When Buying A Mattress Pad

category Mattress, posted June 8, 2011

п»їA mattress pad is a great to be placed on your old spring box and used as a buffer between it and the bedsheet. It can be used as extra cushioning. And at last, the mattress pad can be used as a topper designed to protect the mattress. The pad can be made of traditional material or new material known as memory foam. The advantages of the memory foam pad are density, thickness, softness and comfort.

Its size should be the same as the size of your mattress. The mattress pad usually consists of fabric, fill and thread count. Most of pads are filled with polyester or gel fibers providing extra support. The types of mattress pads are protective, orthopedic or memory foam, protective and waterproof, medical. Apart, they protect the mattress; these pads provide additional thermal insulation. The mattress pad should be from 1 to 4 inches thick depending on thickness of your mattress.

Let us describe above mentioned types of mattress pads and materials used by their manufacturers. The protective mattress pad is the cheapest. Its price starts at $60. This mattress pad is usually made of 100% cotton or vinyl. It prevents penetration of mold, dust and pet dander. The memory foam pad is weight and temperature sensitive. It takes a shape of the body and offers rather flexible support to it. If you want your bed to be softer, choose the pad made of natural latex. If you want the mattress improving distribution of your body weight you may like a convoluted mattress pad.

Waterproof mattress pad is ideal for babies. Thanks to the warming effect of natural wool, the pad made of it can be great for people suffering from rheumatic disease, sciatica, kidney disease and asthma.

As for cleaning and washing, practically all mattress pads can be washed in the washing machine. Though, memory foam pads are not recommended to be washed in it, because memory foam can loose its properties.

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