14 Gifts for People Who Love to Sleep (2025)

My son likes to be lulled to sleep by the sweet sounds of the rap collective Drain Gang. My best friend prefers relationship podcasts. And I go for novels on audio (but only if I’ve already read them and can afford to drift into slumber mid-chapter). If the sleep lover you know likes to fall asleep to voices or music, Bluetooth SleepPhones—one of our picks for the best sleep headphones—are infinitely more comfortable to wear than traditional headphones or earbuds. The speakers embedded in the headband are flat and felt-covered, so they barely register when you lie on them, and when it’s time to wash the headband, the speakers are easy to remove. The headband itself comes in three sizes and in fleece or a lighter, more-breathable polyester “breeze” fabric. The battery lasts up to 24 hours between charges, so the SleepPhones are a great option for long-haul flights, too.

A Gen Z favorite, the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask is thick and shiny, and a little goes a long way. It stays on overnight, using shea butter and antioxidant vitamin C to help keep lips healthy and supple. This balm is one of our Korean skin-care picks, and truth be told, most people use it during the day as a gloss or in place of regular lipstick. It comes in highly fragranced, fruit-forward flavors, like mango, grapefruit, and berry (there are also some teenybopper darlings, like Gummi Bear and Sweet Candy). I can vouch that wearing this balm overnight leaves lips smooth and soft in the morning, even if your giftee is, um, a mouth breather.

Silk has long been associated with luxury, but it’s a relatively recent addition to the hair-care and skin-care pantheons. Fans swear that the slippery texture of Lilysilk’s 25 Momme charmeuse silk pillowcase prevents hair breakage and skin damage caused by friction from rougher fabrics. Silk is also less absorbent than cotton, so it’s less drying for both skin and hair. But even if beauty isn’t the point, these glossy, luxurious pillow cases look luxe and feel wonderful—soft, cool, and opulent. Note that they do have to be hand-washed and line-dried.

Packed in a slide-out tray that’s almost as enticing as a box of chocolates, the Kate McLeod Sleep Pebbles are equally transporting. Dropped into a steamy tub, the oblong orbs foam and dissolve, releasing a hydrating blend of cocoa seed butter and a few botanical seed oils (jojoba, baobab, kukui). But the real story is in the scent, which is mellow and lavender-forward, without being heady or obtrusive. Each tray comes with 20 pebbles; if your loved one doesn’t have a bath (or much time to take one), the solid moisturizers readily melt into warm skin in the shower.

For people who like to feel tucked in at night, nothing beats a weighted blanket. The Nest Bedding Luxury Weighted Blanket—one of our top picks in the category—comes in three standard sizes and weighs between 15 and 21 pounds (the weight comes from tiny glass microbeads distributed evenly throughout the polyester fill). This reversible blanket has a silky bamboo rayon side and a soft bamboo jersey side. The whole thing can be machine-washed and -dried, but it might not be a hit with people who tend to sleep hot. It comes in only one color—a dreamy midnight blue.

Science tells us that a perfectly dark environment yields the best sleep. And aside from getting custom blackout shades, the best way to banish light is to wear a sleep mask. The simple, lightweight Nidra Deep Rest Eye Mask has been one of our picks for a long time, and it’s the mask we especially recommend for travelers because it’s so no-fuss and easy to take along. The polyester-and-foam eye mask has deep, wide cups that don’t press against eyelids, no matter how tightly the headband is adjusted. This mask fits temple to temple on nearly all face shapes and sizes, and it has a wide nose-bridge divot that softly forms to different shapes to keep the light out. The Nidra mask works best for back-sleepers. And those with slippery hair might want to tuck the strap under their hair to keep the mask from sliding up.

If you know you know: The post backs on most earrings jab into the exposed skin behind the ear when a wearer lies on their side. These flat-backed nap earrings make sleeping a comfortable, non-poking experience. They come in many styles, but we love the slightly blingy Falling Star Nap Earrings, featuring a pavé bar updated with the delicate chain loop. The stones are cubic zirconia, and the metal is medical-grade titanium—to prevent irritation and allergies. The gold version is PVD-plated with 18-karat gold—a vapor deposit technique that prevents the gold from wearing off and allows wearers to keep jewelry on through showers and swims. It’s true that the push-pin posts can be a little tricky to fasten and unfasten at first. But once these earrings are on, they can literally stay on forever.

Unless your giftee sleeps in their birthday suit, comfy sleepwear is a must for catching 40 winks. The 100% cotton L.L.Bean Men’s Scotch Plaid Flannel Sleep Pants—most likely paired with an old T-shirt—are our pick because they are super-soft without being too heavy or hot. My husband loves his so much that when one pair finally developed holes in the knees after years and years of wear, he cut them into sleep shorts! For anyone who likes to wear nightgowns to bed, the elegantly old-fashioned, 100% cotton Heirloom Art Co. White Nightgowns are lightweight and cool. And they come in a huge range of lengths and styles, many with all sorts of sweet, decorative touches.

Parents everywhere know that a nice warm bath helps babies and toddlers settle in for sleep. As many studies show, the same is true for grownups—warming the body in water improves sleep. The salt-based, botanical-forward Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath Salts can be part of a soothing pre-bedtime ritual for adults. The Ayurvedic brew contains mustard seed, eucalyptus, rosemary, and wintergreen, and it has been used in the UK for more than 40 years, to balance pH and to soothe muscles, congestion, skin conditions, and sleeplessness. Lofty claims aside, we can vouch that it provides a pleasant soak.

Hot-water bottles may seem old-fashioned, but we contend that there’s still no better alternative for pre-warming the bottom of the bed, soothing cramps, or imparting general coziness. These cheery, 100% lambswool covers slip, envelope-like, over the included 2-liter natural rubber bottle. They’re the brainchild of textile designer Harriett Grist, and they’re handmade by a small team in England. About the size of a hardcover book, they provide a soft and cuddly barrier between the bottle and the skin, and they look rustically elegant. Need more proof? Chickpea Hot Water Bottles are used by the super-fancy Estelle Manor in the Costwolds. The covers come in dozens of colors and patterns, and they’re machine-washable in cool water. Since they’re made to order and come from England, remember to allow two weeks for delivery.

For many people, orgasms are a go-to natural sleep aid. They release calming hormones like oxytocin, prolactin, and endorphins, and they reduce cortisol, making us feel calm and drowsy. The affordable, easy-to-clean Dame Aer is our suction vibrator pick (it provides an oral-sex simulation), and it could make a great sleep-inducing gift for a partner with a vulva. For penises, our testers like the Arcwave Ion Pleasure air-pulse vibrator, which is designed to target the sensitive frenulum area of the penis. The near-silent toy caused one tester to declare, “It is so intimate and powerful and completely takes you away to a different land!”

The Yogasleep Dohm Nova is one of our top picks for white noise machines because it produces 10 real-world fan sounds, instead of the digital static that many machines play. The five basic buttons (power, volume, tone, duration, and night-light) are big and easy to understand, so nighttime fumbling is kept to a minimum. Set it for 45 or 90 minutes or eight hours, and it will automatically shut off when the time is up. The non-jarring amber night-light allows for late-night trips to the loo—without waking a partner—and the machine itself isn’t bad-looking.

This inexpensive little reading light is our pick in the category, and it’s one of our most popular gifts. The Glocusent Bookmark Style Reading Light boasts adjustable angles, brightness, and hues for optimal nighttime reading, and we call it the “relationship saver” because it allows one partner to stay up for just one more chapter without keeping their bedmate awake in the process. The Glocusent is a non-blue-light alternative to nighttime anxiety scrolling on one’s phone. It recharges cordlessly, via a built-in USB, and it provides light for up to 80 hours—at least enough time to get through an entire book.

People fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer if they wear warm socks to bed, according to studies. The cozy, one-size-fits-all Le Bon Shoppe Cloud Socks are perfectly named and up to the job. They’re made in South Korea from a stretchy cotton-blend terry that is pillowy on the outside and smooth on the inside. Senior audience development strategist Haley Jo Lewis calls them “the gushiest socks I’ve ever worn.” They stay put but fit loosely, with no pinching bands around the top, and they’re both cozy and breathable, so feet don’t get sweaty. Haley says she wears one of her many pairs to bed almost every night. The socks come with semi-fussy washing instructions, but Haley reports that she washes and dries hers normally without issues.

This article was edited by Hannah Morrill and Jennifer Hunter.