★★★★★ Rated 4.7 by verified sleepers

7 Reasons Light Sleepers Swear By The Blackout™ Mask

If you wake with the sun, stir at every sound, or lie there listening to the house settle - it's probably not you. It's your bedroom. Here are seven reasons light sleepers are switching to Shloof, and why most never go back.

The Sleep Lab · 4 minute read

  • 100 nightsRisk-free trial
  • Zero EMFPure analogue design
  • PatentedLight + sound insulation
  • 4.7★Verified reviews

Total blackout. Even at midday.

Streetlights, sunrise, a partner's reading lamp - your eyes register light even while they're closed, and your brain responds by lightening your sleep.

The Blackout™ Mask's deep 3D eye cups and thick contoured padding seal completely around your eyes. It stays pitch black from the moment you lie down until you decide it's morning - whatever the sun is doing.

Blackout™ Mask - Shloof Eyemask

It quiets the world, too.

Most sleep masks stop at your eyes. Shloof's patented hybrid design carries thick acoustic padding over your ears, softening the sounds that jolt light sleepers awake - traffic, snoring, the 5am bin lorry.

It isn't total silence. It's softness: the edge taken off the night, so small noises stop becoming full wake-ups.

Nothing touches your eyes.

Flat masks press on your lids and lashes all night — one of the main reasons people give up on them.

Shloof's deep 3D cavities leave a pocket of space over each eye, so you can blink freely and your eyes rest completely untouched, exactly as they would in a genuinely dark room.

No wires. No batteries. No EMFs.

There's no shortage of sleep tech — earbuds, headbands, trackers, white-noise machines. Shloof takes the opposite path: pure analogue sleep.

Nothing to charge, pair or update. No Bluetooth beside your head. Just research-backed design doing quiet, mechanical work while you rest.

Ready to switch the world off?

The Blackout™ Mask blocks all light and dampens sound — with a 100-night guarantee, there's nothing to lose but the 3am ceiling-staring.

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How Shloof compares

Feature Shloof Ordinary masksSleep earbuds
Blocks 100% of light
Dampens noise
Zero pressure on eyes
Nothing to charge or pair
Zero EMF — no Bluetooth
Folds flat for travel
100-night guarantee

Deep rest that travels with you.

Hotel rooms with tissue-paper curtains. Red-eye flights. Night shifts. Bright summer mornings. The mask folds into a clamshell and slips into its travel bag, so the same darkness follows you anywhere.

Shloof was born of a simple idea: you shouldn't have to hope for a good night. You should be able to carry one with you.

The research is on your side.

This isn't a gadget looking for a problem. A December 2023 meta-analysis covering more than 2,000 patients found that eye masks - alone or combined with earplugs - were the most effective intervention studied for improving sleep quality.

Shloof exists to make that intervention effortless: a decade of sleep research, distilled into one patented design.

And you've got 100 nights to be sure.

Sleep on it for three months. If Shloof doesn't give you noticeably deeper rest, send it back for a full refund - no forms, no fuss.

Stocked in Selfridges and rated 4.7 by verified sleepers, it's the rare sleep purchase where the risk sits entirely with us.

★★★★★
"I honestly wasn't expecting to love a sleep mask this much, but here we are 😂 I'm a total night owl, so sleeping once the sun is up has always been a struggle. This mask gives actual blackout, and it's made such a difference."
YUK · Trustpilot
★★★★★
"I have several different sleep mask this one is defo my go to. I sleep with Apple AirPods in so having the ear pads is super nice as it helps take the pressure off my ears (I imagine this will be even better with ear plugs)."
Tim · Trustpilot
★★★★★
"Amazing to put on before sleep, or when you just need to recharge for a bit. Soft material that feels really good on your skin! I also love that it also covers your ears and not only your eyes, and that it comes with earplugs."
Lovisa · Trustpilot
★★★★★
"The SHLOOF mask isn't going to win any beauty contests. It's not Instagram-worthy. It's chunky, practical, and honestly looks a bit weird. But here's the thing - *it works*."
Spencer · Trustpilot

Choose your path to deeper sleep

Start with the mask, or go all-in with the full Deep Rest System — mask, magnesium, sleep tea, nose strips and eye balm.

The essential
Deeper Rest Bundle - Shloof Eyemask

Blackout™ Mask

£99.99

  • Blocks 100% of light
  • Dampens sound over the ears
  • Zero pressure on your eyes
  • Folds flat for travel
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Best value
Deeper Rest Bundle - Shloof Eyemask

Deeper Rest Bundle

£119.00£170.00Save £51

  • Blackout™ Mask
  • Triple Magnesium Capsules
  • Sleep Deep Tea
  • Nose Strips + Shea Eye Balm
  • Mesh travel bag
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100-night guarantee · Free UK delivery · Zero EMF

Sleep on it. For 100 nights.

If Shloof doesn't give you the deepest sleep you've had in years, send it back within 100 nights for a full refund. That's over three months of real nights - travel, heatwaves, noisy neighbours and all.

Free UK delivery on all orders.

Common questions

Does it really block all light?

Yes. The deep 3D eye cups and thick contoured padding seal the full eye area - including the nose bridge, where nearly every other mask leaks. It stays pitch black even in a bright room.

Will it press on my eyes or lashes?

No. The 3D cavities leave a pocket of space over each eye, so nothing touches your lids or lashes. You can blink freely with the mask on.

Does it block sound completely?

No mask can block sound entirely - and anyone who claims otherwise is overselling. Shloof's acoustic padding over the ears dampens noise, taking the edge off the sounds that cause wake-ups.

I'm a side sleeper. Will it work for me?

The mask was designed with real sleeping positions in mind - soft, thick side padding and a fully adjustable strap. And if it doesn't suit you, the 100-night guarantee has you covered.

How does the 100-night guarantee work?

Sleep with the mask for up to 100 nights. If you're not getting deeper rest, return it for a full refund. No forms, no fuss.

What if it doesn't work for me?

You have 100 nights to decide. If you're not sleeping deeper, return it for a full refund. Delivery within the UK is free.

How quickly will it arrive?

Delivery within the UK is free on all orders, straight from our UK warehouse.

Sleep deep. Live well.

Join the sleepers who've switched the world off — total blackout, softened sound, and nothing to charge.

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100-night guarantee · Free UK delivery · Zero EMF