The well-being of a person is determined, among other things, by the quality of sleep. About a good mood and increased performance after a sleepless night, or after an uncomfortable sleep on an inappropriate bed can not be considered. Therefore, choosing the right mattress is key to feeling good.
A mattress, selected according to the recommendations of specialists, is necessary not only for a good night's rest. It protects against the development of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and also allows people with sleep problems in the spine and other painful sensations to sleep comfortably.
Types of mattresses and their features
Springless exist for a long time, but inferior in popularity to spring. Rather, it is a matter of some conservative buyers, since both of these types have their advantages and disadvantages.
On springs
Springs are a classic cushioning tool. The rigidity of cold rolled steel and its resistance to wear make them durable and reliable. It is customary to distinguish between two types of structures:
- classic, she’s a bonnel;
- independent.
A distinctive feature of the Bonnel type design is that the springs are connected to a certain system, they are a single whole. The connection is made by simply twisting the springs with wire or ropes. Springs usually have a cylindrical shape, less often - cone-shaped.
An independent spring unit consists of elements that are practically isolated from each other. Each spring is placed in a cover and perceives the load independently. The consumer properties of the mattress are affected by the number of springs per unit area. A square meter can accommodate from several tens to several thousand (!) Elastic elements. Latex, coconut coir and other materials are used as a support for such a spring. Along the perimeter, the spring block can be framed with polyurethane foam or the same latex.
It should be noted that prefabricated springs are also used for mattresses. For example, inside a larger spring, a smaller one is placed both in diameter and in height. If the user's weight exceeds a certain limit, smaller springs come into effect, increasing in this way the cushioning properties.
Without springs
Springless mattresses, as a filler, in which foam rubber acts, have been popular for a long time, especially for equipping them with cots. But the use of new fillers allows you to produce products with fundamentally different user properties.
A foam mattress is inexpensive, but has one significant drawback - the fragility of the spring properties. Pretty quickly foamed polyurethane, as a soft material, wrinkles, loses its shape, and hence its value, as a filler. But this flaw is more than compensated by modern fillers. It:
- natural or artificial latex;
- coconut coir;
- latex polyurethane foam;
- other materials with good cushioning properties.
The most successful solution is combined options, consisting, for example, of layers of coconut coir and latex. The manufacturer can fine-tune the stiffness without increasing the weight and height of the product.
Advantages and disadvantages of different types
A mattress with a dependent spring unit tends to lose shape quickly enough. In the lying place, which accounts for the greatest load, a depression forms and stiffness is lost. But the main advantage is the relatively low price.
The product on independent springs is good in that it allows you to evenly distribute the load, depending on the structure of the user's body, its weight and other features. In addition, such a product does not creak, since there is no friction between the springs. The obvious disadvantage of this solution is the cost.
Springless are characterized by a wide range of characteristics. By combining the types of filler and their quantity, manufacturers achieve different levels of stiffness, elasticity and elasticity.
Among other things, natural fillers are environmentally friendly, they do not pose a threat to the health of the user. Naturally, products with natural fillers are more expensive than with artificial ones.
Which mattress is suitable for whom?
Foam or other soft mattress is suitable for children or users weighing up to fifty kilograms. With a dependent spring unit are a thing of the past. But their use for, for example, a bed on which one has to sleep infrequently, is quite appropriate.
Products with combined filling, as well as with independent spring blocks, should be selected individually, depending on personal preferences, anatomical features and health status.
Types of Fillers
In addition to the already mentioned coconut coir, various types of latex and foam rubber, holofiber, memorforms and other materials produced by the modern chemical industry are used as fillers for mattresses. It should be noted that immediately discard materials whose complex names indicate artificial origin, is not worth it. It is not at all a fact that all of them are harmful to health, but technologists have learned to produce fillers with desired properties, and this in itself is positive.
Coconut coir is popular for several reasons. It creates the required level of rigidity, up to the achievement of some massage effect. Koyru, which is shavings from the inside of a coconut, is used to make children's mattresses especially often. Among other things, this material is affordable.
Under latex it should be understood the type of elastic materials of artificial or natural origin. Latexes differ in a wide range of properties, which allows you to assemble any mattress you want according to the characteristics. Natural latexes are more expensive, but also preferred, for environmental and anti-allergenic reasons.
The main disadvantages of the habitual for all species foam rubber (foamed polyurethane) is low rigidity and low wear resistance. But there are types of foam rubber or combined materials based on it, the characteristics of which look more attractive if we are talking about filler for mattresses.
Memorform (Memory Form), the main feature of which is clear from the name, is a material based on polyurethane foam. Under the influence of temperature and the weight of the user's body, he crumpled, holding the resulting form for some time. This property is useful for people with certain pain syndromes, it helps to reduce pressure on the body. But the advantages of the memorial form are offset by the limited time of memorizing the form and the special requirements for the temperature regime.
Hollofiber and other similar excipients represent a mass of spiral-shaped lumps of nylon or other synthetic fibers. The shape gives them elasticity, which is a valuable property. Hollofiber is relatively inexpensive, so it can be attributed to the budget segment.
Upholstery fabrics for mattresses
Fabrics based on cotton, polyester and other natural or synthetic fibers are used as upholstery. Manufacturers care more about the tactile properties and upholstery design, which in itself is good. Customers are also interested in the strength of the fabric and other characteristics that determine the durability of the product.
Cotton, linen and other natural fibers are preferable, but sometimes their cost is too high. Pure polyester and other synthetic fabrics are a material that should be avoided when choosing upholstery.
The right choice of upholstery is the choice of combination materials with desired properties. Jacquard is a fabric made from a mixture of synthetic and natural fibers, often impregnated with a special substance with anti-allergenic properties. As an argument for choosing just such an upholstery, we can say that it is used in the manufacture of premium-level mattresses.
Features of the choice of mattress for double and single beds
Double bed
The requirements for a mattress for a double bed are more stringent because two people can:
- have different weights;
- have different preferences;
- have health problems.
There are several solutions to the problems. Some of them are universal, some are temporary. For example, there are products whose rigidity is different on each side. But if you choose such a mattress, it turns out that one of the spouses will sleep in uncomfortable conditions. Much more attractive is the option in which stiffness varies along the longitudinal axis. That is, one part is more rigid, the other less.
You can buy just two mattresses with different characteristics, or you can choose the option with embedded springs (the so-called DS unit). Moreover, manufacturers also offer double mattresses, each of which halves differ in the number of springs and their properties and even in the composition of the filler. So the difficulty in choosing a product for a double bed is rather a wealth of choice.
Single bed
The owner of a single bed can choose a mattress for his personal preferences, both in terms of design and stiffness.
What stiffness to choose
Experts advise people weighing:
- up to 50 kg choose soft;
- up to 90 kg - choose medium hard products;
- more than 90 kg are stiff.
But these recommendations are very general. An orthopedic mattress should be first of all comfortable for someone who will sleep on it. It is desirable that it does not cause spinal deformities, which is possible both in the case of too soft and in the case of too hard options.
Which size to choose?
Manufacturers produce double mattresses ranging from 1600 to 2000 mm wide. The length is determined by the wishes of the customer, but the vast majority are no longer than two meters. The minimum width for a single bed is 800 mm.
For a double bed to be comfortable for both spouses, its length should be about twenty centimeters greater than the height of the tallest of the spouses. Width is determined by the characteristics of the physique of users. Do not forget about the correspondence of the size of the mattress to the parameters of the bed.
Conclusion
The complexity of the choice lies in a wide variety of offers. But it is recommended to approach this process carefully and not try to save on your own health and comfort. The information that a person spends almost a third of his life in bed is banal and is known to everyone.
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