To make this site and our marketing most relevant to you, we use our own cookies and third-party cookies to create statistics, analyze visits and remember your favorite settings. For a more relaxed start to your day, the simulated sunrise setting will introduce gradual light to your bedroom. The flat top of the Beurer is touch-sensitive and lights up to your touch, meaning it doubles as a night light. If you are a really heavy sleeper and you think a light on its own won’t wake you up, you can also set an alarm tone that sounds after the simulated sunrise.

Since using it I've been managing to get through the mid-afternoon dip without caffeine to prop me up.

That's not all, either: you can also use it as a radio, an alarm clock, mood light, or a Bluetooth speaker.

The only drawback is that it’s surprisingly fiddly to set, using small rubbery buttons and very small icons in the corners of the clock display. I couldn’t look at it without squinting my eyes, which makes sense as it’s supposed to be replicating the effects of the sun.

As mental health charity Mind explains: "The NHS doesn’t usually provide light therapy because there isn't yet much evidence to show it works, although some people find it helpful. The cardboard boxes we use to deliver your goods are made of over 70% recycled materials, the rest is made from pure Kraft from managed sources. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. But it does create some glow in the room, and might put off anyone who prefers sleeping in pitch black. Whether you choose to use it in the morning or at night to get to sleep, the way the Beurer Wake Up Light WL50 slowly activates is a very gradual process.

Also known as wake up light alarms, bodyclock lights, natural light alarm clocks or SAD alarm clocks, these devices provide a novel form of light therapy.When the alarm sounds, touch the sensor surface (speaker surface on the top of the device) for 1 second to snooze the alarm. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. You can choose from a duration of either 10, 20 or 30 minutes, and if you want to wake up at a certain time you can program it to start warming up before your alarm goes off.

I hate waking up to harsh alarm sounds (I’m looking at you, iPhone), so the option of waking up to a steady ‘sunrise’, combined with the radio is an attractive one. I actually tested this one on my retired mother, a naturally happy person who gets terribly blue in the winter. Before the alarm sounds, the WL50 will gradually begin to brighten your room like a natural sunrise. Well, this four-in-one sunrise alarm clock has a host of extra features, almost to the point of attempting too much. I really struggle in the colder seasons, with low energy and low motivation to go out and do anything.Jacksons of Saintfield is a long established, family-run business situated in the centre of Saintfield. At the other end of the scale, if you want superior audio and light quality plus extras like being able to charge your phone, DAB radio and low-blue light mode, we’d recommend the much more expensive Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB.