Bigelow Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea
Best for: Everyday chamomile at supermarket convenience
The grocery-aisle classic — chamomile and spearmint in foil-wrapped bags from a family company that dates its tea business to 1945.
Sweet Dreams is the tea your grandmother kept: chamomile softened with spearmint, hibiscus and spice notes, individually foil-wrapped (Bigelow's freshness signature), pennies per cup at any supermarket. No valerian and no licorice — just chamomile and mint —. Kosher, gluten-free, American family-owned.
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Should you buy it?
What we like
- Foil-wrapped freshness advantage
- No valerian and no licorice in the blend
- Available in every grocery store
- Pennies per cup
What to know before buying
- Mild flavor underwhelms tea snobs
- Paper-adjacent packaging inside the box
- Product-level certifications limited to kosher and gluten-free; Certified B Corporation status is held at company level
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At a glance
How it scores
How our 7.6/10 breaks down — rated on the dimensions that matter most for sleep teas, from published specifications and third-party test data, not the marketing.
Compare with alternatives
Quick verdicts for the sleep teas most often considered alongside the Bigelow Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea.
Bigelow Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea vs Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra
The household name with valerian in it — the classic mint-chamomile Sleepytime base, plus valerian root.
→ Valerian in a familiar mint-chamomile flavour, cheapest of the valerian teas
Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra review →Bigelow Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea vs Yogi Bedtime Herbal Tea
The bestselling bedtime blend — a warm, sweet spiced tea that's more nightly ritual than medicine.
→ The cheapest organic bedtime blend per cup
Yogi Bedtime Herbal Tea review →Bigelow Sweet Dreams Herbal Tea vs Twinings Nightly Calm Herbal Tea
A caffeine-free herbal blend led by camomile and spearmint, with a subtle lemongrass flavour.
→ Camomile and mint herbal tea drinkers
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Frequently asked questions
Does Sweet Dreams actually help sleep?
See /natural-sleep-remedies for what the trial evidence actually shows.
Why foil wrapping?
Herbs lose volatile oils to air. Bigelow wraps each bag individually in foil; most open-box brands don't.
Sweet Dreams vs Sleepytime?
Nearly interchangeable chamomile-mint blends; Sleepytime leans mint-heavy, Sweet Dreams adds hibiscus tang. Taste preference decides.
Any cautions?
It contains neither valerian nor licorice, which are the two ingredients elsewhere in this category that come with cautions. Chamomile is in the ragweed family, so check with your doctor if you react to ragweed.