Heat Busting Techniques Mattress Makers Use to Keep You Cool

Most sleepers recognize that sleeping hot can ruin a restful slumber, yet may not realize mattress manufacturers offer many heat-busting techniques to keep you cool through the night.

Innerspring mattresses feature coils and springs which naturally allow airflow through their layers, helping keep temperatures at an ideal level for restful slumber. Some brands like Brooklyn Bedding use phase change material that turns into gel when exposed to heat, helping ensure optimal sleeping temperatures for every individual.

1. Breathable Covers

An enjoyable night of restful sleep is integral to leading a healthy lifestyle. Ensuring adequate rest helps you feel refreshed and ready to face each new day with renewed vigor; but if your bed becomes overheated or sweaty, restful slumber may prove elusive.

The best cooling sheets and mattress pads are crafted from breathable materials like cotton, bamboo or eucalyptus that allow airflow through. Furthermore, their light weave (such as percale) ensures that heat doesn’t build up inside of them and moisture stays outside where it belongs.

Other bedding items designed to keep you cool can help, too. A natural latex mattress protector, for instance, can regulate temperature more effectively than synthetic foam and pull away moisture without leaving you feeling wet at night.

Wool mattress pads are another breathable and absorbent choice that add softness to the bed, perfect for cold nights as they insulate as well. Or try air-cooled mattress toppers which use unique technology to circulate cool air through its cover into your mattress for additional cooling benefits.

2. Microcoils

Mattress manufacturers employ microcoils in various layers of mattresses as an innovative cooling alternative to innersprings, offering responsive support and cool airflow for a comfortable sleeping experience. Some brands even combine layers of foam with these coils to further increase cooling capabilities while also improving contouring capabilities.

Some mattress brands employ microcoils infused with copper to increase a mattress’s ability to conduct heat, improving comfort while simultaneously improving conductivity. Others add layers of phase change material such as GlacioTex to pull away heat and help the mattress sleep cooler.

Other cooling materials include breathable fabrics like Tencel (made from wood fibers derived from eucalyptus trees) and organic cotton, both known for wicking moisture away and increasing airflow to maintain a comfortable sleeping temperature. Mattress makers sometimes infuse their mattresses with natural gel cooling agents like graphite that work to drive away heat while you sleep.

3. Cooling Gel

Cooling gel works to prevent body heat build-up in different ways depending on its material composition. Thermal gel provides cool touch sensation while drawing heat away through thermal conduction; phase-changing gels work similarly, transitioning from solid state into liquid once they absorb body heat before returning back into solid to draw more out.

Gel memory foam mattresses are typically filled with either thermal or phase-changing gel, often as beads encased within or overlying their comfort layer. This layer of cooling gel allows the mattress to adjust more readily to its surroundings by helping regulate temperatures more effectively and maintain breathing abilities.

While mattresses featuring cooling gel might claim to be breathable, it’s important to remember that any sleeping environment is only as cool as its surrounding room temperature. Foam mattresses may trap air more quickly than other forms of beds if exposed to high ambient temperatures, so keep this in mind when considering purchasing or choosing among sleeping environments that include cooling gel.

4. Ventilation

Create an airflow-friendly sleep environment is another key component to staying cool at night and getting quality rest. Mattress manufacturers strive to facilitate optimal air circulation across the entire bed. Look for cooling mattresses featuring open-cell foam layers or cotton outer shells which allow air to circulate around you while cooling the body. Furthermore, opening windows or positioning furniture strategically can increase cross ventilation, helping prevent hot or cold air accumulating in one part of your room.

Upgrade your mattress and bedding with an active cooling system like Bedjet V3. This smartphone-controlled air ventilation device keeps the room at an ideal temperature through controlled air circulation while simultaneously reducing carbon dioxide levels in the room. Plus, smart home connectivity and Amazon Alexa integration lets you control sleep comfort simply with voice command! Bedjet also comes in smaller versions designed for floor sleeping!

5. Airflow

Airflow is essential to regulating sleep temperature. It prevents heat and moisture from gathering in your bed, which could interrupt your restful restful slumber. Furthermore, it keeps sheets cool by wicking away sweat while simultaneously lowering body heat levels to promote restful slumber.

Assembling a cross-breeze in your bedroom with ceiling fans, open windows or box fans is an effective way to circulate air and help cool it. To maximize its effects, make sure that air entering through one opening is larger than it leaves through another opening.

Your mattress and pillow selection can have an impactful effect on how cool you sleep at night. Opting for cotton or linen-made mattresses and bedding may increase breathability for an enjoyable sleeping environment.

Add airflow to your bed with a cooling mattress topper, which features cooling gel that keeps both you and the mattress cool while sleeping. This thermal barrier acts like an insulation from heat becoming trapped between you and the mattress, preventing heat from trapping itself there and radiating back up off its surface.

6. Latex

Latex features a natural open-cell structure punctuated by pin holes to allow airflow. Furthermore, latex offers superior motion isolation and pressure relief properties.

ILD ratings of latex foam provide a useful way of measuring its softness or firmness; lower numbers indicate more responsive and softer foam, while organic latex offers more eco-friendly production processes.

Contrasting memory foam’s closed-cell structure that relies on your body heat to mold to its shape, latex has the capability of moving air around with each movement of your body during sleep – helping cool you off more effectively while increasing air circulation throughout the night.

Natural latex comes in two varieties, Talalay and Dunlop. Talalay latex involves spreading whipped sap over a mold, before vacuum sealing, flash freezing and then baking for more robust support cores for mattresses, but tends to cost more. Both kinds come from rubber trees with excellent breathability properties.

7. Copper

Copper is an highly conductive metal with natural cooling properties. When integrated into mattress fabric, its properties help regulate temperatures for an uninterrupted night’s rest. Copper-infused mattresses feature both cooling technology and structural foam in order to conform to your body while simultaneously supporting key pressure points like shoulders, hips, and spine.

As your body heats up, copper’s conductive properties allow excess heat to quickly escape and dissipate compared to other materials – leading many people to report sleeping cooler on copper mattresses.

Copper’s antibacterial properties help create an environment conducive to sleep that’s free from bacteria that cause smelly mattresses, prolonging their life while providing allergy and asthmatic sufferers a healthier slumber experience.

8. Cooling Sheets

Cooling sheets are designed to wick away moisture and heat from the body, helping prevent overheating that interferes with sleep. Furthermore, these sheets help regulate temperature throughout the night by absorbing and releasing heat as required.

The best cooling sheets are typically constructed of natural fibers such as bamboo, eucalyptus or premium cotton varieties known for their breathability, absorbency and softness. Some even incorporate innovative cooling technologies like Celliant that convert body heat into infrared energy that promotes circulation and muscle recovery.

Consider percale fabrics that feature an open weave with one thread over and one thread under; it provides more air circulation than heavier fabrics like twill. Aim for 200 thread counts or higher as sheets with lower counts can trap heat and cause overheating; opt for smooth or satin finishes over sateen or corduroy textures which tend to trap heat more effectively and become overheated faster.