Memory Foam Mattresses for a Comfortable and Memorable Sleep

Memory Foam, or to give it its technical name, Visco Elastic Foam, was until recently the newest innovation in bed manufacture and is still the most significant in many years of development.

True memory foam is a water based product, and as such doesn’t retain heat as much as Dunlopillo latex would because it allows air to pass through it.

When first used in bedding, memory foam was used in hospitals and nursing homes to combat problems caused by bad circulation such as bed sores or rheumatism and it is now making an impact in the domestic bed industry. It aids circulation because unlike springs or conventional foam, visco elastic memory foam puts almost no pressure against the body because it deforms rather than compresses or moves.

When you lie on a memory foam mattress it moulds itself around your body shape, returning to its original shape much like latex or reflex foam, only Memory Foam returns to its original shape more slowly as it is reacting to both your body temperature and weight, this means that you should move around less at night giving you a more restful sleep.

Most mattresses of this type have a defined sleeping and non sleeping sides, making them non-turn, this would include the combination style mattresses that contain conventional coil springs or pocket springs as well as the visco memory foam.

The Importance of Support Legs on Wooden and Metal Beds

Most wooden and metal beds of at least double size are made with a central support leg, it is important to note a few things about these beds.

Firstly when assembling these beds, please do not forget to fit the support leg!! After all they wouldn't be part of the kit if they weren't needed. Now only adjust the central support leg when the mattress is in place, if it has an adjuster, (it should look like a rubber or plastic cap), wind it to the floor, and then wind it back half a turn so that it is not quite touching. When the bed is in use that support leg will be touching the floor only when it is needed.

If you have wooden or laminate flooring we would recommend the use of a small piece of non-slip material under the support leg, a carpet tile or carpet off cut should do the trick nicely, you might want to consider whether you want to put something under all of your beds legs (you can obtain felt squares and circles from your flooring supplier).

When you need to move your bed please do not drag it, this is true for any bed but especially for a bedstead as you may damage the flooring and the support leg only works if it is vertical.

If you take this advice you should avoid expensive and embarrassing mistakes, and enjoy the use of your bed for a lot longer.