Red light bulbs and amber evening lights, dim and set low in the room

In the evening the advice turns around: a common recommendation is as little light as possible after about 8 p.m., and no bright light exposure to your eyes between 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. Bright light at night reaches the brain through a pathway from the eyes, and red light won’t trigger this pathway, so red is the usual exception. The simplest habit is to place lights that you use in the evening low in your physical environment, on desktops or even the floor. Overhead lights with yellow or reddish tints are a softer option than bright ones, but dim lights that are set low in the room are the usual first choice. The bulbs, plug-in night lights and desk lamp here offer red or amber light and are sold as blue-light blocking.

• Hooga Red Sleep Light Bulb, 625 nm

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  Standard E26 LED bulb with red 625 nm light, sold as free of blue light. It turns an existing bedside or floor lamp into a red evening light.

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• Hooga Amber Sleep Light Bulb, 1600K

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  Dim 1600K amber E26 bulb, sold as blue-light blocking. The yellow-tint option for evenings when pure red feels too dark.

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• Hooga Red Night Lights, 6-Pack

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  Plug-in red 625 nm night lights with a dusk-to-dawn sensor. They sit at outlet height, low in the room, for example along the way to the bathroom at night.

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• Hooga Desk Lamp with Amber, Red and Full-Spectrum Modes

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  Dimmable, rechargeable desk lamp with amber 1600K, red and 4000K full-spectrum modes, for evening light at desk height instead of overhead.

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