During this time, you can try the mattress at home and send it back if you don’t like it.
Some start at 40 nights and go up to as long as a year. Most online-only mattresses come with a sleep trial. These are mattresses that you buy online and they come vacuum-packed into a box delivered direct to your door.īy cutting out the retailer and selling direct from manufacturer to consumer, many brands claim you’re getting a higher-quality mattress for less. Mattresses can be extremely heavy – the heaviest we've seen weighs more than 50kg. This will tell you if a mattress is difficult to move. You'll probably still need to rotate it from head to toe, though, so it's a good idea to check the ease-of-use rating in our mattress reviews. One-sided (no-turn)Īs the name suggests, only one side of a one-sided mattress is designed to be slept on, so it won't need to be turned over regularly to keep it in good shape. Look carefully at the claims – and our reviews – as some might only have a token layer of natural materials. If you're keen to avoid these, look out for mattresses that specifically state they're made using only natural materials such as wool, coconut coir or cotton. Many pocket-sprung mattresses contain layers of synthetic fillings, such as foam. The body support rating we give in our reviews shows how well each mattress keeps your spine in its natural position. There are no restrictions on the term 'orthopedic mattress', so any mattress manufacturer can use that description. Medical-sounding terms, such as ‘orthopedic’ and ‘posturepedic’, don't necessarily mean a mattress is better for you.
We also measure how supportive each mattress is for a range of different body sizes and sleeping positions, so whether you prefer to sleep on your front, side or back, we've got you covered. Instead, we test mattress firmness on a scale of one to 10, where one is the firmest and 10 the softest, so you can easily compare the firmness of different mattresses. That's why we don't rely on terms such as soft and firm in our reviews. Firmness comes down to personal preference, as long as it does a good job of supporting your body.įirmness is subjective, and manufacturers describe the firmness of their mattresses in a range of ways. Contrary to popular belief, our tests have shown that a mattress doesn’t have to be hard to be good for you.
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