Sleep
Sleep masks
Blackout masks for side sleepers, travel and home, compared on comfort, fit and price.
Fit matters more here than fabric. A flat silk mask packs small and stays cool, while a contoured or eye cup design lifts the fabric off your lashes so you can open your eyes in the dark, which is what gets you closest to real blackout. Weighted masks add gentle pressure across the eye sockets instead, so check the strap style if you sleep on your side.
What sleep masks cost right now
We track 4 products here across 5 offers from 5 retailers. Every figure below comes from a price we opened and checked ourselves, between Sep 24, 2026 and Oct 11, 2026.
- Typical
- $38.50
- Most expensive
- $45
The middle of the 4 best prices on this page
Top of the range we currently track
All 4 products we track, cheapest first
Alaska Bear Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask
A flat, lightweight mulberry silk mask with an adjustable strap, priced well below most other silk masks.
Nodpod Weighted Sleep Mask
A strapless, bean-bag-style eye covering filled with weighted beads that you drape over your eyes instead of strapping on.
Manta Sleep Mask
An adjustable modal-fabric mask with detachable, moldable eye cups that keep fabric off your eyelids entirely.
Ostrichpillow Eye Mask
A padded, multi-layer blackout mask from a design-focused sleep brand, sold in a range of colors.
What actually differs
The specs that vary across the sleep masks we track. Sorted cheapest first, so you can see what the extra money is buying rather than guessing.
| Product | Best price | Weight | Care | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Bear Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask | $14.51 | About 0.5 oz | Hand wash cold recommended | — |
| Nodpod Weighted Sleep Mask | $38 | 9 oz (255 g) | Machine washable | Over a dozen across Core, Cafe and Resort collections |
| Manta Sleep Mask | $39 | 142 g | Machine washable (cold), air dry | Classic, Sunrise Pink, Carbon Black |
| Ostrichpillow Eye Mask | $45 | 30 g (about 1 oz) | — | 8 options including Midnight Grey, Eclipse Black, Forest Green |
Common questions
How much should a sleep mask cost?
The masks we track run from around fifteen dollars for a flat mulberry silk mask to the mid forties for a contoured or weighted design. The table above shows the exact price we verified for each and the date we checked it. Above that range you are usually paying for a brand or for bundled extras like ear plugs and a carry case.
Are contoured sleep masks better than flat ones?
They are better at one specific thing: keeping fabric off your lashes so you can open your eyes in the dark and so nothing presses on your eyelids. That matters a lot to some sleepers and not at all to others. Flat silk masks pack smaller, run cooler and cost less, so if pressure on the eyes has never bothered you there is no reason to pay more.
Do sleep masks actually block all light?
No mask blocks all of it. The gap at the bridge of the nose is where light gets in on almost every design, and how well a mask seals there depends on your face more than on the price. Designs with a moulded nose section or an adjustable nose flap do better, and none of them is a blackout curtain.
Can you wash a sleep mask?
It depends on the fill. Plain silk and cotton masks are usually hand-wash. Weighted masks and anything with foam or beads generally are not machine washable as a whole, and the maker will specify spot cleaning or a removable cover. We list the care instruction as its own spec line on every product page here, because it is the detail people find out too late.