Other Cooling Options There are a ton of mattresses on the market that claim to have cooling benefits. Here are a few others we tested and liked, but not as much as the options above. Casper Snow Hybrid for $2,495: When you come across a mattress with a name thatContinue Reading
Foam: These mattresses are often made of latex or memory foam and have no coils for support. Oftentimes, they begin with a cooling or super-soft contouring foam on top and move to a super-dense bottom foam for support. They contour to the body, providing pressure relief and good motion absorption.Continue Reading
Sweet dreams start with soft sheets. Or, at the very least, great sheets mean I sleep better, whether my dreams are peaceful or a hallucination of failed superpowers and the internet. There’s a lot to navigate when buying sheets for your bed, from understanding percale and sateen to thread counts.Continue Reading
Rohrscheib also suggests keeping your sleeping area away from vents, since sudden temperature changes can make you too warm or too cool during the night, which can increase ”sleep fragmentation and restlessness.” When it comes to electronics, experts say you should consider removing them completely from your room. That includesContinue Reading
My husband puts up with a lot of crap with my job. I mean that literally: I get an average of 10 packages a week, sometimes surpassing that number in a single day. He’s happy to not only help carry those packages—whether they’re a cute little blow-dry brush or aContinue Reading
I remember my first mattress topper. It was bright blue, made entirely of thin foam, and was purchased some random night off of Amazon. I used it to try to relieve some of my back pain on the super-thin mattress I owned in my post-college days. It didn’t do much—itContinue Reading
Honorable Mentions There are a few products we’ve tested that we liked but didn’t love that are still worth mentioning, in case you’re considering them. The Boring Hybrid Mattress for $799: Boring Mattress is a new company founded by two alums from Tuft & Needle. Simplicity is the company’s sellingContinue Reading
What makes a mattress ideal for solving back pain? A common rule of thumb is to aim for a medium-firm mattress. “A mattress that is medium-firm may be better for people with back pain instead of one that’s soft or firm,” but these are based on low-quality studies, says SeanContinue Reading
Presidents’ Day Is one of the biggest sleep-centered holidays of the year. Who knows what it is about February’s sole long weekend that makes it so perfect to put mattresses and sleep gear on sale (the darkness of winter? impending desire to refresh your bedroom for spring?), but it’s aContinue Reading
Be sure to check out our other sleep guides, including the Best Mattresses, Best Organic Mattresses, Best Mattresses for Side Sleepers, and Best Sleep Gadgets. Updated February 2025: We’ve added the Awara Natural Luxury Hybrid and Wolf 12-Inch Memory Foam Hybrid Medium Firm Mattress, and updated links and prices. PowerContinue Reading
