Mattress topper: why it is and how it differs from a topper
The cheapest thing in the bedroom prolongs the life of the most expensive. And it is constantly confused with another.
A mattress topper costs several times less than a mattress and determines how long it will last. This is a rare case when a cheap thing really saves money.
What does he do?
Absorbs moisture and dirt - something that cannot be washed off the mattress. It is removable and machine washable, unlike the mattress itself.
The removable mattress cover is also washable, but it is a procedure for a whole day: remove, wash, dry, put back on a twenty-centimeter block. With a mattress topper, you have to do this much less often.
What he is NOT
It does not change the stiffness. This is a thin cover, not a layer: lying on a mattress with or without a mattress topper - you will not feel the difference.
If you need to change the feeling of a sleeping place, this is the task of a topper — a separate thin mattress on top. Mattress topper and topper are constantly confused, but they do opposite things.
When you need both
The most common correct answer is this: a topper to change the stiffness, and a mattress pad on top of it to protect both the topper and the mattress underneath.
The order is exactly this: the topper lies on the mattress, the mattress topper - on the topper, the sheet - on all this.
To whom it is obligatory
- —Children's bed - here he does the main work
- —A bedroom where one eats or drinks in bed
- —A house with animals sleeping on a bed
- —Any mattress you plan to use for more than five years
