The mattress is a product that is impossible to pick when focusing only on appearance. Our health and well-being directly depend on it. But seeing a large number of characteristics, we get lost and do not know how to buy the best. To help you figure it out, we have listed the main points that will help you make the right choice. We hope that with our help the purchase will be easy and pleasant for you.

Main Points That Will Help You

Rigidity

All mattresses have varying degrees of rigidity. But in practice, each person feels it in his own way. The point is not only in physique and habits but also in individual perception.

However, there are some general guidelines that you can use when purchasing to choose a mattress that is suitable for you. For example, children whose spine is still being formed are advised to sleep on a harder surface. And on the contrary, older people are advised to sleep on a softer one in order to relax the muscles as much as possible and to take the strain off the joints and vessels.

To choose a mattress that is optimal in terms of rigidity, analyze the bed where you are sleeping now. Does it feel stiff? What would you like to change? If you constantly feel back or neck pain after sleeping, then there’s a chance that your current bed is too soft.

Spring block

Dependent spring units. Traditionally, mattresses use the Bonnell dependent spring block. All the springs in it are fastened together by a spiral of steel wire, as a result, when one is compressed, the neighboring ones are compressed too. Simplicity and cheaper price are the main reasons for the use of the Bonnell block, but lately, they have been used less and less as it loses to other models in convenience.

Independent spring blocks. In these modern blocks, each spring is placed in a fabric cover and works independently of the neighboring one. This makes the load more evenly distributed, and the mattress as accurately as possible adjusts to the shape of the body. The more springs in the bed block, the more weight it can withstand, and the more comfortable it is. But at the same time the price increases.

Springless mattresses. The basis of these mattresses is monolithic or stacked blocks of natural and artificial filler materials. Such mattresses are not inferior to spring ones, but in general, they are more rigid and the sensation from them is slightly different since there is no spring oscillation. Due to this, they are more comfortable for couples since you won’t feel the movement of each other as much.

Fillers

Fillers can be both natural and artificial. Natural fillers are more expensive, but at the same time more durable. Traditionally, they have a lot of fans among customers due to its natural origin and a high degree of comfort.

Many people treat artificial fillers badly but don’t underestimate them. First, they allow you to make high-quality and at the same time low-end models of mattresses that are in demand and get good customer reviews.

In addition, artificial fillers are hypoallergenic and have excellent bactericidal properties. And today’s modern technologies allow the creation of artificial materials with unique characteristics, such as the "memory effect".

How to Recognize When the Mattress Is Selected Wrongly?

In the case when, after prolonged use of the wrong surface for sleeping, you switch to an orthopedic mattress, an adaption effect may occur. The spine, being slightly twisted by an irregular surface, when getting onto an orthopedic one, should gradually fall into place, acquire a natural and healthy position.

During this period of restoring the correct position, there may be uncomfortable feelings after sleeping - this is normal. But adaption should not last more than three weeks.