mount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 poundMemory foam was created for NASA in the 1970’s. It became available to the public first as a mattress topper and then in the 1990’s the full memory foam mattress was put on the market. Since then the memory foam mattress has become the fastest growing product in the bedding industry. With more companies selling their version of the memory foam mattress consumers have become more and more confused about what they should be looking for when considering a memory foam mattress for themselves.

Density tells you how much the foam weighs, for instance a 5-pound density means that a one foot by one-foot cube of the mattress weighs 5 pounds. ILD (Indentation Load Deflection) determines the firmness of the mattress. ILD measures the amount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 pounds

Since then the memory foam mattress has become the fastest growing product in the bedding industry. With more companies selling their version of the memory foam mattress consumers have become more and more confused about what they should be looking for when considering a memory foam mattress for themselves.

Density tells you how much the foam weighs, for instance a 5-pound density means that a one foot by one-foot cube of the mattress weighs 5 pounds. ILD (Indentation Load Deflection) determines the firmness of the mattress. ILD measures the amount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 pound

become more and more confused about what they should be looking for when considering a memory foam mattress for themselves.

Density tells you how much the foam weighs, for instance a 5-pound density means that a one foot by one-foot cube of the mattress weighs 5 pounds. ILD (Indentation Load Deflection) determines the firmness of the mattress. ILD measures the amount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 pound

a 5-pound density means that a one foot by one-foot cube of the mattress weighs 5 pounds. ILD (Indentation Load Deflection) determines the firmness of the mattress. ILD measures the amount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 poundmount of force in pounds that is required to make a 1” indentation from a 50” disc into a 15”x15”x4” piece of memory foam. For example, a 14 ILD rating means that it would take 14 pounds to make a 1” indentation. Unlike conventional foam mattresses that push back, memory foam has a lower resilience force, so it requires less pressure to make an indentation. The higher the ILD rating the firmer the mattress will be, and the lower the rating the softer it will be. If you wake up during the night with pain in your shoulders, hips or heels, then you are affected by pressure points. The pain is a result of too much force being put on these parts of your body by a mattress that is pushing back too hard in focused areas – usually your hips and shoulders.

When you lay down on a memory foam mattress, your body weight is evenly distributed over a wider area and creates an impression in the memory foam. It gently con