December 14th, 2021 by Sarah Miles

Can you gift better sleep?

In the UK, 36% of adults report struggling to get to sleep at least once a week and almost 1 in 5 have trouble falling asleep every night. Ongoing sleep deprivation can have serious mental and physical health consequences and there are few of us who couldn’t benefit from better quality sleep.

If only there was a way of gifting better sleep to your family and friends. Well, actually there is because there are a couple of things that can really help improve sleep, and who wouldn’t want that for Christmas?

These products are not medication-based, or alternative mystery elixirs. They’re not meditation techniques and they’re definitely not alcohol, but simple things based on scientific principles that are known to work and have no unwanted side effects. These products are electric blankets and scented candles.

How can electric blankets and scented candles help you sleep?

Electric blankets and scented candles can each be used individually to good effect and using them together can improve the process even further. Let’s break down how they can help:

Electric blankets and sleep

Electric blankets can aid sleep simply because they offer controllable, even heat application. Gentle warmth is known to be very soothing and allows the body to relax. If aches and pains are stopping you from falling asleep or waking you up in the night, heat can really help you. There is a great deal of evidence to prove that heat can have a significant positive impact on pain – it aids circulation, blocks pain signals to the brain, and it sends more oxygen around your body which helps it to heal. This is known as thermotherapy.

An electric blanket is the absolute best way to apply a heat treatment in the bed. Hot water bottles quickly go cold and it’s prohibitively expensive (and a blunt tool) to leave the heating on all night. Electric blankets allow you to get into an already warm bed, enable you to regulate the temperature very precisely, and even have zones for specific areas such as feet. Double and above sizes also come with dual controls to allow each person to choose their own temperature individually, offering both a comfortable night.

Our electric blankets start from £55.99. See all electric blankets here.

Glamhaus Double Size Luxury Quilted Fitted Electric Blanket

Price: £85.00

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Scented candles and sleep

Fragrances do more than just smell nice; different scents are known to affect different emotional, and even physical, responses. The principles have been used in aromatherapy for many years, but you can create the same results at home with something as simple as a scented candle.

To aid sleep look for fragrances like rose, lavender, jasmine, and sandalwood. Light the candle around an hour before bed and allow the fragrance to fill the room ready for you.

Our scented candles include many of these fragrances as well as others that can help in different areas such as lemon, which can improve focus and energy, and vanilla, which can lift your mood. Because they come in sets of 6 or 12 you can choose whether to gift the whole set to one person or split them according to who will benefit from which fragrance. As well as a really thoughtful gift, they are also really pretty and a lovely stocking filler.

Glamhaus Scented Candles 6 Pack

Price: £22.96

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Our scented candle sets start from £22.96 for 6 candles. See all scented candles here.