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A.H. Beard
King Koil Comfort Plus
A.H. Beard
King Koil Chiro Estate
A.H. Beard
King Koil Chiro Reserve
A.H. Beard
King Koil Conforma Element
A.H. Beard
King Koil Malibu Firm
A.H. Beard
King Koil Chiro Clarity
A.H. Beard
King Koil Everyday Comfort MK2
Active Sleep
Control
Art & Science
Windsor (previously Silver)
Art & Science
Platinum
Breeze
Firm Queen Mattress
Breeze
Medium Cool Gel Euro Top Pocket
Clark Rubber
Comfort Platinum Latex
Clark Rubber
Comfort Deluxe (100mm)
Dusk & Dawn
Essential MK2
Ecosa
Pure (2023 model)
Ecosa
Essence
Ecosa
Mattress (2022 model)
Ergoflex
5G Memory Foam Mattress
Eva
Comfort Classic (2023 model)
Fantastic
Escape
Home by Tempur
Medium
Ikea
Vesteroy
Ikea
à nneland
Ikea
Valevåg
Ikea
à krehamn
Ikea
Vestmarka
Ikea
Vatneström
Ikea
Abygda
Kmart
Euro Top Pocket Spring
Koala
SE
Koala
Plus
Koala
Mattress (2024 model)
Macoda
Mattress
Origin
Hybrid Mattress
Original Mattress Factory
Revivify
Original Mattress Factory
Refresh
Peacelily
Queen Mattress
Sealy
Posturepedic Exquisite Excellence
Sealy
Advantage Gel Active
Sealy
Posturepedic Crown Jewels Reims Flex
Sleep Firm
Mattress
Sleep Republic
Mattress
Sleeping Duck
Mach II
SleepMaker
Elements Jordan
Sleeptight
Mattress
Slumberland
Sutton Pillowtop
Slumberland
Soho
Snooze
Madison Times Square
Suparest
Affinity
Valmori Home Collection
Spring Mattress
Valmori Home Collection
Hybrid II
Zeek
Original
Zenna
Latex Mattress
Zinus
Support iCoil Pocket Spring Eurotop
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We give each mattress a score made up of:
We run body support tests for both back and side sleeping positions. This tests how each mattress performs when it’s brand new.
We roll a cask-shaped roller over each mattress for 30,000 cycles to simulate approximately eight years of use. Then, comfort is assessed based on sleeping on your back and on your side. The higher the score, the closer the mattress will feel to how it did when you first got it.
Using an oscilloscope we measure the movement of the mattress after a standard impact (17.5kg). This test simulates a sleeping person’s body turning. We also count how many bounces up and down the mattress shows before it stops moving. Higher-scoring mattresses show fewer bounces and less movement – meaning a less-disturbed sleep.
We measure height and firmness when the mattress is brand new, then roll a cask-shaped roller over it for 30,000 cycles to simulate eight years of use. We then compare the difference.
Mattresses with a higher score show fewer signs of sagging over time, while lower-scoring mattresses show more. Mattresses with a higher score will generally feel the same as they did out of the box after eight years of use.
We test how much fluid a mattress takes in, to simulate how permeable it is to sweat over time. Lower-scoring mattresses take in more fluid. Fluid can cause damage and odour buildup over time.
After our cask-shaped roller test, any visible damage such as cracking, broken springs or pilling noted contributes to a ‘mattress fatigue’ score.
A higher score here means less damage.
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Our experts test mattresses from A.H. Beard, Art & Science, Breeze, Clark Rubber, Ergoflex, Eva, Ikea, Koala, Noa, OneBed, Origin, Original Mattress Factory, Peacelily, Sealy, Silent Partner, Sleep Republic, Sleeping Duck, SleepMaker, Slumberland, Snooze, Valmori, Zenna and more. Some of these brands are exclusive to mattress retailers like Snooze and Forty Winks.
Our priority is testing the models you’ll see in stores and major online retailers. To do this, we check current market data to see what’s most popular. We’ll also test models that a lot of members have requested.
We test both retail and bed-in-a-box mattresses under the same conditions via partnerships with independent labs in Europe. These labs are equipped with precisely calibrated measurement tools and reference machines to test and compare products.
Our test focuses on firmness, and if the mattress lives up to any other claims it makes. We’re looking to find the brands that will keep you comfortable over the lifetime of the mattress.
Unlike other product review sites, we don’t accept free test models from manufacturers. This allows us to be independent and review without interference. Instead, we buy products anonymously from a variety of retailers, then bring them into our labs. This means we get what you’d get, and can be sure the model hasn’t been potentially ‘tweaked’ for better performance.
Our expert test partners in Europe assess mattresses from all over the world, year-round. Their labs are set up to exclusively test mattresses.
We send a new batch of mattresses to Europe every 12 months for testing.
While opinions about comfort can be subjective, a good mattress will retain its firmness over its lifetime. Our intensive lab test simulates around eight years of real-world mattress use. A good mattress should stay comfortable over its lifetime, not getting any less or more firm.
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