Why am I exhausted all day and wide awake at 11pm?

It's an incredibly common pattern. For a lot of people, bedtime is the first quiet moment of the day — no messages, no tasks, nothing to look at — so the brain finally has room to start processing everything. Add caffeine that's still hanging around from the afternoon and a phone in your hand at 10:45pm, and "tired but wired" is close to the expected outcome.

Do these contain melatonin?

No. Wind Down is melatonin-free by design. Some people find melatonin useful, particularly for jet lag. Others report feeling heavy or foggy the next morning. Our formula takes the wind-down route instead — magnesium, L-theanine, ashwagandha and valerian — so the aim is drifting off rather than being switched off.

Will they knock me out?

That isn't what they're built to do, and it's deliberate. The point is taking the edge off so you can fall asleep the normal way. If you're after something that flattens you, this isn't it. If you want to stop lying there mentally redrafting an email from 2019, this is the idea.

When should I take them?

About 30 to 45 minutes before you want to be asleep, as part of the wind-down rather than the last thing after the last scroll. Consistency helps more than timing perfection — same time, most nights.

Can I take them every night?

Yes, they're designed for nightly use and there's nothing habit-forming in the formula. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, on medication or managing a health condition, check with your GP or pharmacist first — valerian and ashwagandha are worth mentioning to them.

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Tired but wired, explained without the jargon

Plenty of us know the feeling: tired since about 2pm, then oddly alert the moment the lights go out. It's a common rhythm — and it's usually about how the evening winds down, not how tired you are.

Which is why "something to knock me out" often isn't the right ask. A wind-down routine that brings the volume down — dim lights, phone away, a small ritual you look forward to — is usually the kinder approach.

"Two of these about half an hour before bed has become my favourite part of the evening. The ritual itself is lovely — and my mornings feel like mine again."

Hannah B., Melbourne VIC — verified customer

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Why we left melatonin out

Melatonin is a timing signal — it tells your body roughly what hour it is. That makes it genuinely useful for jet lag or shift work. It doesn't do much about a mind that won't stop talking, and some people report feeling heavy or foggy the next morning.

Magnesium

The everyday relaxation mineral, and the one most people are quietly short on.

L-theanine

Studied for calm without sedation — the reason it turns up in both focus and sleep formulas.

Ashwagandha

An adaptogen that supports a balanced response to your day — so the day doesn't follow you into bed.

Valerian

A traditional sleep herb for easing into sleep rather than being flattened by it.

Gentle mornings are the whole point

A wind-down that costs you the first hour of your morning hasn't really helped. That's why the formula skips melatonin and knockout herbs entirely — it's designed to be gentle, so the morning feels like yours.

A ritual that starts tonight

Wind Down is designed for same-evening use — two gummies, 30 to 40 minutes before bed. There's nothing to build up over weeks; the ritual simply gets easier to keep each time you repeat it.

Give the wind-down a hand while you're at it: dim the lights, put the phone somewhere that isn't your hand, keep the afternoon coffee earlier than you think you need to.