Which Is The Best Mattress Topper? Cheap + Luxury Picks 2022

Which is the best type of mattress topper?

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Before I give my opinion on the best mattress topper, I’ll give an explanation of the four main types of mattress topper:

Natural fibre mattress toppers

These are made from wool, feathers, duck down or goose down. Duck down and goose down is good for keeping cool and is super soft, but isn’t good for allergies unless it is specially treated and sealed. Wool is better for allergies but isn’t quite as soft as goose or duck down. Prices range from about £50 to £300.

Synthetic mattress toppers

These are made from polyester. They are often called things like ‘microfibre’ toppers. Prices start from about £20.

Memory foam mattress toppers (also called visco elastic)

Memory foam moulds around you so some people don’t like the sinking feeling and it can also make you feel hot. The price depends on how thick it is. Cheap memory foam toppers start at about £30.

Latex mattress toppers

These last for ages and are made from natural materials (rubber). They are expensive though (prices from about £100 upwards).

Which is best? Most people agree that natural fibres are better than synthetic fibre mattress toppers.

Memory foam v natural fibres is a personal preference, it depends whether you like the feel of memory foam.

Latex is a posh alternative and, but it’s not to everyone’s taste.

Researchers in China attempted to take an academic look at the question of mattress toppers in a study which was published in 2020 by Yu-Chi, Chih-Yun and Mao-Jiun. They searched for the best ‘combination of thickness and hardness’, specifically for people who sleep on their back.

After looking at things such as ‘body pressure and temperature distribution’ they recommended that a mattress topper which is 30mm is ideal and that it should be ‘a soft topper’.

What’s the best mattress topper made from microfibre synthetic materials?

If you’re on a tight budget or just want something cheap for a guest bed then here are a couple of decent synthetic mattress toppers:

1. Silentnight Airmax Mattress Topper – £49 (king size)

Silentnight is probably the best known brand in the UK mattress market. This cheap mattress topper is polyester, but it gets great reviews and it is machine washable. As an overall brand, Silentnight scores well with customers, averaging 4.1/5 on TrustPilot when we checked. This particular mattress topper scores 4.5/5 from 6000+ reviews, at the time of writing.

Pros: big name brand, low price, thousands of positive reviews, machine washable, available in two depths and four sizes

Cons: synthetic materials are less breathable

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2. Sealy Select Response Mattress Topper – £25 (king size)

This cheap mattress topper from Sealy has a microfiber cover (which just means it is very finely woven) and it has something called ‘DuPont silk like fibres’. Essentially, it is a synthetic fibre but the manufacturers say it has ‘all the legendary smoothness of silk’. That might be pushing it but it gets good reviews and it’s hypoallergenic. Sealy claims to be the world’s biggest bed brand.

Pros: available in four sizes, huge bedding brand, good value, hypoallergenic

Cons: synthetic material, relatively thin

Sealy select response mattress topper — Sealy is the world’s biggest bed brand. They offer this good value synthetic topper.

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What’s the best memory foam mattress topper?

There are loads of memory foam mattress toppers to choose from, but here are three to consider:

1. Panda Mattress Topper – £159 (king size)

The Panda Mattress Topper is worth a look as it comes with a 30 night home trial period. If you don’t like it, they’ll collect it for free and give you a refund (see the Ts and Cs). Home trials are quite common with mattresses but less so with toppers.

“But is it any good?” I hear you cry.

At the time of writing, reviews on TrustPilot average 4.8/5 after 400+ reviews whilst it scores about 4.8/5 from 3000+ reviews on the Panda website.

Some people find memory foam makes them a bit hot in bed. However, this one aims to keep you cool by mixing the memory foam with a gel. The cover is made from bamboo which is ‘naturally antibacterial’ and ‘highly breathable’ according to the official blurb. It is 5cm thick, which is pretty decent when compared to some cheap mattress toppers.

Pros: the trial period is unusual with a mattress topper and the product gets very positive reviews. Memory foam is very good at spreading out your weight on a mattress topper.

Cons: it’s more expensive than some toppers and it is made from mostly synthetic materials.

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Which is the best type of mattress topper?

Natural fibre mattress toppers

Synthetic mattress toppers

Memory foam mattress toppers (also called visco elastic)

Latex mattress toppers

What’s the best mattress topper made from microfibre synthetic materials?​

​1. Silentnight Airmax Mattress Topper – £49 (king size)

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