Sleep is very important, we are required to get at least 8 hours of sleep each day to keep our body function on its proper state. However good sleep is impossible in bad mattress. Sleeping in a bad mattress will cause discomfort and sore back when you waking up. If you have a bad mattress, we advised you to get a better mattress. In this article we will introduce you to two of famous sleeping mattress, one is cheaper and one is pricier. They are Zinus and Ghostbed.
In this article we will give you information about:
- What is Zinus and Ghostbed
- What Zinus and Ghostbed can offer to you
- Zinus vs Ghostbed
About Zinus
Zinus mattress must be familiar to you, this company has been around for quite some time. Zinus is a Korean based Company and they produced their mattress at their own facility in China. Taken from Zinus, currently Zinus has three types of mattresses, which are the Pressure Relief Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress, Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress, and Pressure Relief Cloud Memory Foam Mattress. Among those mattress, we are going to choose the best seller Pressure Relief Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress.
Zinus Features
The Zinus Pressure Relief Mattress is built with different thickness, start from 6 inches to 12 inches. The thickness are vary to match each purpose of the mattress, they also comes in twin, full, queen, and king size. The one that are we going to choose today is the 12 inches memory foam mattress. It consist of four layers of memory foam mattress where the support base is consist of two memory foams. The cover that Zinus used to wrapped the mattress is pretty good, however some people are concern about the elasticity of the fabric, the cover is somehow a little too loose for some people preference. This will create some bunched up areas when you grab them.
The first layer of Zinus mattress is the 3 inches memory foam, this firts layer is there to provide you with some comfort and the initial soft feeling when you sleep in it. This layer also contour your body and make them stay in their proper place when you sleep to avoid waking up with sore body. The second layer is the 2 inches comfort foam, this layer act as a transition between the top layer and base. This layer is designed to provide support for your body. The last layer is the support base of dense foam, which consist of two 3.5 inches layer, making it 7 inches thick. This layer act as the foundation of the mattress and also help providing the deep compression support, especially for heavier sleepers. You can check our previous article relating Zinus here.
About Ghostbed
The Ghostbed Company was founded not long time ago in 2015, it was made as one of Nature’s Sleep division. What inspired the Ghostbed CEO to found the Company was to simplify the process of mattress shopping by eliminating the need to deal with salesperson in the showroom. At the first time, they only offer one mattress, but since their sales began to surging and they get more popularity, they start to offer a wider range of sleep products, such as bases, foundations and pillows. They also has second mattress called the Ghostbed Luxe that was designed by focusing on creating cool sleep environment.
Ghostbed Features
The construction of the Ghostbed was pretty sturdy, they made the mattress with dense foam in an attempt to make the mattress more durable. The mattress was made with three layers of memory foam and was covered with a material from the combination of viscose and polyester, the material itself is pretty stretchy and thin, the intention is to allow air flow going through the mattress to regulate the temperature.
The top layer is the 1.5 inches comfort layer of latex foam, the material has an attribute to be able to respond quickly to pressure. This layer will give you bounce and keep you from feeling stuck when sleeping in the mattress. The latex also does a well job to dissipate body heat and keep your body cool when sleeping. This layer was also aerated to improve breathability and improve temperature regulation. The second layer is the 2 inches memory foam. The layer is there to provide you with comfort and contouring to the body. This is important, since if your body is not contoured properly, you will wake up with sore back.
The foundation of the Ghostbed consist of 7.5 inches high density poly foam. This base layer will provide the support for the mattress and keep the mattress for a long time. The base also what shapes the mattress itself.
Zinus vs Ghostbed
| Zinus | Ghostbed |
|---|---|
| - Is cheaper than Ghostbed | - Is pricier than Zinus |
| - Have more variants than Ghostbed | - Have lesser variants than Zinus |
| - The cover is a bit looser | - The cover is tight and proper |
Conclusion
As it have been mentioned above, you can see that both of them has similar layers and provide us with the comfort and proper sleep we need. One thing that some people less preferred about Zinus is the loose cover. However if this doesn’t concern you, we will recommend you the Zinus mattress. Not only they have similar texture and layer but Zinus is about three times cheaper than Ghostbed. The Ghostbed 11” is sold at $975 while Zinus 12” is only $319. If you want to get a good mattress but also want to keep your wallet fat, we think that Zinus will suit your preference.