A Memory Foam Mattress Will Help You Get a Restful Night's Sleep: Wake up Feeling Refreshed!A memory foam mattress is made of a very unique foam called viscoelastic foam. It is foam made of a unique material that has the ability to contour to your body's curves in response to body heat. This allows the memory foam to support the parts of your body that need it. Memory foam mattresses come in a variety of thicknesses to suit your personal needs.
When synthetic foam and certain chemicals are mixed they create a product with an increase in density weight. What this means is that every square foot of memory foam is condensed to create a more dense and viscous elastic foam. These memory mattresses provide you with what you need to sleep restfully while at the same time easing your aches and pains.
A mattress made of memory foam works by supporting your pressure points such as your lower back and behind your knees. The foam mattress elevates these points of stress by allowing your other body parts like your upper back and buttocks to sink deeper into the memory foam. This allows your natural curves to get the support they need. Many people find great relief with these mattresses and will sleep on nothing else. This is because their pressure points are relieved of any strain as they sleep.
Whether you are a stomach, side or back sleeper, the memory foam will contour around every curve of your body giving your body the support it needs without the stress. Your hips and shoulders will sink comfortably into the memory foam as you sleep on your side allowing you to sleep comfortably. When you get out of bed the memory foam will quickly regain its elastic properties and be ready to support you the next time you go to bed.
Many people suffering from aches and pains swear by the memory foam wishing they had made the switch from a conventional mattress sooner. These mattresses may not be for everybody, however, so be sure to try one out before you buy it.
Custom Foam Shipping Case Inserts - The Best Way to Protect Your Equipment
There are hundreds of case manufacturers providing numerous styles of shipping cases in various sizes and dimensions. Most of these case companies offer foam inserts. Some are layered foam that is cubed and some are solid layered foam. Most would like you to believe that their cube foam is an easy way to create your custom like foam insert.
If you've ever used cubed foam or tried to cut and assemble your own custom foam insert you will have to agree that the only real way to make sure your equipment is protected is to have a professional design and cut your custom foam insert specifically for the item you want protected and here's why.
Most cube foam inserts are cut from 3 or 4 inch thick foam pieces. In a typical 15" case base there would be 3 - 4" thick pieces and 1 - 3" thick layer of cubed foam. When you create your cavities in the initial 4" layer that works great as long as your item is 4" thick or less. What happens if one of your items is, say, 6" thick. Now the pick and pluck foam method becomes troublesome.
Another problem with cube foam is that as your items are pulled out of their cavities and pushed back into their cavities over and over again, the cube foam tends to degrade. Frequent pulling and pushing in and out of the cubed foam cavities causes them to start to degenerate in to small pieces and sections of the foam tend to break off. Now the case becomes filled with pick and pluck foam pieces rather than the custom cavities you were hoping for when you purchased the case.
By having a custom foam insert cut you don't have to worry about that flaking because the cavity was created by cuting a single solid piece of foam. Also, because custom foam inserts begin as huge foam blocks you don't have to worry about how thick layers are because not only is the horizontal dimension accurate but the vertical dimension can be cut to any height required.
In all ways a custom foam insert is worth the small additional money from the beginning. Even though pick and pluck (cubed) foam is less expensive in the beginning, by the time you replace it a couple of times before realizing that you should have had custom foam made to begin with, custom foam ends up being less costly if invested in from the beginning.
A Look at Memory Foam Slippers
Memory foam footwear is a quickly burgeoning industry. Manufacturers of sneakers, boots, slippers, insoles, and more are using memory foam in their products these days. The footwear guru company Dr. Scholl’s has a line of memory foam footwear products.
The reason for its popularity rests in its ability to both cushion and support whatever pressure is placed on it. This ability is due to two factors: its deformable cells with movable air pockets, and its sensitivity to temperature. Memory foam slippers are one of the latest trends in memory foam, and the trend looks to be long lasting.
Memory foam slippers provide the greatest fit for any foot. Whether your feet are fleshy or bony, flat-bottomed or highly arched, memory foam slippers are right for you. They can “remember” the shape of your feet.
The slippers utilize the same technology as that used for mattresses, mattress pads, pillows, and even dog beds. If memory foam can support you horizontally, surely it can support you vertically. When you step into your first pair of memory foam slippers, they will feel firm or hard. After a few moments, however, your feet will “sink in” just enough to get a glove-like fit.
Remember: your entire body weight is resting on the soles of your feet. You’ll want to make sure your memory foam slippers are of a high density, preferably 5 pounds per cubic foot. This will ensure that the memory foam layer doesn’t “bottom out” or hit solid ground, or else the benefit of the foam will be lost. Therefore, be sure that the bottoms of the slippers are thick enough to allow plenty of “give” at your highest pressure points, such as heels, the balls of your feet, and the pads of your toes. Before buying, ask the manufacturer what kind of memory foam they use in their memory foam slippers.
Why Memory Foam?
What is Memory Foam?
Think about it as a foam that can form itself to fit your body contours. In doing so, it can provide relief of stressful pressure points as you try to get a restful night sleep. Think about lying on a board for several minutes. The few places that make contact with the wood begins to soon feel the stress if supporting the entire body. Your spine begins to feel rigid as it cannot get back into its natural position. Comfortable? No way. Now imagine yourself lying in a hammock. It feels great for awhile. Again after time your spine aches to be in a more supportive position. Uncomfortable again. Now imagine lying on something right out of a space film. As you lie down, it gives way to let you sink in just enough that your entire back is supported by the material. This keeps your spine in its natural position. Very comfortable and relaxing.
In a matter of speaking, memory foam is somewhat a material from space. NASA engineers developed memory foam to help support our astronauts during the extremes of space travel. Today many companies have their own versions of memory foam. Some companies may decide to cut corners and manufacture a cheaper quality material than others to make a more competitive product. Of course the concept of their foam may be the same. Only top of the line, quality foam could provide the best support for your body.
How does memory foam work? Memory foam is made up of tiny cell like structures that are temperature sensitive. One trait of this foam is the ability to become softer with temperature. As the foam warms up from your body it becomes softer causing it to be able to expand or rise up to meet the areas of your body that do not usually benefit from support, such as your neck. Imagine the feeling of fully being supported as you sleep. In the morning the memory foam will return to its original position, unaffected by your restful night sleep. It “remembers” its original shape.
The density of the foam also plays a role in your nights sleep. Imagine a mattress that is built with you in mind. Dense foam toward the bottom for full support. Less dense foam on top to rise up and provide support to the higher curves of your body as you sleep.