We all know the benefits of getting a good night’s sleep. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists improvement in overall health, mood and relationships as a few of them. In order to get a good night’s rest, you’ll want to be sleeping the right amount of hours (about seven to be precise) and sleep in the right environment: darkness. 
Neurologist and author of “The Rested Child” and “The Sleep Solution” Dr. W. Christopher Winter explains to WWD that a darker environment causes your body to produce more melatonin, which helps facilitate deeper sleep. But sometimes, we are not able to naturally block out light and other sleep distractions — and that’s where sleep masks come in. 
How they work is pretty simple: Sleep masks create that dark environment needed to get the most optimal sleep. Board-Certified dermatologist and assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Jeannette Graf explains that sleep masks are designed to increase our restorative sleep phases. “They help to elevate melatonin levels by blocking any artificial light entering your space, which can disrupt our biological clock within us,” Dr. Graf tells WWD. 
Sleep masks also come with many health benefits. “Wearing a

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