4 questions for better sleep: A quick mattress guide
How can you tell if a mattress is high-quality? By asking these four questions, you’ll find the best one to suit you for the next decade.
Once you decide it's time to replace your old mattress, you’ll immediately be bombarded with numerous online offers for mattresses. All the ads talk about advanced technology, innovative developments, and a variety of terms for foam, but beyond the creativity of the copywriters, it’s unclear what they actually mean. Every company heaps praise on itself and its products, yet often provides little concrete information, forcing you to choose based on branding rather than quality.
It doesn’t have to be this way! With a basic understanding of mattresses, you can request the information needed to compare different mattresses and select the best one for you. So, before you confuse the salespeople—and mostly yourself—it’s worth knowing what’s really important to ask. By asking these four questions, you’ll know exactly—yes, exactly!—which mattress is recommended for you:
- What is the density of the memory foam layers?
- What is the thickness of the memory foam layers?
- Is the memory foam open-cell or closed-cell?
- Does the mattress contain flame retardant materials?
What is memory foam and why is it so important?
It turns out that most mattresses are built in roughly the same way. One or more layers of high-quality, dense foam at the top and a base made of simpler foam or springs at the bottom. The base provides volume and elevates the mattress, while the top layers directly support body weight during sleep and have the greatest impact on sleep quality. These top layers contain the premium foams, foremost among them being viscoelastic foam.
Globally, it’s known as memory foam, but in Israel, the cute nickname Visco has stuck, derived from the scientific description of its properties—viscoelasticity. The original foam is called Tempur, and that was its general name until its patent expired. This is the same foam developed for NASA, creating a mold of the person sleeping on it. Thanks to its viscoelasticity, the body’s weight is optimally distributed, which reduces pain throughout the day and helps you sink into deeper, more nourishing sleep at night. While there are other factors in choosing a mattress, memory foam has the most significant influence on sleep quality.
Why is it important to know the density and thickness of the memory foam layers?
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