Real beauty sleep isn't pretty
In the fall of 2021, I started feeling like shit all the time. Constantly exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. And it showed.
Somewhere along the way, we all started treating sleep, a state where we are literally unconscious, like it needs to be aesthetic.
Real beauty sleep is ugly.I was embarrassed to try mouth tape.
At the time I was working as a chemist and had just finished my thesis on medical snake oil in the beauty and wellness industry. I just couldn't believe that something so trendy and simple could actually do anything.
predicted result: does nothing.
So I tried it anyway.
Subject: me. The only lab rat I had consent from. I taped my mouth shut, went to bed, and waited to be proven right.
fig. 1 — subject
Luckily, I was wrong.
I started sleeping better and waking up clearer. I stopped snoring and my morning dry mouth was completely gone.
It worked. It was kind of annoying.
Because I still didn't like mouth tape. It smelled plasticky, felt gluey, and left a weird film on my skin. I kept thinking, what the hell is actually in this stuff?
- PFAS ("forever chemicals")
- mystery adhesives
- plasticky off-gassing
- weird film left on skin
As a chemist, I knew I could make something better.
Something that was actually good for your skin. No mystery adhesives. No smell. Just safe, derm-grade ingredients that support your skin barrier overnight. Real stuff your face recognizes.
COLLAWISE® Vegan Collagen
Panthenol
Biotin
Tocopheryl Acetate
Aloe Barbadensis
Glycerin
PFAS
I wanted it to feel good, look good, and actually do something while you sleep.
Thus, the Ugly Sleep Club was born.
Most sleep stuff falls into one of two camps. We are neither.
We make effective sleep products that are fun, unapologetic, and wildly unserious. Because taping your mouth shut at night is already weird. You might as well enjoy it.
fig. 2 — the result
founder, ugly sleep club
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