Could a memory foam mattress help you sleep better? If you can't sleep at night then awaken in the morning with stiff joints and an aching back, a memory foam mattress topper could be all you require for a refreshing, pain-free nights sleep.
Latex seems to be the hot material now for mattress manufacturers. This is especially true in the organic or natural lines but even the old time firms such as Sealy Serta and Simmons are jumping on the latex bandwagon.
If this is news to you, just search online for latex mattress reviews and you will find reading material that never ends.
And there is good reason for this. Latex mattresses are already popular in Europe and are picking up steam in the U.S. also.
I trust that this article will help you make and educated decision if you are considering buying a latex mattress.
There is no doubt that latex is a good, durable product. It is quite dense and gives comfortable support. By varying the size on number of pincor holes in the mattress core they can be made softer or firmer. The larger the holes, the softer the latex mattress will feel.
Most latex mattresses are made with only one size of hole throughout the mattress. This gives the mattress a uniform feel throughout. In order to provide zone comfort, some mattress cores are made with different size hole for different zones. This provides more firmness under heavy body areas and softer support under lighter areas such as the shoulders.
You can also find latex mattresses
with a latex core overlayed with softer latex or memory foam. Some people find this and ideal combination. It gives the mattress a softer, more yielding feel and still provides the bouncy support of latex.
Either with or without an overlayment, latex mattresses are a big improvement over coil spring mattresses.
Natural latex comes from the sap of the Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). During Word War II scientists also discovered how to create synthetic latex. Although synthetic, this man made latex has the same properties of the natural product.
Some latex manufacturers combine natural and synthetic to produce a product they claim is more resilient. I know of no studies that actually document this.
Whether you opt for synthetic or natural latex mattress or a combination, you will be getting essentially the same material and both are subject to chemical and mechanical processing. Natural latex will cost a little more but many people do prefer a "natural product" rather than one made from petrochemicals.
Latex mattresses can also be different in the manner in which the cores are made. There are two ways they are manufactured:
1 - In the Dunlop method the liquid latex is whipped into a foam and poured into a mold where it is heated and cured.
2 - The Talalay method utilizes a vacuum mold and other processes which advocates claim produces a foam that is more consistent in cell structure.
In either process the foam is then washed to clean it of excess soaps and proteins that shorten the life span of the foam latex. this washing also minimizes the rubbery smell some people find objectionable.
If you want to stay as natural and as organic as possible, look for natural latex mattresses. You can find many online and some at your local shopping center.
You may find that the latex mattress does not give you the pressure relief you need and opt to go with a memory foam mattress instead. Or you can do what more people are tending toward. Go with a natural latex mattress with a memory foam bed topper. This just may be the ideal combination for you.
The best mattress topper most likely is not the kind you thought it was. For ages many of us have been led to believe that we wanted a firm or an extra stiff mattress. All of the advertisements talked about how their mattress supplied us the support we needed. So we unconsciously thought that the more support built into our mattresses, the superior it was for us. As a result we went to the local sleep center, examined the mattresses and chose the one which provided us the most support. And, after all, extra support means a firmer mattress.
Sadly, additional stiff support does not inevitably mean improved support. That's because not all of us need the same degree or type of support while we are asleep. Some individuals sleep on their backs, some on their stomachs and a number of us sleep on our sides. Every position calls for a bed with a unique amount of stiffness so as to be comfy.
Select the appropriate type and quantity of support for your particular sleep type, and you'll get an excellent nights sleep and get up refreshed, ready to sort out a fresh day. Select the wrong support and you wake up to a morning that starts your day with a painful back along with aching joints. Buying the right bed at first is always the best thing to do however adding the right mattress topper to your present bed is able to vastly enhance your sleep experience without a great expenditure of cash.
Select the proper kind and amount of foundation for your particular sleep pattern, and you're going to get a great nights rest and get up refreshed, able to tackle a fresh day. Pick the wrong support and you awaken to a morning that begins the day with a painful back along with painful joints. Buying the proper bed in the beginning is always the perfect thing to do but adding the appropriate mattress topper to your existing mattress is able to drastically enhance your sleep experience without a big outlay of money.
There are lots of mattress toppers available and choosing the correct one for you can be nearly as confusing as purchasing your bed was. They come with a good choice of shell fabrics in a wide cost range. You need not be too concerned concerning the fabric type or coloration so long as it gives some degree of durability. It's going to, after all, be covered by the sheets. It's the fill materials within the bed topper that's important.
Filed under Latex Foam Mattress by on Mar 26th, 2012. Comment. 
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