Best Sleepytime Teas (2026): The Bedtime Blends, With and Without Melatonin

Start with the one the shelf is named after. Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime is the caffeine-free herbal blend in the bear-in-a-nightcap box. The Amazon title states the name and the count and does not list the herbs; the box does. There is no melatonin in it, which is the fact this page exists to make plain.

Celestial builds the rest of the shelf on this blend: Sleepytime Extra adds valerian by the box, Sleepytime Plus Melatonin adds melatonin, and the variety pack samples them. All of it is sorted in our Sleepytime review.

The "Extra" is valerian, and the box is where it says so. Sleepytime Extra is Celestial's stronger-tasting bedtime blend. The Amazon title reads "Sleepytime Extra Herbal Tea, 20 Tea Bags" and names no herb; Celestial's package lists valerian. We say nothing about what valerian does.

Owners consistently describe the Extra as more bitter than the original, which is the usual report for a valerian blend. If you want valerian in a supplement rather than a cup, the valerian root guide covers the capsules, and melatonin with valerian and chamomile covers the blends that add melatonin to it.

The organic alternative to Sleepytime, with the herbs on the title. Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night states organic, chamomile and passionflower, kosher and 16 tea bags on its Amazon title, which is more than either Celestial title says. It contains no melatonin, and buyers who assume every "night" tea has some should know that.

Traditional Medicinals is the tea-aisle brand most associated with herbal blends sold as supplements rather than beverages, and its boxes carry the supplement-style facts panel. That does not change anything on this page; we describe what the title states. For chamomile with melatonin rather than without, Twinings Sleep+ is the camomile blend that states 1 mg, on the melatonin tea page.

Nighty Night's Extra, like Sleepytime's, means valerian by the box. Nighty Night Extra is organic and contains no melatonin. The Amazon title states 16 bags and names no herb; the package names valerian, and we say nothing about what it does.

Against Sleepytime Extra at about 25 cents, this is nine cents a cup more for the organic certification and the Traditional Medicinals blend. Both are valerian teas without melatonin; the choice is taste and the organic label. For the head-to-head between the two ingredients themselves, melatonin vs valerian root is the explainer.

The mint-forward bedtime tea. Bigelow Sweet Dreams states chamomile and mint, caffeine free and a 28-count box on its Amazon title, and it contains no melatonin. Among the three big houses on this page, it is the one whose title is most complete.

For the same chamomile-and-mint idea with melatonin added, Celestial's TeaWell Sleep with Melatonin is the chamomile mint on the melatonin tea page.

Try before you stock. The Sleepytime variety pack bundles several of Celestial's bedtime boxes at 20 bags each. It is the honest answer for someone who cannot decide between the original and the Extra.

If you already know you want the classic, the 25-bag box at $5.39 is the cheaper route; if you want melatonin specifically, buy Sleepytime Plus Melatonin directly rather than hoping the sampler contains it.

Where the shelf changes. Sleepytime Tea Plus Melatonin is the classic blend with melatonin in the bag. It looks like the boxes above it and it is a different product: a dietary supplement rather than a beverage, with the cautions that come with the ingredient.

It leads the melatonin tea ranking, where it is compared with Twinings and Zest on stated amount. The cautions that apply to it and not to the teas above: ask a pharmacist if you take blood thinners, immunosuppressants, blood-pressure or diabetes medication; do not drive after it; a pediatrician decides for a child.

The bulk melatonin tea. The Twinings Sleep+ 6-pack is six 16-count boxes of camomile-with-melatonin tea, 96 bags for $33.29. The single box at $11.58 is the listing whose title states the 1 mg figure.

One milligram, as the single-box title states it, is the smallest stated amount in any melatonin tea and inside the range many clinicians cite for starting. Whether to take melatonin at all is a question for a doctor or pharmacist, not this page; what is melatonin is the place to start if you are deciding.