Buying Guide to Pick the Best Memory Foam Mattress

For a right kind of bedding consider all the things like mattress, pillows, bed sheet fabric and bed itself. I will talk about the mattress for bedding here and you will get buying tips to buy the best memory foam mattress. You can buy the foam and memory foam mattress but because the later one is more comfortable in case of back pain so buyer prefer this over the former.

Memory foam mattress is made up of polyurethane or memory foam that reacts to the heat of the body. These mattresses very quickly takes the shape of your body so provide the required comfort during sleep. Also density of memory foam mattress is more than foam mattress. So if you suffer from back or neck pain then better to go for the memory foam mattress for a comfortable sleep.

Learn: Best Pillow for Back and Neck Pain – Wedge Pillows, Orthopedic Pillows, Neck Pillows

Before buying ask for the comfort test period in which you can actually check the memory foam mattress for its quality. But here also check the refunding amount, exchange offer or re-stocking fee in case you want to return it.

Buying Guide to Pick the Best Memory Foam Mattress

Indention Force Deflection Rating (IFD)
Indention Force Deflecting rating or IFD is used to know the firmness of the mattress that in turn determines the comfort. The force required to make 1 inch deep dent in the mattress foam of 15" x 15" x 4" with the help of 8 inch diameter disc is called IFD.

IFD rating from soft to hard mattress

• Super Soft – IFD 10
• Semi-Rigid - IFD 12
• Firm Mattress - IFD 12 to IFD 16

So if you need soft you know which memory foam mattress to buy.

Density of the Mattress Foam Mattress
Density defines the weight of the mattress. More the density more will be the weight. The density also tells us the how quickly the memory foam mattress will regain its original shape. If you sleep on your back then prefer the high density mattress. On the other hand if you lay on your stomach then go for the low density foam mattress.

• Cheap Foam Density - 2 to 3 lb
• Mid-grade Foam Density - 3 to 4.5 lb
• Good Foam Density – Above 4.5 lb

Go for the density of foam mattress that is between 5.3 lb. to 6.2 lb

What is the Temperature Sensitivity of Memory Foam?
Memory foam mattresses are sensitive to your body heat. More the body heat more is the melting of the mattress. Your memory foam mattress melt away with your body pressure when you sleep on it. Until your body weight is spread properly it will keep on melting. Once your body has settle down on the mattress the memory foam will start softening from the places where there is more weight and temperature. This is the best part of the memory foam mattress which makes it different from the other mattresses. Do check this quality in the memory foam mattress that you are going to buy.

Read the Warranty
Make sure to read the warranty card properly. Read what are the prerequisites of warranty, what is included and excluded in the warranty. Your and manufacturer's responsibilities. 

Quality of Foundation Layer
Memory foam mattresses are two to three layered above which there is a foundation layer of urethane foam. Actually foundation layer is responsible for distributing your weight to the rest of the frame. Go with the high quality of foundation layer for the perfect memory foam mattress.