Mindfold Relaxation and Blackout Sleeping Mask, Total Darkness with Your Eyes Open.

This is a great eye mask for relaxing the mind. The MindFold was actually created to be a sensory deprivation tool used for meditation. Hence the name "Mind"+"Fold". It's designed for relaxing the mind. This is how I use it. I do not sleep with it. So I cannot comment on it's use as a sleep mask.Here's a quick rundown of the pros and cons.Pros:* Capable of 100% light blockage* The foam is soft* The stretchable headband's Velcro doesn't connect at the back of the head* There's so much eye room depth, my eyelashes (which are long) don't even slightly touch itCons:* While very deep, the eye cutouts could be a little wider* Light leakage can happen if it slides a little while using it* Needs to be fairly tight to totally prevent light leakageI've tried dozens of similar eye masks, the only other eye mask that I've tried that's a close second is the Bedtime Bliss. I have heard that the Tempur-Pedic Sleep Mask is the only eye mask that's as effective, but I've not tried that yet.Compared to the Bedtime Bliss, this is capable of blocking out all light, while the Bedtime Bliss only blocks about 90-95% of the light. For both me and my wife, the Bedtime Bliss had a large amount of light leakage near the nose, no matter how it was positioned or tightened. We have very different noses. My nose is large and pointy, hers is wide and short. The problem with the Bedtime Bliss is that, while it contours to a "human" face, it will only properly contour to a certain percentage of people, and for the rest of us, it just doesn't work right, but it is still much better than most of the other masks I've tried, except for the Mindfold.I have read complaints about the fact that the Mindfold is just a Velcro headband, attached to a flexible plastic eye shield, with foam glued to it. This is in fact what it is, but it is very effective nonetheless. The design is simple and it works very well.The Mindfold's thick foam contours to just about any face very effectively. That's why it works so well to block out light. While it's not memory foam like the Tempur-Pedic Sleep Mask is, the foam still works quite well for it's purpose. It would work with less force needed if it was made of the more expensive memory foams available. But that would jack up the price considerably.The Velcro strap is not a cheap strap. It's high quality stretchable Velcro. The strap is better quality than most. The Bedtime Bliss has a lower quality strap, and it is not replaceable. The Bedtime Bliss strap joins at the back of the head, so you always feel a lump on the back of your head when you lay your head flat on a pillow. The MindFold's strap is replaceable, so I could put a different strap if I wanted to. Also, it joins on the side, and not on the back, so you don't feel a lump at the back on your head. If you lay down with the back of your head on a pillow, it's very comfortable. You don't even notice the strap. Not so with the Bedtime Bliss. That's something I hate about the Bedtime Bliss.The flexible plastic eye shield is thin. You can easily flex it with your hands. This is intentional, and not done to be cheap, as some have suggested. It needs to be thin, so it can flex just enough to contour to your face to a certain degree. If it was a thick inflexible piece of plastic, it wouldn't work as well because it then wouldn't contour to different face shapes and sizes.I have heard complaints that the MindFold is not useful for side sleepers. I could definitely see that being the case. However, that is not it's intended use.Bottom line, this is one of the most effective light blocking eye masks you can find. If you're looking for a mask that completely blocks out light, that lets you open your eyes without your lashes touching it, then this is a great buy. The Tempur-Pedic Sleep Mask is also a viable solution, according to many other sources, but it costs 3 times as much. Nearly all of the other eye masks let in light. But if you're looking for a sleep mask for a side sleeper, try something else.

Works well, total darkness! I am using to protect my eyelash extensions in bed at night, works great.

Best, most comfortable blindfold I've ever used.

There is nothing I like about this product - it is cheapest, crappiest thing I have ever bought on this site and it is built to be defective.First, the "faceplate" material is hard plastic with SHARP edges that protrude over the foam - I assume this is to create the blackout effect. If you are a side-sleeper like me this thing will dig into your skin as you try to sleep. As soon as you turn to the side the protruding edge will force the whole mask to slip position, and the edges can then cut your face as you sleep. This is not only defective but absolutely a danger to sleep with. Who puts hard sharp plastic on their face before bed?!? What sadist thought of this?????Second, the "cushion" is the cheapest possible lightweight foam you can find. Think packing material, only thinner. This mask is literally just cheap foam glued directly to hard plastic. My kid could make it in arts and crafts. And the foam is what is in direct contact with your face - there is no material covering it at all. So if you wear creams to bed, the large pores in the foam will soak it right in. Try cleaning that out; this foam is so thin and cheap and poorly made it will just deteriorate the first time you try to wash it. The glue will separate. You can't wash this. So instead you have a soaked up foam petri dish of bacteria waiting to sit on your face for 8 hours a night. Disgusting.Finally, the holes that allow you to "open your eyes" seem to be cut to fit a child's face, not a grown person. I am a 120 pound female and this thing way too small to cushion my eyes properly. I can't imagine the fit on a grown man. It was so uncomfortable I had to take it off after only a few minutes. The sides of the "cushion" sit ON the edges of my eyes. It is literally impossible to sleep with this thing. Sure, I can open them and yes, it's total darkness, but that is only because the cushion is literally COVERING a portion of my eyes and the part that is not covered is staring at hard plastic.I can't imagine this thing costs more than a few pennies to make in China, it is truly overpriced garbage. I feel conned into buying it, I stupidly took the advice a podcaster I listen to and bought this junk over the eye mask I usually get - never again.If you want a truly comfortable mask that is washable, durable, well-made, extremely cushioning and comfortable, AND also allows you to open your eyes while you sleep, get the one I normally buy:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KC5DWCC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1It's a little pricier but worth it. I've also used this one below, which also allows room to open your eyes and is just as well made as the one above, but is the same price as this piece of "Mindfold" junk:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HVRNXZQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.You will be forever grateful I saved you from the junk that is this product..

Very good, does what it says on the tin. Maybe a bit pricey

Great for meditating or deep visualization