Pillow mists help me fall asleep fast — why I recommend them at 20% off in Amazon's Cyber Monday sale

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As a sleep writer I'm know how a soothing scent helps to create a relaxing bedtime environment, which in turn helps you fall asleep faster and easier. That's why I always recommend using a pillow or shower mist before bed. 

After all, you can buy the best mattress for you and get a big discount while you're at it when shopping this year's best Cyber Monday mattress deals, and you can use all the high-tech sleep trackers you want, but you still need a nighttime routine to help you unwind to fall asleep faster and easier. 

One of the quickest ways to help you relax is to fill your home with a calming fragrance — and pillow and shower mist can help you do just that. Here, I've rounded up the best Cyber Monday deals on pillow mists and shower mists at Amazon so you can sleep soundly for less. I'll also outline why I reccomend using these mists and how exactly they can help you relax. 

Top 3 Cyber Monday shower and pillow mist sleep deals

How do pillow and shower mists work?

To use a pillow mist, all you do is simply spray your pillow with the mist (try not to oversaturate it) and breathe in the scent as you lay your head down to rest. 

Meanwhile, shower mists work by spraying the walls of your shower with the mist and letting the steam of the warm water fill the shower with the fragrance. Obviously, this is for evening, pre-bedtime showers only — so may not be the best option if you prefer morning showers. 

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What are the benefits of pillow and shower mists?

Pillow mists and shower mists can help you fall asleep by harnessing the power of aromatherapy, with a 2021 study finding that aromatherapy improves sleep quality and reduces stress and anxiety in adults and elderly people.

Sleep-inducing mists are infused with essential oils such as eucalyptus and lavender, a scent which has been shown in studies to increase quality of sleep and reduce anxiety. 

Another study showed that smelling lavender before bed can reduce sleepiness when waking up the next morning. Meanwhile, research has shown that eucalyptus oil can relieve congestion and sleep apnea by improving sleep quality and reducing the symptoms of a cold. 

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Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2024 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2024 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep.   

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