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- Published 08/20/2008
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If you haven’t bought a mattress for a few years, you may not know much about memory foam. It is, however, one of the most popular types of mattress on the market today. It has unique properties that allow it to offer support when you sleep in a way that’s completely different from the traditional sprung mattress. Which you prefer is a personal matter, but with technology always advancing, it’s useful to know why a memory foam mattress might be the right choice for you.
The memory foam mattress explained
Memory foam is the result of many years of research and development based on a visco-elastic material developed for the USA space programme over 30 years ago. Whilst NASA didn’t develop the material for long-term use, developers were able to use the basic science once it had been released outside the space programme to develop a new material that could withstand heavy and constant use – and the memory foam mattress was born.
Why memory foam is different
Memory foam like the material used by Snug is temperature sensitive. This means that it reacts to heat and cold. When it comes into contact with heat, the material softens, and that’s when it moulds to the shape of your body. When you change sleeping position, the foam reacts to the place where the higher temperature has moved to, softening the areas where you are now sleeping to give you continuous support. Because memory foam acts so differently to the traditional mattress, you might find it strange to sleep on in the first instance. You should also make sure you get the right advice about the base for your mattress.
Choosing the right base for your mattress
If you’re buying a new mattress, you might also want to think about getting a new frame and base. Whilst this may seem expensive, mattresses don’t give you their best performance unless they are sitting on the right base. As far as memory foam is concerned, some bases simply won’t work as they make the mattress uneven or don’t give it the foundation it needs to work properly. You can call us to talk about whether a memory foam mattress would sit on the base you already have or whether we’d recommend a new base altogether.
Snug memory foam mattresses are designed and manufactured with your best night’s sleep in mind. All the mattresses are available online and direct from Snug only and our aim is to give you the best-performing mattresses and the best customer service available. Our memory foam mattresses are hypo-allergenic, temperature sensitive and come complete with 5 or 15 year guarantees. You can shop online straight away, or call us on 0800 0277017 if you need help with anything.
The memory foam mattress explained
Memory foam is the result of many years of research and development based on a visco-elastic material developed for the USA space programme over 30 years ago. Whilst NASA didn’t develop the material for long-term use, developers were able to use the basic science once it had been released outside the space programme to develop a new material that could withstand heavy and constant use – and the memory foam mattress was born.
Why memory foam is different
Memory foam like the material used by Snug is temperature sensitive. This means that it reacts to heat and cold. When it comes into contact with heat, the material softens, and that’s when it moulds to the shape of your body. When you change sleeping position, the foam reacts to the place where the higher temperature has moved to, softening the areas where you are now sleeping to give you continuous support. Because memory foam acts so differently to the traditional mattress, you might find it strange to sleep on in the first instance. You should also make sure you get the right advice about the base for your mattress.
Choosing the right base for your mattress
If you’re buying a new mattress, you might also want to think about getting a new frame and base. Whilst this may seem expensive, mattresses don’t give you their best performance unless they are sitting on the right base. As far as memory foam is concerned, some bases simply won’t work as they make the mattress uneven or don’t give it the foundation it needs to work properly. You can call us to talk about whether a memory foam mattress would sit on the base you already have or whether we’d recommend a new base altogether.
Snug memory foam mattresses are designed and manufactured with your best night’s sleep in mind. All the mattresses are available online and direct from Snug only and our aim is to give you the best-performing mattresses and the best customer service available. Our memory foam mattresses are hypo-allergenic, temperature sensitive and come complete with 5 or 15 year guarantees. You can shop online straight away, or call us on 0800 0277017 if you need help with anything.
