Definitions vary a bit, but the best natural mattress is one that uses things like cotton, wool, latex and springs. Natural mattresses are usually more expensive than manmade mattresses as the materials are pricier.  Some natural mattresses also use fancy materials like cashmere. However, this can be a bit of…

There’s a lot of advice online about choosing the best mattress if you’ve got arthritis. However, it takes a while to sift through the sales pitches and get to some solid advice. Let’s take a look at what the actual experts say.

A soft mattress is generally best for lighter people. The general theory is that a mattress should keep your spine straight. A lighter person’s hips and shoulders won’t sink enough on a firm mattress. Meanwhile, an elephant would not get sufficient support from a soft mattress. Even a baby elephant…

Looking for the best mattress in the UK? Our top 10 includes award winning pocket spring and memory foam mattresses by Hypnos, Simba, Sealy and John Lewis.

A standard small single mattress is 75cm wide and 190cm long. That’s 2 feet 6 inches wide and 6 feet 3 inches for anyone currently reaching for a tape measure. You’ll often find two small single mattresses crammed into a children’s bedroom in a caravan at a holiday park. Small…

Finding the best mattress for couples is not easy, particularly if one of you is much heavier than the other. The main issue is firmness, because lighter people need softer mattresses than heavier people. One option is to find a couples’ mattress that is a compromise, which will be OK…

If you are working to a modest budget, my advice is to wait for a special offer and then go for one of the three cheapest REM Fit mattresses. If you are average weight and sleep on your side, go for the REM-Fit Hybrid Pocket 1000 Mattress. If you sleep…

Mattress shopping used to rely on you lying down in a showroom for 30 seconds and then standing up and saying ‘yes, that one feels about right’.  Nowadays there are loads of mattresses which offer a free trial of 100 nights or even a whole year, so you can really…

Finding the best mattress for back pain takes a bit of research.. There are loads of guides online with diagrams of backs and videos of people showing off their bottoms so you can see how straight their spine is on a certain mattress. I’ve tried to summarise all the waffle…

The Ergoflex Mattress is one of the lesser-known names in the UK mattress market. However, Ergoflex has a good reputation and certainly deserves a few seconds of your attention. Reviews are amongst the best you’ll find and they have a lot going for them when compared to their rivals. There…