Owen Lucas
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According to 2 employees at my Local Home Depot. They received a memo that on July 31st, all incandescent bulbs will be pulled from the shelves and sent back to the manufacturer.
They could not confirm if this was for Edison bulbs only or everything including the smaller appliance bulbs and odd sizes.
I was checking out the bulbs which were in the clearance section when one of the employees told me about this. They also said the bulbs won't get any cheaper then they are now, 50 to 90% off. I picked up multiple 2 and 3 pack boxes of 60 to 100 watt regular and halogen bulbs, including bathroom mirror and flood lights for between $1 and $3 a box.
If old style bulbs are your thing, now is the time to stock up!
I like halogens for in home / bedroom use as they emit light more in the infrared range which is less activating than LEDs which are blue light emitters. There is no infrared in LEDs and this can disrupt your melatonin production in the evening:
"Exposing yourself to any kind of artificial light before bed can disrupt your sleep, but some types of light suppress melatonin more powerfully than others. Blue wavelengths, which are present in sunlight, electronic screens and energy-efficient LED lighting, suppresses melatonin for a longer period of time than other types of light, like green or red wavelengths.
A recent study, which Cain co-authored, examined the effects of different types of home lighting on melatonin production and found that homes with energy-efficient lights had almost double the melanopic illuminance, or melatonin suppressing effects, than homes with incandescent lighting. Out of 56 participants examined in the study, nearly half had light bright enough in their homes to suppress melatonin by 50%.
“This switchover [to LED lights] that is beneficial for energy consumption is probably having a negative impact on our health,” Cain says. “I don’t think the general public knows that much about the potential negative effects of light.”
Researchers note, however, that sensitivity to light varies among people and not everyone’s circadian system responds in the same way to the same home light environment. Still, greater exposure to light in the evening is associated with increased wakefulness at bedtime and can have an effect on your quality of sleep."
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They could not confirm if this was for Edison bulbs only or everything including the smaller appliance bulbs and odd sizes.
I was checking out the bulbs which were in the clearance section when one of the employees told me about this. They also said the bulbs won't get any cheaper then they are now, 50 to 90% off. I picked up multiple 2 and 3 pack boxes of 60 to 100 watt regular and halogen bulbs, including bathroom mirror and flood lights for between $1 and $3 a box.
If old style bulbs are your thing, now is the time to stock up!
I like halogens for in home / bedroom use as they emit light more in the infrared range which is less activating than LEDs which are blue light emitters. There is no infrared in LEDs and this can disrupt your melatonin production in the evening:
"Exposing yourself to any kind of artificial light before bed can disrupt your sleep, but some types of light suppress melatonin more powerfully than others. Blue wavelengths, which are present in sunlight, electronic screens and energy-efficient LED lighting, suppresses melatonin for a longer period of time than other types of light, like green or red wavelengths.
A recent study, which Cain co-authored, examined the effects of different types of home lighting on melatonin production and found that homes with energy-efficient lights had almost double the melanopic illuminance, or melatonin suppressing effects, than homes with incandescent lighting. Out of 56 participants examined in the study, nearly half had light bright enough in their homes to suppress melatonin by 50%.
“This switchover [to LED lights] that is beneficial for energy consumption is probably having a negative impact on our health,” Cain says. “I don’t think the general public knows that much about the potential negative effects of light.”
Researchers note, however, that sensitivity to light varies among people and not everyone’s circadian system responds in the same way to the same home light environment. Still, greater exposure to light in the evening is associated with increased wakefulness at bedtime and can have an effect on your quality of sleep."
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