MASC/BODY OUT melatonin + valerian sleep capsules — winding down at night

A.06Melatonin + Valerian Sleep Capsules

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Name: OUT — Melatonin + Valerian Sleep Capsules
Brand: MASC / BODY
Price: 29.9 USD
Availability: InStock

The night is not a negotiation.Go to bed.

$29.90

OUT

The last good decision of the night.

The brief

Two capsules an hour before bed. Nobody in this scene gets applauded for leaving early, and everybody who still looks well at forty has been doing it for years. This is the one for the nights you have actually decided are over — not the ones you are still negotiating with.

Why

Knowing when the night is over is part of the night rather than a failure of it. Melatonin 2 mg with valerian 150 mg, chamomile, GABA, L-tryptophan, lemon balm and passion flower at 100 mg each — every amount published. Melatonin is the only one here with an approved claim behind it — it shortens the time it takes to fall asleep — and the botanicals are traditional rather than proven. SLEEP is the strip, for a hotel room or a bag; this is the capsule, cheaper per night. One or the other, never both.

What it actually does

A nightly two-capsule dose with 2 mg of melatonin, valerian, GABA and passion flower, taken an hour before bed.

Melatonin 2 mg
Valerian 150 mg
Every dose published
60 capsules

Key formula

Verified actives

Melatonin2 mg

Valerian root extract150 mg

Chamomile flower extract100 mg

GABA100 mg

L-tryptophan100 mg

Lemon balm extract100 mg

Passion flower extract100 mg

No proprietary blend: every amount published. 60 capsules.

Gelatin capsule — not vegetarian.

In the Formulary· 7

After hoursB ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla (syn. Matricaria recutita, Chamomilla recutita); German chamomile. Not the same plant as Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile, which is also sold as 'chamomile' and has a different chemistry.Famous at bedtime. Studied at forty times the dose.Read the monograph →

After hoursC GABAGamma-aminobutyric acidYour brain's brake pedal, sold in a form that may not reach it.Read the monograph →

After hoursB L-tryptophanTryptophanA serotonin precursor. Read the interactions first.Read the monograph →

After hoursB Lemon balmMelissa officinalis; melissa; balm mint; common balmThe calm is better studied than the sleep.Read the monograph →

After hoursA MelatoninClose the night properly.Read the monograph →

After hoursC Passion flowerPassiflora incarnata; maypop; purple passionflowerTwenty-three extra minutes, if the trial holds.Read the monograph →

After hoursB ValerianGrandmother's sedative, quietly effective.Read the monograph →

Format: Capsule
Unit: 60 capsules
Caffeine: None

Always defer to the Supplement Facts or ingredient label on the unit in your hand.

How to use it

Before bed

Two capsules an hour before bed, with water. Melatonin causes drowsiness — do not drive or operate machinery after taking it, and do not drink alcohol alongside it.

A man in a grey tank top sitting on the edge of a bed, city skyline through the window behind him.

A man in a navy tank top walking a city street in daylight, streetcar passing behind him.

A man in a grey tank top standing in a doorway, talking to someone out of frame.

A man in a white tank top on a wet street at night, bar lights behind him.

The long version

Ask the best-looking man at the party what time he left. He won't remember being asked before, because nobody ever asks — they compliment the skin, the energy, the fact that at forty he still reads as thirty-two, and never once audit the bedtime doing all the work.

OUT is the bedtime, operationalised. Two capsules an hour before: melatonin 2 mg with valerian 150 mg, chamomile, GABA, L-tryptophan, lemon balm and passion flower at 100 mg each. Every amount published, sixty capsules.

Melatonin carries the approved claim — it shortens the time it takes to fall asleep, and 2 mg clears the bar comfortably. The botanicals are traditional rather than proven, and that's how we'll describe them.

SLEEP is the strip version for a bag or someone else's flat; this is the capsule, cheaper per night. One or the other, never both — both carry melatonin.

Drowsiness is the point, so no driving and no alcohol. Contains L-tryptophan: never alongside LEVEL or antidepressants. Gelatin capsule, not vegetarian.

Leaving early is a strategy. You'll see it in the mirror.

Q&A

How long before bed do I take it?

Two capsules about an hour before. Melatonin causes drowsiness — no driving after, and no alcohol alongside.

OUT or SLEEP — which one?

OUT is the fuller stack: 2 mg melatonin plus valerian, GABA, tryptophan and botanicals, in capsules. SLEEP is 1 mg on a fast strip. Choose by how heavy the night needs to be — never both.

Will 2 mg do anything if I'm used to 10 mg gummies?

Probably more than you expect — the research case for melatonin was mostly built at low doses, and the big-number gummies are marketing escalation. Give 2 mg plus the botanical stack three nights before judging it.

What's the jet-lag protocol?

Take it at your destination's bedtime, starting the first night there. Two or three nights usually re-anchors the clock — pair it with morning light and you're most of the way home.

Where is it made?

In the USA — the manufacturer's country of record for this product. (No supplement anywhere is 'FDA-approved'; the oversight lives at the facility level, and that's where this one is made.)

Safety and warnings

Not for anyone under 18, pregnant or nursing. Causes drowsiness — do not drive or operate machinery after taking it. Do not combine with alcohol, sedatives or sleeping tablets. Contains L-tryptophan: do not take alongside LEVEL, or with antidepressants — SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs — or tramadol. Speak to a doctor before use if you take anticoagulants, blood-pressure medication, diabetes medication or immunosuppressants, or if you have an autoimmune condition or epilepsy. Gelatin capsule, so not vegetarian.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.