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Sleeping light- CalmEssence app for iPhone and iPad


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Health & Fitness Medical
Developer: Masahiro Taniuchi
0.99 USD
Current version: 3.0.0, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 10 Dec 2012
App size: 3.58 Mb

We created this app based on the literature of psychology and color Illuminating Engineering Society. This app may be helpful in helping to resolve anxiety and changing the mood of the room.

The CalmEssence outputs a gentle color and light.You can taste a gentle light. The gentle light can be applied to a ceiling or a wall. And also you can use it as mood lighting.

1. support the variety of colors of about 800 species
2. floaty change the brightness of the screen
3. specify two colors and the change in light
4. adjustable light as you like
5. off timer is convenient
6. recommended preset provided
7. battery protection

◾ practical use cases 1: bedroom or meditation
We tend to gather our thoughts because of darkness. If bedroom is wrapped in a warm light, we will be easy to forget the worldly thoughts that interfere with sleep.

◾ practical use cases 2: Bathing
You can relax in the bath light in the dark. (Please use the waterproof case) try to accompany long bath.

◾ A practical use cases 3 : Mood Light
This app can be used as a mood lighting in the corner of the room. Try it on when you want to relax.


note1. Relationship with melatonin, color, light and the CalmEssence
Melatonin is well known as hormone which invites sleep. The amount of secretion is adjusted in response to light. And then, melatonin is said to raise secretion more by making the room dark. However, in the dark room, the sympathetic nerve may become predominance sensitively about uneasiness or strain mentally, and it may cause insomnia. The CalmEssence produces a relaxed effect with a warm color light called low color temperature for the parasympathetic nerve.
The blue it is supposed that is generally settled down is the light of a high color temperature. Though High color temperatures is supposed to hard to sleep, you can enjoy any color as you like by liking. Although the CalmEssence is mainly referring to the literature of the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, in color psychology, it is supposed that blue colors is a relaxed effect.

note2. CalmEssence will support you be relax and sleep. It is not an application for medical use. If yor feel a sleep disorder, please consult a doctor.