Memory foam is made from polyurethane with additional chemicals that add to its viscosity level, thereby increasing its density. It is often referred to as visco-elastic polyurethane foam. Depending on the chemicals used and its overall density, it is firmer in cooler temperatures and softer in warmer environments. Higher density memory foam reacts to body heat which allows it to mould itself to the shape of a warm body within a few minutes. A lower density memory foam is pressure-sensitive and will mould more quickly to the shape of the body. The example often used to demonstrate its properties is that a hand pressed into the foam and then removed will leave a clear impression in the foam.

Memory foam was originally developed by NASA to ease the pressure of extreme G-force during space shuttle take off. It was never used in the space program, but was subsequently used in medical applications, for example with patients suffering from pressure sores or bed-bound for a long period.

On the quest for a more productive day, research has shown that a more productive sleep at night can be one of the healthiest solutions.  A Memory Foam Mattress could be just what researchers have been looking for.  Concentration, Observation and even Creativity, are all qualities that can help us on our everyday journey through work, and life.  The key is relaxation.

During an average night of sleep of eight hours, our bodies move in and out of consciousness through cycles, determined by brain wave activity.  If these cycles are disrupted by stressing muscles in certain points, the sleeper, could actually wake up without fulfilling the full sleep cycle.  This means time and relaxation, are needed to achieve the proper depths of a good nights rest. When the body heat hits the mattress, it allows the foam to conform to the body reducing all that tension on the pressure points.  No pressure points, no stress, no stress, means getting that good night's sleep that we need so badly to be more productive and happy individuals.  Mattresses made from memory foam keep the load properly supported, so that no one point is favored over any other.   Relaxation is the road to a good nights sleep.  And memory foam can help the sleeper achieve the ideal nights rest.  While getting tensionless, deep and well relaxed sleep, the individual can produce more and feel great doing it.