Joe: The Purple Mattress is all about this purple gel material. You've seen the commercials.
You've heard the hype. Is this mattress any good?
My name is Joe. I'm from Mattress Clarity. That's exactly what I'll be telling you about
today. I will be telling you everything to know about Purple Mattress running through
a number of tests.
I'll tell you about the construction, who it's a good fit for, who it's not a good fit
for. What sleeping position is it good for? Which sleeping position it's not a good fit
for. Basically, by the end of the video, you'll have a pretty good idea if you want to get
it, so stay tuned.
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Joe: If you want to see a list of my favorite mattresses simply
Google "Mattress Clarity best mattress." If you have any questions about today's review
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We have the Purple Mattress here. It's been very, very successful since it launched a
few years ago. It's all about the hyper-elastic polymer gel material. I'll be doing a full
deep dive into that material, telling you everything about it.
They also have a hybrid version as well. This is a slightly new version of the mattress.
I was excited to jump in and see how this mattress played out.
Let's talk about the construction of the Purple Mattress here. Starting with the cover, it
has a very nice cover, very nice and soft. It's not going to affect the feel of the mattress
overall, too much.
Moving on to the mattress now, we have a base layer, a transition layer and then this is
a foam edge-support layer. It's about three inches wide. Behind it is where all the money's
made, the grid. It's two inches of a gel hyper-elastic polymer material.
The way it works is, let's say you have a foam mattress. If you push your hand in, the
foam's going to compress a little bit. You press in a little bit more, it's going to
compress a little bit more.
This is going to work a little bit differently. It's both flat and supportive, yet pressure-relieving
at the same time. You put your hand down, put a little pressure, it's going to stay
flat and supportive until a certain pressure threshold is reached, and then it's going
to collapse. It's going to stay flat, flat, supportive, and then collapse.
What does that really mean? If you sleep on your back, it's going to collapse underneath
your butt and then stay flat and supportive across the rest of your body. It has a really
nice feeling, being very supportive. You feel that you're collapsing underneath your butt,
and then stay flat and supportive across the rest of your body.
It's very supportive on your back, I'll talk about that a little bit later. Switching onto
your side, it's going to collapse underneath your shoulders and hips. It's going to give
you that good pressure relief that you need, and then stay flat and support across the
rest of your body, so supporting your lumbar area.
It's a good match on your side as well. Then on the stomach, it's going to say flat and
supportive across most of the body. It's going to feel a bit firmer and be a little bit more
supportive. That's why I think this is really good for all three sleeping positions.
If you switch positions, or really any sleeping position whatsoever, this is going to be a
good fit because of the way that this gel material works. It's also in a grid format
so there's so much room for air to flow through.
You're not going to sleep hot in this mattress. If you're worried about sleeping hot, definitely
check out the Purple. It's more of a temperature neutral situation rather than sleeping cool.
It's just that you're not going to sleep hot.
It's also a very, very durable material. If you're viewing this as a long-term investment
I'd definitely take a look at Purple. It's definitely going to be more durable than your
average bed-in-a-box mattress around this price point.
Now, let's talk about firmness and feels. As far as firmness is concerned, I put this
mattress about a 7 out of 10, 10 being the firmest. It's a little bit firmer than average.
I do think it depends on your weight. If you are heavier, you're going to get this gel
to collapse more easily and you're going to think it's softer.
If you are lighter weight, it's going to be harder to get that gel to collapse, especially
if you're on your side, it's going to feel a little bit firmer. For me, it was about
a 7 out of 10, just a little bit firmer than the average mattresses that I've tried.
Again, the feel is hard to describe. It's firm yet pressure relieving at the same time.
The way this gel works is, it stays flat and supportive. Then once a certain pressure threshold
is reached, it collapses.
You're going to feel like you sleep more on top of the mattress. It's got this squishy
feel as well. That's going to take a little bit of time to get used to. I personally like
it, some may not.
It's going to be very bouncy as well. We'll show you this lacrosse ball. It bounces right
up. It's going to depend on your weight and your sleeping position. If you're on your
back, it's going to feel a little bit more firm, a little bit more supportive.
If you're on your side, a little bit more pressure-relieving and if you're on your stomach,
a little bit firmer as well.
I'm going to talk to you how I feel in different sleeping position. Starting on my back, the
first thing I noticed is that the gel does collapse underneath my butt and then stays
flat and supportive across the rest of my body. It feels very, very nice and very supportive.
When on my back, the gel is working exactly as they describe.
Switching onto my side now, the gel does collapse underneath my hips and shoulders. I do feel
a little bit of firmness on my shoulders so it's a little bit firmer for me. I would say
if you're a light or medium-weight side sleeper, I think it's probably going to maybe be a
little bit firm. I'd potentially look elsewhere.
They do have the Hybrid Premier where you get more of that gel material and it also
feels a little bit softer, so maybe look for that if you're a light or medium-weight side
sleeper. If you're heavier than I am, it's going to collapse more easily and you're going
to think it's a little bit softer. It's going to feel pretty nice when you're on your side
if you're heavier side sleeper.
Switching on to my stomach now, it stays flat and supportive across most of the mattress
so I would say it's very, very supportive and the right firmness, I would say for me.
It's a very, very good match for me. I think a good match for people of any weight when
sleeping on your stomach.
At Mattress Clarity we love our pressure map testing because it shows you exactly how well
every mattress relieves pressure. I'm going to get down this pressure map here, lie down
on my back, side and stomach. You're going to see anywhere from blue, no pressure, all
the way up to red, high pressure.
Only thing to note is if you have a different body type than I do you may see different
results, but let's get started.
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Marten: Hey guys, Marten here to offer different perspective. Joe is 5'9″, 160, but I'm 6'7″,
230. I'm a larger person than Joe and I want to give my experience with the Purple Mattress.
As Joe mentioned, the Purple is a very unique mattress and that is because of the hyper-elastic
gel polymer it has on top. The hyper-elastic gel polymer is very interesting because it
stays flat and supportive until you apply enough pressure.
When Joe laid on this mattress he felt it was a 7 out of 10 in terms of firmness. But
I thought it was a 6.5 out of 10 in terms of firmness. That's because I'm a larger person.
I'm actually activating that gel layer more than Joe does, feeling actually less firmness
that Joe does. For me, 6.5 out of 10 in terms of firmness.
How does it feel in different sleeping positions? Well, starting on my back, it is a very, very
good match for me. A great amount of support, great lumbar support, a little bit of contouring.
My hips sink in just the right amount. Very, very nice when I'm on my back.
Moving to my side, I'm feeling a little bit of pressure on my shoulders and my hips but
not too much. I would say if you're heavier than me, heavier than 230 pounds, look for
one of their models with three to four inches of their hyper-elastic gel polymer on top.
Last but not least moving to my stomach, it is a very good match for me. My hips don't
sink in whatsoever. I feel very, very good overall support. Very nice for stomach sleeping.
What does all that mean? If you're heavier back sleeper, it's a great option. Heavier
side sleepers who are larger than me, maybe look for one of the options with three or
four inches of that comfort gel grid. Last but not least, if you're a stomach sleeper,
also good option for you.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, you're going to want to consider motion transfer. Basically,
if your partner is moving around on that side of the bed, is that motion going to be isolated
or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
To test that, I've got a glass here. I'm going to create a disturbance around the glass.
See how it reacts. See that the glass is moving a decent bit. There is motion transferring
over.
I also had Marten on my team jump in and out of bed, create a little disturbance. I did
feel a little bit motion transfer over to me, so that's just something to note, that
there is some motion transfer with this mattress if you sleep with a partner.
If you sleep with a partner or you like sleeping towards the edge of the bed, you are going
to want to consider edge support. Basically, can you sit or sleep towards the edge of the
bed without feeling like you're going to fall off?
I'm on the edge here. They do have about three-inch wide foam block on the edge to give you added
edge support. They've done a good job. I'm not really going to fall off if I'm tying
my shoes, or anything like that.
I'm going to lie down on my back now. Yeah, I'm not really getting any rolling off the
bed feeling, so I would say in this case the edge support is pretty good.
Let's talk about the pros of the mattress or who I think this mattress may be a good
fit for. Number one, back sleepers. It's very supportive. The gel collapses underneath your
butt and stays flat and supportive across the rest of your body, so very supportive
when on your back.
Heavier side sleepers will really like this mattress as well. You get that gel to collapse
and really feel no pressure on your shoulders or hips, so heavier side sleepers as well.
Stomach sleepers, it'll stay flat and supportive and be a very nice, firm and supportive feel
when on your stomach as well.
Also, it's a very durable mattress. At this price point it's going to be more durable
than other mattresses at this price point, so it's going to be very good value overall.
It's also a temperature neutral mattress. If you're worried about sleeping hot, things
of that nature, this is definitely a mattress you're going to want to check out.
We know about the pros but what are the cons of this mattress and who is this not the best
fit for? I would say light or medium-weight side sleepers, you're probably not going to
get the gel to collapse as much. It may feel a little bit firmer and you may feel some
pressure while sleeping on your side, so light and medium-weight side sleepers.
Also, this is a unique feel that may take some time to get used to. It's squishy, firm
yet pressure-relieving at the same time. Some may like it, some may just take some time
to get used to it, so that's something to note as well.
If you want to sink into your mattress, and a lot of people do rather than sleep on top
of your mattress, this is more of a sleeping on top of your mattress feel. That's something
to note, it's going to be more of an on top of the mattress feel. If you like sinking
into the mattress, I would probably look elsewhere.
A lot of you are probably wondering how this mattress compares to the Casper Mattress.
It's about the same price point. Two very popular mattresses. I thought I'd just touch
on that real quick.
With the Casper, you're going to get more of a foam mattress feel. You're going to have
a latex-like layer over memory foam layer, over transition layer, over a base layer.
It's also going to be zoned, so it's going to feel a little bit firmer in the middle
of the mattress.
If you're on your back and stomach, it's going to feel a bit firmer than when you're on your
side. It's going to be a little bit softer on your shoulder, so it is good for all three
sleeping positions.
Same with the Purple. They are good for a combination sleepers. The construction obviously
is very, very different and the feel is going to be quite different, as well. I put the
Purple at about a 7 out of 10 and the Casper about a 6 out of 10. Again, it depends on
your weight.
As far as who's going to be good for one versus the other, I would say if you're a light or
medium weight side sleeper, the Casper is going to feel a little bit softer. You're
probably going to get a little bit better pressure relief.
Also, if you're used to foam feels, you'd probably want to go with the Casper. Other
than that, I would say if you sleep on your back, the Purple is going to feel a little
bit more supportive. People really of any weight will probably find the Purple to be
a better match.
Heavier side sleepers will probably enjoy the Purple a little bit more. You may press
into the Casper a little bit too much and you'll get that gel to collapse a little bit
more. It will feel nice and pressure-relieving when on your side if you're a bit heavier.
If you're a stomach sleeper as well, you're probably going to prefer the Purple. It's
going to be a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive across the whole mattress.
I would say if you sleep on your stomach, you'd probably want to go with the Purple,
as well.
If you're looking at the Purple Mattress, you probably see on their website that they
have the Hybrid and the Hybrid Premier version available as well. Which one should you get?
Let's talk about each one.
The original, I've talked about back sleepers, stomach sleepers, maybe heavy side sleepers
who don't want to spend as much money will find that to be a good fit. Then the Hybrid
is basically pocketed coils. It's really the main difference between that and the original
mattress.
If you want a little bit more support, maybe you're a heavier person and you sleep on your
back and stomach, I'd probably go with the Hybrid.
The Hybrid Premier has two versions, the three-inch version and the four-inch version. The four-inch
version is very soft and pressure-relieving. I would say if you're a heavy side sleeper,
that's going to be the softest, most pressure-relieving. It feels very, very nice on your side. I would
go with that if you're a heavier side sleeper.
If you want to go with the three-inch version, I would say if you're a lighter, medium weight
side sleeper, it's going to feel very, very nice.
If you're a heavy combination sleeper, again, it's going to be a step-up price from the
three to the four, and then from the Hybrid to the Hybrid Premier, and from the original
to the Hybrid. That's something to note but that's generally who should go for those mattresses.
I wanted to give you some additional information about the Purple Mattress. You're going to
get free shipping and returns. You're going to get 100-nights to try it out. 10-year warranty
as well. They usually have some promotion going on with free sheets or free pillows,
so definitely check out the website for that.
They also have financing available. If you don't want to make one lump sum payment, you
can make smaller monthly payments as well. They also have a Hybrid version and then the
Hybrid Premier which has a three-inch and a four-inch version. Definitely check those
out if you're interested, as well.
They also have a bunch of accessories available, so definitely check those out. If you're going
to buy this mattress, it's helpful to know how to unbox it. It's actually going to show
up in the package that's a [inaudible 12:18] style package. I would probably get two people
bring it up to your bedroom, place it near the base.
It is pretty heavy so again, you'd probably use two people. They're going to give you
a cutting tool, place it down on the base. You can use scissors as well. Slowly cut open
the plastic. Make sure you don't cut into the mattress. Don't go too quickly.
Other than that, it should be a pretty straightforward process. It will expand very quickly and then
I would probably give it 24 hours to air out. There might be a slight smell. That's pretty
typical. Give it 24 hours and then it should be good to go after that.
All right, to wrap up, I think a lot of people are really going to like this mattress. If
you are a back sleeper, a heavier side sleeper or a stomach sleeper, you're really going
to like it.
I would just caution you if you are a light or medium weight side sleeper, just know that
it's a unique feel that may take some time to get used to. But I think a lot of people
are really going to like this mattress.
All right, that's basically it. If you're just getting started on your mattress buying
journey, definitely check out mattressclarity.com. If you want to see a full list of my top picks,
simply Google Mattress Clarity, best mattress. Once again, let me know if you have any questions.