Bear Mattress has been in business since 2014, crafting mattresses designed to help people recover from their daily lives; enhancing sleep so that daily performance can be optimized. With over 10,000 five star reviews, Bear Mattress is more than just a mattress company; their family-based team of athletes and creators truly focus on sleep wellness. Many people worldwide trust Bear to aid them in rest and recovery.

Bear offers three different types: the “Original”, which offers a more traditional feel with encased coils, the “Pro” made with copper and gel memory foam, and the “Hybrid” which is made with graphite memory foam. All three boast Celliant® cooling technology and are eco-friendly with Certi-PUR-US® certified foams. With these three options, the customer has the ability to choose a mattress feel that fits their lifestyle and sleep needs.

Bear also sells bed foundations, frames, and their new adjustable bases, as well as many accessories ranging from mattress care to sleep accessories such as sheets, weighted blankets, and cooling pillows. With so many luxurious add-ons, Bear makes it easy to create a bundle for optimal sleep based on each customer’s individual needs and preferences.

Bear Highlights

• Helps alleviate back and joint pain
• 100-night sleep trial
• 10 or 20-year warranty

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Bear Highlights

While many think of memory foam as giving you a soft, cradling feeling, the Bear mattresses are medium firm; about a 6-7 on a scale of 1-10, so there’s as much of a sinking feeling to them. Bear mattresses also have layers of supporting foam to keep the mattress firm and keep your spine supported, rather than awkwardly curved due to sinking.

All three type have a Celliant cover as their first layer which will keep you cool while sleeping. All other layers are infused with cooling properties that promote airflow as well.

Overall, with a Bear mattress you will sleep coolly and feel supported. Even though many found their mattress too firm at first, after a couple of weeks, these same customers felt that their back pain, joint pain, and soreness was vastly improved by the supportive foam layers of their Bear mattress.

Birch is the environmentally-conscious subsidiary of sleep giant Helix. Their only mattress, called simply the “Birch Natural Mattress,” is billed as one of the most sustainable and ethical beds on the market today.

The Birch Natural Mattress is an 11’ hybrid model, handcrafted in the USA from sustainably-sourced and organic materials. The latex, cotton, and wool used across all six of the layers are purchased from suppliers with ethical and environmentally-friendly business models. The resulting product is one of the few beds-in-a-box that prizes its environmental impact above almost every other aspect of design. None of this comes at the cost of quality, however—the Birch is one of our favorite hybrids for many reasons.

Birch goes even further in its mission to protect the planet by pledging 1% of its profits to the National Forest Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to planting 50 million trees in US National Parks by 2023. Every product purchased from Birch, from their flagship mattress to its pillow toppers and bed frames helps support this goal.

Birch Natural Mattress Highlights

• 100-night sleep trial
• Free Shipping and Returns
• Made in USA

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Birch Highlights

Between the latex layers and the robust network of supportive steel coils, the Birch mattress is certainly on the firmer side of the spectrum. Anyone looking for a more supportive sleep should consider the Birch, which we think excels in providing pressure relief on joints and the back. But if you are looking for a more cloud-like sleep, and like to really sink into your bed, maybe skip this model in favor of an all-foam mattress.

Overall, we think the Birch comes in at about a 7.5 out of 10 on the firmness scale, putting it at the upper end of the hybrid mattresses we’ve reviewed.

We should point out that the firmness of the mattress does not mean the top layer of the Birch isn’t supremely comfortable—it is. The cotton and wool layers that form the surface are incredibly soft and supple, designed intelligently to keep cool while relieving pressure from the body. If you prefer a firmer mattress, the Birch is able to provide support without sacrificing the comfort of a plush top layer. Great for all types of sleepers, but stomach and back sleepers especially.

Layla is a New Haven, Connecticut–based mattress company founded in 2016. Currently, they offer two mattresses; a memory-foam model called the Layla Memory Foam Mattress, and a hybrid innerspring model called the Layla Hybrid Mattress.

The Layla Memory Foam Mattress has six distinct layers of technologically-advanced foam. Two of these layers include a unique copper-infused gel that helps prevent bacteria build-up and associated odors. One of the other cool features of this model is that it is reversible, with one side of the mattress offering a more plush feel, and the other providing more firm support. This mattress in a box is available at a relatively low price point.

The Hybrid Mattress from Layla is going to cost a bit more, but for good reason. In addition to the many foam layers that make the Memory Foam model great, the Hybrid mattress includes a thick layer of individually-coiled springs to offer increased edge support and superior responsiveness. Luckily for sleepers considering a Layla mattress, their website offers a helpful guide to choosing between the two options!

Memory Foam Highlights

• Flippable firmness™
• 120-night sleep trial
• Copper infused memory foam

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Layla Highlights

We love Layla because of the creative, flippable design of both of its mattresses. This feature allows for sleepers to change the feel of their mattress whenever they please, choosing between a softer top and a more firm option on the opposite side. Both the Layla Memory Foam mattress and the Layla Hybrid mattress are made with thermo-gel cooling foam top layers; the difference in firmness is achieved by using more or less of this material on either side of the mattress.

The Memory Foam model is definitely the softer, more plush feeling of the two. The top layer of foam is really giving, though there is a noticeable difference between the thicker and thinner sides. The thicker side comes in at about a 7 out of 10 on the firmness scale, while the thinner side comes in at about 4 out of 10. This is a huge difference, but in both cases the bed tends to offer a more swaddled, softer feel than the average foam mattress.

The Hybrid Model offers a slightly more supportive feel due to an added layer of innersprings. Though it too is flippable to provide two firmness options, both come in higher on the firmness scale. We rate the thinner side of the Hybrid at a 5 out of 10, and the thicker side as an 8 out of 10.

Overall, we love the feel of the removable fabric covers that are employed on the foam layers topping each side of both models. If you like a luxurious feeling bed that swaddles as well as it supports, this is the brand for you!

Puffy is an American company specializing in all things crafted and quality for the bedroom. Their leading mattress, called simply “The Puffy Mattress,” was among the best-selling and highest-reviewed mattresses in 2020. Satisfied customers point to a sturdy foam-based construction that offers cooling and supportive sleep at a very reasonable price point.

Puffy also offers the Puffy Lux, a more premium mattress that adds extra layers of cushy comfort and cooling, with a bit higher price tag. The Puffy Lux includes a proprietary high-density transition comfort layer in order to increase enhanced spinal alignment while maintaining a softer, comfier, plush feeling. Puffy’s third mattress, called the Puffy Royal Mattress, is a high-end version of the other two models that clocks in at almost twice the price of the Lux.

Puffy sells bedding, dog beds, foundations for mattresses, and more, making them a comprehensive one-stop-shop for your sleeping needs. We love that they offer a 101-night free trial, and provide a lifetime guarantee on all of their products.

Highlights

• 101-Night Trial
• Free Shipping and Returns
• Made in USA with Lifetime Warranty

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Puffy Highlights

Puffy’s mattresses don’t offer a ton in the way of a customizable feel. Both the Puffy and the Lux come with only one option for softness, while some other companies give the flexibility of multiple choices. However, the set design of Puffy’s products helps keep the price down quite a bit—this is a huge bonus in our book. It’s a fantastic mattress for its price!

The Puffy comes in at the 6-8 range of firmness on a scale of 1-10. We consider it to be medium-firm, with a very soft top layer of foam.

The Puffy Lux, which boasts an extra comfort layer of foam, clocks in a little lower on the scale at 5-7 out of ten. This model is certainly more plush than the Puffy, and might be better for people who prefer the feeling of being swaddled.

As another note, the Puffy Royal, the most deluxe model the company offers, comes in at around a 5 on the firmness scale, making it the plushest of their product line.

Purple is one of the most popular mattress brands in America right now. They are well known for their clever, and incessant ad campaigns that can be found plastered across all corners of the internet. However, the products they offer are truly superb. Their proprietary Purple Grid™ technology allows them to create mattresses that are supremely comfortable and supportive, at a price point that is affordable to the average person.

They offer three different mattress options these days: The Purple mattress, The Hybrid, and The Hybrid Premier. The Purple is the first mattress the company created, combining polyfoam with their Purple Grid™ in the most affordable model. The Purple Hybrid and Purple Hybrid Premier add an innerspring layer into the mix for slightly more comfort, and a slightly higher price tag.

We like both the Purple and the Hybrid for different reasons. This review will focus on both to help you get a good sense of which mattress might be right for you!

Purple Highlights

• 100-Night Trial
• Free Shipping & Returns
• 0% APR Financing
• 10-Year Warranty

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Purple Highlights

Despite having extra layers of construction in the Hybrid model, we found the Original and Hybrid to both weigh in at around a 6.5 out of 10 when it comes to firmness. These are beds that offer serious support, without feeling super hard to the touch. The Purple Grid™ technology is a 2’’ layer in both of these beds, and because of it you can rest assured that you will be fully supported throughout your sleep.

Both models have extra soft top layers that simply feel great to the touch, even though sheets. However, if you are looking for a bed that has even more softness and give to it, we recommend checking out Purple’s Hybrid Premier model. Though it is a bit more expensive, you can opt for a thicker layer of Purple Grid™ technology that makes the mattress feel all the more cushioning. If you have serious problems with pain, or simply want a bed that cradles your body, this could be the perfect option for you.