the heated eye mask from tearRestore is considered a premium warm compress that you can do at home
for your mgd and dry eye treatments now i've had this for about a year now so this is my
full video review plus i'll show you how i tried to get similar results from a generic eye mask
i got from amazon so make sure you stay towards the end of the video for the results on that one
let's focus in hey howdy everybody this is Dr. Neal Guymon, Dr. EyeGuy, with the channel to
keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear now let's go over what makes the tier restore
worm compress so special i'll go over the pros and cons prices and also if i recommend you investing
your money into a premium worm compress like this now an eyelid warm compress is considered
one of the staples or one of the main at-home treatments you can do for your mgd and dry eyes
now there are a few stipulations to that making sure that the warm compress is actually effective
you want to make sure the warm compresses can actually heat up your oil glands or your eyelids
between 40 and 45 degrees celsius you also want to make sure the warm compress can retain
that heat for at least 10 minutes 15 minutes is preferred you also want to be consistent with the
warm compresses you want to make it a routine a dry eye routine and this is where the tear restore
dry eye mask shines now the actual gel insert mask is made of a medical grade vinyl and a
sodium acetate fluid that's activated by clicking this metal disc in there and once you click that
it will cause a chemical reaction almost instantly they just place that gel mask inside and there's
little holders or clips near the cutout eye holes there and it just holds there and you can
actually spread it around there and then you're good to put it on the mask is adjustable has
velcro straps on there so you can make it tight or loose and it's actually pretty comfortable to wear
now when you're ready to actually activate or reactivate the gel inserts you do need to boil
them and it'll bring it back to its fluid state so then you can use it again later
now quick question do you leave the answer in the comments do you have a dry eye treatment routine
or warm compresses included in your dry eye treatment routine i'm kind of curious to hear how
many people actually do worm compresses routinely now let me hit up the main pros that i see with
the tier restore worm compress a big one being that it actually retains its temperature to that
15 minute mark you don't need a microwave to heat it up you don't need to plug it in to heat it up
and one of the more obvious pros and probably the best part about the tear restore warm compress
is that you can actually keep your eyes open while you're doing the worm compress now to
be honest when i got this mask about a year ago i was definitely skeptical on how well
or how effective the treatment could actually be because the warm compress that i've normally used
would sit right on the eyelids and actually provide that constant contact heat right onto the
eyelids now the company at tier store have done studies to show that the radiation heat from this
mask does still provide that therapeutic level of treatment to the eyelids but i was still skeptical
but i can say after having used this for about a year it definitely helps it definitely does
provide that good therapeutic effective level of treatment to the eyelids and this brings
up another pro to this eye mask now compared to other warm compresses they're actually compressing
right under the eyelid and eyeball and right after you're done you might notice that your vision
is a little bit blurry you feel off a little bit because it's been compressing right on the eyeball
now this eye mask tier restorer doesn't do that you can take it off you won't have the compression
on the eyeball and so that might be an extra added benefit compared to other worm compresses and one
additional probably i do want to mention regarding actually keeping your eyes open while you're doing
the worm compress is that this allows you to blink while you're doing the worm compress that blinking
action that blinking mechanism actually allows you to secrete the oil out of your oil glands and so
while you're doing the worm compress and blinking to help secrete that oil is a double benefit and
so this is another big pro to this type of design this type of worm compress now just like with any
product there are a few cons that we do need to mention now one possible inconvenience to this
type of worm compress is you do need to reset the eye mask by boiling it in water another thing to
consider is this is a premium warm compress with a premium price point so the cost on this warm
compress is more than other warm compresses you might find and i'll go over the prices here in a
little bit the other con is that these eye masks don't last forever you'll start to notice that
the worm compress doesn't retain its heat as long as it used to they say that you'll get about 90
uses out of these and so you will have to buy more and replace these as you continue to do the warm
compress now let's go over the price points really quick and make sure you check out the description
below i'll have a link to the tier restore imess so you can check that out as well now the main
price point is at 79.99 that comes with a carrying case the hard shell mask and two gel inserts now
you do have the option to get more gel inserts or replacements for 39.99 that's two for 39.99
now there is a bundle option if you're considering getting that reactivation kettle definitely look
at this one it's 129.99 you get that reactivation kettle you get an extra gel insert you also get a
box of the hylawipe eyelid wipes eyelid cleansers which are actually amazing they're actually one
of my favorite eyelid wipes i actually did a video about that if you want to check that out but yeah
definitely look at this bundle amazing value and probably the best bang for your buck right there
now as promised i did a little experiment to see how this compared to the tear restore eye mask
this is a generic one that has the eye hole cutouts as well it's five dollars off of amazon
i tried to see how it compared now uh yeah it did not do well now first off i did heat this up in
the microwave and it does get to that optimal temperature range the downside though is after
about three minutes it drops below the 40 degrees celsius mark at six minutes is about 33 degrees
so the temperature really drops off really fast and so there's no way you're going to get to that
10 minute mark let alone 15 minutes if you really wanted the best effective treatment so i even took
it a step further i even shoved the mask behind the hard shell of the tear restore mask to see if
maybe it'd retain its heat a little bit better or maybe hey you could use these as the replacement
to the gel inserts but uh no it did not work not work at all actually still lost its temperature
at the three minute mark became ineffective so if you're kind of curious to see if these would
be effective they're not even at the five dollar mark it's a waste of money so if you're looking
at a an effective therapeutic warm compress that has the eye cut out holes there that's actually
going to work tear restore is the way to go so here's my ultimate recommendation if you're in the
market for a warm compress that can be effective therapeutic you're looking to add it into your
dry eye routine and also want to have the ability to do things while you're doing the warm compress
whether it's working on the computer or looking at your phone tearRestore is going to be the best
way to go and i recommend investing your money into a premium warm compress like this now if
you're doing worm compresses they're looking to start warm compresses you need to make sure that
you're doing warm compresses and eyelid massages safely and effectively so make sure you check out
my playlist showing you exactly how to do that i'm Dr. Neal Guymon, Dr. EyeGuy, stay focused