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Questions about fire retardants in mattresses

Hi Duncan, You’ve hit upon an interesting subject about whats in a memory foam mattress and its components. I wrote an article on what’s in memory foam and a debate on the chemicals contained. There are a number of sites that will tell you they are toxic and others… Read More

Details on Origins Comfort mattress versus Dreams

Hi Richard, Thank you for your question. The Harrison memory foam mattress from dreams is a very different mattress to our Origins Comfort 1000 you are also looking at. The Origins comfort 1000 is a traditional pocket sprung mattress which is two sided, meaning you can use both sides… Read More

Mattress for prolapsed spine

Hi Dawn, For the criteria you have you need a mattress that is supportive but offers enough comfort/pressure relief to allow your spine to rest in its own position. Budget aside the best type of mattress for injuries and pressure relief of this sort would be a latex mattress. They… Read More

Tempur 22 sensation mattress

Hi Felicity, Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear you’re having a difficult nights sleep and struggling with your mattresses. In short it sounds like the mattress is simply too firm for you without the necessary comfort layers that you require for your weight. I cannot… Read More

Which? magazine report on mattresses

Hi Helen, Thank you for your question. The relyon pocket memory classic features a pocket sprung unit and 5cm of memory foam. We don’t have a direct comparison as our mattresses are all of a higher specification, and relyon don’t give any detail on the density or hardness of their… Read More

What is best latex topper to soften mattress?

Hi Jane, A latex topper would certainly take the edge off a firm mattress if it’s slightly too firm. We don’t use ILD as this is an American measurement we use density in KG and a medium (70kg) or firm (80kg) rating. We only sell medium density latex toppers… Read More

Latex mattress for back problems

Hi Simone, Thank you for your question. Based on your weights I’d recommend a medium density latex as I do not think anything firmer would be suitable due to your health issues. You need something soft enough to mould to your body shape but supportive enough to hold you there, especially… Read More

My harrisons utopia is uncomfortable what can I do?

Hi Lynn, Latex is a fantastic material and is less heat retentive than memory foam, its also much quicker to respond. I would need to know what kind of discomfort the harrison is giving you, whether it be too firm or soft and also your body weight to give an… Read More

Mattress for very light bodyweight

Hi Eve, Apologies for the delay it seems this message went into our spam folder by accident! Given your mothers weight, height and ailment we would recommend a soft mattress. Given our dislike of memory foam, I’d recommend looking at our origins comfort in the John… Read More

Comparison to Tempur Cloud mattress

Hi Brian, Thank you for your question. Our Hybrid 4 mattress is the nearest mattress we have that has a similar feel to the Tempur Cloud Deluxe. Its a significantly deeper mattress that the standard clouds and comes with a removable topper which can be fully… Read More