Posted to Mattresses topper on Saturday, August 12th, 2006.
You have recently purchased the best mattress in town. However, you still feel there is something amiss in your sleep. Where are your memory foam mattress toppers? Without them, the “ingredients” for a good sleep are incomplete.
Memory foam mattress toppers are placed on top of the mattress to make your bed cozier. With memory foam mattress toppers, your bed will provide comfort from all of it sides and edges.
There have been cases when people were not completely satisfied by memory foam mattress toppers. Well, it is not the fault of the toppers, but the way they are used. Memory foam mattress toppers are designed to be placed on firm surface, not spongy ones. People usually make the mistake of placing memory foam mattress toppers on their old, saggy mattresses and then complain of not getting the desired results. Place the memory foam mattress toppers on a firm mattress, which is placed on a hard surface such as a wooden bed, and then watch the magic happen!
Knowing More About Memory Foam Mattress Toppers
Memory foam mattress toppers come in different depths and densities. The memory foam mattress toppers that provide excellent results are the one with a thickness of 3 to 4 inches. Besides this, their density is also higher. There are memory foam mattress toppers with the thickness of 1 1/2 inches. However, they are not very good.
The greater the density of memory foam mattress toppers, the better the sleep results. The toppers with a density ranging from 5.3 to 5.9 pounds are worth buying without any further thought. Such high density memory foam mattress toppers are durable too. Once you buy such toppers, you won’t have to visit the stores again for years.
The lower density memory foam mattress toppers may seem to be tempting, as they appear soft and are less expensive. However, they can endure your body weight only for about a year or less. After that, they will start flattening out. Once they reach the end of their lifecycle, they will start showing your body impressions too.
In other words, low-density memory foam mattress toppers prove to be more costly, as you have to visit the stores every year for replacing the cheap toppers. With high-density memory foam mattress toppers, you need to invest only once and wonder sleep is all yours!
The Secret of High Density Toppers
Some consumers may be curious to know how the density of a mattress is determined. Well, the density is calculated by slicing a 12-inch by 12 inch by 12-inch cube of a matter and measuring its weight. The low-density toppers have less matter and more air; hence, they weigh less but at the same time are soft and appear comfortable. But alas, they have a short life. On the other hand, the high-density memory foam mattress toppers weigh more due to the sufficient amount of matter stuffed inside. Hence, although they may be a bit expensive, they are highly durable.
Now that you know the secret behind the cheap memory foam mattress toppers and the expensive yet the best, is it difficult to decide which one to buy?