{"id":551,"date":"2021-01-14T12:33:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T12:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeddingplanet.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2021-04-27T09:57:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T09:57:20","slug":"do-gel-mattresses-make-you-hot-or-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebeddingplanet.com\/do-gel-mattresses-make-you-hot-or-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Gel Mattresses Make You Hot or Cool?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Memory foam mattresses have been all the rage for a lot of happy sleepers. It offers unrivaled pressure-point relief and supportive conformability. However, there was one complaint – it absorbs body heat and grows warmer throughout the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foam is a sensitive conductor of human heat that traps heat for longer than the average spring mattress. The solution? Gel memory foam. Gel memory foam was created as a solution to keep sleepers cooler during the night<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the question still remains: Do gel mattresses make you hot or cold? Although studies are not conclusive, there is reason to believe that gel mattresses are a temporary fix to cooling sleepers at night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Gel Memory Foam?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gel memory foam<\/a> was introduced to the bedding industry in 2011. It was created to keep sleepers who enjoyed the feel of memory foam, to sleep cooler at night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your body cools down when you initially fall asleep, so having a breathable, cooling mattress is important to prevent heat-related sleep disturbances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cooling properties of the gel can wick away body heat without holding it in. It’s those cooling properties that distinguish gel memory foam<\/a> from traditional memory foam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as traditional memory foam mattresses, gel foam mattresses are made to conform to your body and bounce back to their original shape once you get up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the viscoelastic properties of memory foam, the materials in the gel memory foam absorb movement just as traditional memory foam. Memory foam and gel memory foam mattresses adjust to the body to reduce pressure points and discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are The Types of Gel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Since memory foam is not the most breathable of materials, many manufacturers infuse their memory foam mattress layers with things like copper, graphite, and green tea extracts to pull body heat away from the sleeper and out of the bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gel-infused memory foam is very similar to copper-infused or graphite-infused foams because the infusions with the foams all serve the same purpose. Gel infusions are added to memory foam in three different ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Swirling gel into the memory foam;<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Injecting gel beads into the foam layer;<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Adding a gel layer (usually in the comfort and\/or transition layer (s).<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Mattresses with gel swirled into the memory foam are usually the most preferred type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gel memory foam is not limited to all-foam mattresses. The material may be found in hybrids, which feature memory foam layers in the comfort system and pocketed coils in the support core. Some innerspring mattresses that feature open coils are also made with gel memory foam components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What are the Benefits of Gel Mattresses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Most memory foam mattresses provide good body support and have low motion transfer<\/a>, which means that when a person moves on one side of the mattress, the person on the other side stays undisturbed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gel foam mattresses also offer similar support and stability, but their biggest advantage is their added cooling effect. This is why so many people buy them. The gel is also popular in mattress pads<\/a> and mattress toppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It has been confirmed that there is a link between high nighttime temperatures and insufficient sleep. Studies have found that higher temperatures lead to reduced sleep quality and duration and make sleep more shallow. So, gel mattresses may help a person get better quality sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Some benefits of gel mattresses include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n