7 Best Memory Foam Mattresses 2023

The best memory foam mattresses are a one-way ticket to a good night's kip.

When it comes to sleep, you could be doing all the right things: cutting down on your screen time, meditating before clambering under your duvet, and avoiding caffeine. But if your mattress is lumpy, saggy and generally a bit bedraggled, you won’t be getting the good-quality, wellness-boosting beauty kip you need. I

Enter: the humble memory foam mattress. For many, the centre point of their dream bed. While pocket-sprung mattresses tend to put pressure on particular areas, memory foam mattresses contour to your body shape to deliver more consistent support and smooth motion transfer, so you don't wake up feeling inadequately rested. Or with back pain. Or neck pain. Or all of the above. There's also evidence to suggest that memory foam mattresses last longer than spring mattresses and are more breathable. Overheating is a thing of the past. Tempted? Your journey to a new mattress awaits.

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Meet the expert:

In a rush? The best memory foam mattress at a glance:

Emma Premium Mattress

Ergoflex 5G Mattress

The Elite Mattress

Nectar Premier Mattress

How we tested:

By speaking to experts, trialing memory foam mattresses over a period of a month when we could (we’re working our way through the rest), using product reviews and using search data, we’ve curated, what we feel is, a thorough edit of the best memory foam mattresses (and hybrid memory foam mattresses) on the market. We’ve marked mattresses including the Emma Original Mattress on features like cushioning and comfort, whether they offer enough support, price point, breathability, 100-night trial offerings and whether they’re hypoallergenic. You can rest assured, if anything changes, our guide will be quickly updated.

What are the advantages of memory foam mattresses?

Memory foam mattresses are great for anyone who needs extra support as they sleep, according to Silentnight's Sleep Expert, Hannah Shore. “A build-up of pressure during sleep is what often leads you to twist and turn throughout the night," she told us. "Memory foam is great at distributing pressure evenly to ensure you don’t get any numbness and allows you to have a restful night’s sleep.”

Another advantage of memory foam is the fact that they effectively absorb energy, meaning no hot sweats in the middle of the night. “Memory foam reacts with heat, the warmer it gets, the more you sink into it (that’s why some products may feel very firm when you first lie on them)," Hannah continued.

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