SleepScience Beds

Its Time

2008-01-09T12:06:00.001-08:00

When is it time to get a new Bed?
You would think that a little background knowledge and a modicum of common sense would let most people know when it’s time to get a new bed. And yet so many of us hold onto our beds for too long. Is it a sentimental attachment, inertia, or are we just too busy to bother? A surprising number of patients with chronic back pain are guilty of this as well as people without back pain. Remember, you entrust your mattress to support your spine for the third of your life that you spend on it. And also remember that just because you’re not in pain doesn’t mean that your back is not hurting. Pay attention to the mattress you are sleeping on and make sure it is adequate to the task of properly supporting your back.Know this: Most mattresses should last for approximately 10 years. However, depending on the quality of the mattress, and how you treat the mattress, the life-span may vary. When a mattress starts to sag in the middle, or a permanent impression of your body is left in the mattress, or it starts to sag to one partner’s side, it’s time to look for a new one. It’s also time to look for a new mattress if the edges of your mattress are no longer providing support, or if the seams of the mattress start to rip or tear. If you wake up with aches or pains, it may also be time to consider a new mattress.

SleepSciene Review Summary

2007-12-04T11:17:00.000-08:00

Side By Side Comparision SleepScience V.S. Tempurpedic

The Memory Foam MAttress Review:

I hav found all the information i can to compare the SleepScience mid grade queen mattress gaainst the Tempurpedic mid range queen mattress.
I picked this mattress because it is the most commonly sold / used of all the mattresses from BOTH companies.

When Is it time to get a new bed?

2007-11-28T14:55:00.007-08:00

When is it time to get a new Bed?

You would think that a little background knowledge and a modicum of common sense would let most people know when it’s time to get a new bed. And yet so many of us hold onto our beds for too long. Is it a sentimental attachment, inertia, or are we just too busy to bother? A surprising number of patients with chronic back pain are guilty of this as well as people without back pain. Remember, you entrust your mattress to support your spine for the third of your life that you spend on it. And also remember that just because you’re not in pain doesn’t mean that your back is not hurting. Pay attention to the mattress you are sleeping on and make sure it is adequate to the task of properly supporting your back.

Know this: Most mattresses should last for approximately 10 years. However, depending on the quality of the mattress, and how you treat the mattress, the life-span may vary. When a mattress starts to sag in the middle, or a permanent impression of your body is left in the mattress, or it starts to sag to one partner’s side, it’s time to look for a new one. It’s also time to look for a new mattress if the edges of your mattress are no longer providing support, or if the seams of the mattress start to rip or tear. If you wake up with aches or pains, it may also be time to consider a new mattress.

Memory Foam Review

2007-11-28T14:55:00.006-08:00

The Origin of Memory Foam

In the early 1970's, NASA's Ames Research Center funded a development project designed to create a substance that could help relieve astronauts of the incredible g-forces experienced during lift-off. They believed that one of the key secrets to reducing g-forces on the body was to use a foam material that could conform to each person's shape and hold this conformity. While a foam mold of each astronaut's body shape could accomplish this, any movement would take a person out of this position and create incorrect pressure points against the body. Instead, they created a new foam material that was visco-elastic and therefore able to conform to a person's shape, but then come back to a normal shape once pressure was removed from the foam. This could allow an even distribution of pressure or body weight over the entire surface of the foam, but quickly adapt to any movements of the body.
With this amazing discovery, Fagerdala World Foams of Sweden, one of Europe's largest foam producing companies, began experiments in the 1980s to perfect it for consumer use.
In 1991, the Tempur-Pedic®, a Swedish Mattress company introduced this material in a mattress form to the people of Sweden with very well-received results. In 1992, Tempur-Pedic® launched the same products in North America and experienced a similar response.
With the success of Tempur-Pedic®, other foam manufacturers in Canada and the United States began to develop their own visco-elastic memory foam material to offer mattress, upholstering and specialty product companies the ability to allow consumers to have a variety of options and price levels to choose from.
The differences will be outlined in the following paragraphs and hopefully enable the consumer to make an informed and savvy decision about which foam mattress product best suits their particular needs.

What Makes Foam have Memory

To give a piece of foam memory, you start with a synthetic polyurethane foam material and add certain types of chemicals which add an increase in weight or density to the foam. With the addition of these chemicals, a non-toxic, visco-elastic foam material is created. However, there are many features along the way that will help determine what type of memory foam you end up with. To understand exactly what differences are found in each final product, you first have to start with understanding how to grade each foam.

How Foam is Graded

For a material to be Visco-elastic, it will have to be temperature sensitive and have an ability to rebound fairly quickly and return to its normal shape. Memory foam is graded by its visco-elastic nature and its durability by breaking it down into the following grading system:

1. Weight (Density in pounds per square foot):
The weight of a foam is determined by the amount of chemicals used in the composition of the polyurethane foam. The more chemicals, the higher the density and the more visco-elastic it will become. This density will not determine the hardness of the material, this is done through utilizing the ILD rating structure. Many memory foam mattresses use a 4 and 5lb. density, but some use as low as 2 and 3lb. densities.

2. ILD Rating (Indentation Load Deflection):
The ILD rating is going to tell you how hard or soft a material is. The 25% ILD rating is the number of pounds required to achieve a 25% compression of a 4" thick foam using a 50 square inch indentation. An Example of this is as follows: 20lb. ILD foam indicates that this material took 20 lbs. of pressure to indent this foam 25%. Keep in mind that the higher the ILD, the firmer the foam.

3. Resilience:
This measures the foam's springiness by determining the percent rebound of a steel ball dropped from a height of 36". The term "H.R" foam refers to a highly resilient foam that will give a very high "ball rebound" reading. In general, the higher the resiliency, the better the more durable the foam will be with compression forces.

4. Tensile:
This indicates the extent to which foam can be stretched, measured in pounds per square inch, and how much elongation in terms of percent of stretch before rupture. This value has little relevance to memory foam mattresses because they are not usually stretched, and will become compressed only when slept on.

It is important to remember that these ratings can vary from each foam batch that is poured and that no mattress company can predict an exact rating on their mattress each time they produce the final product. As an example, a 10 ILD rated foam could vary from 8 - 12 ILD each time the foam is poured.

What is the initial smell that comes from memory foam?

While the memory foam that comes from the U.S. does not contain toxic ingredients such as formaldehyde or PBDE (polybrominateddiphenylether), it can have somewhat of a new foam type of smell that can stay for a couple of days to a couple of weeks, depending on the foam manufacturer. While this smell does not seem to trigger allergies, it can be a bother initially for people who have sensitivity to smells. If you do experience this, here are some tips to help the smell go away quicker. Air out the room and wash the sheets after the first couple of nights sleeping on the mattress. Sometimes a dish of vinegar on the night stand can help nullify the odors. An ozonator machine will rectify the situation very quickly.

What to look for in a good quality memory foam mattress

Obviously it will be important to allow the foam to do what it is best for: Allowing for a better contouring of your body shape and therefore less pressure placed on the areas of your body that press harder against the bed. However, don't just go by your weight, because if you are tall, then your weight is dispersed over the bed more.

A good memory foam mattress will not need a box spring underneath it to make the mattress feel good. You can order a platform base to increase the height of the bed, but remember that this mattress should feel good if it was placed on an even, concrete surface. A good way to test the surface of a box spring or box foundation is to sit or even stand on various areas and see if it compresses underneath you. If you have an existing foundation that is weak, you can easily place two cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick plywood sheets over it to give it the necessary support.
Also, you may want to look at the warranty that a company offers, because you can then worry less about spending extra money for a higher weighted mattress and can attempt to get the correct mattress feel, but save on cost.

Unfortunately, not all foam is created equal. Many companies will put together the mattress in the U.S., but buy the foam overseas to save money. With overseas foam, we cannot be sure of the quality or the composition, so we are very wary of recommending mattresses that use memory foam not produced in the United States, with the exception of Tempur-Pedic, who has the only high quality Swedish manufacturing facility we know of. The rest of the overseas foam makers produce memory foam that seems to flatten out with compression, even though it may feel comfortable upon the first feel. Therefore, the memory foam made overseas may not last as long, be as safe to sleep on, and offer enough support. Unfortunately, many companies state their beds are made in the U.S. because the mattress is put together in the U.S., even though they do not use U.S. produced foam.

Memory Foam Mattress or Foam Mattress Pad?

Deciding on whether you need a new mattress or mattress pad can be done by realizing what your current bed can offer you. If your current bed is not so old that it has lost its integrity and solidity, then a mattress pad may be just the savings that you are looking for.
An old spring mattress can become "lumpy or bumpy" after many years, thereby making any mattress pad you place over it also "lumpy and bumpy". You also have to worry about the possibility of sagging which can cause a dip in the middle of the mattress, and thereby cause a trampoline effect. This trampoline effect takes away from the overall support of your spine and can lead to back, neck and other types of painful disorders.

If you determine that a foam mattress pad will work for you situation, then the next thing you will need to do is decide on the same principles that you would need to look at for a memory foam mattress; softness, density, and thickness.

Depending on your existing mattress, you may want anywhere from a one inch to a four inch topper, but remember that most standard sheets will not fit over a greater thickness than a ten inch bed. Two inches can suffice if it has enough of an ILD rating, but if it is too hard, then it may not offer that extra measure of body contouring that you are looking for.
It is a complicated scenario to find the best topper for your individual situation because of all the variables.

Spring Mattresses Vs. Foam Mattresses

While a spring mattress was the standard for many decades, foam mattresses are becoming more and more popular due to their unsurpassed comfort and overall body support. While spring mattresses can feel nice to sit or lay on, they will not offer anywhere close to the body contouring and therefore spinal support that memory or latex foam can offer. It will actually cause a trampoline effect and bend inward when pressure is applied without conforming to the specific bumps and curves of the body. While foam can shrink over time, springs can bend and lose their shape over time. Therefore, an old foam bed will likely feel better and offer better support than an old spring mattress.

Memory Vs. Latex Foam

Latex foam has a higher elasticity or resiliency than memory foam. The result is that latex will feel more springy and memory foam will feel more solid. Therefore, Memory foam will not push back up against your body upon pressure being applied to it. Many mattress companies are using both of these two materials to blend the perfect mattress combination. Rare allergies to latex can be triggered, but usually upon skin contact, and not usually not with the natural and synthetic latex mixes like Talay. This is because the proteins thought to trigger these rare allergies are usually washed away in the Talay latex foam produced in the U.S. Talay latex is a more supple version of latex. It is more expensive and is composed of synthetic and natural latex. Because there is no chemicals used in latex composition, it is the ILD only, that determines the feel of this product.

Foam Vs. Air Mattress

Air mattresses have also become progressively more popular due to the interesting concept of being able to change the feel of your mattress with a control. With many air mattresses you can change both sides of the bed to different firmnesses. Unfortunately, an air mattress will have many parts that can and often do break. For this reason you will find the fine print of the warranties to contain less coverage. Also, you will not get the same contouring of the body that you can get with memory foam, as air beds will not make an imprint of your body. In fact, it is more similar to a spring bed in that it will cause a trampoline effect and bend inward when pressure is applied without conforming to the specific bumps and curves of the body. This is because air displaces to the sides of the body, leaving the middle with less support. Memory and latex foam are the only substances that can accomplish a contouring of the body without losing support.

Is Memory Foam Really the Best Support for those Achy Joints?

When you take into consideration the amount of pressure you place on your shoulder and hips if you are a side sleeper, neck if you are a stomach sleeper or lower back and sacrum if you are a back sleeper, you will realize that visco-elastic pressure sensitive foam will offer you the best chance for reducing the overall pressure placed on your joints by contouring them without pushing back against them. With latex added to a memory foam mattress it can offer a bit more spring against the concavities like the small of your back or sides, while not losing the ability to contour and displace pressure points.

All the above information was learned and provided by memory foam mattress dot org

Orgin Of Foam

2007-11-28T14:55:00.005-08:00

The Origin of Memory Foam

In the early 1970's, NASA's Ames Research Center funded a development project designed to create a substance that could help relieve astronauts of the incredible g-forces experienced during lift-off. They believed that one of the key secrets to reducing g-forces on the body was to use a foam material that could conform to each person's shape and hold this conformity.

While a foam mold of each astronaut's body shape could accomplish this, any movement would take a person out of this position and create incorrect pressure points against the body.

Instead, they created a new foam material that was visco-elastic and therefore able to conform to a person's shape, but then come back to a normal shape once pressure was removed from the foam. This could allow an even distribution of pressure or body weight over the entire surface of the foam, but quickly adapt to any movements of the body.

With this amazing discovery, Fagerdala World Foams of Sweden, one of Europe's largest foam producing companies, began experiments in the 1980s to perfect it for consumer use.

In 1991, the Tempur-Pedic®, a Swedish Mattress company introduced this material in a mattress form to the people of Sweden with very well-received results. In 1992, Tempur-Pedic® launched the same products in North America and experienced a similar response.
With the success of Tempur-Pedic®, other foam manufacturers in Canada and the United States began to develop their own visco-elastic memory foam material to offer mattress, upholstering and specialty product companies the ability to allow consumers to have a variety of options and price levels to choose from.

The differences will be outlined in the following paragraphs and hopefully enable the consumer to make an informed and savvy decision about which foam mattress product best suits their particular needs.
What Makes Foam have Memory
To give a piece of foam memory, you start with a synthetic polyurethane foam material and add certain types of chemicals which add an increase in weight or density to the foam. With the addition of these chemicals, a non-toxic, visco-elastic foam material is created. However, there are many features along the way that will help determine what type of memory foam you end up with. To understand exactly what differences are found in each final product, you first have to start with understanding how to grade each foam.
How Foam is Graded
For a material to be Visco-elastic, it will have to be temperature sensitive and have an ability to rebound fairly quickly and return to its normal shape. Memory foam is graded by its visco-elastic nature and its durability by breaking it down into the following grading system:
1. Weight (Density in pounds per square foot):
The weight of a foam is determined by the amount of chemicals used in the composition of the polyurethane foam. The more chemicals, the higher the density and the more visco-elastic it will become. This density will not determine the hardness of the material, this is done through utilizing the ILD rating structure. Many memory foam mattresses use a 4 and 5lb. density, but some use as low as 2 and 3lb. densities.
2. ILD Rating (Indentation Load Deflection):
The ILD rating is going to tell you how hard or soft a material is. The 25% ILD rating is the number of pounds required to achieve a 25% compression of a 4" thick foam using a 50 square inch indentation. An Example of this is as follows: 20lb. ILD foam indicates that this material took 20 lbs. of pressure to indent this foam 25%. Keep in mind that the higher the ILD, the firmer the foam.
3. Resilience:
This measures the foam's springiness by determining the percent rebound of a steel ball dropped from a height of 36". The term "H.R" foam refers to a highly resilient foam that will give a very high "ball rebound" reading. In general, the higher the resiliency, the better the more durable the foam will be with compression forces.
4. Tensile:
This indicates the extent to which foam can be stretched, measured in pounds per square inch, and how much elongation in terms of percent of stretch before rupture. This value has little relevance to memory foam mattresses because they are not usually stretched, and will become compressed only when slept on.
* It is important to remember that these ratings can vary from each foam batch that is poured and that no mattress company can predict an exact rating on their mattress each time they produce the final product. As an example, a 10 ILD rated foam could vary from 8 - 12 ILD each time the foam is poured.
What is the initial smell that comes from memory foam?
While the memory foam that comes from the U.S. does not contain toxic ingredients such as formaldehyde or PBDE (polybrominateddiphenylether), it can have somewhat of a new foam type of smell that can stay for a couple of days to a couple of weeks, depending on the foam manufacturer. While this smell does not seem to trigger allergies, it can be a bother initially for people who have sensitivity to smells. If you do experience this, here are some tips to help the smell go away quicker. Air out the room and wash the sheets after the first couple of nights sleeping on the mattress. Sometimes a dish of vinegar on the night stand can help nullify the odors. An ozonator machine will rectify the situation very quickly.
What to look for in a good quality memory foam mattress
Obviously it will be important to allow the foam to do what it is best for: Allowing for a better contouring of your body shape and therefore less pressure placed on the areas of your body that press harder against the bed. However, don't just go by your weight, because if you are tall, then your weight is dispersed over the bed more.
A good memory foam mattress will not need a box spring underneath it to make the mattress feel good. You can order a platform base to increase the height of the bed, but remember that this mattress should feel good if it was placed on an even, concrete surface. A good way to test the surface of a box spring or box foundation is to sit or even stand on various areas and see if it compresses underneath you. If you have an existing foundation that is weak, you can easily place two cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick plywood sheets over it to give it the necessary support.
Also, you may want to look at the warranty that a company offers, because you can then worry less about spending extra money for a higher weighted mattress and can attempt to get the correct mattress feel, but save on cost.
Beware of Cheap Imitations!
Unfortunately, not all foam is created equal. Many companies will put together the mattress in the U.S., but buy the foam overseas to save money. With overseas foam, we cannot be sure of the quality or the composition, so we are very wary of recommending mattresses that use memory foam not produced in the United States, with the exception of Tempur-Pedic, who has the only high quality Swedish manufacturing facility we know of. The rest of the overseas foam makers produce memory foam that seems to flatten out with compression, even though it may feel comfortable upon the first feel. Therefore, the memory foam made overseas may not last as long, be as safe to sleep on, and offer enough support. Unfortunately, many companies state their beds are made in the U.S. because the mattress is put together in the U.S., even though they do not use U.S. produced foam. For a list of companies that have produced documentation verifying that their mattresses are 100% produced in the U.S., click here.
For a general list of companies and a review of their mattresses click here.
What is the difference between Tempur-Pedic memory foam and other Memory foam Mattresses?
A Tempur-Pedic mattress classic mattress is eight inches thick and has two layers. The top layer is composed of three inches of a 5.3 lb. visco-elastic foam that has a listed ILD rating of 14. The bottom layer of the mattress is composed of 5 inches of 3.5lb., non-visco elastic, High density polyurethane. It has a cover that is composed of a soft, cotton-like material over a plastic-like stretchable material. The advantage of the plastic-like material under the cotton material is that it offers a water proofing for the foam below; the disadvantage would be less breath ability and more difficulty washing it. You can purchase an additional platform base if you do not already have a solid enough one.
Other companies are now offering a two layer 4lb.- 6lb. visco-elastic material and some even offer other types of materials that are layered throughout the mattress. They also offer a wide variety of ILD ratings, but the most common are 8-20. They are using everything from the thinner cotton-type cover, to a more bulky wool or quilted cover. While these bulkier covers will feel softer to the touch, the disadvantages are that they will take away form the memory foam feel and contouring of the body. Wool covers will be warmer in the winter and hotter in the summer. The cotton type of covers can wick away moisture, but you may want to get an easily removable one, so you can wash it every so often. They offer thinner and thicker sizes, but eight inches usually suffices. If you have a solid platform base already, then it is not necessary to order one at the time you make your purchase. However, you may need to order one if you loose integrity in your base down the line.
With all of this said, perhaps the biggest reason many consumers choose to go with a different mattress company would be price. While Tempur-Pedic® is not the most expensive out there, there are companies offering memory foam mattresses at significant price reductions.
You can browse through a list of mattress companies who offer Memory Foam Mattresses, mattress pads, and other similar products by clicking here.
Memory Foam Mattress or Foam Mattress Pad?
Deciding on whether you need a new mattress or mattress pad can be done by realizing what your current bed can offer you. If your current bed is not so old that it has lost its integrity and solidity, then a mattress pad may be just the savings that you are looking for.
An old spring mattress can become "lumpy or bumpy" after many years, thereby making any mattress pad you place over it also "lumpy and bumpy". You also have to worry about the possibility of sagging which can cause a dip in the middle of the mattress, and thereby cause a trampoline effect. This trampoline effect takes away from the overall support of your spine and can lead to back, neck and other types of painful disorders.
If you determine that a foam mattress pad will work for you situation, then the next thing you will need to do is decide on the same principles that you would need to look at for a memory foam mattress; softness, density, and thickness.
Depending on your existing mattress, you may want anywhere from a one inch to a four inch topper, but remember that most standard sheets will not fit over a greater thickness than a ten inch bed. Two inches can suffice if it has enough of an ILD rating, but if it is too hard, then it may not offer that extra measure of body contouring that you are looking for.
It is a complicated scenario to find the best topper for your individual situation because of all the variables.
Spring Mattresses Vs. Foam Mattresses
While a spring mattress was the standard for many decades, foam mattresses are becoming more and more popular due to their unsurpassed comfort and overall body support. While spring mattresses can feel nice to sit or lay on, they will not offer anywhere close to the body contouring and therefore spinal support that memory or latex foam can offer. It will actually cause a trampoline effect and bend inward when pressure is applied without conforming to the specific bumps and curves of the body. While foam can shrink over time, springs can bend and lose their shape over time. Therefore, an old foam bed will likely feel better and offer better support than an old spring mattress.
Memory Vs. Latex Foam
Latex foam has a higher elasticity or resiliency than memory foam. The result is that latex will feel more springy and memory foam will feel more solid. Therefore, Memory foam will not push back up against your body upon pressure being applied to it. Many mattress companies are using both of these two materials to blend the perfect mattress combination. Rare allergies to latex can be triggered, but usually upon skin contact, and not usually not with the natural and synthetic latex mixes like Talay. This is because the proteins thought to trigger these rare allergies are usually washed away in the Talay latex foam produced in the U.S. Talay latex is a more supple version of latex. It is more expensive and is composed of synthetic and natural latex. Because there is no chemicals used in latex composition, it is the ILD only, that determines the feel of this product.
Foam Vs. Air Mattress
Air mattresses have also become progressively more popular due to the interesting concept of being able to change the feel of your mattress with a control. With many air mattresses you can change both sides of the bed to different firmnesses. Unfortunately, an air mattress will have many parts that can and often do break. For this reason you will find the fine print of the warranties to contain less coverage. Also, you will not get the same contouring of the body that you can get with memory foam, as air beds will not make an imprint of your body. In fact, it is more similar to a spring bed in that it will cause a trampoline effect and bend inward when pressure is applied without conforming to the specific bumps and curves of the body. This is because air displaces to the sides of the body, leaving the middle with less support. Memory and latex foam are the only substances that can accomplish a contouring of the body without losing support.
Is Memory Foam Really the Best Support for those Achy Joints?
When you take into consideration the amount of pressure you place on your shoulder and hips if you are a side sleeper, neck if you are a stomach sleeper or lower back and sacrum if you are a back sleeper, you will realize that visco-elastic pressure sensitive foam will offer you the best chance for reducing the overall pressure placed on your joints by contouring them without pushing back against them. With latex added to a memory foam mattress it can offer a bit more spring against the concavities like the small of your back or sides, while not losing the ability to contour and displace pressure points.

Does Memory Foam Make you Hot?

2007-11-28T14:55:00.004-08:00

Common Myth: Does Memory Foam Make You HOT ?????

I found a very interesting answer to my question "does memory foam make you hotter?" I found (after talking to many users) that it really makes no differance. The people who sweat at night and the people who are cold at night really are that way for reasons other than the mattress material. If you go to www.mmvbs.com you can find articles about why TCM traditional chinese medicine thinks people get hot during sleep. If you want a quick solution check out www.MyChiliPad.com for a topper that goes over the mattress that can heat OR COOL your bed.

TRaditional VS Memory Foam

2007-11-28T14:55:00.003-08:00

Traditional Inner -Spring Mattress
Darker zones indicate acute pressure points causing discomfort. The individual metal coils of an inner spring mattress do not support all parts of your body equally, due to the nature of metal springs, they push back hardest on areas of concentrated weight such as your head, seat, and 'Ankles'. These pressure points cause stress, pain and poor circulation.

Sleep Science Products
SleepScience material supports every point on the contour of your body. We have specially formulated our mattress with a layer of visco memory foam that responds to body temperature and weight. This special material allows you to sink in giving your body support for comfort and better circulation, for an undisturbed motion-free sleep.

SleepScience Visco Memory Foam

2007-11-28T14:55:00.002-08:00

What is Visco-elastic Memory Foam?

Visco Memory Foam is the revolutionary Open Cell Foam developed in 1970 as part of a research project initiated by NASA. The foam was engineered to relieve astronauts of the pressure generated by g-forces during lift off. NASA™ challenge was to develop a material that would provide support, and cushion and prevent the creation of pressure points. These scientists were successful in creating the first ever visco, elastic polyurethane foam. Its properties reduce the effects of g-forces by conforming to the shape of the astronautâ€™s body, and acts as a full-body shock absorber. This unique new foam returned to its original state once pressure was removed. Visco memory foam is temperature sensitive and pressure relieving. The foam softens as it absorbs body heat, distributes weight evenly and quickly adapts to any movements of the body. Once introduced to the public, visco memory foam naturally became the perfect material for mattresses, pillows, cushions, etc.
The unique properties of visco foam continually adjust and molds to the contours of the body. As it reacts to the weight and body temperature of the user, it significantly minimizes pressure points by providing consistent, even, support thereby reducing tossing and turning, which aids in improving circulation, and noticeably reducing pain and discomfort associated with causing disruptive sleep.

SleepScience has taken visco memory foam to a new level of comfort and support.SleepScience™s Advanced Technology Comfort Systems are constructed to provide the perfect combination of density and softness. In addition, SleepScience has patented the Support Edge Technology. This patented technology supports and stabilizes the complete sleeping surface. Support Edge Technology prevents sagging and extends the life of the mattress by providing support and stability when sitting on the edge of the bed. A SleepScience mattress is configured to provide you with the most comfortable sleeping surface you can buy:

Support Edge Technology

A top layer of premium memory foam provides pressure relieving comfort.

An additional layer is made up of an Air Barrier Flow System to provide air circulation

These top layers are supported by the ultimate base foam

The entire mattress is covered in Bamboo or Cashmere for unsurpassed luxury.

SleepScience mattresses are made with foam densities between 5.0-5.5 lbs. It is our belief that these densities provide optimal sleeping comfort.Benefit from the science behind a good night sleep with a SleepScience mattress.

SleepScience Edge

2007-11-28T14:55:00.001-08:00

According to the Company.....

The SleepScience mattress line features the patented Support Edge Technology. This patented technology supports and stabilizes the complete sleeping surface. Support Edge Technology prevents sagging and extends the life of the mattress by providing support and stability when sitting on the edge of the bed. A SleepScience mattress is configured to provide you with the most comfortable sleeping surface you can buy:

Support Edge Technology

A top layer of premium memory foam provides pressure relieving comfort.

An additional layer is made up of an Air Barrier Flow System to provide air circulation.

These top layers are supported by the ultimate base foam.

The entire mattress is covered in Bamboo or Cashmere for unsurpassed luxury.

Purchase your bed today with the only visco memory foam mattress featuring the Support Edge Technology, and enjoy the support of a scientifically engineered mattress.

Does Memory Foam Make you Hot?

2007-11-28T14:55:00.000-08:00

How hot are you?

Common Myth: Does Memory Foam Make You HOT ?????

I found a very interesting answer to my question "does memory foam make you hotter?" I found (after talking to many users) that it really makes no differance. The people who sweat at night and the people who are cold at night really are that way for reasons other than the mattress material. If you go to www.mmvbs.com you can find articles about why TCM traditional chinese medicine thinks people get hot during sleep. If you want a quick solution check out www.MyChiliPad.com for a topper that goes over the mattress that can heat OR COOL your bed.

All about my temp

2007-11-27T10:59:00.001-08:00

Today i found myself pissed off because i woke up in sweets, im not sure if it is from the mattress making me hotter or something eles, i am going to do some test to find out the answer.

All about my temp

2007-11-27T10:59:00.000-08:00

Today i found myself pissed off because i woke up in sweets, im not sure if it is from the mattress making me hotter or something eles, i am going to do some test to find out the answer.

Sleep Science Pillow

2007-11-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

Day 33: I find that the contour pillow is a donation to me neck feeling better, i am going to do more reasearch on it and see what i find. I will let you know as soon as i find out the FACTS :)

SleepScience Mattress, Or Topper

2007-11-15T17:04:00.000-08:00

DAY 30: I am sleeping better than i have ever in my memory. My mattress is the best place in my house :). The sleepscience design really has helped my back feel better than it has for the past 10 years. I wounder why the majority of the public does not know about this mattress? I do more research and find out about the SleepScience Memory Foam Topper. I guess there is a chance that i could have spent less and had the same effect.. This calls for more research.

Day 35 ish: I'm stoked on my mattress :) I write sleepscience a letter thanking them for the great improvement on my life and health, and ask why they are not in all of the retailers.

2007-11-15T16:10:00.000-08:00

This is the SleepScience 10" mattress. This memory foam mattress is what i have been sleeping on for the past 8 months. This blog i am starting is to log my experiances with memory foam and SleepScience, so i can help you decide if spending this much money on a mattress is worth it. To give you some of my background, I never heard of sleepscience till two days before i bought this "Sophie" mattress. I was introduced to the brand SleepScience from a friend of mine who told me he discovered the better alternative to tempurpedic. My friend is a little dramatic so i had to look into it myself. This is what happend from there, i kept a journal of all of my experiances so i could help my friends and family with an investment tis large.

Day 1: Tell my friend that im looking for a new bed, and he mentions SleepScience. I try to find them on the web, but i can not find a sleepscience website. I find articles about sleepscience and memory foam mattresses, memory foam pillows, and memory foem toppers. I read about 30 or so articles and discovered that memory foam (Visco Memory Foam) is the "new / best mattress material". I was not sold, but i was interested.

Day 2: I look a little more online and find nothing new, or too helpful. I call about 10 - 20 mattress stores and find 2 that carry the mattresses, or any SleepScience products. I found about 80% of the stores carried Tempurpedic. the two stores that carried SleepScience, also carried Tempurpedic. After talking to all of the store reps, i came to the understanding that memory foam mattresses are "unbelievable" and that i need to just try one.

Day 5: I go to local mattress shop that has tempurpedic mattressses, and do the real test... I LAID DOWN.. Actually at first i jumped in the air and tried to land on my back and i was surprised, it was a VERY ROUGH LANDING. little did i know that the soft part of the mattress is only about 3-6 inches thick, and after that it is prettyu firm. Once i rolled over on my back i experianced what all the talk was about. This mattress really just held my body VERY evenly. It is a weird thing to fell a soft and firm mattress at the same time. Its kind of like laying down on the smoothest sand bech with a nice sheet between you and the sand. THe mattress i was laying on was Tempurpedics Finest, i think it retailed for $4,700. I asked the store rep about SleepScience beds, he told me that they dont sell them because his owner is "Lazy", but that he saw them at a trade show in Las Vegas and he thought that SleepScience Mattresses felt better than the mattresses he had at that store ( loyal emplyee). Went home and slept on my mattress knowing what i was missing out on now. :(

Day 9: I decided that since i am sleeping for over 1/4 of my life that i should invest on a good mattress and i located the retailer that sold SleepScience mattresses. I started asking him about options and sizes, and of course prices. I was surpriised to hear that the best and biggest SleepScience mattress was $3,500 ($1,200) less than Tempurpedic, and acording to the store rep, it was better... I didnt have $3,500 to spend, but after 2 hours of talking to the store on the phone i decied to buy the Sophie 10" (2nd best) for $2,500. He hid the $300 shipping charge till the end (PUNK) but i still bought the mattress and a pillow for an additional $130. I'm EXCITED !!!!!!!

Day 24: My mattress arives !!!!!!! A HUGE SLEEPSCIENCS BOX. It took me about 30 min to set my bed up and remove my old one. I immediately laid down on it and was instantly happy. I think i was overly excited so i was expecting somethiung really crazy and different to happen, like the mattress puts me to sleep in 5 Sec. and obviously that did not happen, but i was still really stoked with my purchase. I was excited for the nite !!

Day25: AM I wake up to my alarm clock like normal. I just got a good nite sleep and i was happy about it. About 1/2 through my day is when i seriously noticed something AMAZING. My back feels better than it has in years and i am not nearly as tired as i usually am around 3pm. After a couple minutes i think to myself "could it be the mattress" DUhhh, YES IT WAS, its the only thing that has changed since yesterday and all the previous days of being in pain and tired.

SleepScience Jasmine Mattress

2007-11-15T12:06:00.001-08:00

Jasmine 8.5''
The Jasmine by SleepScience is an 8.5 inch, visco memory foam mattress that features SleepScience’s patented Support Edge Technology. The Jasmine provides firm support, pressure point relief and a body conforming sleep surface.
Jasmine Features:
Support Edge Technology supports and stabilizes the complete sleeping surface. This technology prevents sagging, and extends the life of the mattress by providing support and stability when sitting on the edge of the bed.
Pressure relieving comfort.
Air barrier layer providing air circulation.
Natural bamboo cover for a luxuriously soft sleeping surface.
Antibacterial and allergen resistant cover for a more healthier and peaceful sleeping environment.

SleepScience Beds

2007-11-15T12:04:00.001-08:00

Welcome to SleepScience Advanced Technology Comfort Systems featuring Visco Memory Foam products. SleepScience offers the highest quality of memory foam mattresses, pillows and toppers, as well as beds and foundations made specifically to complement SleepScience mattresses. Benefit from the science behind a good night's sleep. Purchase your SleepScience product today!

Sleep Science Beds

2007-11-12T09:29:00.000-08:00

Visco Memory Foam is the revolutionary Open Cell Foam developed in 1970 as part of a research project initiated by NASA. The foam was engineered to relieve astronauts of the pressure generated by g-forces during lift off.NASA’s challenge was to develop a material that would provide support, and cushion and prevent the creation of pressure points.