{ "id": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "sku": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "title": "Wide Band Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask in Black", "slug": "wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black", "price": 574.99, "currency": "ZAR", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-sleep-masks", "category_label": "Silk Sleep Masks", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/main-wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/dropship-images/silk-sleep-masks/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Cut larger than a standard eye shade, with a broad band that runs past the ears and a hook-and-loop closure you can adjust to your own head size.", "description": "The problem with most sleep masks\n\nYou buy one because the streetlight outside your bedroom window is too bright, or because you work nights and have to sleep while the sun is up. Then one of three things happens. Light leaks in at the nose. The strap slides up your forehead when you turn over. Or the thin elastic sits right across your ear and by 3am your ear is sore and you take the whole thing off.\n\nThose failures have very little to do with how dark the fabric is. They are about shape and fit. A mask can be made of the blackest material on earth and still be useless if it is cut small and held on by a piece of string.\n\nThis mask takes a different approach. The eye panel is cut larger than the slim shades you usually see, and the band that holds it on is wide rather than thin. It runs out from the edge of the eye shade and continues across the sides of the head, past the ears. That single change solves most of the comfort complaints people have about eye masks.\n\nHow a wide band works\n\nThink about pressure. A thin elastic cord has to be fairly tight to hold a mask in place, because there is so little contact area. All that tension lands in a narrow line. On the back of the head you might not notice. Over the ear, with a pillow pressing from the other side, you notice quickly.\n\nWiden the band and the same holding force spreads across several centimetres instead of a few millimetres. You can run it looser and still get the mask to stay put. That is why side sleepers tend to prefer this style once they try it, and why it comes up so often when people search for the best wide band sleep mask.\n\nThere is a second benefit. Because the band covers the ears, it holds foam or silicone earplugs in place. Anyone who has woken up to find a plug on the pillow knows how annoying that is. The band also takes a small edge off room noise, though it is a side effect of the coverage and not a replacement for proper hearing protection.\n\nWhy silk on the face\n\nThe part of the mask that touches you is silk. Silk fibres are smooth, which means skin and lashes slide over the surface rather than dragging on it. Compare that to a brushed cotton or fleece mask, where the fabric grips a little and tugs as you move your head.\n\nSilk also feels cool to the touch. A thick padded mask can trap warmth against the face, which some people like in winter and nobody likes in a warm room in February. A light silk panel sits flatter and does not hold as much heat.\n\nThe maker lists the material as silk with a natural finish. A momme weight and a weave are not given, so judge it on what is stated rather than assuming a number. If you already sleep on a silk pillowcase, the surface feel will be familiar.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nThe closure is a long hook-and-loop tab rather than a sewn loop of elastic, and this is worth a minute of your time on the first night. Put the mask on, position the eye panel so the nose area sits where you want it, then pull the tab to the tension that feels secure without pressing.\n\nA good test is to turn your head side to side while lying down. If the panel shifts and light appears at the temple, tighten slightly. If you can feel a line forming across your forehead, loosen it. Set it once and it stays set, though you may want it a notch looser if you are wearing it over a hair tie or with a neck pillow on a plane.\n\nPut your hair up first if it is long. Pressing a hook-and-loop tab into loose hair is the quickest way to make the mask unpleasant to remove in the morning. Sit the tab above the hairline at the back of the head and it behaves itself.\n\nWho it suits\n\nSide sleepers get the most obvious benefit, for the reasons above. Shift workers and anyone who sleeps during daylight get the second biggest, because the larger cut and the shaped nose area are aimed squarely at daytime light.\n\nFrequent flyers are the third group. At 68 grams and 5 x 5 x 5 cm packed, which is about 2 x 2 x 2 inches, it takes up almost no room. People shopping for the best eye mask for long flights usually end up weighing pack size against how well a mask stays on when you are slumped at an angle in a seat, and an adjustable band handles the second part.\n\nIt is listed as adult sizing, so it is not the right pick for a small child. If you prefer a contoured mask with domes that arch over the eye sockets and leave space to blink, that is a different design and this is not it. This one sits flat against the face.\n\nLiving with it\n\nCare is straightforward because the maker is specific. Dry clean only. That means no washing machine, no hand wash in the basin, no stain remover. If something lands on it, dab gently with a barely damp cloth, let it dry away from heat, and take it in for dry cleaning when you next get the chance.\n\nStore it flat or folded loosely in a soft pouch. Close the hook-and-loop tab onto the band when you put it away so the rough hook side does not sit against the silk and snag it over time. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades black fabric faster than people expect.\n\nDo not iron it. Silk does not take heat well and the closure will not thank you either. Creases from packing usually relax on their own once the mask is hanging or lying flat for a few hours.\n\nComparing it to the alternatives\n\nA padded contoured mask gives you eye-socket space and usually total darkness, but it is bulky, it can feel warm, and the moulded shape does not suit every face. A cheap flat mask with a cord is light and costs very little, but the cord is exactly the part that causes the ear pain and the night-time slipping.\n\nA wide band silk mask sits in between. It is flat and light like the cheap one, and it fixes the strap problem like the expensive padded one, without the bulk. For most people that is a sensible trade. If you want the best black silk eye mask for everyday use rather than for a specific medical need, this shape is a solid default.\n\nBuying it as a gift\n\nSleep masks are good gifts because they are useful, they are not personal in a risky way, and almost nobody buys one for themselves until the problem gets bad enough. Black suits every taste. The adjustable closure takes sizing out of the equation, which is the usual stumbling block with anything worn on the body.\n\nIt also pairs well. A silk pillowcase and a silk mask together make an obvious set, and the two surfaces feel consistent against the skin.\n\nDelivery and peace of mind\n\nDelivery is tracked, to every province, in 10 to 20 working days. It is free on orders over R1800, and R250 on orders below that. Payment is by card.\n\nIf it is not right, you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, as long as the mask is unused and unwashed. Try it on, but keep the packaging until you have decided.\n\nThe short version\n\nThe dark fabric is the easy part of a sleep mask. The hard part is staying on your face all night without hurting your ears, and that is a shape problem, not a material problem. This mask widens the band so the pressure spreads, adds an adjustable hook-and-loop tab so you control the tension, cuts the eye panel larger so less light gets in at the edges, and puts a smooth silk surface against your skin.\n\nIt weighs 68 grams, packs to 5 x 5 x 5 cm, comes in plain black, and is dry clean only. If you sleep on your side, nap during the day, or travel a lot, that combination is worth the upgrade from a cord-strap mask.", "llm_summary": "A wide band mulberry silk sleep mask in solid black, sold as a single mask for adults. The face material is silk with a natural material finish. Instead of a thin elastic strap, the band is wide and extends from the eye shade across the sides of the head and over the ears, which suits side sleepers and helps hold earplugs in place. The closure is hook and loop with a long adjustable tab, so the fit can be set to the wearer. Packed dimensions are 5 x 5 x 5 cm and the mask weighs 68 grams. Care is dry clean only. Momme weight, silk grade, country of origin and mask face measurements are not stated by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 consumer guarantees 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.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.za/api/products/wide-band-mulberry-silk-sleep-mask-black.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-04" }