about VISIREDxnightlight
how it started
owner here.
six years ago when i was 19 i moved out of home and started my own homemade lamp company called "Oranglamp" because i hated working for other people. and i also hated working. each lamp was handmade from wood so they took... a long time. i hand cut each wooden tile with a scroll-saw then stuck them together with a hot glue gun and painted the whole thing with oil paint. i sold three lamps in 6 months for about $50 each before i quit to start a roast capsicum business called "peppersmesh" which also sucked because i roasted the capsicums by hand on a barbeque which sunk about 50hrs a week. poor form generally
this year, i revisited my failed business attempts, found an intersection with my studies in sleep neuroscience and then just got someone else to manufacture my parts so i didn't have to spend full time hours on making the product
i also discovered a hidden passion for axylotyl-themed digital art, which will now take up the majority of my "work" hours. i really hope you like them
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retinal ganglion cells
when 500lumen or brighter natural or artificial light hits ganglion cells in your eyes at nighttime, it travels into your brain to your LGN (brain-clock) and tells it to shift the ENTIRE SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE. this can set your circadian rhythm an hour or more out of wack for one or even several days, making you sleep and wake later
low intensity reduced blue light is the exception to this - it is safe in the evenings for your circadian rhythm and melatonin production. this is why we designed our products to emit <250lumen 78% reduced-blue light
circadian rhythm
natural and artificial light exposure in the evening and nighttime has been shown to cause CIRCADIAN PHASE SHIFT DELAY, which is a long way of saying your brain clock moved forward. this make you feel less sleepy, sleep later, and wake up later
studies found that light below the intensity of <250lumens DID NOT significantly induce circadian phase shift
this is why we tested the quantum-wire nightlight with a lux meter to ensure that the lowest dimmable setting is below <250lumens and then some, to make certain our products sleep-safe.
the VISIRED quantum-wire nightlight scored at 250lumens for 40% brightness setting, with a 78% reduction in blue light relative to even spectrum distribution
melatonin suppression
natural and artificial light exposure at nighttime also temporarily suppresses natural melatonin production at nighttime, which further delays your sleep onset
visible red light has been shown NOT to impact melatonin production, due to the absence of blue light which was found to have the greatest effect on melatonin suppression (Mein et al. 2014)
so needless to say, we removed 78% of the blue light from the quantum-wire nightlight to shift its spectrum to visible red (VISIRED)
and that's how we named our company.