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Simba Hybrid
This award-winning and five-star-rated original mattress by Simba Sleep is a unique hybrid mattress that combines polyfoam, memory foam, high-definition foam, and pocket springs.
The Simba Hybrid is an award-winning hybrid pocket sprung foam mattress by Simba Sleep. 🏆
It features four layers, including:
- A comfort layer of graphite-infused, open-cell Simbatex foam,
- A core of up to 2500 Aerocoil mini pocket springs, and
- Two base support foam layers of Simbe-Pure high-definition foam.
This is a medium-firm mattress that's an excellent choice for a wide range of sleepers, regardless of body size or preferred sleeping position.
The Simba mattress is supportive enough to prevent a build-up of tension, but also soft enough to allow your body to sink in where necessary.
This allows for optimal spinal alignment. 🦴
The Simba Hybrid mattress comes with an antibacterial hypoallergenic cover designed to maximise airflow.
Unfortunately, the cover is not machine-washable - we'd recommend making use of a mattress protector to safeguard your mattress. 🧼
The Simba comes with free delivery, a 1-year risk-free trial period, and a 10-year guarantee.
| Simba Hybrid | |
| Composition: | Hybrid mattress with foams and mini pocket springs |
| Firmness level: | Medium-firm |
| Height: | 25 cm (10 inches) |
| Trial period: | 1 year |
| Guarantee: | 10 years |
| What makes this mattress special: | A unique combination of materials; very comfortable for average-weight back and side sleepers; cooling properties |
Nectar Memory Foam Mattress
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This bestselling mattress comes with a revolutionary 365-day trial period and a lifetime warranty.
The Nectar memory foam mattress is one of our favourite mattresses.
It features 3 layers of high-quality, high-density memory foam for optimal spinal alignment, pressure relief, and comfort.
The base layer also has 7 contour zones to enhance its ergonomic design and keep your body in a healthy sleeping position. 📏
This prevents a build-up of tension and allows for orthopaedic support.
The Nectar mattress comes with a breathable cover that enhances airflow to allow for a cool and comfortable sleep. 💨
Unfortunately, the cover is not machine-washable.
We'd suggest using a mattress protector to safeguard your mattress against stains, spills, and bacteria.
The Nectar mattress comes with free delivery & returns, a revolutionary 365-day trial period, and a "forever warranty".
45% OFF NECTAR MATTRESS£ 384.45
| Nectar mattress | |
| Composition: | Memory foam with a 7-zone cold foam base |
| Firmness level: | Medium-firm |
| Height: | 25 cm (10 inches) |
| Trial period: | 365 days |
| Guarantee: | Lifetime warranty |
| What makes this mattress special? | Exceptionally comfortable for average-weight & lighter sleepers; lifetime warranty & revolutionary one-year sleep trial. |
Ergoflex 5G Mattress
This mattress has almost 10,000 5-star reviews!
The Ergoflex 5G mattress is a 5-layer sleep system designed for pressure-relieving comfort and support.
It consists of:
- 9 cm (3.5 inches) high-density viscoelastic memory foam for body-shaping comfort
- 5 cm (1.9 inches) Cool Sleep airflow system for excellent temperature regulation
- 9 cm (3.5 inches) high resilience foundation layer
Materials are CertiPur-US® & OEKO-TEX® 100 certified, and the mattress is manufactured to UK BS 5852 and BS 7177 UK Safety Standards. 🌱
The outer Tencel cover with 3D mesh provides a naturally anti-allergenic and breathable surface.
This keeps you cool and comfortable all night long. 🧊
The cover is removable and machine-washable at 30°.
Ergoflex was first established in 2006, making it one of the oldest bed-in-a-box mattress brands on the market!
The Ergoflex 5G mattress is available in a range of British and European mattress sizes. 🇬🇧
It comes with free delivery & returns, a 30-day sleep trial, and a 10-year guarantee.
| Ergoflex 5G mattress | |
| Composition: | Memory foam |
| Firmness level: | Medium-firm |
| Height: | 23 cm (9 inches) |
| Trial period: | 30 days |
| Guarantee: | 10 years |
| What makes this mattress special? | One of the oldest bed-in-a-box mattresses on the market. |
Mattresses and dust mites
About 59% of all people report having indoor allergies. While there may be numerous reasons for this, bacteria and dust mites play a big role. The bedroom is certainly a prime location for these allergies to manifest.
Dust mites feed on human sweat and dead skin. Because of this, you’ll easily find them living quite happily in mattresses. The older the mattress, the more likely you are to find dust mites - they’ve had years to inhabit the mattress and multiply!
Turns out that these little critters really like the warmth and humidity a mattress can offer. The more warmth and humidity they have, the quicker they multiply.
Cleaning your mattress
Considering that bacteria and mites can live quite happily in your mattress, it’s vitally important that you clean it regularly. Regular cleaning of your mattress and mattress accessories (including your pillows) helps prevent the build-up of mites and bacteria.
It’s important to choose a mattress and accessories with a washable cover, which makes cleaning easier. Don’t forget to clean your mattress topper too, if you use one. You can always clean it by hand with a little detergent, a damp cloth, and water but most mattress toppers are also machine-washable. Many can also be tumble-dried but always read the instructions for your topper.
There are also very simple ways to clean a foam mattress. You can even purchase anti-mite treatments to help. But these are often chemical products and the long-term use thereof is not recommended. Sometimes, they’re also rather ineffective.
It is much easier to simply choose an anti-dust mite mattress and prevent the problem from occurring in the first place.
Why choose an anti-dust mite mattress?
If you’re allergic to dust mites, then you can easily succumb to severe allergies, which greatly affects the quality of your sleep - and the quality of your life!
While cleaning a mattress is certainly important to help get rid of dust mites and bacteria, an anti-dust mite mattress helps prevent the build-up of mites and bacteria in the first place.
Symptoms of dust mite allergies
Not sure if you have a dust mite allergy? There are actually a myriad of possible symptoms. Some of these include:
- Stuffy nose
- Runny nose
- Red eyes
- Sneezing
- Itchy skin
- Eczema
- Difficulty breathing
- Headaches
- Tiredness
- Itchy eyes
As you can imagine, suffering from any of these for a prolonged period of time can severely affect not only the quality of your sleep but also the quality of your life. That’s why it’s important to pay special attention to the hygiene of your mattress and bedding and choose an appropriate anti-dust mite mattress.
What type of anti-dust mite mattress should I select?
There are a variety of anti-dust mite mattresses available. A mattress can be termed an anti-dust mite mattress depending on its composition and materials used, which has a great effect on how happily mites and bacteria can survive in a mattress.
Here are our tips for choosing a good anti-dust mite mattress.
Choose viscoelastic and cold foam
Firstly, we would advise that you choose a cold foam mattress. These are very breathable and perfectly regulate the sleeping climate. Cold foam mattresses do not retain heat and humidity for long. Dust mites prefer mattresses that do not regulate heat and humidity well as they like to live in warm, humid places.
The good thing about foam mattresses is that they’re also very comfortable and generally suitable for all sleeping positions, regardless of whether you sleep on your side, back, or stomach.
If you choose a cold foam mattress, we would advise that you also opt for an anti-dust mite mattress cover. The cover will further protect both you and your mattress and improve the quality of your sleep.
Another good choice would be a viscoelastic mattress - but, this depends on the other components of the mattress. Viscose foam generally only forms one layer of the mattress. We would recommend that you choose a mattress that combines viscoelastic foam with cold foam.
Avoid spring mattresses
We would not recommend choosing a spring mattress. The springs themselves tend to occupy very little space in the mattress, which provides plenty of room for dust mites to thrive. They can use the space to multiply faster and more easily.
If you currently have a spring mattress but aren’t suffering from allergies, then we would still recommend that you purchase an anti-dust mite cover. This will help prevent any allergies from springing up further down the line.
Latex mattresses are also great
If you’re not allergic to latex, then a latex mattress is also a good alternative. Latex is naturally hypoallergenic and antimicrobial. As a result, mites will have greater difficulty surviving and thriving in latex mattresses.
If you are allergic to latex, then this doesn’t necessarily mean that a latex mattress is a no-go. Simply choose a latex mattress that’s surrounded by a layer of natural fibres and organic cotton. Your skin will be protected and you’ll never actually come into contact with the latex but you’ll still be able to experience the benefits of the latex mattress.
Use an anti-dust mite cover
Using an anti-dust mite mattress cover is also a solution. It adds an extra layer between you and the mattress. While it’s a practical solution to help with the actual allergies, it doesn’t get rid of the real problem.
Anti-dust mite accessories
While you certainly want an anti-dust mite mattress, it’s also important to pay attention to your bedding and sleep accessories. Your bedding, toppers, and pillows should all help to protect you from dust mites and bacteria as well.
We can highly recommend the Emma memory pillow, which is fully thermoregulated (it regulates humidity and temperature well) and is thus great against dust mites. The pillow contains 3 complementary layers of foam to provide optimal support, distribute pressure, and reduce neck pain.
Conclusion
If you struggle with allergies, then choosing a hypoallergenic anti-dust mite mattress is generally a good idea. Don’t forget to also clean your mattress regularly.
