01 August 2023 , 15:22
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Keeping cool at night as temperatures rise can be difficult but a mattress company claims a miracle material can keep sleepers cool without the need for air conditioning.
It may have been a stormy summer for much of the UK but Met Office experts are predicting warmer temperatures on their way from 10th August, with forecasts predicting 24 degrees Celsius after a turbulent few weeks of rain and high winds. The rising temperature means the return of hot and sticky nights but one mattress company says it has solved the problem of night sweats for good.
Emma says its cooling mattresses can help to bring down body temperature and prevent night sweats as the mercury rises thanks to the use of graphite in its mattress foam. Graphite is a soft, heat resistant material that can draw heat from people and disperse it, cooling you down as you sleep.
Experts at the brand say the material has been designed to keep temperatures stable at night. The firm says: "Designed by our Emma sleep experts, with Thermosync Technology, a revolutionary graphite-infused foam, you will feel dry, cool, and relaxed all through the night, ensuring a deep night's sleep and no night-sweats!"
It says shoppers can try the mattress for 200 days, taking them through the end of the summer, and if the mattress does not cool them down they can return it. Shoppers can get 55% off the mattresses here.
Do cooling mattresses work?
Infused mattresses are some of the better-performing cooling mattresses in our Mirror Choice tests. Graphite-infused mattresses do help to disperse heat and they do perform better than memory foam mattresses, which tend to retain heat.
Keep an eye out for gel-infused foam too, which works on the same principles as graphite foam.
Other options include air sprung mattresses or hybrid mattresses which are a combination of layers that consist of memory foam for pressure relief, latex or gel for airflow and temperature control, combined with a spring system that will give you that much-needed support. These are ideal for people who sweat at night.
Mattress types
- Memory Foam: A memory foam mattress combines a layer of memory foam with springs or support foam that uses your body heat to soften and mould to your shape. Once pressure is removed, memory foam will bounce back slowly and over time remembering your body shape and optimal sleeping position. You can see the best memory foam mattresses here.
- ActiGel : An actigel mattress is combined with memory foam, being the most common type. It can also be combined with latex and pocket spring mattresses.
- Latex : A latex mattress combines latex foam with either springs or reflex foam to create a supportive and durable sleep surface. You can buy latex mattresses from MattressesOnline here.
- Hybrid : Includes a layer of coiled springs on the bottom and one to three layers of latex or memory foam on the top. Simba is currently offering 55% off Hybrid mattresses here.
- Pocket sprung : A pocket sprung mattress is made from individual pocket springs, each enclosed within its own fabric pocket. The spring reacts only to the pressure applied to that area, they don't move as a whole unit.
- Open coil spring : An open coil mattress is a supportive, sprung mattress that features coils of high tensile steel that has been wound into hundreds of springs and connected by a wire rod edge. They run from side-to-side and are available in a range of firmness ratings that include soft, medium or firm. Wayfair has a selection of open coil spring mattresses here.