Futon Mattress types

There are a few different types of mattresses you can get for your futon, each with a different feel and comfort level.

The Cotton Mattress
This mattress is really just cotton, it’s filled with it and the cover is made from it. It a rather firm mattress but is still flexible so that it can be turned in to a sofa. Usually supplied with the wooden framed sofa bed making it easy to change the position from sofa to bed. It is prone to absorbing moisture so after a while it takes in the sweat when in use and need a good air out and flipping over every few weeks. The can occasionally build up lumps where the cotton has shifted when used and can make it hard to get it back to the original shape, the flipping helps prevent this.

Cotton Foam Mattress
This is normally the most popular of the futon mattresses, it hold its shape and form a lot better than the 100% cotton mattress and is rather cheap compared to other types. This mattress is firm an resilient to shape loss and still offers great comfort. The core of this mattress consists of layers of foam surrounded by cotton. Normally the more layers of foam that there are the softer the mattress will be. This shape hold for a long time it can last for 10-12 years before it needs replacing so for its price and life span it is a great one to buy.

Wool mattress
Not the best choice for a futon mattress as most people are allergic to wool, is it on the other hands a very good insulator so keeps you nice and warm. The mattress filling is not all wool as it does not hold its shape very; they try to stop this by adding foam layers to stop the wool from shifting too much.

Polyester Foam Mattress
Polyester provides a firm support which is what we look for in a futon mattress, they use a very small amount of cotton around the foam of the mattress to provide a bit of softness. The less cotton you use in a mattress the longer it will last. This mattress is good for all body types and can be more comfortable than Talalay latex mattresses. The polyester foam mattress is very resilient and holds its shape very well so maintenance is very low and will need turning over ever 4 months.

Innerspring mattress
Hard to label this as a futon mattress as it is more like a box spring mattress, in the centre are the springs surrounded by foam. They are not flexible so are not often found on fold out sofa beds but are used on sofas that have pull out extensions to make it a bed. More expensive than cotton and other futon mattresses but are more comfortable and will outlast and cotton mattress. It is worth paying a good price for theses as the can last up to three times longer than a standard cotton futon. Very simple maintenance will only need flipping every 6 months and are best used as your main sleeping area.