I wonder what you think of the consumption upgrade that the country emphasizes? Sound familiar yet a little strange?
In fact, if this word returns to our consumer psychology, it will be more down-to-earth. The so-called consumption upgrade means that we are willing to spend a certain amount of money for a higher quality of life, education, entertainment, etc.
The same goes for the psychological choice when buying a mattress. For higher sleep quality, more comfortable sleeping posture, and healthier sleep effect , for nearly 10,000 yuan, just buy it.
This time, we also selected five mainstream brand products on the market, namely Serta-88 commemorative model, Jin Koer -Stars B, Westinghouse S3-136 anniversary commemorative model, Sealy-Lan Yue and Mousse -Sleep Elf (as shown below), with comments and testimonials, tell everyone how to get your own consumption upgrade.
Materials and craftsmanship are the core of comfort and health
After all, one-third or more of the day is spent lying in bed. Based on eight hours of sleep a day, a person turns over 10-20 times throughout the night. A mattress that is too hard or too soft will cause the spine to bend and increase the pressure on the intervertebral discs.
Therefore, we need to carefully consider the materials and processes that determine the "softness and hardness" of a mattress. First of all, the most direct way is to experience by lying on it and feeling .
We invited 4 sleep testers of different ages and jobs to experience it for themselves, using a blind test (the sleep testers have no way of knowing the brand of the mattress they sleep on). After the sleep test is completed, they will be judged from the comfort of the mattress. Score the mattress on a scale of 1-5 for its strength, softness and body support, and finally select the number of the mattress that best meets your needs.
However, since everyone is different, their feelings and evaluations are only used as a reference when choosing, so this part is placed at the end.
Now, let’s review the disassembly part first, and delve into the materials and craftsmanship of each product from the inside of the mattress. The horizontal comparison includes “fabric”, “filling”, “support”, and “edge protection” .
. Fabric determines the appearance and feel, and is the key to antibacterial and anti-mite
. When disassembling the machine, remove the fabric first, which is the part that wraps the filling, support and edge protection. Materials such as knitted fabric , 3D mesh cloth , wick Velvet , jacquard cloth , water spray cloth and so on. In order to meet everyone's higher sleep needs, many brands have also launched some fabrics with various additional functions, such as milk protein fabrics, aloe vera factor fabrics, hyaluronic acid factor fabrics, silver ion antibacterial, Tencel , and cooling fabrics. etc.
The Serta 88 Commemorative Model is the only one among the five mattresses that uses Tencel fabric . This makes the overall appearance look very high-end, and it feels very comfortable to touch gently with your hands.
.2cm sponge + 4cm wavy cotton + 30g non-woven fabric combination looks good, but we cut the surface layer and found that the density of the sponge used is very low . You can feel its density, hardness, and The elasticity is different from other models.
Jin Keer’s mattress also uses 430g high-weight knitted fabric + 30g non-woven fabric.
However, the 2.5cm super-soft sponge filled in the inner layer is overall soft , which makes the overall fabric layer visually loose and not firm and full enough.
Westinghouse uses 430g antibacterial and anti-mite knitted fabric + 4cm high-elastic sponge + 30g non-woven fabric. looks full in appearance and has dense and even yarns according to the naked eye.During the
test, we found that Westinghouse is more resistant to tearing and less prone to deformation during use. In addition to its high weight of 430g, Westinghouse mattress fabric also has antibacterial and anti-mite functions, far exceeding the 200g standard common in the mattress industry.
The inner layer is made of high-elastic sponge, which has super resilience and breathability. This is an ideal material for making sofa mattresses; with a thickness of 4cm, it is very soft, elastic and comfortable when pressed lightly with your hand.
This mousse mattress uses white knitted fabric + 2cm sponge + waterproof cloth. We did not find the grams of fabric on the product introduction page.
Judging by the naked eye and touch, compared with the first two mattresses, mousse is slightly inferior in weight . The sponge with a thickness of 2cm also obviously has no advantage.
It is worth mentioning that is designed with a waterproof cloth . Children who wet the bed are not afraid of penetrating into the latex filling layer.
And the Sealy -Lanyue mattress uses cloth + 1cm sponge + 30g non-woven fabric configuration which can be said to have no highlights, and the appearance is unremarkable. Compared with the first four models, the internal fabric layer is the thinnest .
Comprehensive parameter comparison is as follows:
. Filling, which determines the comfort and hardness
filling, refers to the filling of the mattress. If the supporting material - the spring - is placed directly under the fabric, it will only make people feel uncomfortable. Therefore, filling is essential. Whether it is comfortable to lie on, soft or hard, is basically determined by the filling.
Common fillings include latex, palm , sponge, memory foam, etc. Generally speaking, latex is softer, palm ( mountain palm and coconut palm ) is harder, and sponges and memory foam are also softer. a little. At present, the most popular mainstream material is latex. The mattresses we selected for this review are all mattresses containing latex layers.
Mousse uses the thickest 3cm washed latex among the five mattresses ;
Westinghouse and King Koil use cm washed latex ;
Serta and Sealy are 1cm. . It should be noted that the thickness of latex is not good whether it is too thick or too thin. The thickness is only about 1cm, which is too thin, which affects the softness of the package. Moreover, 1cm is basically to save costs. After all, latex is much more expensive than sponge!
If the latex is too thick, the spring support layer will not be able to provide support, affecting the health of the spine. Except for Westinghouse, the other four latex mattresses each add one or two layers of 0.5cm-2.5cm sponge.
I would like to remind everyone that fancy overlay sponges instead of latex are just to save money.
Especially Sealy, the complete latex layer is only 1cm, and then 2 layers of sponge are added. This is normal, but Sealy superimposes a "small piece" of 1cm washed latex in the middle area, thus giving a premium to "spine and hip protection". In fact, it is to save the cost of expensive materials such as the latex layer . In addition, when we opened the outer packaging, we found that Sealy has a strong smell! A bit harsh on the nose. Now we have basically confirmed that the odor is from latex ~
In addition, we found that except for Westinghouse, which uses Malaysia imported latex with a purity of ≥94%, the other products have no label on the introduction page to indicate whether the product is imported or not and its purity.You know, imported latex is better than most domestic synthetic latex . This is actually related to production and foaming technology.
The storage requirements for latex raw materials are very strict. If latex raw materials are transported from the country of origin back to the country for processing and production, industrial ammonia needs to be added for anti-corrosion, which will also take a long time during transportation; when transported back to the country, ammonia and sulfur removal treatment is required.
Therefore, imported products after processing in the country of origin are often of higher quality than those processed and produced domestically. The higher the content of natural latex, the better. At the same time, the resilience, wrapping and support will be better, which can form a soft mid-band support effect; and the higher the purity of latex, it also means more natural ingredients and more additives and synthetic agents. Less, it will be more environmentally friendly, healthier and have less odor! In addition, there will be less powder loss and a longer service life.
It does not mention whether it is imported or not, and it does not mention the latex content. It is generally domestically produced synthetic latex with lower quality and cost, with many additives and strong odor.
Comprehensive parameter comparison is as follows:
Comprehensive comparison of five mattresses, we can see that in terms of material quality, thickness, purity, wrapping feel, Westinghouse’s 2cm imported latex from Malaysia is more “genuine” .
In addition, Westinghouse uses a latex layer with 2000+ bubble springs as filling. The fit, support and breathability are very good.
. For support, try to choose independent pocket springs
The combination of filling + spring determines the support of the mattress. From a functional point of view, it is the most critical indicator of a mattress, because it is directly related to the health of our spine. The springs are the supporting core of the entire mattress.
At present, the springs of mainstream mattress brands in the market include Miaoer buckle springs, Bonnier springs, and LFK open springs. These three types are all whole-network springs. In addition, there are also independent pocket springs .
Generally, the more springs in a mattress, the more delicate the support . For example, the following picture demonstrates:
When we choose, we can open our hands to press. If five fingers can press the spring, then Its independent support is better, and its support is more user-friendly. An ordinary spring system has about 700-800 springs.
Among the five mattresses, Sealy uses LFK open springs, also called Meizi springs. It is the only mattress in this review that uses a whole-net spring structure. The mattress has no partitions and uses 728 single layer springs.
The Meizi spring used by Sealy can obtain different subsidence changes according to different pressures . The greater the force exerted by the shoulders and hips on the surface of the mattress, the opening above the spring will become larger, while the pressure on the lower back is small. After the spring is stressed, the opening is also small, thereby achieving the effect of fitting the human body.
However, according to the experience of the sleep tester, the overall sleep feeling is hard, and there is also the problem of poor anti-interference .
Poor anti-interference is also a common problem in the entire network spring. When two people sleep together, one person turning over or making slight movements will affect the other person's sleep and rest, because the entire network of springs moves the whole body. is not a good choice for some people who have high sleep requirements or have difficulty falling asleep.
We did a set of comparison tests, and asked our sleep tester to turn over and place a bottle filled with water next to it. You can see that the water bottle next to the Sealy mattress fell down..
The remaining four independent pocket spring mattresses ( Serta , King Koil, Westinghouse, Mousse) did the same test, the water bottle did not fall down. Therefore, many people now prefer independent pocket spring mattresses, because independent springs can evenly distribute the body's weight and effectively support various parts of the human body; bear independent force and have strong anti-interference properties , especially If your partner or baby sleeps with you, rolling over next to you will not affect you or the baby.
So how do independent pocket springs compare? One is the comparison quantity mentioned above, and the other is looking at the partition. In order to more reasonably support different parts of the body, high-end mattresses generally have partitions. Generally, springs with different parameters are used to divide areas. Take a look at the color of the non-woven fabric outside the spring. Different colors actually mean that there are springs with different parameters inside.
The number of Westinghouse springs has reached 4883, including the 2300 bubble springs mentioned above, and 2583 independent pocket springs; in terms of partitioning, Westinghouse adopts three-partition , which correspond to the head, shoulder and neck respectively. , , waist, back, , hips and legs, is a more scientific way of zoning. In addition, we learned from the product introduction page that Westinghouse mattresses have been recommended by the American Orthopedic Research Center.
Although Jin Koer has 840 springs, does not have the partition .
Serta 754 single-layer springs use alternating partitions. This partition form is more difficult to understand .
And Mousse is even more interesting. Because there is no high-quality edge protection, springs with thicker diameters (blue bag springs) are deliberately placed on the edges to make up for the lack of edge protection. It can be said to be "edge partitioning", but Regarding the division of body support areas, is actually without partitions. The comprehensive parameters of
are as follows:
. Edge protection determines the edge support of the product.
Edge protection is the reinforcement of the surrounding edges of the mattress. It is also an easily overlooked step in determining the quality of the mattress - Edge protection. It determines the edge support of the product . The materials used include high-rebound hard sponge, pearl cotton, M-shaped iron frame, etc.
With good edge protection, even if active children roll and jump on the bed or adults sit on the edge of the bed, they will not slip off easily, making it safer.
Among the five mattresses in this review, three mattresses use hard sponge edges.
Serta width is 6cm.
Jin Koer width is 5cm.
The width of Westinghouse edge protection is 10cm.
Sealy does not have edge guards . It only places 2cm of pearl cotton around the mattress, which increases the hardness and support around the mattress to a certain extent.
mousse As mentioned above when talking about springs, the edges are made of thicker springs and a small piece of cotton felt, which is the obvious without edge protection .
The two mattresses without edge guards - Sealy and Mousse , are probably omitted due to cost considerations.
We asked a sleep tester who is 185cm tall and weighs 150kg to sit on the edge of each mattress for testing.
The sagging of mousse without edge protection is the most obvious.
Although Sealy does not have edge protection, the springs throughout the network are stiff and interfere with each other. The vertical sag is not too large, but the horizontal sag range is large.
Serta and King Koil are relatively better, but they also have visible sagging.
Westinghouse's 10cm hard sponge edge sealing has obvious advantages . The thickened sponge increases the supporting force of the edge.
By comparing the sagging amplitudes of the edges of five mattresses, we can see that mattresses without edge protection or with thin edge protection materials have obvious edge sagging.
Safety and health are the focus of our experience.
Finally, we will tell you the feelings and ratings of several sleep trial experience reviewers. But before that, we first compiled the test reports and relevant certificates of the five mattresses and made the following table for your reference. (According to the product page) After all, in terms of safety, the experience mainly relies on touch and smell, which is not as accurate as the data.
Regarding the material that may use fluorescent agent - cotton felt, we conducted fluorescence tests on several products. As a result, we found that Mousse and Serta used fluorescent cotton, which was not environmentally friendly and healthy .
In addition, it is worth noting that when dismantling the mattress, we found that Serta uses [water-based glue] to spray and bond each layer of material over a large area.
On the one hand, the pungent smell of water-based glue may be harmful to the human body and is not environmentally friendly; on the other hand, water-based glue easily penetrates into the sponge and forms hard lumps, which will affect the quality of the mattress. Compared with other mattresses that require a small amount of eco-friendly hot melt glue or glue-free bonding, Serta cannot do this well!
After reviewing the important content of safety and health, now let’s take a look at what the sleep trial experience is?
And their scores are added up as follows:
We can see that Westinghouse S3-136 Anniversary Model and Sealy-Lan Yue got the highest score of for comfort 8 points; was the silk with the lowest score for softness and hardness. Lian-Lanyue is the hardest among the five mattresses; has the highest support score of the Westinghouse S3-136 Anniversary model, and the lowest score of Mousse-Sleep Elf. According to the total score, Westinghouse S3-136th Anniversary Model was the best among the experience testers.
In summary, have you learned how to choose a high-quality mattress to make your life experience more refined?
In this review, we summarize the material, environmental protection, sleep test experience, etc.:
The Serta-88 commemorative model has a high-end appearance and a good sleeping feel, but the low-density sponge and a large amount of water-based glue inside are solid. A bit sluggish;
Sealy-Lanyue has a firm sleeping feel, which is suitable for people who like to sleep on a firmer mattress. The latex smell of the mattress is more offensive to the nose, so be careful to ventilate the smell after purchasing;
Mousse-Sleep Elf, in All aspects are very ordinary, and the brand premium is high;
The Westinghouse S3-136th Anniversary model has a good sleeping experience and uses the most solid materials, including 4883 springs, imported latex from Malaysia, three-part partitions, etc. is in this evaluation The most impressive one is that it became the recommended first choice in this review ;
The overall materials used by Jin Koer-Fanxing B are also good, but the mattress has no partitions, and the support needs to adapt to different areas of the body are slightly weaker.
Finally, I hope that the above review will be helpful to everyone in choosing a mattress, so that you can enjoy adequate and comfortable sleep every night.
