Care Instructions for SleepPhones® and RunPhones® Headbands

(2010-Present)

All of our headbands are machine washable! This is important to do from time to time to prevent the headband from stretching, which will also help to eliminate oils that may build up and weaken the polyester fibers. We recommend washing your SleepPhones® headband for every 40 hours of wear.

Open the headband and remove the components (speakers, module, cord).
Machine wash the headband on warm.

Washing your headband in the washing machine (with standard washing detergents) and heated dryer (highest setting for at least 30 minutes) will sanitize it appropriately from virus, bacteria, and fungus. We do not recommend fabric softener. Do not iron or dry clean your SleepPhones® headphones.
Insert the speakers

when the band is dry.

The right speaker is red and the left speaker is green. The softer gray side should be facing the ear and the coarse white side should face the opposite way.

To prolong the life of your product, we make the following recommendations:

When disconnecting the cord from your player, please be sure to grasp and pull on the plug and not the cord to protect the wires connection.
Do not wrap the cord tightly around the headband. It is best to keep the cord loosely coiled to avert strain on the wires.

Here is a video that shows how to properly re-insert the SleepPhones® speakers:

Washing Instructions for SleepPhones® Headbands (2007-2010)

SleepPhones are made with 100% polyester in the shape of a headband and are actually washable headphones! Although we do not recommend frequent washing of your SleepPhones due to increased likelihood of rusting, we understand that they need to be washed periodically. SleepPhones have been thoroughly tested for the washing, and we are pleased to report that they perform very well even after multiple washes.

Steps to washing your SleepPhones:

Spot treat any stains with a gentle laundry detergent. No bleach please!
Fill a sink with water.
Mix in a gentle laundry detergent.
Handwash your SleepPhones in the soapy water for 1 minute.
Rinse under running water at least 5 times. Once free of detergent residues, gently squeeze dry.
Further dry by squeezing against a dry towel.
Place in front of a fan for 6 hours or air dry for 24 hours.