Hi Jewels.
Great to hear that your mattress has arrived and that it meets all your expectations, at least on the firm side of it… :lol:
Thanks for taking the time to share your initial feedback and I’m looking forward to any additional updates you might have once you’ve slept on your mattress for a while longer.
I see that you are planning ahead as you are now looking for yet another mattress.
I understand your concern, and you are correct in placing a high premium on safety particularly in the area of Memory Foam and to some extent polyfoam where there is much market confusion and there are so many products of questionable safety. Because we spend so much time in close proximity to our mattress, this can have a greater effect on our health and wellbeing than almost everything else we own. As you had a firsthand experience with Tempurpedic, in terms of safety I generally suggest that you check that any product that you are considering comes with some type of testing for VOCs and other harmful substances.
Post #3 here speaks directly to some of your concerns about Tempurpedic mattresses. There are also some very good links in that post regarding more detailed information about “chemical free” and “safe” materials in mattresses and also you may have stumbled over Post #10 here with several guidelines to take into account when looking for a memory foam product.
Attempting to find something that is exactly the same is often a frustrating and futile exercise especially if you are trying to do that on your own. There is more information in post #9 here about the different ways that one mattress can “match” or “approximate” another one. Every layer and component in a mattress (including the cover and any quilting materials) will affect the feel and performance of every other layer and component and the mattress “as a whole” so unless you are able to find another mattress that uses exactly the same type of materials, components, cover and quilting, layer thicknesses, layer firmnesses, and overall design (which would be fairly unlikely) then there really isn’t a reliable way to match one mattress to another one in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your Personal preferences) based on the specifications of the mattresses (even assuming that you can find out all the specifications you would need for both mattresses you are comparing in the first place). This being said you may be able to get quite close to it by seeking the guidance from an experienced manufacturer or retailer, who is familiar with Tempurpedic and who would be the able to approximate a mattress feel based on all the specs and your personal needs and preferences you may provide, but keep in mind that this is not an exact science
Christeli, our Trusted Members here , are listing on their site some lines that will produce comforts that are similar to (comparable) to some of the Tempurpedic models. These aren’t meant to be duplicates or exact matches, but simply a comfort that most people would consider “in the range” of a particular Tempurpedic they might have tested. Their model Briela 13.5" is closely compared to Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe Breeze mattress.
Many of our trusted members carry good quality/value Memory Foam products that I would recommend for your consideration in your search, (all of which are using safe materials and may also have one or several safety certifications) You may wish to reach out to some of them and find out if they carry something that may be a close match.
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Bedmasters
Christeli
Comfort Sleep Systems
Luxi Sleep
Magic Sleeper
Memory Foam Comfort
Nest Bedding
Novosbed
Midwest Mattress
Reverie
Sedona Sleep
Sleep EZ Factory
Texas Mattress Makers
Oklahoma Mattress Company in OK
Mattress To Go in MI
Parklane Mattresses in OR or WA states[/indent]
As with all our Trusted Members here I have no doubt that they will not hesitate to help you find the best combo and thickness/softness they have available that works for you. As you have experienced, it usually takes a bit of trial and error and a bit of time to get things just right.
Good luck with your new search!
Phoenix