Memory Foam Bed Bargains.Com is a website that grew out of one individual’s experience with debilitating lower back pain and a journey that led to a simple solution. My belief in the health benefits of memory foam beds is so strong I had to share my own personal story about them. In my youth I [...]
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Homemade Memory Foam Bed – Now Two Years Old
This little do-it-yourself homemade memory foam bed of mine is now 2 years old. I thought I would give a little update on how it has worked out and how it is holding up. So far It has held up exceptionally well with no signs at all of the memory foam sagging or losing its [...]
Memory Foam-What Makes it So Special?
The story of memory foam is well known these days. Memory foam originated at NASA in the 1960′s and 1970′s out of a need to improve aircraft cushions. Technically it is made from polyurethane modified to increase its viscosity and density. It is popularly referred to as visco-elastic polyurethane foam. Its open cell structure and [...]
High Density Memory Foam
The cut-off density value that separates high density memory foam from low density memory foam seems to generally be around 5 pounds per cubic foot (PCF). Any memory foam mattress with a density value of 5 and above falls into the category of high density. Compared to low density memory foam, high density memory foam [...]
Low Density Memory Foam
Any memory foam mattress with a density value below 5 pounds per cubic foot (PCF) falls into the category of low density memory foam. Low density memory foam layers are softer than the high density layers and are usually used as the upper most top layer of the mattress. The more expensive memory foam mattresses [...]
Conventional Foam Base Layers
You might be suprised to learn that a memory foam mattress contains a layer or layers of conventional foam underneath the memory foam layers. This is because memory foam is too soft to use for the complete mattress, something is needed to support the memory foam and distribute the weight or else the user would [...]
Made In China Memory Foam
There is a lot of memory foam coming from China these days. I do not believe they make quality memory foam yet. The quality of memory foam is based on many factors such as: the manufacturer, proprietary formulas and processes, density values, firmness determinations, and thickness. High density values (4 - 7 PCF) is what makes [...]
Memory Foam Mattress Toppers
Should you buy a memory foam mattress topper? They are becoming quite popular these days because they are less expensive than a complete memory foam mattress. In fact, you can now buy pillows and slippers with this visco elastic foam inside them. A good memory foam mattress can cost thousands of dollars whereas a memory foam [...]
