulberry Silk Pillowcase

I’ve been sleeping on this super comfortable (and affordable) silk pillowcase for the last few months and have decided to never go back to a traditional pillowcase again. I’ve noticed such a difference in the health of my skin and hair, and I love that it also helps keep me cool at night. Plus, it comes in lots of fun colors to match anybody’s bedding or room decor. —Shannen Zitz, assistant editor

Fluffy Comforter Cover Set

This Bedsure Fluffy Comforter Cover Set is SO amazingly soft! I was looking for a new duvet cover that wasn’t so stiff and this definitely fits the bill. Also love that it has a zipper closure instead of the usual button-up style. It has a luxurious feel without a luxurious pricetag. —Sue Kakstys, production coordinator

Healing Ointment

Anyone who knows me knows I swear by my Aquaphor—there’s one on my nightstand, one in every purse, and one at my desk (not to mention backups in my closet). It’s been the final step of my nighttime routine for as long as I can remember: I swipe it all over my lips before I go to bed, and when I wake up, I’m greeted with soft, plump lips, even in this dry winter. And speaking of the dry weather, I’ve also started applying it on my face on any extra parched spots (especially around my nose) to prevent flaking. Truly can’t live without it! —Catharine Malzahn, beauty assistant

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