Cooling Mattresses
Say Goodbye to Overheating and Hello to Restful Sleep
A cooling mattress helps keep your sleeping temperature comfortable by moving heat away from your body and allowing it to escape. Depending on the mattress, this can involvecooling fabrics, gel- or mineral-infused foams, breathable materials, and improved airflow through the mattress.
If you’re a hot sleeper, you already know how much temperature can affect your night. Waking up sweaty, throwing the covers off, then struggling to settle again can turn what should be restful hours into a night of broken sleep. In Australia’s climate, warm nights can also make overheating an issue!
Mattress Resources Australia has spent more than 50 years helping Australians get a better, cooler night’s sleep.
What cooling mattress options are available, and how can you pick the right one? We’re here to help.
What Is a Cooling Mattress
and How Does It Work?
A cooling mattress is designed to stop heat from building up around your body while you sleep. Unlike a standard mattress, it uses materials and construction methods that either draw heat away, improve airflow, or help your sleeping surface feel cooler.
Common mattress cooling features include
- Gel-infused memory foam that helps absorb and disperse body heat.
- Breathable materials such as natural fibres, latex, and open-cell foams that allow more air to move through the mattress.
- Cool-to-touch fabrics or heat-conducting materials such as copper and graphene for an extra layer of temperature control.
- Pocket coil systems that create space for airflow through the mattress while also providing targeted support.
You might be wondering: “Do I need a cooling mattress?” If you regularly wake up hot, sweaty, or kicking off the covers, live in a warmer climate, or struggle to stay comfortable through the night—you do!
Benefits of a Cooling Mattress
Improved Sleep Quality
It’s hard to sleep well when you’re constantly waking up hot. By helping prevent heat from building up around your body, a cooling mattress can make it easier to settle in, stay comfortable, and sleep with fewer interruptions.
Health Benefits
Keeping your sleeping environment at a comfortable temperature supports your body’s natural overnight temperature changes, which play an important role in healthy sleep. Getting enough quality sleep can support better concentration, mood, memory, and physical recovery during the day.
Some cooling mattress materials can offer added health benefits. For example, copper-infused foams can have antimicrobial properties, while some materials are hypoallergenic, creating a cleaner, more allergy-friendly sleeping surface
Enhanced Comfort
Cooling technology in mattresses isn’t all about function; comfort also plays a role. Gel-infused foams, copper, graphene, cool-to-touch fabrics, natural wool, and ventilated designs can all manage heat, while still giving you the cushioning and support you want from a mattress.
Ideal for Australian Climates
A hot bedroom can quickly become uncomfortable during an Aussie summer, and in warmer parts of the country, the problem can stretch well beyond December to February. A cooling mattress gives you an extra layer of temperature control without relying entirely on fans or air conditioning throughout the night.
Features to Look for in a Cooling Mattress
Cooling Layers
What sits between you and the mattress core can make a big difference to how much heat builds up overnight.
- Gel-Infused Memory Foam: Tiny gel particles are incorporated into the foam to absorb and disperse body heat while still providing the cushioning and pressure relief of memory foam.
- Copper-Infused Memory Foam: Copper helps conduct heat away from the body and also has natural antimicrobial properties.
- Graphene Memory Foam: Graphene is highly conductive, drawing heat away from your body rather than it remaining trapped in the foam.
Features to Look for
in a Cooling Mattress
Cooling Layers
What sits between you and the mattress core can make a big difference to how much heat builds up overnight.
- Gel-Infused Memory Foam: Tiny gel particles are incorporated into the foam to absorb and disperse body heat while still providing the cushioning and pressure relief of memory foam.
- Copper-Infused Memory Foam: Copper helps conduct heat away from the body and also has natural antimicrobial properties.
- Graphene Memory Foam: Graphene is highly conductive, drawing heat away from your body rather than it remaining trapped in the foam.
Fabric Innovations
Cooling isn’t only about what’s inside the mattress. The materials closest to your body also affect how warm or cool your bed feels.
- SensIce Fabric: A cool-to-the-touch fabric that reduces heat as soon as you come into contact with it.
- Wool: Wool naturally regulates temperature, keeping you cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
- Visco Soy Memory Foam: Made with eco-friendly materials, this foam has an open-cell structure that encourages airflow through the mattress, reducing heat build-up.
Breathable Designs
A mattress that allows air to move freely through its layers can stop heat from becoming trapped around your body.
- Zoned Pocket Coils: Pocket coil systems create open space inside the mattress, allowing more air to circulate than dense foam-only designs. Zoned systems can also provide different levels of support across key areas of your body.
- Breathable Covers: Covers made from breathable fabrics help air move across the sleeping surface and can reduce that stuffy, heat-trapping feeling during the night.
- Vents: Built-in ventilation channels give warm air somewhere to escape, encouraging fresh air to move through the mattress and keeping the internal layers cooler.
Firmness Options
Firmness can influence how warm a mattress feels because it affects how deeply your body sinks into the surface.
- Softer Mattresses: Tend to hug the body more closely, which can reduce airflow around you and make you feel warmer.
- Firmer Mattresses: Usually keep you more on top of the bed, allowing more air to circulate around your body.
Firmness alone doesn’t determine how cool a mattress will be. The materials, airflow, and cooling layers still play the biggest role
Mattress Resources Australia: Cooling Mattress Solutions
Mattress Resources Australia offers a range of Australian-made mattresses that combine premium craftsmanship with innovative cooling materials.
Some of our standout cooling mattress options include
- The Medicoil Ice mattress featuring gel-infused memory foam and SensIce fabric.
- The Copperpedic and Copperpedic Ultra mattresses featuring copper-infused memory foam.
- The Montauk mattress featuring graphene memory foam.
- The Balmoral and Eastport mattresses featuring wool.
- The Renew mattress featuring eco-friendly soy memory foam.
With so many options, you can choose the cooling technology that best matches the way you sleep without giving up the comfort and support you want from a mattress.
Tips for Enhancing Sleep Comfort with a Cooling Mattress
- Choose breathable sheets, bedding, and sleepwear. Lightweight, natural fabrics such as cotton, linen, and bamboo allow heat and moisture to escape more easily than synthetic, heavy, or tightly woven materials.
- Avoid adding heat-trapping layers. A thick foam topper or dense mattress pad can reduce some of the cooling benefits of the mattress underneath.
- Choose the right bed base. A slatted or well-ventilated bed base can help air circulate underneath the mattress.
- Keep air moving through the bedroom. Open windows where practical, use a fan, or run air conditioning to prevent heat building up around your bed.
Faqs
What Makes a Mattress a Cooling Mattress?
Materials or design features that prevent heat from building up around the body. Common examples include gel, copper, or graphene-infused foams, breathable fabrics, natural wool, ventilated layers, and pocket coil systems that improve airflow.
Are Gel Memory Foam Mattresses Good for Hot Sleepers?
Generally, yes, because the gel helps absorb and disperse body heat more effectively than traditional memory foam. For the best cooling effect, look for a mattress that combines gel foam with breathable fabrics, good airflow, or a pocket coil system.
Do Cooling Mattresses Really Work?
They certainly do! A good cooling mattress reduces heat build-up by improving airflow and using materials that absorb, move, or release body heat. How noticeable the effect feels will depend on the mattress design, bedding, room temperature, and how hot a person naturally sleeps.
What Type of Mattress Is Best for Staying Cool?
Mattresses that combine breathable materials with cooling features. Look for options with gel, copper, or graphene-infused foam, natural wool or other breathable fibres, and pocket coils or ventilation that let heat escape more easily.
Is a Hybrid Mattress Better for Cooling Than Memory Foam?
Often, yes. Hybrid mattresses usually allow more airflow through their coil system, while traditional memory foam can trap more body heat. However, modern memory foam mattresses with gel, copper, graphene, or open-cell designs can also sleep much cooler than older-style foam mattresses.
Find Your Perfect Cooling Mattress at Mattress Resources Australia!
If you’re tired of losing sleep over the heat, your mattress is a good place to start. The right cooling mattress can reduce heat build-up, improve airflow, and keep your bed feeling more comfortable through hot summer nights and every season in between.
Mattress Resources Australia brings together advanced cooling materials, breathable designs, and quality Australian craftsmanshipacross its mattress range. Our cooling mattress options include gel, copper, and graphene-infused foams, natural wool, cooling fabrics, and ventilated designs, so you can find the right combination of comfort, support, and temperature control for the way you sleep.
Our mattresses are so good they’ve won awards: the Bedbuyer Awards in 2021, 2022, and 2025!
Ready to put hot, restless nights to bed? Visit your nearest Mattress Resources Australia retailer or fill out this online form to find the ultimate sleeping comfort, year-round.