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Nectar vs Tuft & Needle Essential Original

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

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Essential Mattress Info

Brand
Nectar (USA)Tuft & Needle (USA)
Mattress Type
Memory foamAll Foam
Prices
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Trial & Warranty

Trial Period
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Trial Period (nights)
365100
Warranty Length (years)
FOREVER10

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

Nectar's has engineered a mattress that is comfortable, cool and supportive for all types of sleepers. The ideal ratio of softness, firmness and support works for you. It is rated a 6.5 out of 10 or "just right" 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 Nectar Memory Foam mattress is made of three distinct layers:

  • Nectar Smart Layer: 3" Gel Memory Foam (Density: 2.13 lbs)
  • Dynamic Support Layer: 2" PU - Soft Conventional Foam (Density: 1.73 lbs)
  • Stay-Stable Base layer: 7" PU - Standard Conventional Foam (Density: 1.76 lbs).

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

Move around freely without waking your partner or spilling your drink.

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

Gel-infused memory foam gently cradles you to sleep and keeps you there, with a snug-as-a-bug body hug. Nectar's adaptive memory foam layer helps relieve pressure points beneath your shoulders, hips and legs, encouraging better spinal alignment. Because truly relaxed muscles are the key to deeper dreaming.

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

A sleep-tech-infused, cool-to-the-touch quilted breathable cover combines with gel-infused memory foam to help keep your sleeping temp regulated.

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

The 3 inches of cushy high-density, pressure-relieving gel memory foam used in the comfort layer cuddles every joint and curve.
Get tailored bounce-back with 2 inches of dynamically adjusting foam from the transition layer. Get the support your body needs to relax into a deep sleep.
A sturdy 7-inch layer of standard foam ensures the comfort and support layers above it perform at their best.

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

Quilted Cool Cover
A breathable poly-blend cover featuring heat-wicking, cooling technology. The cover will provide a cool-to-the-touch or cooling sensation upon direct contact this is because the polyethylene fibers help to quickly disperse or wick away any superficial heat transferred to it through touch.
A Shift-Resistant Lower Cover keeps your mattress in place and the layers inside in place.

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
ChinaUnited 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 38 x 12 "75 x 39 x 10 "
Twin Weight (lb)
4050
Twin XL
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Twin XL Dimensions
80 x 38 x 12 "80 x 39 x 10 "
Twin XL Weight (lb)
4252
Full
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Full Dimensions
75 x 54 x 12 "75 x 54 x 10 "
Full Weight (lb)
5563
Queen
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Queen Dimensions
80 x 60 x 12 "80 x 60 x 10 "
Queen Weight (lb)
6672
King
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King Dimensions
80 x 76 x 12 "80 x 76 x 10 "
King Weight (lb)
8494
Cal King
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Cal King Dimensions
84 x 72 x 12 "84 x 72 x 10 "
Cal King Weight (lb)
8394

Certifications & Sustainability

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

Intertek Certified

Delivery

Delivery Cost
FREEFREE
Delivery Info

Your NECTAR mattress will be delivered free of charge within the contiguous US. A non-refundable shipping charge is added for Alaska and Hawaii. Shipping unavailable for US territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam.

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
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