by Wesley Vaughn | Jan 6, 2018 | Mattress Reviews
The New TEMPUR-Pedic Hybrid Line (2017 Update) In 2013, TEMPUR-Pedic branched out from their all-foam mattress product line when it introduced the TEMPUR-Choice Collection, consisting of hybrids of memory foam and air support. Two years later in 2015, the...
by Wesley Vaughn | Jan 5, 2018 | Sleep Issues
Blocking Blue Light at Night Helps You Sleep Why Screen Time Before Bed Is Bad. Electronic Devices Intrude On Time For Sleep How we sleep and how we function during the day are as related as night and day – literally. Personal experience, observation of others around...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 29, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
The Firmest Model The Americana Bed was the second firmest memory foam mattress by Amerisleep (8 on a scale of 10) until they discontinued the Columbus Bed (9). In 2017, Amerisleep revised its mattresses, with a change in the texture of the covers and new...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 24, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
TEMPUR-Contour Select: The Mattress The TEMPUR-Contour Select, introduced in 2011 by TEMPUR-Pedic, was for a time the firmest model in the TEMPUR-Contour Collection. It is no longer listed on the company’s website, but is still available on Amazon, where it has...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 16, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
A Milestone Edition Silver Anniversary 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the introduction of memory foam mattresses to the world. In 1991, Fagerdala World Foams began marketing the Swedish Tempur Mattress. It was made with their Tempur Material, which was developed...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 9, 2017 | Pillow Reviews
Malouf Sleep Malouf Sleep, also known as Malouf Linens, makes a lot of pillows, more than 30 under three brands: Z, LinenSpa, and Weekender. Most of the pillows, 20+, are under the Z brand, and a dozen or more of these use Malouf’s Dough Memory Foam. The rest...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 8, 2017 | Filling & Materials, Pillow Comparisons
Shredded vs. 1-Piece Memory Foam Information on the following chart was extracted from a comparison of types of pillows on Sleep Like The Dead, an independent review and evaluation site for mattresses and pillows. Shredded memory foam is rated higher in most...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 7, 2017 | Mattress Information
Tri-Pedic Series by Selectabed Revolutionizing Memory Foam Mattress Design The first memory foam mattress was put on the market in 1991 in Sweden by Fagerdala World Foam as the Swedish Tempur Mattress (this came from the name “temper foam” that NASA engineers called...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 2, 2017 | Sleep Issues, Survey Results
An Analysis of Responses to the Survey: Screen vs. No Screen Using results as of 11/30/2017 Part 2: Evaluation and Conclusions Part 1 of Screen Use and Quality of Sleep reported on the results of the Memory Foam Mattress Survey, Screen vs. No Screen. How...
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 2, 2017 | Sleep Issues, Survey Results
An Analysis of Responses to the Survey: Screen vs. No Screen Using results as of 11/30/2017 Part 1: Survey Responses Throughout 2017, MemoryFoamMattress.org (MFM) has been conducting an online survey on the use of electronic devices before going to bed. It is an...
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 25, 2017 | Pillow Reviews
Xtreme Comforts Slim Hypoallergenic Shredded Memory Foam Pillow The Thinner of Two The 5” high SlimSleeper Shredded Memory Foam Pillow by Xtreme Comforts is the thinner version of their 7” Xtreme Comforts Shredded Memory Foam Pillow. Like the thicker pillow,...
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 24, 2017 | Pillow Reviews
Among the Top-Rated Shredded Memory Foam Pillows The Hypoallergenic Shredded Memory Foam Pillow by Xtreme Comforts (XC) is one of four equivalent pillows among the top-rated memory foam pillows on Amazon. The other two are the Hypoallergenic Premium Adjustable...
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 19, 2017 | Pillow Comparisons, Pillow Reviews
A Comparison of Two Kinds of Pillows Up with Down For a long time, at least over a thousand years, the most luxurious, most coveted pillows were those filled with down and/or feathers. By the 20th Century, feather pillows were common. Most of us who grew up...
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 19, 2017 | Filling & Materials, Pillow Comparisons
Down and Memory Foam Comparison Charts Top Down and Down-Feather Pillows on Amazon as of 11/17/2017 Manufacturer (# of Models) Total Reviews Total Gross Rating Overall Average Rating East Coast Bedding (6) 756 3,386.1 4.5 DOWNLITE (6) 499 2,221.2 4.5...
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 11, 2017 | Certifications
About Allergy Standards Certification Most organizations for standards and certification were established by groups of companies in the industries having to meet those standards. However, Allergy Standard Limited (ASL) was not started by industry executives,...
