Category: Sleep Health

Trying to get a good night’s rest as a hot sleeper can be difficult.  As the months heat up, you might find it harder to get a quality night’s rest. Overheating can be a big problem, especially for us Houstonians, once summer arrives. The good news is you don’t have to suffer.  We offer mattresses with the latest cooling technology that can help you sleep through the night and wake up feeling refreshed!  In this article, we will go over our top mattress recommendations to help you sleep cooler through the night.

Top Mattresses for Hot Sleepers

Do you sleep hot? Rest easy, the experts at Texas Mattress Makers have curated a list specifically for our hot sleepers or those who share a bed with a hot sleeper.

Mid-Level Mattresses

The first 6 mattress recommendations are great, mid-level mattresses for budget-conscience buyers.

River Oaks 

Feel: Soft feel ideal for all sleeping positions
Height: 15″

Featured Components: Softech™ Micro Coil Topper, individually wrapped coil system, and stabilizing base foam.

Why Our Experts Like It: The River Oaks Mattress is a soft mattress ideal for any sleep position. The featured components are two types of individually wrapped coils in both the support and comfort layer that allow optimal airflow and a night of cooler sleep.

London

Feel: Medium feel ideal for all sleeping positions
Height: 14″

Featured Components:  Gel memory foam layer, graphite-infused latex, individually wrapped coils with a stabilizing foam support.

Why Our Experts Like It: The London features a universal medium feel with both gel memory foam and graphite-infused latex. The natural graphite mineral infused within the latex helps absorb moisture — keeping you cool while providing optimal plush support.

Oslo Plush

Feel: Medium-soft feel ideal for all sleeping positions
Height: 15″

Featured Components: Celsion Latex, individually wrapped coils, and stabilizing base foam.

Why Our Experts Like It: The Oslo Plush Mattress is a luxury mattress with 3″ of latex which helps alleviate pressure in your shoulders, hips, and lower back. Latex is a natural, clean component that features an open, rubber cell structure that allows air to flow through creating an escape path for your body heat and helps you sleep cooler.

Oslo Plush

Feel: Medium-firm feel ideal for all sleeping positions
Height: 15″

Featured Components: Individually wrapped coils, 3” Graphite Infused Latex and stabilizing foam support.

Why our Experts Like It:  The Oslo Plush Mattress features individually wrapped coils in the support layer which helps keep your spine aligned and promotes airflow making you sleep cooler at night.  The comfort layer features 3″ of Graphite Latex which helps wick away body heat and provides a plush experience to help keep you cool at night.

Cannes Firm

Feel: Medium-firm feel ideal for back and stomach sleepers
Height: 12″

Featured Components: Individually wrapped coils, extra-firm stabilizing base foam layer, and Ice Blue Cooling Technology Quilt

Why Our Experts Like It: The Cannes Mattress line features brand-new technology infused directly into the quilt of the mattress. This temperature-neutral technology helps regulate your body temperature as you sleep at night ultimately providing you with a cooler sleep. This technology is also featured in two other options on our Nice Plush and Cannes Plush mattresses for those looking for a softer or more plush feel.

Santa Barbara

Feel: Medium feel ideal for any sleeping position
Height: 14.5″

Featured Components: Individually wrapped coils, extra-firm stabilizing base foam layer, and high-resilience foam comfort layer

Why Our Experts Like It: The Santa Barbara Mattress features two high-performance materials for superior quality — an individually wrapped coil system and a high-resilient comfort foam layer. The high-resiliency foam offers a breathable and plush solution for hot sleepers compared to traditional foams and memory foam. The Active Support Technology® enables each coil to adjust to your sleep movements.

Luxury Mattresses With Unrivaled Support

The last 3 recommendations on our list feature the ultimate in support and stability with the Quantum® Micro Coil System. These mattresses offer luxurious support combined with high-end components that will also keep you cool.

Geneva Copper Latex

Feel: Medium feel ideal for any sleeping position
Height: 15″

Featured Components: Copper latex, Quantum® Micro Coil System, and extra firm stabilizing base foam layer.

Why Our Experts Like It: The Geneva Mattress features luxurious components for unparalleled support that both cools and provides pain relief. The quantum coil system boasts 200% more coils than a standard mattress which provides better spine alignment for any sleep position. The Copper Latex promotes natural anti-inflammatory properties to soothe aches and keep you cool.

Athens Graphite Latex

Feel: Firm feel ideal for back and stomach sleepers
Height: 15″

Featured Components: Graphite Latex, Quantum® Micro Coil System, and extra firm stabilizing base foam layer.

Why Our Experts Like It: The Athens Mattress features top-of-the-line, luxurious components for unparalleled support that both cools and wicks away moisture. Graphite infused latex provides all of the benefits of classic Latex with the added benefits of the natural graphite mineral which helps to absorb heat and create a barrier. The quantum coil system boasts 200% more coils than a standard mattress.

Florence Dual Latex

Feel: Soft feel ideal for side and back sleepers
Height: 16″

Featured Components: 2″ Copper-infused Talalay Latex, 2″ Celsion Talalay Latex, Quantum® Micro Coil System, and extra firm stabilizing base foam layer.

Why Our Experts Like It: The Florence Dual Latex Select mattress combines two different latex layers to create unparalleled comfort. By using both a Celsion and Copper-infused latex layer, this mattress has the comfort of a memory foam, without any of the associated heat. The open cell structure lifts your body and allows for air to flow through your bed, allowing your body heat to escape and helping you to sleep cooler. Plus, the Copper-infused latex offers natural, anti-inflammatory properties designed to relieve aches and pains associated with arthritis symptoms.

Why the Design of Your Mattress Matters

At the end of the day, if you’re worried about sleeping hot, it’s important to remember that our bodies are the heat source. Ultimately we sleep hot because the heat from our bodies is absorbed into the surface of the mattress that we are laying on all night. This means that if our mattress is designed with limited airflow, chances are we’ll wake up sweaty and tired.  We have several components that help promote a cooler sleep.  To read more about components that will offer you a better sleep please view this article.

Components to Avoid:

• Memory foam
• Mattresses made entirely of foam

Components to Look For:

• Individually wrapped coils
• Latex
• Comfort coils
• Open-cell foam
• High resiliency foam

Unfortunately, there’s no magic resource that keeps you cold as ice at night – at least not yet anyway. But there are multiple components you can utilize (and stay away from – looking at you 100 % memory foam beds…) to help keep you cooler at night. If you have any questions about a mattress or its components, our experts are happy to help whether you buy from us or not.

Call us at (713) 341-6252 – we’re open 7 days a week at a location near you! Or, you can email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to answer any questions you have!

Are you always freezing and can’t sleep at night because you’re so cold? It might sound weird for anyone in Texas but it happens more often than you think! We’ve got the hottest tips and expert recommendations to keep you warm and cozy!

Why Your Mattress Matters

When people are concerned about body temperature as it pertains to their sleep, it’s important to look at the design and components of your mattress. If you sleep hot, you typically want as much space for air to flow (think, innerspring, individually wrapped coils, and latex). But if you’re a cold sleeper, you want your mattress to retain as much of your body heat as possible. There is good news for our cold sleeper friends though – you have far fewer limitations than your hotter sleeping counterparts!

Foam Is Your Friend!

If you’re a cold sleeper, foam is your best friend. In fact, the best mattresses for cold sleepers are probably ones made up of 100% foam. Memory foam was originally developed by NASA but since then has become a mainstay in the bedding industry thanks to its comfort and durability. Memory foam mattresses can come in all types of comfort feels from soft to firm and they provide excellent lumbar support as it contours to your body to help relieve aches and pains.

Expert note: Memory foam may feel firm at first but as you continue to lay on it, it will contour to your body creating a cloud-like feeling.

Sleep Benefits of a Memory Foam Mattress:

• Minimal Partner Disturbance – Memory foam actually absorbs energy and responds locally to movement which can be helpful if you don’t want to wake your partner when you roll over at night (or vice versa!)
• Support – Memory foam actually gets softer as you continue to lay on it which creates a cradle-like effect that relieves pressure and provides an even level of support.
• Adjustable Foundation Compatibility – Memory foam mattresses are the perfect pair for an adjustable foundation. These foundations are beneficial to people who suffer from a variety of ailments from physical pain to insomnia.

100% Foam Mattress

Sleeping cold at night is no joke. Shivering and battling to stay warm interrupts and decreases the quality of your sleep. If you’re serious about getting and staying warm our experts recommend trying out a 100% foam mattress.

Featured Components: This mattresses is made up of 100% foam. However, the density of the foam, type, and height vary to create different levels of comfort from ultra soft to extreme firm.

Why Our Experts Like It: This type of mattress can trap heat more effectively than mattresses designed with different components. This is not ideal for some people, especially those who battle with staying cool. But if you’re a cold sleeper, this is more of a perk than a downfall! Memory foam mattresses are also known to be supportive as well as fit all sleeping positions. So whether you’re a back sleeper who prefers a medium mattress or a combination sleeper who wants to feel like they’re on a cloud, there’s a memory foam mattress for you! Read more about the benefits of memory foam mattresses here.

Expert note: Memory foam may feel firm at first but as you continue to lay on it, it will contour to your body creating a cloud-like feeling.

You can also read these tips from our experts on how to keep warm at night!

If you have any questions about a mattress or its components, our experts are happy to help whether you buy from us or not. Visit any of our Houston mattress stores today!

Do you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night in a pool of sweat? Sleeping hot at night is not uncommon but it can be unbearable – especially in the summer! Your mattress is most likely the number one culprit that you need to be mindful of if you are a hot sleeper. Our experts recommend investing in a mattress that has the right components that will help you sleep cooler and even wick away your body heat at night.

Check out our best mattresses for hot sleepers!

9 Sleep Tips for Hot Sleepers

Other than your mattress, there are a few things you can do to help lower your body’s temperature and help you get the quality sleep you need to live a healthy and happy life.

1. Go to sleep in the right pajamas

It sounds silly, but wearing the right set of pajamas can actually help keep you cool at night and avoid late-night sweats! Whether you prefer loose-fitting cotton pajamas or a silky option, invest in something that will help you stay cooler at night. Bustle gives a good guide to follow when choosing your nightly attire. Or, if you are feeling up to it you could go to bed in your birthday suit! It has been said that wearing nothing at night actually will help you sleep cooler!

2. Stay hydrated

Drinking water throughout the day will keep you hydrated and promote a healthy lifestyle and good sleep quality. Drinking 8 ounces of cold water before bed is also good for cooling your body’s core temperature and it will prevent you from getting dehydrated at night. Be careful not to overdo it though or you may find yourself having to wake up for a bathroom run!

3. Make sure your room is the right temperature for bedtime

Studies claim that it is ideal to sleep in a room that is between 60-67 degrees. This may not be possible for those of us living in Houston, Texas but try to lower your room’s temperature as much as possible. If you just can’t justify the A/C cost, then you can always invest in a fan to put by your bed that will help cool you down as well.

4. Block out light during the day in your bedroom

You can help keep your room cooler throughout the day by blocking out sunlight throughout the day. Blackout curtains or blinds are great options to help do this.

5. Make sure you choose the right bedding

If you are a hot sleeper and you have a fluffy down-comforter it is no surprise that you are waking up in the middle of the night sweating! Look into purchasing cotton sheets or even a nice set of bamboo sheets that have been said to wick away body heat and help you sleep cooler at night.

6. Avoid late-night exercise

Try to exercise in the morning or during the day rather than too close to your bedtime. Exercising raises your body’s core temperature and will give you energy that in turn creates heat.

7. Take a warm bath or shower before bed

It may seem counterproductive to take a warm bath before bed but when you get out your body’s core temperature drops and this will help promote quality sleep.

8. Get an eye mask that you can freeze

 Some people enjoy sleeping with an eye mask because it helps them stay asleep and block out any unwanted light in the morning. Why not take this a step cooler for all you hot sleepers and buy one you can freeze to help make you cooler at night!

9. Leave your bedroom door open at night

Cracking your door will help circulate the air in your room at night and help you get and stay cool. In addition, if you have any other doors that are attached to your bedroom, like a bathroom or even closet door, you can leave those open as well for the same effect.

Texas Mattress Makers

We are excited to share the Texas Mattress Makers experience and expertise with you through our website. If you have any questions about a mattress or its components, our experts are happy to help whether you buy from us or not. Call us at (713) 341-6252 – we’re open 7 days a week in East Downtown Houston and Katy! Or, you can email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to answer any questions you have!

We are happy to help you as you explore your mattress options and provide the answers you want to know about sleep! Take our Mattress Quiz today to get a mattress recommendation by one of our experts!

If you are cold sleeper there is nothing worse than waking up constantly trying to find ways to stay warm!  Quality sleep is important for your overall physical and emotional health and it can be heavily disrupted if you cannot seem to stay warm at night to stay asleep.  There are tips and tricks you can follow in your night routine that will help you sleep warmer at night and get the rest you need to feel refreshed in the morning!

8 Sleep Tips for Cold Sleepers

1. Drink hot tea (caffeine-free) before bed to help warm your body

When you drink a hot beverage such as tea, you are warming your body and its’ core temperature so that you can reach an optimal point of relaxation necessary for sleep.

2. Wear pajamas that will keep you warm and toasty as you sleep

If you are a very cold sleeper, you may want to look at Flannel or Fleece pajamas.  However, be careful when choosing those because you do not want to overprepare and wake up sweating at night.  Silk pajamas are a great investment as they are great at thermoregulation!  If you are cold it will help keep you cooler but if you start getting warm it will not heat you up so you can sleep peacefully.

3. Wear comfy socks to bed

When your feet are warm, your body’s core temperature tends to stay warm.  Don’t be surprised if you end up getting too warm and kicking them off in the middle of the night.

4. Bundle up with the right blanket.

Choosing the right blanket is important for keeping you warm throughout the night.  A fluffy down comforter will keep you warm throughout the night.

5. Cuddle more!

If your partner isn’t a hot sleeper like you, then you can definitely stay warm by cozying up to each other.  Body heat is a good source of warmth and it will make you feel closer to your partner if you are close throughout the night.  If you’re not too keen on cuddling but you have a four-legged friend then cozy on up with your pet…science says it’s better for you anyway.

6. Do some light yoga stretches before bed.

Moving around and building body heat close to bedtime is good to give you a slight surge of body heat.  Be sure not to overdo it because exercising too close to bedtime will also give you energy and you may find yourself too awake to go to bed.

7. Layer up with your blankets

Get an extra comfy throw blanket, such as a fleece throw, and snuggle up with it before going to bed.  If you get too warm you can always push it aside.

8. Put your PJs in the dryer before bed

Get yourself extra toasty and warm by putting your pajamas in the dryer before hopping into bed.  This feeling of warmth will not last all night but it will make you extra warm just in time to fall asleep and your blanket will do the rest of the work throughout the night.

Remember Your Mattress!

While you can do all the things we mentioned above to help you stay warm at night, nothing is more important than your mattress.  There are mattress components that will help retain body heat and are ideal for cold sleepers.  The good news is, as a cold sleeper you have fewer limitations than hot sleepers in terms of mattress components!

If you find it hard to go or stay asleep at night because you are a hot sleeper, you’re definitely not alone! It is ironic, however, that our body’s core temperature actually drops 1-2 degrees at night. So why do so many people suffer from night sweats or tossing and turning because they are too hot to stay asleep? One of the main reasons for sleeping hot is the design of the mattress they are sleeping on.

Why the Design of Your Mattress Matters

If you’re worried about sleeping hot, it’s important to remember that our bodies are the heat source. Ultimately we sleep hot because the heat from our bodies is absorbed into the surface (mattress) that we are laying on all night. This means that if our mattress is designed with limited airflow, chances are we’ll wake up sweaty and tired.

When you wake up every night kicking the covers off because you’re so hot, you’re losing valuable sleep. But it’s probably not even your fault you get so hot at night. Believe it or not, the design of your mattress may actually be to blame. There are various components in the mattress industry that can help a hot sleeper sleep cooler, like individually wrapped coils, latex, and open-cell foam.

Top Mattress Components For Hot Sleepers:

1. Open Coil/Innerspring: Mattresses that are made with open coil, also known as a traditional coil or innerspring, are still very common mattresses even though there have been many technological advancements in the bedding industry. The open continuous wire design of the mattress allows for air to flow freely and your body heat will have more chance to breathe.

Note from the experts: These mattresses do tend to be less durable than their individually wrapped coil counterpart and are ideal for children or mattresses that are not used every day, such as in guest rooms and rental properties.

2. Individually Wrapped Coil: Hybrid mattresses are made with individually fabric-encased coils. The design has many benefits, one of them being airflow. The construction of the individually wrapped coil system allows your body heat to flow freely throughout the coils, instead of being trapped which is what happens with dense materials, such as foam. Individually wrapped coils can also be used in the comfort layers as well, known as comfort coils, providing even more airflow for a cooler sleep.

If you are buying a Hybrid mattress with open coils or individually wrapped coils in the bottom layer and other components in the comfort layer, then it is important to keep these materials in mind as well.

3. Latex: Latex in mattresses has an open-cell structure, with tiny little holes throughout it, allowing air to flow in and out of the material. These perforations create a cooler sleep surface for your body as you lay on it at night because your body heat will have room to move. Some latex mattresses are even infused with certain minerals, such as Graphite, that work to wick away body moisture. It is worth noting that people who are trying to find an alternative to memory foam may find latex to be firmer and bouncier than traditional memory foam.

4. Open Cell Memory Foam: About 10% of people who sleep on traditional Memory Foam components complain that they sleep hot which causes disruptions and decreases their sleep quality. Open Cell Memory Foam was engineered to combat this issue. The open cell structure (similar to latex) allows your body heat to escape easier than traditional memory foam.

At Texas Mattress Makers we have mattresses made with this open-cell foam. Our Serene Foam has tiny microscopic air capsules allowing your body heat to move through the mattress creating a cooler sleep surface while still offering the pressure relief that traditional viscoelastic foam offers.

5. Expert-Recommended Technology: The latest cooling technology our experts at Texas Mattress Makers recently started using is the Ice Blue Quilt Technology. This technology is a phase-changing material in the quilt of the mattress to help regulate your temperature. This is not a “cooling” component, rather a component that works to keep your body temperature neutral. The quilt’s technology works to prevent your body heat from being trapped which is the reason you become hotter as you lay on the surface of your mattress at night. If you’re looking for a mattress with sleeping cool in mind, be sure to ask some questions and go to a store or showroom with experts who can give you latest scoop on what new advancements have been made.

Does “Cooling Gel” Really Keep You Cool?

While there are some components that will help hot sleepers sleep cooler at night and help regulate body temperature, there are some components that are really just marketing hype. One of these components is cooling gel. To understand why mattresses that are made with cooling gel, or cooling gel memory foam, doesn’t actually make you sleep cool at night, you first have to know exactly what the component is.

What is Cooling Gel?

Cooling Gel, or Cooling Gel Memory Foam, is made by injecting liquid gel or microscopic gel beads into visco-elastic memory foam. One of the reasons this was done was because many people enjoy sleeping on memory foam but report sleeping too hot on this product. As a solution, this new, gel-injected product is marketed as helping you sleep cooler at night. However, this is largely misleading to the consumer. While the foam may be cooler to the touch initially, it will not maintain a lasting cooling effect as you continue to sleep on the mattress throughout the night.

If you’re still on the fence or confused about this product and how it does (and doesn’t) work, we offer a quick challenge. Think about a gel pack that you put in the freezer. When you take it out and place it on your body it feels cold, right? But as you keep the pack on your body, it starts to thaw and become warmer. This is because your body (the heat source) is heating up the gel. So why should the gel in your mattress be any different?

Don’t be deceived while you’re shopping – gel-infused foam mattresses might start off cool to the touch, but as you lay on the mattress, it will start to take on the temperature of your body heat, losing its cooling effect and possibly even making you hotter than you would be without it.

What Gel-Infused Foam Is Good For

Just because gel-infused foam can’t keep you cold, does not mean it’s a bad product. What this product can do, is offer pressure relief for aches and pains as well as potentially slow down the heat effect felt with traditional memory foam. However, if you’re a hot sleeper, we encourage you to really think about this component in your mattress before purchasing a mattress based on the hype created in the industry.

Best Mattresses for Hot Sleepers

Hybrid Plus Mattress

Our Hybrid Plus Mattress features our Ice Blue technology sewn into the quilted comfort layer to provide a cooling sensation that will last all night, every night. This mattress also features individually wrapped coils that promote better airflow for a cooler, more comfortable sleep experience.

Hybrid Plus Natural Mattress

The Hybrid Plus Natural Mattress contains the same features as the Hybrid Plus with the ultra-breathable quilt and individually wrapped coils; however, the “natural” part comes in the form of 100% natural dual layers of Talalay latex that make it the coolest, cleanest, and most luxurious comfort layer. If you are searching for a hypoallergenic mattress with long-lasting relief and comfort, this is the perfect mattress for you.

Quantum™ Mattress

Each feel of the Quantum™ Mattress features top-of-the-line, luxury comfort components that keep you comfortable and cool throughout the night. The Quantum™ micro individually wrapped coil system uses nearly 200% more coils than a standard mattress for superior support and better airflow that can last a lifetime. 

Quantum™ Natural Mattress

If you’re searching for the most luxurious mattress that can be your “forever mattress,” meet the Quantum™ Natural Mattress. Each mattress in our Quantum™ Natural line combines our luxurious all-natural Talalay latex, Graphite-infused, Copper-infused, and Celsion latex to provide a cooler, cleaner, more durable sleeping surface for longer-lasting comfort and pain relief. This mattress will keep you cool, comfortable, and supported each and every night for as long as you want to sleep on it.

Find Cooler Sleep with Texas Mattress Makers

We’re sorry to say that there’s isn’t one magical mattress to keep you super cold at night – at least not yet anyway. But there are multiple components you can utilize (and stay away from – looking at you 100 % memory foam beds…) to keep you cooler at night. If you have any questions about a mattress or its components, our experts are happy to help whether you buy from us or not.

Visit any of our Houston-area mattress stores today to find your perfect cooling mattress.