Mornings can be rough — but they certainly don’t have to be. If you’ve tried fixing your sleep schedule, setting multiple alarms, or simply forcing yourself out of bed, only for morning drowsiness to follow you into your day, it might be time to implement these new, sleep science–based products. We all have to be morning people at some point, you might as well seize the AM with a spring in your step.
To wake you up
This integrated alarm clock–sound machine–smart light handles your sleep routine for you. Hatch Restore, linked to Hatch’s sleep app, winds you down before bed with soothing soundscapes, meditation, and sleep stories. Its alarm function, however, sets it apart: Learning from your sleep habits, Hatch Restore wakes you up gradually — and naturally — easing you into the day and avoiding alarm-induced cortisol spikes. Let your alarm clock take care of your sleep routine — you just worry about sleeping.
Here is a “lite” version of Hatch’s alarm clock (with the same offline functionality including radio, just minus the smart sleep-tracking capability).
Better sleep is in your stomach
A good night’s sleep and a fresh morning are about more than eight hours and a firm pillow. To get the most out of your daily hibernation, you need to be feeding the body, carefully. A range of recent studies points to the importance of gut health — the bacterial ecosystem in your digestive tract — for everything from mental health to sleep.
Checking every box when it comes to your gut microbiome isn’t easy. There are up to 1,000 species of bacteria linked to a healthy gut. Reset Logic takes the headache out of gut health. Core vitamins and minerals plus probiotic, plant and whole food ingredients from lactobacillus bacteria to astragalus, rhodiola, pea protein, and more. All delivered in one easy daily dose for only $29.99 per month.
To look and feel fresh and awake
Washing up in the morning just seems to do the trick for many of us. Sometimes, a splash of cold water isn’t enough and the eyelids keep drooping. We don’t only want to feel awake — we want to look awake.
This is where a face scrub does wonders. This exfoliating face wash with vitamin C and mint invigorates your dry and sleep-worn skin, perking you up with a bit of skincare therapy first thing in the morning. Perfect before shaving and for clearing out dirt, oil, and dead skin — opening up your pores and those heavy eyelids.
All of Jack Black’s products are also cruelty free, with no animal testing — ever. Paraben, sulfate, and suffering free skincare.