TEMPUR-Pedic Contour Reviews

When on the search for a proper night’s sleep, chances are you’ve come across the many mattress options currently available on the market. Certain brand names have withstood the test of time however, and have become household names due to their longevity. Tempur-Pedic is one such company, nearing their completion of 25 years of innovative sleep technologies.

The Contour Collection of mattresses have been around since the very beginning, addressing the needs of support combined with body contouring comfort. These are among the more firm of the sleeping surfaces offered by the company to address the needs of back and stomach sleepers, as well as heavier bodies. Below we’ve provided a comparison of all the mattress found within this line for your convenience.

TEMPUR-Pedic Contour Reviews

Why TEMPUR-Pedic?

Tempur-Pedic introduced their patented memory foam to the sleep industry in 1992, forever changing the way consumer’s viewed their personal sleep comfort. Through the years the company has continued to introduce, tweak, and create new ways to keep their consumers happy with updated mattress construction and a line of products that utilize the Tempur Foam comfort.

This foam adapts to your unique shape, weight, and sleep preferences to alleviate pressure points, provide whole body support, and minimize motion transfer to keep you sleeping all night long.

What is a Contoured Mattress?

Tempur foam was first created through the 1970’s and 80’s for NASA’s Space Flight Program. The foam was eventually not used, and the scientists behind it went on to introduce their creation to the public through the use of mattress layer comfort.

Although the patented foam construction is under lock and key, the formula is comprised of a viscoelastic polyurethane foam, an open-celled foam that allows increased airflow and responds to your individual body properties to provide you with a personalized sleep surface. The company layers their foams with poly base foams to provide breathability and varied levels of firmness.

The Tempur-Pedic Contour Line of mattresses utilize the High Density (HD) foam and their original Tempur Foam in multi layered thicknesses to provide three different sleep levels of comfort with an additional Breeze choice as a cooling option. The Breeze line uses an additional infusion of cooling gel into their top layer of foam for added airflow and cooling properties. Each product falls into the firmer side of the spectrum surrounding comfort.

To date Tempur-Pedic offers three main series of mattress comfort lines: the Contour, the Cloud, and the Flex. The Breeze mattresses utilize the most popular of these former series and add in the gel infusion.

Density and ILD Measurements

When reviewing quality claimed products, it’s important to recognize the terminology and understand what measurement of quality is being used. Tempur-Pedic does use good quality materials compared to many competitive mattresses on the market.

Memory foam quality is defined by the density of the foam as pounds per cubic foot, with an average, acceptable quality foam falling between 4.0 and 5.0 lbs/cu.ft. Tempur foams fall into three categories, their extra soft (ES) foam, Tempur foam, and high density (HD) foam. The ES weighs in at 4.1lb/cu.ft, with the Tempur and HD at 5.3 and 7.1lb/cu.ft respectively.

Density is not a reflection of firmness levels however. How soft, or firm, your sleeping surface is is measured by the indentation load deflection, or ILD. The lower the ILD the softer your foam is. Many times these measurements can be misleading as the ILD can change due to foam compression due to weight application, humidity, time, and heat variations.

It isn’t always very easy to get this information concerning Tempur-Pedic foam measurements. They do not easily disclose these details, and often third parties, such as this blog, need to be depended upon when researching information about your mattress choices.

Warranty and Sleep Trials

Tempur-Pedic was one of the first companies to offer a sleep trial, essentially claiming that is you weren’t 100% satisfied with your purchase, you could return it for a full refund. As with most things there is a bit of a catch as you have to have had it for 30 days to truly determine that it isn’t for you, and you are responsible for shipping fees, both ways.

A 10 year, full replacement limited warranty is also included with all mattresses that aren’t being phased out (and are generally on clearance as well). Defects in workmanship and materials are covered under this, but the deal can be voided with any sort of moisture spill or stain, as well as the use of an unapproved platform support.

Tips to Choose the Best TEMPUR-Contour for You

If you feel that the Contour Series may be a good choice for you, you’ll need to narrow down which one is your best fit. Even though all of the mattresses are found on the firmer side of the comfort spectrum, they do have varying degrees of contouring support and give to best fit your unique body type.

Are you a combination or side sleeper?

Combination or side sleepers may not find the Contour line as comforting as other Tempur-Pedic choices. This is especially true if you are a lighter, overall weight as there may not be as much give to the memory foam and underlying foam layers. If you believe the Contour is the right choices, consider leaning towards softer side of firm.

Are you considered of a heavier weight for your body type?

Heavier bodies often prefer the additional support a firmer mattress lends to their sleeping comfort, no matter their prefered position preference. This is due to the higher density foam used in the Contour line that still provides a soft sink, but not so deep of one.

Do you often get hot at night?

Memory foam mattresses are occasionally known for heat complaints. Lucky for you the Contour Series has very little heat issues mainly due to the higher density foams combined with a more firm surface that doesn’t allow the ‘enveloping’ of the foam around your body like a softer foam does.

Is there another person who shares your bed with you?

Taking into account your partner is always a smart thing to do if you don’t want to be sleeping forever alone. Firmer mattresses are not for everyone, so you may want to double check the needs and preferences of your mate before making a final decision.

The TEMPUR-Pedic Contour Series by Model Type

We’ve gone into detail concerning each of the Tempur-Pedic models in the past, and below we’ve given a quick, side by side overview of just the Contour line for your consideration.

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Conclusion

Originally, the Contour line included a few more choices, including the Contour Signature, Contour Select, and Contour Allura. Through the years the company has narrowed down consumer choices to the best sellers to help focus their efforts to create the best sleep possible to the best of their models.

If your sleeping preference includes firm mattress comfort, and you like the soft sink of memory foam, then the Tempur-Pedic Contour line of mattresses may be worth considering. Depending on your body type and unique needs, any of the three choices above may work for you. Take into account first of all the firmness levels, especially if you have a partner as the too firm a choice may be very uncomfortable for some sleepers.

Proper spinal alignment for back and stomach sleepers is a focus of this collection, as well as proper support and weight distribution for heavier bodies without sacrificing the comfort of memory foam sink.