Memory Foam Mattress Toppers
Memory foam might seem like a brand new product to most people, but in fact it has been available commercially for more than forty years. From the early days until fairly recently it was chiefly available in the guise of mattresses, pillows, cushions and the sort of padding that you get on doctors' couches and wheel chairs. It was very expensive, so it was not thought to be commercially viable for the mass market.
That has all changed over recent years as production costs fell. Nowadays, almost anyone can afford a mattress, mattress topper or cushion manufactured out of memory foam. Memory foam mattresses and mattress toppers help many people to settle comfortably and sleep well because memory foam moulds itself to the contours of the body, thereby supporting the body on a greater surface region than a standard mattress or cushion would.
Memory foam mattresses and mattress toppers help many people to settle comfortably and sleep well because memory foam moulds itself to the contours of the body, thus supporting the body on a greater surface area than a regular mattress or cushion would.
Memory foam mattress toppers are a means of converting your existing regular mattress into a memory foam mattress and they are cheaper than the full job as well. They can help people with bad backs or sore joints, sufferers of arthritis and gout and people who perspire a lot. These toppers can assist those who perspire a lot because memory foam 'breathes' unlike traditional foam.
A real memory foam mattress is designed to give maximum comfort in the manner described above and is the correct thickness for that job, but a mattress topper is like a conversion kit, so can it really convert a normal mattress into a memory foam mattress? This is a difficult question, because the answer, as it so often is, is that it depends.
It depends on two things: the type of mattress that you are setting the topper on and the quality of that topper.
Firstly, in order to be effective the topper has to be on a quite firm surface or it will merely sink into the existing mattress and most of the benefits it can provide will be lost or absorbed into the mattress beneath.
Secondly, the topper has to be thick enough so that you can sink into it without hitting the bottom so to speak. If it is not thick enough, it would be like attempting to float in a bath tub. If you need to, you could place a sheet of plywood on your mattress first to stiffen it up.
The foam also has differing density. The low density foams, 2.5-3.5 lb foam, reacts more to body warmth and so is normally better for lightweight people, whereas the high density foam, 5 lbs and above react to heat and pressure (or weight) so are more effective for heavier people.
The foam also has differing density. The low density foams, 2.5-3.5 lb foam, reacts more to body warmth and so is usually better for lightweight people, whereas the high density foam, 5 lbs and above react to heat and pressure (or weight) so are more effective for heavier people.
One last thing, if you use an existing mattress topper manufactured from something else, you will not be able to place it on top of your memory foam mattress topper.
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