Here’s our recently updated Somnapure review. Somnapure is a sleep aid supplement designed to help with sleep onset and quality.
In other words, Somnapure promises to help you fall asleep faster, but also stay asleep for longer. It comes with 60 capsules per bottle and is quite popular online.
In this review, we’ll see if Somnapure’s claims stand up and how it compares to other sleep supplements on the market in terms of quality, effectiveness, and value for money.
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Formula Analysis
Each serving of Somnapure (2 tablets) contains the following ingredients:
- Valerian Root Extract (500mg)
- Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis) (500mg)
- L-Theanine (200mg)
- Hops Extract (120mg)
- Chamomile Extract (50mg)
- Passion Flower (50mg)
- Melatonin (3mg)
We like that this is not a proprietary formula. Many manufacturers tend to create these “proprietary blends” where ingredients in them are mixed as one single value on the label.
In other words, you can only see the total dose of the ingredients in the blend – but not their individual doses. Why is this an issue?
Because, not knowing how much of what you’re getting is like gambling. You could end up getting side effects. Or, some ingredients could be underdosed without you knowing.
These are just some of the reasons why we’d recommend steering clear of products with proprietary blends. Luckily, Somnapure isn’t one of them.
But apart from that. You’re probably wondering if the ingredients in Somnapure work, and if they are safe.
Let’s analyze.
Valerian Root Extract
Valerian is a plant commonly used for sleep. The roots are used for brewing tea or eaten for relaxation and sedation.
But while valerian enjoys a decent popularity, current evidence suggests it doesn’t work for sleep.
In fact, very few human studies were done on valerian. The ones that were done showed no positive results compared to a placebo.
Still, many people report it helps calm them down and reduce anxiety. Due to Valerian’s mild effect on GABA (a calming neurotransmitter), valerian might indeed help with relaxation, but without actually improving sleep quality itself.
Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)
Lemon Balm is another understudied ingredient in Somnapure. Commonly, its used for reducing anxiety. There’s some evidence that shows it may help you in this regard.
But as far as sleep improvements go, the studies look mixed. And most of them were done on animals.
Until more research comes out, we can’t rate Lemon Balm as one of the best sleep aids available.
L-Theanine
L-Theanine is a decent ingredient. It boosts GABA in your brain, which leads to feelings of relaxation. GABA is a neurotransmitter that gets released when you drink alcohol, for example. This is part of the reason why alcohol acts as a ‘relaxant’ and ‘social lubricant’.
However, L-Theanine also affects your alpha brain waves. Which are linked to states of peace and tranquility. All of this sounds good – however, once again, L-Theanine doesn’t actually improve sleep quality itself.
At best, it may help you drift off into sleep a bit quicker.
Hops Extract
Hops is a good sedative. This is actually been shown to aid with sedation and sleep. Part of the reason why beer tends to make people sleepy more than other forms of alcohol is due to hops.
While hops alone can’t do wonders, it’s a solid choice when you combine it with other proven sleep aids.
Chamomile Extract
Chamomile is commonly brewed to make tea. The tea is known to have relaxing effects.
But taking chamomile as an extract in a supplement doesn’t seem to have the same effects.
As a result, it’s cheaper and more effective to just drink some chamomile tea instead.
Passion Flower
Passionflower is similar to Valerian in terms of its studies. Very little human research is there to show it can help with sleep.
At best, Passionflower might aid in reducing nervousness and racing thoughts, which is anecdotally reported to indirectly help with sleep.
Again, though, we’ll need more research to confirm that this is true.
Melatonin
Melatonin is the most effective ingredient in Somnapure. It’s in fact the only real sleep aid.
A sleep supplement without melatonin is like a multivitamin without vitamins.
Still, Somnapure could certainly up the quality of the melatonin they use – the best sleep supplements will source melatonin from natural sources like tart cherries.
Somnapure unfortunately uses a synthetic form of melatonin which should still work but is not as bioavailable.
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How to Use Somnapure
Somnapure dosage instructions are to take 2 tablets before going to bed.
Ideally, on an empty stomach.
Side Effects?
Although many of Somnapure’s ingredients aren’t proven to help sleep, they are relatively safe in terms of side effects.
None of the ingredients are reported in studies to cause any serious issues. Also, the doses that Somnapure uses are within safe limits.
Cost & Where to Buy?
Somnapure costs $21.08 for a bottle of 30 servings.
You can buy it directly on the official website, as well as on third party resellers like Amazon and eBay.
Somnapure Review Conclusion
That concludes our Somnapure review.
Although it’s not the most effective sleep aid, it at least contains melatonin and hops, both of which can actually improve sleep onset and quality.
That said, for a price of $21, it’s as good as it gets. If you want the most effective natural sleep aid, then we recommend doing more research.
Pros
- 30 servings per bottle
- Cheap
- Hops and Melatonin help with sedation
Cons
- The rest of the formula isn’t proven to boost sleep quality
- Uses synthetic form of melatonin