{ "id": "silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink", "sku": "silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink", "title": "Silk Sleep Masks 2 Pack, Black and Peach Pink", "slug": "silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink", "price": 21.99, "currency": "EUR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/main-silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk with a wider cut, a dark backing layer that cuts stray light and an adjustable elastic band that suits most head sizes.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nAlmost everyone who buys a sleep mask has the same story. It works for a few nights, then one morning you find it on the floor, or you wake at 3am and pull it off without really thinking. The mask was not uncomfortable exactly. It just was not comfortable enough to forget about.\n\nThere are usually three reasons for that. The fabric is scratchy or sweaty. The strap is too tight, too loose, or digs in at the back of the head. Or the mask is narrow, so light leaks in at the sides and you half-wake every time a car goes past the window.\n\nA silk mask with a wider cut and an adjustable band is designed around those three failures. It will not fix a noisy neighbour or a glowing phone, but it removes the small irritations that make most people give up on masks altogether.\n\nWhy silk, specifically\n\nSilk gets talked about a lot, so it is worth being plain about what it does and does not do.\n\nWhat it does is slide. Mulberry silk has long, even filaments and the woven surface is very smooth, so when you turn your head the mask moves against your skin rather than gripping it. Cotton and polyester both drag more. That is why people who move around at night often get on better with silk.\n\nIt also sits at a neutral temperature. Silk feels cool when you first put it on and then settles. It does not hold heat against your face the way a thick foam mask can, which matters if you run warm or sleep in a bedroom that does not cool down much overnight.\n\nWhat it does not do is anything medical. A silk mask is a piece of smooth fabric that blocks light. That is the job. Anything beyond that is marketing.\n\nWidth matters more than people expect\n\nIf you only change one thing about the mask you are using, make it the width.\n\nA narrow mask covers the eye sockets and not much else. Your face is not flat, so there are natural gaps beside the bridge of your nose and above your cheekbones. On a narrow mask those gaps are right at the edge of the fabric, which is the easiest route for light to find.\n\nA wider panel pushes the edges of the mask out towards the temples and further down across the cheek. More fabric is in contact with your face, so the light has further to travel to get in. It also spreads the pressure of the band over a larger area, which is why wide masks tend to feel lighter even though they use more material.\n\nThis set is cut wider than a basic mask for exactly that reason. If you have been using a thin strip of fabric and finding it patchy, the step up is noticeable.\n\nThe dark backing layer\n\nLight-coloured silk can glow. Hold a pale fabric up to a lamp and you will see it immediately. That is fine during the day and a problem at night, especially on a plane with the overhead light on or in a hotel room with a bright strip under the door.\n\nBoth masks here have a black layer behind the silk. On the black mask that is less obvious. On the peach pink one it is what stops the lighter colour from working against you. You get the nicer colour on the outside and the same darkness on the inside, which is a sensible way to build a two-colour set.\n\nNo mask blocks every photon. Faces are not symmetrical, noses get in the way, and some light will always creep up from below. Think of it as taking a bright room down to something close to night, not as a sealed blackout.\n\nGetting the strap right\n\nThis is where most people go wrong, and it is a two-minute fix.\n\nPut the mask on in a sitting position, then adjust the band until the mask feels secure if you nod and shake your head gently. That is the tension you want. If you can feel pressure on your eyelids, it is too tight. If the mask shifts when you lie down on your side, it is too loose.\n\nThen leave it. One of the quiet advantages of an adjustable band is that you only set it once. A fixed-strap mask gives you whatever tension the factory chose, and that is either right for you or it is not.\n\nA tight band is the usual cause of forehead marks in the morning. Loosen it one notch and the mark almost always disappears.\n\nWho this set suits\n\nSide sleepers do well with silk, because the mask slips against the pillow rather than bunching up or being pushed out of position.\n\nTravellers get real use out of a two-pack. One mask stays in the carry-on permanently, so you never arrive at the airport having left it at home. Silk also packs flat and weighs almost nothing.\n\nPeople who sleep during the day, whether that is shift work, a new baby in the house or just a long-haul recovery nap, need more light blocking than the average sleeper. A wide mask with a dark backing is the right tool.\n\nAnd if you simply find polyester masks sweaty and foam ones bulky, silk is the obvious alternative to try.\n\nCaring for silk without fuss\n\nSilk sounds delicate and it is, but the routine is short.\n\nHand wash in cool water with a mild detergent meant for delicates. Swish it, do not scrub, and do not leave it soaking. Rinse, then press the water out between the folds of a towel rather than wringing it, which stresses the fibres and the stitching.\n\nLay the mask flat to dry, away from radiators and direct sunlight. Heat is the enemy of both silk and elastic, so skip the tumble dryer entirely. If you want to press it, use the lowest iron setting on the reverse of the silk and keep well away from the band.\n\nWash the black mask on its own for the first couple of washes. Dark dyes sometimes release a little colour early on, and cool water keeps that to a minimum.\n\nHaving two masks makes all of this easier. One is in the wash, one is on the bedside table, and you never have a night without one.\n\nBuying a pair rather than one\n\nTwo masks in a box often looks like a padding exercise. In this case it is genuinely practical.\n\nSleep masks get washed, lost, left in hotels and borrowed by partners. A spare removes most of those problems. Two different colours also means you can tell them apart, which sounds trivial until you have two identical black masks and no idea which one you washed.\n\nPlenty of people buy a set like this and hand the second mask to someone else. That works too, and it is one of the few accessories that almost anyone can use.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf you want a mask you will still be wearing in six months, look for three things. Smooth fabric that does not drag on your skin, enough width to cover past the corners of your eyes, and a strap you can adjust yourself.\n\nThis set covers all three. Two masks in 100% mulberry silk, a wider cut than a basic eye mask, a black backing layer that cuts the light coming through, and an adjustable elastic band. Hand wash them, dry them flat, keep one in your bag and one by the bed.", "llm_summary": "A two-pack of sleep masks made from 100% mulberry silk, supplied as one black mask and one peach pink mask. Each mask is cut wider than a basic eye mask and has a black layer on the back that reduces the light passing through the fabric. The closure is an adjustable elastic band intended to suit a range of head sizes. Exact mask dimensions, momme weight, brand, country of origin and product weight are not specified. Care is a gentle hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent for delicates, dried flat away from heat and direct sun. The set is sold new and is suitable for home use, travel and daytime sleeping.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "14-day right of withdrawal from delivery under the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU, buyer pays the direct cost of return; two-year legal guarantee of conformity under Directive (EU) 2019/771 for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.eu.com/api/products/silk-sleep-masks-2-pack-black-and-peach-pink.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-12" }