Joe: Tuft & Needle Mint/Purple, two very popular mattresses, but which one should you get?
That's exactly what I'm going to be telling you about today.
My name is Joe, I'm from Mattress Clarity.
I will be telling you about the pros and cons of each mattress, the similarities, differences,
construction differences, and letting you know who you should get one over the other.
Stay tuned.
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Joe: Let's talk about the similarities between these two mattresses.
They are both very popular mattresses at about the exact same price range as well.
Depending on the discounts, they should be about the same price.
Both have three layers, with a pretty similar base layer, both have a transition layer.
They both sleep pretty cool, as well.
We know about similarities but let's talk about the differences.
Construction is a bit different.
They both have three layers, but the construction is different.
The top layer of the Mint is a proprietary foam.
It combines memory foam and latex-like qualities.
The Purple has this unique proprietary gel material that's both firm yet pressure-relieving
at the same time, and acts differently than foam does.
The construction is quite different.
I believe the firmness is different as well.
I think light to medium-weight sleepers will say that the Purple is firmer, the Mint will
be softer.
I put the Mint in about a 6 out of 10 and the Purple at about a 7 out of 10 on the firmness
scale.
The feel is going to be quite different as well.
More of a balanced foam feel, it kind of combines memory foam latex-like qualities with the
Mint and more of a unique kind of pressure-relieving, yet firm at the same time feeling.
It's very responsive with the Purple.
Let's talk about the construction of both mattresses and see what the differences are.
Starting with the Tuft & Needle Mint, we have 12 inches in total.
We have a top layer which is a proprietary layer called adaptive foam.
Three inches in total, it sleeps cool, also combines memory foam and latex-like quality.
You have pretty good pressure-relief and it's going to be very responsive.
You have a pretty good balance and be able to move around pretty easily, and then a transition
layer, and the base layer, which is pretty standard in other all-foam mattresses.
Moving on to the Purple now, it also has that pretty standard base layer and transition
layer, and also two inches of a hyper-elastic proprietary gel material.
It's both firm yet pressure-relieving at the same time.
It'll stay flat and supportive.
Once a certain pressure threshold is reached, it'll collapse and then be pressure-relieving.
If you're on your side, it'll collapse underneath your shoulders and hips.
Give you good pressure relief, if you're on your back, it'll collapse underneath your
butt and stay flat supportive across rest of your body.
What does that all mean?
What are the main differences?
The feel's going to be quite different.
With the Mint, it is going to be more of a standard foam feel that combines memory foam
and latex-like qualities.
It's going to be a little bit softer feel for most people.
Overall, a little bit softer than average and just be more of a standard feel where
you're going to sink into the mattress a little bit more.
Purple's unique feel is going to be very responsive, very bouncy.
It's going to be flat and supportive, yet pressure-relieving at the same time.
It might be better for combination sleepers because of that, depending on your weight.
If you're on your stomach, it's going to stay flat and supportive.
It'll be much more firm feeling, if you're on your back.
It's going to collapse underneath your butt, this gel material, and then stay flat and
supportive across the rest of your body.
So as you know, it's going to be a lot softer feel because of the Mint, just a different
feel overall.
It might be potentially better for combination sleepers with the Purple.
Let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
As far as firmness is concerned, I put the Mint about 6 out of 10, and the Purple a 7
out of 10.
I think light and medium-weight sleepers will agree with me.
If you are heavier, you'll probably get the gel of the Purple to collapse more and it
might feel a little bit softer.
I would say, most people would agree that the Purple is going to feel just a little
bit firmer than the Mint does.
As far as the feel is concerned, because of the way the Purple works, the feel's going
to be quite different.
It's going to be firm yet pressure-relieving at the same time, whereas the Mint's more
of its kind of standard balanced foam feel.
You're going to sink into the mattress more with the Mint, and you're going to sleep more
on top of the Purple.
The feel is going to be quite different because of that.
I'm going to talk through how I feel in different sleeping positions on both mattresses.
Starting on the Mint, on my back, it's a pretty good match.
It's pretty soft.
It lets my hips sink in but not too much, a pretty good match for me there.
Switching on to the Purple now, a very good match for me here.
It collapses underneath my butt, the gel does, and then stays very flat and supportive across
the rest of my body.
I'd probably prefer the Purple for back sleeping.
Switching on to my side now, the Mint is a very good match for me there.
It's a little bit softer than average, very pressure-relieving overall, so a very good
match for me.
With the Purple I feel a little bit of firmness but also a pretty good match for me.
I would say I probably prefer the Mint for side sleeping.
Switching on to my stomach now, I think that the Mint is too soft.
I probably want something a little bit firmer, a little bit more supportive, whereas on the
Purple, I feel very good support overall.
It stays flat and supportive across my body, so a very good match for me.
I'll probably say I prefer the Purple for back and stomach sleeping, and the Mint for
side sleeping.
At Mattress Clarity we love our pressure map testing.
It shows you exactly how well every mattress relieves pressure.
I get down on the pressure map, lie down on my backside and stomach and you see anywhere
blue, with no pressure, all the way up to red, to high pressure.
What matters is these side sleeping results.
If we throw those results up here, you'll see that the Purple has some red underneath
my shoulder which makes sense to me.
I'm kind of a light/medium-weight sleeper.
I don't get that gel to collapse as much as I would if I were a bit heavier.
In this particular case, I would say that the Mint wins and relieves pressure just a
little bit better.
Marten: Hey guys, Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160, but I'm 6'7", 230.
I'm a larger person than Joe and I want to give my experience with these two mattresses.
Today, we have the Mint mattress and the original Purple mattress.
In terms of firmness, I thought the Mint was close to a 7 out of 10.
I felt the Purple is close to a 6.5 out of 10.
I thought the Mint was firmer than Joe thought, because I'm pressing further into that mattress,
doing some more firmness on my shoulders and my hips specifically than Joe did.
I thought the Purple was softer than Joe thought it was, because I'm collapsing that gel layer
more than he did, actually feeling better pressure relief than Joe did.
Let's talk about how I feel in different sleep positions on both mattresses.
Starting on the Mint on my back, it's a little bit too soft for me.
I feel like I'm sinking into the mattress too far, not getting quite enough lumbar support.
Out of all three positions, probably the best match on my back.
When I moved to my side again and I'm trying to drop into the mattress, feeling some firmness
on my shoulders and my hips, not the best match for side sleeping.
Moving to my stomach, not supportive enough so I'm bowing in at the hips, getting out
of alignment, feeling some lower back strain, as well.
Moving over to the Purple on my back, a very good match for me.
The slow grip only collapses under my hips but the rest is flat and supportive.
Great lumbar support.
Very nice for back sleeping.
Moving to my side, I press into that mattress, I feel almost no pressure on my shoulders
or my hips.
It's this kind of weightless feeling, very nice for side sleeping.
Moving to my stomach, it's overall supportive, so the hips are not bowing in, very nice overall
support.
What does that mean?
I think if you're a back sleeper, both could work for you, but I do you prefer the Purple.
If you're a heavier side or stomach sleeper, I'd definitely lean towards the Purple.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, there are two additional things you're going to want
to consider when looking at a mattress.
That's motion transfer and edge support.
Motion transfer is if your partner has moved 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.
Edge support is basically, can you sit or sleep towards the edge of the bed without
feeling you could fall off?
As far as motion transfer is concerned, I would give the advantage to Mint.
It seems to do a bit better of a job at isolating motion overall.
As far as edge support is concerned, I would also give the advantage to Mint.
It has an added extra edge support system.
It's a little bit firmer on the edge.
It kind of prevents that rolling off the bed feeling.
Now the moment you've all been waiting for -- which one of these two mattresses is right
for you?
As far as who should get the Mint, I think if you're a light or medium-weight side sleeper
you'd probably want to go with the Mint.
It's going to feel a little bit softer, a little bit more pressure-relieving for you.
If you want to sink into your mattress more, the Purple's more of a sleeping-on-top of
the mattress feel, whereas the Mint's more of a sinking-into the mattress kind of feel.
I would probably go with the Mint in that case.
Also, if you prefer a softer feel overall, I think most people would agree that the Mint
is going to be a decent amount softer than the Purple is overall.
As far as who should pick the Purple, I think if you are a back sleeper, it's going to feel
very supportive, and you're probably want to go with the Purple in that case.
Same if you are a stomach sleeper, it's going to be firmer, more supportive overall.
I think you're going to want to go with the Purple that case.
If you just have extra support needs, I would probably go with the Purple.
It has a much firmer supported feel overall.
I'd probably go with the Purple if you just need extra support.
Hopefully, I've given you a good overview of the similarities and differences between
these two mattresses.
Hopefully, you have a pretty good idea of which one you might want to get.
If for some reason you're still confused, just leave a comment below.
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