For those of us to whom deep sleep just doesn't come easily, we'll try just about anything to catch those zzz's. But when the melatonin tablets and chamomile tea just aren't enough to lull you into a sweet-dreams state, we suggest adding a weighted blanket to your bedding layers.
Weighted blankets are therapeutic tools that are typically used to calm children with developmental and sensory issues, but they're now gaining popularity with anxious adults as well. A 2020 study found that weighted blankets can help improve sleep maintenance and reduce daytime symptoms of fatigue, anxiety, and depression in people living with psychiatric conditions. While still not a cure-all, weighted blankets can provide enhanced physical secureness and peace of mind that a regular blanket may not.
You don’t need a doctor’s note to use a weighted blanket, so you are free to choose any material, style, or size that seems cozy and comfortable to you. The blankets themselves contain plastic or glass beads in their quilting instead of fiber fill, which feels akin to covering yourself with a large, very flat beanbag.
Most of the products in our list are available in a range of different weights. However, it is important that you choose the right weight — make sure your weighted blanket is around 10% of your (or your child's) body weight. If you are buying a weighted comforter for you and your bed partner, you can size up slightly, since the weight of the blanket will be distributed.
And finally, you'll want to check whether or not these blankets are machine-washable before you add them to cart. We've denoted whether you can throw each blanket into the washer, remove just the cover, spot clean it, or cover it with a separate duvet.
Check out our guide to the 10 best weighted blankets to help take the pressure off.
Machine-Washable? Not recommended, but includes loops for a duvet cover
This best-selling weighted blanket is available in a wide range of colors, as well as sizes ranging from a child-safe 7 pounds, all the way up to 30 pounds.
Its quilted cotton cover holds a multitude of miniature glass beads inside — the glass is supposed to be smoother, quieter, and less heat-retentive than plastic fill.
Machine-Washable? Yes, the entire blanket is washable
Layla's weighted blanket gives the user a calming press to help lull them into a more secure and less frazzled state of mind. It is filled with glass microbeads that are all held within poly-fill batting throughout, so lifting it from one end won't make all of the beads drop to the bottom.
The outer side is covered with short-pile faux fur and the underside is 300-thread-count cotton to help with breathability. People who feel cold all the time say that this blanket is perfect for adding just a little bit of warmth to their couch or bed.
This weighted blanket may look like an ordinary throw, but it has something that no other does: a blend of glass and crystal microbeads filling its interior.
The exterior comprises quilted microfiber, which holds the glass, clear quartz, rose quartz, and amethyst in place. The crystals are meant to help with stress relief and enhance your feeling of loving-kindness. But even if that's not your thing, you'll still get a nice gentle weight from this blanket.
Machine-Washable? Yes, the entire blanket is washable
Machine-washable, breathable, and quilted with a unique pattern, this weighted blanket from Baloo Living has a lot of great things going for it. The lack of any faux-fur additions, while lovely in other products, help make this one sleep nice and cool. The monochrome plaid quilting also makes it look and feel more interesting and upscale.
Users love the design and many say that the lack of polyester and synthetics makes a difference compared to other products they've tried.
Machine-Washable? Yes, the entire blanket is washable — care instructions here
Bearably's luxe-looking weighted blankets are right at home draped over the arm of a sofa, thanks to their extra-cozy chunky-knit weave. Woven from thick organic cotton, they're available in 15-, 20-, or 25-pound weights.
These chunky knit blankets come in a core collection of five colors, but the brand frequently releases limited-edition colors and patterns.
In our experience with using it, we've found the Therapedic Weighted Blanket to be one of the most impressive products of its kind, thanks to its well-executed design details.
The distinction is that it is filled with very small glass beads that make the blanket feel like it’s filled with sand, rather than chunky pellets that can give the surface an awkwardly bumpy appearance.
The minds behind Casper's mattresses have recently launched a weighted blanket that's just as dreamy. This pick features slim rectangular quilting that the brand says is inspired by performance outerwear, and it is meant to keep the microbead filling more evenly distributed.
It's a spot clean-only product, though, so it's best for enjoying on the couch without any pets and kids around.
Machine-Washable? No, but includes loops for a duvet cover
If you bring your weighted blanket to bed, why not simply get one that was made to fit your mattress?
This 22-pound, queen-sized weighted blanket is a little more padded than other types, offering more cushion and buffering between the outer cotton fabric and the inner glass microbeads. This makes the feel softer and less sandbag-like.
This multilayered, dual-sided weighted blanket from Brooklyn Bedding only comes in a dark gray, but each side offers its own blissful snuggling experience: one is fuzzy, textured, and warm, the other is silky and cool to the touch.
It's embedded with temperature-neutral glass microbeads that are meant to give the user a calming hug-like feel when draped over them.
If the idea of snuggling up underneath a weighted blanket leaves you feeling a little sweaty, the BlanQuil will ensure that you won't lose your chill.
Available in white, this quilted blanket is filled with microbeads and covered with a smooth material that feels satisfyingly cool to the touch.
Melanie YatesSenior Home Decor EditorMelanie is the senior home decor editor of Best Products, where she's been researching and testing out home and bedding products since 2015 — her work can also be found on House Beautiful and Women's Health.
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