Memory Foam Bed Topper

Review by A:
I purchased this Mattress Topper over a year ago now and I still love it. It is very soft and adds the right amount of support for my aching back. Two things I am not happy about; the first is when you unroll it from the box it comes in; it has a terrible chemical odor. It does fade in about 3 weeks but can be strong for people with sensitivity to smells. It did fade and I would recommend dealing with it if you can. The second problem which isn’t a real biggie is the color of the foam starts to turn yellow over time. Now, I don’t know if it’s because I sleep with an electric blanket all the time and it is adding to the color change but it is happening. But who really cares if it’s being covered with sheets and blankets anyway right?

Over all I am very happy with the added comfort and for the price it is so worth it. Getting cozy in a warm foamy bed…ahhh nothing better.

Review by JBC:
I own a Tempurpedic mattress, which is my bed at home. I also own the Sleep Better 2-Inch Visco Elastic Memory Foam Mattress Topper, Queen, which I used on top of an Aerobed 18in Raised Queen Premium Guest Bed, Queen and slept on 4 nights per week for a few months to save commuting to San Francisco. I now also own the Sleep Better 3-Inch Visco Elastic Memory Foam Mattress Topper, Queen, which I’m using atop a friend’s regular mattress that’s otherwise like sleeping on a slab of granite.

First off, the foam for the Sleep Better mattress toppers is not the same as the brand name Tempurpedic foam. The Tempurpedic foam is significantly more dense, meaning: 1) it takes a bit longer to respond to your weight / body heat; 2) it gives you significantly more support; and 3) it takes a bit longer to recover when you move.

I actually slightly prefer the 2″ topper on the Aerobed to my 00 Tempurpedic mattress [boy, do I hate to say that!]. The 3″ topper on the granite-like mattress is good, but is my least favored combination.

The 3″ topper is too soft and too thick. I sink so deeply into it that it’s actually some effort to roll over at night. I got used to it after a few nights, and no longer wake up to roll, but I found it annoying. It’s certainly not a bad experience. If I hadn’t tried the other 2 options, and was only comparing it to sleeping on the granite mattress from h*ll, I would’ve been thrilled with it. But knowing what the other options are like, it’s my least favored of 3 good choices.

The Tempurpedic is a fantastic mattress, and I’ll certainly keep it as my primary bed. My only niggling complaint is that, being temperature sensitive, my sleeping experience is different in summer vs. winter. In the hottest month of summer, the mattress is just a bit too soft, and my back isn’t optimally supported. In the coldest month of winter, the mattress is a bit too hard. It does soften up after I’ve been in it for a few minutes, but it’s noticeable when you first get in it.

I really like the combination of the Aerobed and the 2″ topper. The Aerobed let me adjust the overall firmness of the mattress and provided all the support. But the tufting of the Aerobed results in deep divots in the surface, which are not comfortable. The 2″ topper smoothed out the divots and provided excellent cushioning, without being so deep that I sunk into it and lost the mattress’s support.

The brand name Tempurpedic products are definitely superior to all competitors I’ve tried, so if you can afford them, go for it. If not, the Sleep Better products are good options. I recommend the 2″ topper over 3″. It’s more comfortable, cheaper, and your sheets fit more easily.

Review by J. K. Martin:
We bought the foam mattress topper to get my son to sleep in his bed, not the floor. He loves it, in fact I love it so much that I want one for my own bed. It comes packaged wonderfully and just unfolds to fit the bed. It is so comfy and I highly recommend it!

Review by S. Vest:
I would come in in the moring to find his blankets all twisted around him, pillows everywhere, depicting a night filled with movement. He slept on his pad for the first time last night, and for the first time I walked in, and he was under the blankets and sheets still evenly laid over his bed, as they were the night before, depicting far less movement during the night.

Review by Finding Faith again:
I bought it for my 14 yr old son who sleeps all over the bed, upside down, legs hanging off, I’m never sure where I am going to find him in the morning. Since adding the topper he has moved at all. It is a little shorter and narrower but I don’t find that a problom. The sheets keep it in place. When first opened it needs the body heat to get out the creases and take the shape. I am ordering another for my younger son. I find the topper as comfortable as my tempurpedic though i never spent the entire night on it.

Review by Josip F. Odzak:
I got one of these things used from my mom, so I didn’t get a chance to smell the VOC’s when it was new. Then I moved cross country and left my foam topper on the other side of the US (Pacific Coast). I just bought one from another retailer (C*stc0) and it smelled to Formaldehyde.

I remember Formaldehyde was used in the older formulations of paint I made at work. The Formaldehyde is used as a Fungicide or Biocide to deter bio-contamination. So let it air out (or ‘off-gas’ as we say in chemistry) outside before you use it.

I bought it because it was so great to sleep on and my back missed it sooo much. It made my bed very comfortable, so it was hard form me to kick people off the bed when I wanted to sleep! So I had to give it 4 stars instead of 5 stars.

Now that I’m on the East Coast my back was killing me and I went to purchase the foam topper. I missed it soo much that I don’t mind the Formaldehyde smell… after I let it air out.

Review by Lieza Danan:
I received this set 3 days ago and I’ve never slept as comfortable as I did this past 2 nights! There are some pros and cons tho in buying this memory foam:

1) The set arrived in a box and the foam was wrapped in plastic to keep it from ‘inflating’. I suggest you open the box, remove the plastic wrap and allow the foam to ‘breathe’ right away so you can use it after 3-5 hours. That will remove the bad odor of the foam and have it to its real size.

2) The memory foam mattress pad was amazing. It made my semi-sunken at the middle mattress so soft and almost flat. Plus my shoulders and neck does not hurt as much anymore when I sleep on my side.

3) The pad was a little small than I expected tho. I purchased the full size pad and it is about 4- 6 inches less in width and 5-8 inches less in length compared to my full sized mattress.

4) I have to admit, the 2 pillows suck. As I quote my boyfriend, they are like pancakes that can easily get squished to flatness. So if you have the option to get the same mattress pad without the 2 pillows for a cheaper price, go get it.

Just sharing my rants and raves for this product. I hope this will help you decide.

Review by MunchkinMommie:
Wow. I love this mattress pad! After so long not having a good night’s sleep I was willing to try just about anything. A friend has a similar pad and swears by it. So I gave it a try. The pad fluffed up well over about 5 hours and was like laying on a cloud. I had the best night sleep in recent memory. The pillows aren’t that thrilling simply because I don’t normally like that kind of pillow and they were a little small. But my children love them so no worries, they have new pillows. I would highly suggest that anyone try this pad if you are in search of a good sleep without having to mortgage the house to pay for some of the popular name brands. Now time for a nap!

Review by Shanachie:
I took a chance on ordering this because it seemed inexpensive & maybe too good to be true, but it was all I could afford. I’m so glad I took that chance because this topper is wonderfully comfortable and lives up to the description. There was no odor. It took about 3 hours to fully expand, and then was ready to go.

I’m using it on my hospital bed. I have fibromyalgia and spine degeneration as well as herniated disks in my back. This topper is amazingly comfortable. Nothing can make my sleep perfect as I have pain 24/7, but this has made a noticable difference.

I was using a 3″ memory foam topper I’d purchased on Ebay about six months ago. There is absolutely no comparison, and I intend to purchase another for my Queen bed as well.

Review by Dick Mckillop:
I’ve just received my Twin XL 3-inch thick 5.5 lb. density Visco Elastic Memory Foam Mattress Topper from All-Sleep (Via Amazon). I’m 75 years old, weigh 260 pounds and have had beck pain for years that surgery didn’t eliminate. I’ve slept two nights on it now without ANY back pain—the first two nights for at least twenty years!

I like it so well I’ve ordered a thick cotton mattress cover and a memory foam pillow for it and plan to buy a one or two inch 4 lb density topper to go on top of it. I hope this is helpful to someone. Dick McKillop [...]

Review by Brandon K. Holmes:
First of all, sleeping on high quality memory foam is a dream. Perfect amount of support on anything you put on it. I put a 2″ toppper on an 8 year old futon that you could feel the frame under it and it was like sleeping on my parents 00 bed.

*Two Things* you have to know, density is everything. 3lb is cheap, 4lb is average and 5lb is premium. 2lb has no ‘memory’ to it thus very little support. Easy to push in and it basically comes back out instantly.

Second is…IT AGES. I’m on my second Serta 4lb topper and both were awesome until about 8 months before I noticed that there’s less and less ‘memory’. At 11 months, it feels like 2lb foam that doesn’t provide a lot of support but rather foam you would think you’d pack stuff with. I compared areas that would be compressed often and the most to unused corners (near the feet) and there was some but very little difference. So it seems use isn’t the factor but rather age. I stuck a glass object on it and measured the depth it sank and was going to measure the time it took to sink but it was basically instantaneous compared to when it was new when it would sink like somebody in quicksand (can you tell I’m an engineer…).

So memory foam…Awesome…but has a shelf life. Something to keep in mind when considering to go foam. I don’t know if the mattresses have the same issue but if I had to guess, they would probably be less affected.

Review by Jomy V. Muttathil:
I’m writing this review from my bed which I now find to be so comfortable, I don’t want to get up.

I originally bought this to put on a hard futon that guests sleep on.

But I found it to be so comfortable that I’m using it on my bed now.

It arrived compressed and needed about 24 hours to expand to its full size.

Even at its full size, it is a 1-2″ smaller than my queen size mattress.

I think this is on purpose so that your fitted sheets will still fit.

It did smell a little but that went away in a few days.

I recommend airing it out in the garage or on a patio.

I have been using it for a month now and I has definitely improved my sleep.

I used to toss and turn a lot more. I would wake up in the middle of the night and find my arm was numb.

Now the bed conforms to me and I feel less pressure points. My wife also feels she gets better quality sleep on this mattress and doesn’t feel as achy when she wakes up.

Review by J. Torres:
I have a firm orthopedic mattress that i bought since i dont really like fluffy mattresses… after a few nights i decided that it was a bit too firm so i started looking at what i could add to it so it could be a little more cushy. I dont like feather beds because i just dont like waking up to a cloud of feathers flying around me, and fiber beds just stop working after a while (I used to own one). So i started looking at foam toppers. For the money, i thought this would be pretty decent.

What a surprise!!! I never thought it would feel so good. i just woke up from one of my most relaxing nights ever… and i didnt even have to drink tea or wine to sleep that well. I have fallen in LOVE!.. I can’t recommend this item enough… I’d give it 10 stars if i could. Very happy customer here.. and of course with amazon prime, i didnt even have to pay for shipping, I got it the day after i bought it. I am very satisfied. Thanks Amazon.com!

Review by Phil:
This is good quality foam. It came in a small roll wrapped in plastic wrap. It did have some smell to it. I didn’t have to wait that long to let it set. It took maybe 1 hour to get it’s full size. Still smelled a little though.

Anyways, this product made my bed softer, but it’s hard for me to turn on my side because your body sinks into the foam.

One beef I have about this product is the “Queen” size is really a “Full” size. Definately go one size up.

Review by Erin Stevenson:
I had been looking for a foam mattress pad for a long time to extend the life of our bed. I refused to spend hundreds on a topper when you can get a new mattress for the same price. I stumbled upon this one and the price was awesome for the thickness so I decided to try it. IT WAS THE BEST NIGHT’S SLEEP I’ve had in a long time. I didn’t ache or hurt in the morning and I didn’t toss and turn all night. My husband and I are thrilled with our purchase and would recommend it to everyone. Don’t waste your money on the “name brand” memory foam pads. Buy this one!

Review by Kathleen M. Sarnes:
I love this topper so much. Ever since I put it on I never want to get out of bed. The only drawback is that I have to put a blanket between the sheet and the topper because I don’t like the feeling of it. Well worth it! This is a good way to put off a new mattress purchase. Oh, and a bit of advice: spray it with Febreze when you get it to get rid of the the foam smell.

Review by Anne Rabbitt:
I bought this for an Xmas present and it has since been returned. It never “opened up” except in small spots throughout the pad. It was a lumpy hard pad not more than 1/8 inch thick in most places. It had yellow stains all over, like it had been left in the sun while rolled up. Terrible.

I bought another one elsewhere and it was perfect. Buyer, be aware.

Review by Ann Gregory:
I sleep with a Nova memory foam mattress topper (bought from Costco in Canada) and found it very good. This summer I sublet an apartment for a couple of months and ordered a Serta 3-pound memory foam (supposedly a memory form) mattress topper. It was already on the bed when I arrived at the apartment. I immediately felt that it was not actually memory foam. Then I looked at the actual topper and found that it was just foam, which is quite different from memory foam. I definitely would not recommend this particular brand. In my opinion, the label “memory foam” was a false label.