If this is your night
You fall asleep fine. Then it’s 3:47 again.
Getting to sleep was never the problem. Staying there is. You wake with your heart going and your head already running, and the clock says there are three hours left that you are not going to use.
So you try the magnesium. Then the tea. Then the melatonin that is still in the drawer, because it got you down but it never kept you there.
How it works
Melatonin is a timing signal. Not a sleep ingredient.
It tells your brain the sun has gone down. That is the whole job, and it is the job it was measured on. Nothing about it was ever about the six hours that follow.
The signal fires
Melatonin moves your body clock forward. You get drowsy. This part works, and it is the only part most sleep aids are built around.
Then it clears
It has done what it does. What happens to the depth and the quality of the night after that was never its job.
Saffron was measured there
In a placebo-controlled trial, saffron taken an hour before bed improved sleep quality itself, and the insomnia symptoms that go with a broken night.
The research
120 adults. Saffron alone. One hour before bed.
Over 28 nights against placebo, it moved all four.
Saffron did that on its own. It is the only thing in our capsule.
Lopresti et al., Sleep Medicine, 2021. PubMed 34438361
Compared
What else is in the drawer
| Vespera | Melatonin | 5-ingredient blends | OTC sleep aids | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One ingredient, not a blend | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Melatonin-free | ✓ | ✗ | – | – |
| No morning grogginess | ✓ | ✗ | – | ✗ |
| Non-habit forming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| You know which ingredient is working | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
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A dash means it depends on the product. We are not going to guess on your behalf.
What’s in it
Saffron extract. That is the formula.
No melatonin. No proprietary blend. No five-ingredient stack where you cannot tell which part did anything.
One capsule, one active, and a full ingredients panel you can read without a magnifying glass.
Full supplement facts panel on every bottle and on this page below.
The routine
One capsule. An hour before bed.
That is the whole thing. Nothing to mix, nothing to stack, nothing to time to a meal.
warm bedroom, evening
A single capsule with a little water. An hour before you plan to sleep.
on the nightstand
Leaving it where you will see it is most of what makes a routine stick.
still dark bedroom
The trial ran 28 nights. Consistency is the part people skip.
What the trial measured, and when
Four weeks, start to finish
This is the trial's schedule, not a promise about your fourth week.
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If it is not for you
Ninety nights to decide
Send one email and we refund you.
Open the bottle. Finish it if you want. If Vespera is not doing anything for you, contact us within 90 days of delivery on a bundle, or 30 days on a single bottle, and we refund what you paid.
You keep the guides. You do not post the bottles back.
Before you ask
The questions we get
Why is it just one ingredient?
Because that is what was trialled. The study that put saffron on our radar gave it on its own and still met its primary endpoint. Adding four more actives would make the bottle look busier without making the evidence any better.
How long before I notice anything?
The trial measured at 28 nights. That is the honest number to plan around. Take it every night for the first month before you judge it, which is exactly what the 90-day guarantee is there to cover.
How is this different from melatonin?
Melatonin shifts your body clock so you get drowsy. It was measured on getting you to sleep. Saffron was measured on the quality of the sleep itself and on how you feel the next morning. Vespera contains no melatonin.
Will it make me groggy?
There is no sedative and no antihistamine in it. Mood on waking was one of the things the trial measured, and it improved.
Is it habit forming?
No. It is a single plant extract with no sedative or hypnotic in it. As with anything, talk to your doctor if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription medication.
Will the bottle look like the pictures?
Packaging may vary. The bottle, the capsule count and the formula are exactly as described; the label artwork can differ from the images on this page while we are in our first production runs.
Where do you ship, and what does it cost?
Shipping is free on every order, one-time or subscription. We currently ship to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Can I pause or cancel a subscription?
Yes, from your account, any time before the next charge. No minimum number of shipments and no cancellation fee.
One ingredient. One capsule. An hour before bed.
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