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11th January 2021

What's the softest Zip and Link mattress for a superking bed frame?

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Kelly Davies

Hello. We have just bought a new super king bed frame (from Next, the Wilson - If this detail helps ...) I want to buy a zip lock mattress and I like a really soft bed you sink into like a cloud! Which one of your mattresses would you recommend?

Also congratulations on having such a human and personal approach. I write website copy for a living and I like the way you explain things! Simple and human, not too ‘selly’ it’s good!

Also, do you have a mattress returns policy? Say if we get the mattress and then figure out it’s really not working for us?

Thanks
Kelly

Lee Answered 7 months ago

Hi Kelly,

Many thanks for your comment on our website about zip and link mattresses for bed frames. We're pleased to hear you find our mattress website so helpful and with a human approach. We write the bed content from our decades of experience and try to relate it in a simple format that non-bed geeks can understand. There's so much misinformation about mattresses and beds on the web that it's really important to us to help educate people. Therefore they can make better bed buying decisions.

Right, zip and link mattress advice!

Zip and link mattresses are a great option as they allow for far easier turning of your mattress, which should be done monthly. They also far reduce transference in bed, ie movements from one partner rippling through the bed and disturbing the other.

Spring Tensions Explained:

One thing to get right before we recommend a mattress is the spring tension. 9 times out of 10 retailers get this completely wrong. They sell a mattress spring tension as the comfort feel of the mattress. So most mattress consumers end up choosing a spring tension in lieu of looking at the comfort layers. Ie you may have picked a 'soft' spring tension which may be totally unsuitable for your bodyweight.

This results in too little support and ultimately a poor night sleep.

Bodyweight Spring tension
Upto 16 Stone / 50-101kg Medium (1.4mm)
16 Stone / 101kg Upwards Firm (1.6mm)
Available in Bespoke Products (Please Call) Soft (1.2mm)

It is the comfort or upholstery layers placed on top of the pocket spring unit that you need to look at. The spring tension is always preselected by your bodyweight, choosing a softer or firmer spring will only result in a bad nights sleep as the mattress will either be far too supportive or will allow you to sink into an uncomfortable curve shape during the night.

Softer Feel Mattresses:

For a softer feel mattress, you want to look for high loft fibres and fillings that have a forgiving rebound rate. Wool, Bamboo, Cotton and Alpaca are some of the softest natural fibres in a mattress. In an entry-level model mattress polyester is a really robust softer fibre when chosen as a high loft pad vs the denser firmer polyester slabs.

However, it can't all be soft squishy fillings or the mattress will very quickly settle and lose its loft. Meaning super soft mattresses with no bridging layers get lumpy and bumpy. All of our softer models have these bridging layers either horsehair or firmer layers to help address this.  Higher GSM (grams per square meter) of fillings can help give that cloud-like feeling. When used in a two-sided mattress model it means you can turn the mattress each month which greatly reduces natural settlement (which will occur in any mattress) from becoming problematic.

We have a list at the bottom of this answer which ranks all mattress fibres in terms of feel and cost.

Soft Zip & Link Beds:

There are two of our hand made bed models that would be suitable depending on your budget and sleeping requirements.

The Artisan Luxury is our finest soft feel mattress. 100% Natural fibre, fully breathable and finished with exquisite hand detailing. It features calico encased vanadium coated pocket springs.


Artisan Luxury Mattress

1: 1200 GSM BRITISH FLEECE WOOL AND COTTON

2: HAIRPROOF CAMBRIC COVER

3: 1200GSM PURE HORSEHAIR

4: 500GSM PURE WOOL

5: 1200GSM PURE HORSETAIL

6: 500GSM PURE WOOL

7: 1476 CALICO ENCASED POCKET SPRINGS [51MM] [1.42MM]

TOTAL: 4600GSM

DEPTH: 27-30CM

CHEMICAL FREE COVER

 

If you're looking for an entry level mattress at a competitive price then please have a look at our Origins Comfort 1000. With a soft finish, it contains 1250GSM of synthetic fibres and a spunbond 1000 1.4 gauge pocket springs. It's still two sided and hand made but doesn't contain the high end fibres of the Artisan Luxury. It's still one of our best sellers and at the price point can't be beaten compared to models from other online retailers.


Origins Comfort 1000

1: 750GSM VERY SOFT POLYESTER

2: 500GSM POLYESTER PAD

3: ONE INCH FOAM INSULATOR LAYER

4: 1000 SPUN BOND POCKET SPRINGS

TOTAL: 1250GSM

DEPTH 30-33CM

Mattress Upholstery Layers Compared:

Upholstery Layer Fibre Type How it will feel? Price Point
Polyester Synthetic Soft Cheap
White Fibre Synthetic Soft/Medium Cheap
Recycled Fibre / Eco Fibre Synthetic Medium Cheap
Memory Foam Synthetic Medium/Firm Mid Price
Igel / Hybrid Foam Synthetic Medium/Firm Mid Price
Polycotton Synthetic/Natural Blend Soft/Medium Mid Price
Linen Synthetic/Natural Blend Medium Mid Price
Wool (Pure) Natural Soft/Medium High-End
Cotton (Pure) Natural Soft High-End
Silk Natural Soft Expensive
Horsehair Natural Medium High-End
Mohair Natural Medium/Firm High-End
Hemp Natural Medium High-End
Latex (100% Natural) Natural Medium/Firm High-End
Coir Natural Firm High-End
Flax Natural Firm High-End
Coarse Cashmere Natural Firm High-End
Bamboo Natural Super Soft Expensive / Exclusive
Horsetail Natural Firm Expensive / Exclusive
Alpaca Natural Soft Expensive / Exclusive
Cashmere (Pure) Natural Soft Expensive / Exclusive
Vicuna Natural Super Soft Expensive / Exclusive

We hope that helps and gives you further mattress buying guidance. If you have any more mattress related questions please get back in touch on info@localhost or 0161 437 4419.

Sleep well
John & Ryan

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