What makes a high quality mattress

Whether you’re looking for ‘9 feet high, 6 feet wide, soft as a downy chick’ or something a little more refined, it comes down to this: the world’s best mattress is the one on which YOU get the healthiest, most rejuvenating night’s rest. A new mattress is an important investment and by assuring mattress quality before you purchase, you ensure comfort for years to come.

Mattress quality checklist

To assess the quality of a mattress what should you look at?  Price tag? The high-voltage celebrity smile promoting it?  Reputation of the mattress manufacturer?

Mattress quality depends on its ability to distribute pressure, regulate temperature, provide surface comfort, and maintain cleanliness. Talking to friends, reading online reviews and visiting brick and mortar stores will help you understand which mattresses provide long lasting comfort and which ones are better left in the showroom.

Our checklist will help you understand what’s truly important when it comes to shopping for a new mattress.

Your new mattress and pressure distribution

Pressure points, aka the spot where the weight of your body, the force of gravity and the surface of your mattress meet, can cause pain in hips, shoulders, thighs. Pressure-point discomfort forces us to toss and turn, stirring us from deep sleep and disrupting the healing we receive from an uninterrupted night.

A quality mattress works to eliminate pressure point pain by evenly distributing body weight across the surface of the mattress rather than allowing heavier parts of your body to struggle with the opposing force of the bed.

Mattress components and temperature regulation

Many of the fibers and foams used in popular mattresses trap heat and moisture. All that humidity next to your skin creates temperature fluctuations and the “I’m hot, she’s not” struggles between bed sharing partners.

Avoid a mattress with synthetic components – they don’t process moisture well. Natural components such as wool, latex, cotton, and coconut coir use the wisdom of Mother Nature to process moisture and regulate temperature (and also eliminate allergens).

Mattress surface comfort

Pilled or scratchy ticking? Lumpy or irregular quilt foams? Even beneath a sheet, mattress ticking either contributes to or detracts from comfort. Choosing a mattress covered in natural fabrics like cotton or cashmere facilitates breathability and helps your mattress look newer longer.

Maintain cleanliness

Keeping both the surface and the innards of your mattress clean is tough – and important. An unhygienic mattress encourages the growth of sleep disturbing allergens, viral contaminants and bacteria. A mattress protector that’s guaranteed waterproof keeps your mattress clean and validates the manufacturer warranty.

Natura mattresses feature antimicrobial, antibacterial ticking to help ensure your mattress remains clean to the core.

Natura – World’s best mattresses

Natura mattresses provide even pressure distribution, regulate temperature, deliver surface comfort, and maintain cleanliness by calling on the healthy wisdom of natural and organic components.

Our mandate is to provide natural, sleep solutions for healthier, more vital lives. By pairing healthy, durable components with innovative design and a dedication to getting it right, rejuvenating sleep is yours for the taking.

Are you on a quest for your personal ‘world’s best mattress’? We can help. Watch for blog #2 in this series, Mattress Feel:  how to discover bedtime bliss at www.naturaworld.com/blog.

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