Sleep is just as important as most tasks that are performed daily which means that sleepless nights and back and neck pains all add up to one serious problem. Insomnia could be more than just a psychological problem; it could be brought on my physical factors as well. A mattress that is uncomfortable could cause all this and this is exactly why so much money is invested every year to produce the newest and most comfortable material in sleep technology. The latest breakthrough in this scientific field is the memory foam. Descending from rubber foam mattresses in the early half of the 1900’s memory foam has proven a worthy material. From comfort to durability, memory foam has shown a level of comfort that has never been reached before. Now many of the beds and pillows are using this foam technology to appeal to the consumers. Its ingenious structure improves every factor of sleep from temperature to circulation to transferring of motion.

        Say good bye to those sleepless nights because memory foam mattresses are now part of the main stream and are being mass produced. More and more people are leaving their old box spring mattresses and converting to memory foam. Memory foam has been around since the 1970’s when it was created by NASA to give astronauts comfortable sleep in space. In the pass few years, memory foam has evolved and now it has a more practical use. The technology has been transform for domestic use and has revolutionized sleep comfort. Memory foam is the best at it’s job because the user does not have to adapt to a memory foam mattress, it is the mattress that adapts to the user.

        The basic property of memory that makes it so attractive to so many individuals is that it supports every individual’s body without compromise. The memory foam does this because of its basic structure. The foam is made up of million of foam cells that collapse when heat and pressure are applied. In our case, when body heat and weight are applied, the cells give in to the pressure and make a cradle like crater to support all types of body shapes. This “cradle” mold fully supports the body making it unnecessary to shift around constantly during sleep to find a comfortable position. This property did have its flaws because it restricted moving and shifting of the body when it was necessary. Older memory foam mattresses had high densities making it hard to move after the “cradle” has been formed. The new innovators of memory foam took this into consideration when engineering the new generation and here are the results of their labor. On the left is the new and improved memory foam while on the right is the original foam mattress.

        Even thought the older memory foam mattresses were too dense to move freely at night, they were still extremely soft. The most recent memory foam mattresses that are less dense than the originals are now even softer. This remarkable soft property of the memory foam almost makes it a necessity for bedridden patients at hospitals and other health facilities.

        Density of the memory foam also affects other advantages of sleeping on a foam mattress. Conservation of heat and a higher rate of blood circulation are both affected by the foam’s low density. Because it is less dense than any other mattress out on the market, it takes less body heat to reach a comfortable temperature on the surface of the mattress and it is easily maintained throughout the night. This keeps a constant temperature for the user. The magic of the low density foam does not stop there; it also is responsible for the better blood circulation in the body. The foam reduces pressure uncomfortable pressure points that restrict blood for the duration of sleep. This decrease in pressure increases blood flow thus decreases the number of times the body needs to shift during the night.

        Another property that makes memory foam so pleasant for users is that it does not transfer vibrations which make memory foam mattresses perfect for couples. The infamous commercial where a woman stands on one corner of a foam mattress and jump up and down while a glass of wine stays completely still is not a hoax, but it actually proves that with memory foam, hardly any sort of motion is transferred. This characteristic of memory foam is also due to the foam cells. Once again, the millions of foam cells help the user or users get a better night sleep. Because there are such a high number of cells, transferring movements from one side of the bed to the other is restricted.

        Memory is not only offered in a mattress form, it is also use to make mattress pads for an extra layer of comfort on an old bed or pillows. Memory foam is so ambiguous that it is not limited in what it could to use to produce and its popularity increases as its usage continues to vary. It could preserve an old mattress and still offer superb comfort. Everything that made out of memory foam is always of the highest quality.

        Foam mattresses are great, but that is not sufficient for a perfect sleep, foam pillows are needed as well. A memory foam pillow would support the head just like how the mattress supports the body. This support not only keeps the head comfortable, it also reduces back and neck pain. More memory foam pillows are also recommended and should be used in strategic points of the body such as between the thighs to again reduce back pains.

        Foam has gone a long way since it first produced and it is still progressing in quality. Memory foam is proof of this. Its fierce development in the past decade has taken the world by storm. It entirely transformed the field of sleep technology, totally modifying the expected quality of mattresses, mattress pads and pillows.