Get More Value - The Visco Foam Mattress Pad

If you are ready to make a purchase, but can't decide whether to choose a new visco foam mattress pad or a visco elastic foam mattress, this brief article may be for you. Or, maybe you are still learning more about memory mattresses? In either case, I have assembled some information here that you will be interested in knowing. My goal is to provide useful information that will help you to gain the knowledge and confidence, to select the best mattress pad or mattress, that meets your needs.

Memory foam mattress pads are on display at most department and furniture stores. And the price of a foam mattress pad can range from a $100 dollars, to well over a $1,000 dollars. If your plan is to purchase a memory mattress pad in order to avoid purchasing a new mattress, then you should probably go for a thicker pad with good ratings for density, resilience, and indentation load deflection(ILD).

Let's start with a little background on memory foam. Memory foam was discovered almost 40 years ago, as a result of NASA's efforts to support an astronaut's body during the initial liftoff. Once developed, it was named visco elastic, or visco memory foam. It could conform to the body shape, provide a uniformed distribution of body weight, and return to its original shape when not being used.

Once perfected, it became commercially available for consumer use in the late 1980's. And several years later, after more development, it became very popular in Sweden and United States. Memory foam manufacturers in the US began producing visco elastic memory foam for different uses, such as, for mattresses, visco elastic mattress pads, and a variety of other options and prices for consumers to choose from.

I hope that brief introduction to the visco foam mattress pad was helpful. But let's return to the question of whether you would be better off choosing a memory foam mattress, or a foam mattress pad? Maybe your present mattress, even if a little on the "old" side, may still have some years and usefulness left. In my opinion, if your mattress still has some firmness and has not lost its integrity, you could save some money by simply purchasing a visco mattress pad.

But what if your present mattress has lost its firmness and integrity, and has become lumpy or is starting to sag? If this is the case, it is surely time to look for a new memory mattress. And I say this because the current bed is no longer supporting your body properly. And prolonged sleeping on such a bed can lead problems with the neck, back, and other serious conditions.

Because this article is about selecting a memory mattress pad, let's assume that your present mattress is in good shape. In looking for a visco foam mattress pad, you should be looking for qualities of softness, density, and thickness. For pad thickness, you will want from one to four inches. Just make sure that the one you choose will still fit your current sheets and bedding.

Other qualities to look for are, indentation load deflection(ILD), which tells you how soft it is; resilience, a measure of the foam's springiness and ability to rebound; and weight, the amount of chemicals used in the foam's composition, usually having a density of 4 to 5 pounds per square foot. As you speak with a mattress sales representative, or maybe doing your while investigations online, these are some of the points you want to keep in mind.

In conclusion, the last two suggestions I would make, would be to have a good look at the mattress pad's company warranty, and to make sure you have reasonable recourse if you should need return the pad. And finally, I would warn you to watch out for poor quality memory foam imitations. Even though they may at first feel great, the memory foam tends to flatten out with compression, and may not last very long. Try to restrict your search to visco mattress pads and visco mattresses manufactured solely in the United States. Hope these tips help, and wish you the best of luck in your search for the perfect mattress topper.