Heated Eye Mask - Soothing Warm & Cold Compress for Temporary Relief of Irritated Eyes, Dryness, Crusty Eyelids, Eyelid Bumps - Reusable, White, Silica Bead, Therapy Mask

I am 57 years old and have noticed my eyes are increasingly dry and irritated. Sometimes I awake and it feels like there is dust in my eyes. To me, this nuisance is the only thing I dislike about aging. I am always using eyedrops but I will be damned if I am going on a prescription drug for dry eyes. The cave men had dry eyes and they freakin’ lived with it!!! Lol. (I admit the cave men probably never lived to be old enough for dry eyes but it is a funny thought) Anyhow-I went to a new eye doctor-the guy was a rock star. I know, how can anyone get that excited about an eye doctor but he was THAT GREAT. He told me I could get this inexpensive eye mask on Amazon and explained the science of how this thing was a natural way to make my eyes “act young again”. 20 seconds in the microwave. I use it first thing in am and before bed. I find it works best when I let it sit velcro’d on my head and meditate for 10 minutes. The doc went into detail of how this would help and my God, it DID-all without the need for a darn prescription drug and I can use the heated eye mask whenever I want. It feels relaxing to use. I cannot believe I have been complaining to eye doctors for 14 years now and not a single one mentioned this natural way to get relief until now. Fabulous!

Really easy to use. Soothing.

First I’ll say that this got rid of the stubborn stye that eye drops stopped working on. I started getting styes a few months ago along with dry eye and drops stopped working. Someone suggested a Bruder mask and I ended up with this.I wasn’t paying attention bought what I saw in search. This obvs works, my only question is does the Bruder stay warm longer. Bc this gets cool after about five minutes. The first time I used it I reheated three or four times. So don’t go upstairs and get comfy. Stay downstairs near the microwave bc you’ll be jumping up in a few minutes.This also takes care of my watery eyes. I’d never had that happen either but that started too and one night blinked and a literal waterfall came down my face. Now when I have any kind of issue I put this on and everything clears up.I took one star off only bc if I do a search for a brand that’s what I want to see first. It’s not the sellers fault (I guess) but if this works just as good as the Bruder I’ll come back and give five. If Amazon lets me do that.Also, if you use it again right after you’ve just used it, reduce the time in the microwave. I think it’s like 20 seconds iirc so do like 17. Depending on your microwave ofc. I did 20 seconds the 2nd time and it was too hot. It hadn’t fully cooled down yet and I didn’t think to adjust the time.Also it’s very comfy to wear. It’s weighted so you’ll want to lay down but it’s very comfy.

This is the best stye mask I have tried, comparing it to the Walgreens brand pearl mask and the Bausch & Lomb pearl mask. The pearl masks I think get hotter and are a little easier when they are still new to mold around your eye; but the bead mask here on Amazon does pretty darn well conforming to your eye as well. The pearl masks have a plastic cover/body, so after you wash it with soap & water and use it for a few months, it doesn't conform as well as it does in the beginning and can kind of poke your eye when using it. I would say the bead mask is harder to clean, as the instructions just recommend using a damp cloth/paper towel to wipe the mask, which is interesting. The pearl mask you can actually use soap & water so I think it's cleaner, however the heat is really what is important so the bead mask wins. I would just wipe my eye with a paper towel/bath towel to clean it, after using the bead mask. The plastic pearl masks also get much more oily when touching your face and you really need to clean your mask & face after using it, while the bead mask doesn't pick up so much oil from my experience.

The eye mask works well and as described.

I have a lot of issues with my eyes and when I get a stye they get really big very quickly. And warm moist heat is the number one recommendation of the ophthalmologist. But a warm washcloth lasts about 2 minutes before you have to wet it again. This is easier to keep in place and stays warm a little bit longer. It helps so much in getting the styes to heal. I highly recommend using these.

What’s the difference from this micro heated masks to others, Nothing. I have MGD am a feisty 79 who is obsessed with checking reviews and products. This sounded good, and it is, but is it better then any mask similar, in the sense of comfort and ease it’s fine, in the sense of holding consistency of heat, NO. It’s good enough for a quickie, but not good for even more then five minutes.

I have another brand of mask and I don't use it. The tabs in the back used to adjust the mask does not work easily for me and this is why I was not using it. Then came the Dry Eye Mask by Heyedrate and I love it. The tabs for keeping the mask on are long enough so that you are not struggling to adjusting the mask to stay on. The mask fits comfortably and I was able to leave the mask on for 15 minutes and not have the mask moving off of my eyes. I also love the fact that the mask can be washed. If you use it on your eyes 2 times a day, it will eventually need washing and other masks I saw, you could not wash it. After using the heated mask on my eyes, it felt really good since the junk in my meibomian glands was released in my eyes. I then used the lid cleaner and it took out all of the junk. My eyes feel so good now. No more dry eyes and no more overgrowth of that awful ugly demodex. I can't see them, but I've seen their pictures and they are swimming around in the meibomian glands. Yuky!! It's also nice to have the mask stay at a warm temperature. I've tried using a wet towel and this method is not comfortable since the warmness fads rapidly. The Dry Eye Mask by Heyedrate stays warm and it's comfortable the whole time that I'm wearing it.