Returning Our Cloud Luxe Breeze

[phoenix]

Hi woofman,

We purchased a Cloud Luxe Breeze about 2.5 months ago and are now working to find a mattress to replace it. We made this choice because my husband really wanted memory foam but I sleep very hot and this was our compromise. What we have found is that the breeze cover takes away from the molding that you expect from memory foam and the bed feels harder than we wanted.

While a cover can certainly make a difference in the feel and performance of a mattress … I suspect that the difference you are feeling is in the gel memory foam vs their non gel memory foam not so much in the cover. Adding gel to memory foam in any of the many ways that gel can be added (see post #2 here) can certainly change the way the memory foam feels and reacts (for better or for worse depending on the person) compared to “regular” memory foam.

We have been researching latex and are very close to purchasing the Bliss Pristine from Health Back. I love it, but my husband thinks it is like sleeping on a bowl of jelly. I agree to some extent, but I imagine one would eventually get used to the feel. It is comfortable, and he agrees, but he just doesn’t like to springy feel.

It may also be worth trying other types or designs of latex mattresses because there can be many differences between latex mattresses (or between different designs in any mattress category) that use different types of latex or different designs. Some people may love one latex mattress and not like another one even though both of them are “latex mattresses”. It’s also true that latex is different from other materials and may take some getting used to. The properties that some people love about some types or designs of latex mattresses may be the same properties that others don’t like at all.

My question is do you know anything about the new luxe and whether the protective smart climate cover really makes any difference? I would hate to have to return yet another bed!!

I would never rely on anyone else’s perceptions of a mattress because each person’s experience can be very different from someone else or even the majority of other people. Every material and component in a mattress will make some type of difference … but the real question is whether the difference will be “enough” for you and whether it will have a tradeoff that you don’t like and other people’s experience can’t tell you this. Tempurpedic doesn’t give any specific details (outside of marketing speak) about their covers and I have never slept on it but when you see “cool to the touch” it usually means that there is some type of gel material involved which can help with temperature regulation for a short time while you are going to sleep until temperatures equalize and generally the benefits won’t last over the course of the night.

There are many things that combined together can affect temperature regulation and the sleeping temperature of a mattress for each person (not least of which is where someone is inside the oven/iceberg range) but memory foam in general will be warmer and more insulating than other types of materials. There is more about the many factors that together can affect sleeping temperature in post #2 here that may be helpful. In some cases … even a different mattress protector or sheets can make “enough” difference for someone that would otherwise sleep too hot on a particular mattress.

As you can see in the tutorial post here (which hopefully you’ve read) … I personally wouldn’t consider a Tempurpedic mattress in the first place.

Phoenix