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Helix Dawn vs Tuft & Needle Essential Original

Easily compare the Tuft & Needle Essential Original vs Helix Dawn Mattresses side-by-side.

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Essential Mattress Info

Brand
Helix (USA)Tuft & Needle (USA)
Mattress Type
Hybrid (coils and foam)All Foam
Prices
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Trial & Warranty

Trial Period
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Trial Period (nights)
100100
Warranty Length (years)
1010

Firmness Options

One Firmness Fits All?
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Adjustable Firmness
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Half-Half Firmness
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Selectable Firmness
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Flippable / Reversible Firmness
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Firmness Info

Firm feel top of the bed you need - no sink or give. Comfortable, yet solid under your body. Extra support - best for back and stomach sleepers, or side sleepers with larger body types. A 8-9 on the firmness scale.

We make one model of mattress that is designed to be universally comfortable and medium firm, in order to benefit all different types of sleepers regardless of factors such as age, height, weight, or the way you sleep. We like to describe it as firm enough to be supportive, yet soft enough to be comfortable!
We've designed our foam to work with those who like soft mattresses as well as those who like firm, so we encourage everyone to give us a try regardless of your usual preference. If you're not 100% satisfied, you can return it for a full refund.

Mattress Construction

Materials Overview

The Dawn offers extra support and a firm feel, it has four layers of construction:

  • Cover: Helix Two Touch Design
  • Comfort Layer: Helix Dynamic Foam (Density: 2.45 PCF)
  • Transition Layer: High-Grade Polyfoam
  • Body Shape Layer: 6" Wrapped Coils
  • Base Layer: DuraDense Foam.

Two-layer blended foam designed by and proprietary to Tuft & Needle:

  • The comfort foam layer is 3" of a very high-density foam that we created to achieve our universally comfortable, cool and responsive properties. The density is about 2.8 lbs/cubic ft.
  • The support foam layer is 7" of a high-density poly-foam. The density is about 1.8 lbs/cubic ft.

Comfort Info

Our foam works in three ways to draw heat from your body and disperse it out of the mattress.
Heat Wicking
Heat is drawn into the mattress where gel and graphite work together to disperse heat outward and away from your body.
Breathable
With the help of our fabric, air flows through the foam cells to boost the speed of heat transfer through the mattress.
No More Quicksand
Our support layer helps hold you closer to the surface to avoid the oven effect caused by sinking in too deeply.

Support Info

Specially designed using proprietary Helix Dynamic Foam to react to your body shape and aid recovery.
Density of the top and middle layers optimized to give you extra support based on your body type.

Designed to be one type of comfort, we are continuously tweaking the mattress to be universally comfortable for everyone. Our foam supports the natural posture of your spine, relieves back, shoulder, and neck pain and naturally breathes so you don't sleep hot.

Comfort Specs

Our special latex-foam hybrid alternative, designed to react and contour to your body.

Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam
We've engineered a new foam based purely on customer feedback, unparalleled in comfort and support. It's not memory foam or latex. It's Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam.

Support Specs

High-Grade Polyfoam
Providing ergonomic support and cushioning, the transition layer has a higher IFD to match your body type. Extra support.
Wrapped Coils
Hundreds of individual coils help to cradle your body while also limiting motion transfer.
Edge Support
Each mattress has an individually wrapped spring unit with a reinforced perimeter. This means your mattress will reduce that roll-off feeling and will keep its shape more while sitting on the edge of the bed. Our technology is proven to be substantially better than all foam options.

Supportive Base Layer
Our custom Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam is paired with a high-quality support layer that forms the perfect foundation for our mattress.
Our foam is ideal for sleepers of any size or weight - and this is what makes it unique. The more pressure you put on it, the more it reacts to support you.

Fabric Specs

Helix Two Touch Design
Each mattress comes with a top cover layer with stretch and a soft touch as well as a lower cover layer for airflow and breathability. Top cover - 100% soft polyester. Lower cover - Jersey knit fabric with woven fire barrier.
Upgrade to ultra cool knit cover for cooler nights (available at checkout). This Ultra-Cool Cover is designed using phase change material to keep your body cool when you sleep. Simply zip on the Ultra-Cool Cover in place of your standard cover for quick and easy use.

Our plush Tuft & Needle Original Mattress cover is made with a blend of micro polyamide and polyester. It has a lofty, soft feel which is very pleasant to the touch. Micro Polyamide is commonly used in clothing for men, women, and children as an alternative to cotton that dries 6-8 times faster, helping you sleep cooler, longer. With durability in mind, we've designed a fabric that will last. Our mattress cover fabric is pilling-and tearing-resistant. We ask that customers do not remove our cover at any time, as the cover is not designed to be removed for any reason. The zipper on the bottom of the mattress is for assembly only.
Add antimicrobial protection by HeiQ for an additional $50.

Manufactured in
United StatesUnited States

Suitability

Side Sleepers
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Back Sleepers
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Size & Weight

Twin
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Twin Dimensions
75 x 39 x 11.5 "75 x 39 x 10 "
Twin Weight (lb)
50
Twin XL
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Twin XL Dimensions
80 x 39 x 11.5 "80 x 39 x 10 "
Twin XL Weight (lb)
52
Full
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Full Dimensions
75 x 54 x 11.5 "75 x 54 x 10 "
Full Weight (lb)
63
Queen
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Queen Dimensions
80 x 60 x 11.5 "80 x 60 x 10 "
Queen Weight (lb)
72
King
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King Dimensions
80 x 76 x 11.5 "80 x 76 x 10 "
King Weight (lb)
94
Cal King
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Cal King Dimensions
84 x 72 x 11.5 "84 x 72 x 10 "
Cal King Weight (lb)
94

Certifications & Sustainability

Certifications
CertiPur-US®
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CertiPur-US®
GREENGUARD Gold
GREENGUARD Gold
GREENGUARD Gold
Other Certification Info

Intertek Certified

Delivery

Delivery Cost
Free US ShippingFREE
Delivery Info

Your Helix Mattress is gently compressed, rolled, and put in a box that's about the size of a bag of golf clubs for easy shipping! Packaging dimensions are 16" x 16" x 48", and we ship via UPS Ground direct from the manufacture to your door.

Ships Free in a Small Box. Shipping times may vary, but most customers in the lower 48 states can expect their new mattress to arrive in 2 to 5 business days from the day they order.

Prices
Latest Promotions
Find the Perfect Mattress for How You Sleep
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New Price | Save $100 Plus, you can bundle & save by adding any mattress, Mattress Protector, Down Alternative Pillow Set, and any sheet set to your cart and using code MATTRESS15.
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