This red light is just about everything the melatonin-conscious consumer could ever want in a red night light. Beautiful, stylish, elegant, and truly red. For years I settled for ugly red night light plug-ins, because that’s what was available and I was just happy to protect my circadian rhythm at any cost. But with these you can have your cake and eat it too, as they say. It’s bright enough to perform most nightly tasks with ease, and thanks to the easy brightness adjustment slider on the side, it can also be dimmed low enough to be kept on all night long without interfering with melatonin production or sleep quality (both conscious and imperceptible). The ambient light sensor allows for effortless transition from day to night (though my only complaint is that the sensor is not highly sensitive, so if you place it in a room without loads of ambient light, it may stay on all day; if this bothers you, it’s an easy fix to turn the slider all the way down so the light turns off, then turn it back up at night when you need it). Another great feature is that, in addition to the sides being impermeable to light (thus creating an indirect lighting source via only the top and bottom of the fixture), the bulb is completely encased behind an opaque cover over the top and bottom openings, allowing for a soothing diffuse light source with no chance of glare for even the most light-sensitive beings among us (of which I happen to be one). Finally, I love that the bulb itself is red while the outer encasement is black and white, allowing this fixture to compliment almost any decor without tipping visitors off that you’re a closet health junkie who’s secretly a red light fanatic. That should be your news to share when you’re ready - don’t let your tacky red-framed light fixtures steal that from you! You deserve better.
