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Bedding
Dunlop foams are used to provide lasting comfort in most beds sold in Australia and New Zealand. Look for the Dunlop Foams and Ultra-Fresh logos, guarantees or sew-in labels when buying your next bed.
- Turn the mattress over, and around, regularly.
- Vacuum the mattress. This helps with breathing disorders as it helps eliminate dust mites.
- Use a mattress protector.
- Air the mattress regularly.
- If your mattress has a matching support base, periodically check that the castors, or glides, are screwed in tightly.
- Consider applying a Fabric Protection, such as Scotchgard®, to minimise soiling.
Comfort: Both you and your partner need to be comfortable in the bed. Try the bed, together, before you buy.
Firmness: Don't listen to stories about rock hard beds. You need a bed that is firm enough to gives you support, without being uncomfortably hard.
Size: The average double bed gives each of person as much room as a baby in a cot. If you are fighting for room or are tall, then think about a queen or king size bed.
Support: A matching mattress and base set gives the best support. Bases act as shock absorbers to give you a better night's sleep and substantially prolong the life of a mattress.
Durability: Even the best quality bed will deteriorate over time and should be replaced every 5-8 years.
Quality: You spend a third of your life in bed so it needs to be good quality. Buy the best quality that you can afford and you will be rewarded with better sleep and better living!
- Try to go to bed and get up at the same time each day.
- Try to do at least 20 to 30 minutes of exercise two to three times a week, but be sure that it is not too close to bedtime.
- Avoid food and drinks that contain caffeine such as coffee, tea, chocolate and cola. Particularly avoid strong caffeine drinks just before bedtime.
- Smokers take longer to fall asleep, wake more often and spend less time in deep sleep than non-smokers.
- Although it can often make you sleepy, too much alcohol can cause you to be restless and not get enough deep sleep.
- Not everyone has to sleep for eight hours. If you feel at your best after only five hours sleep then consider yourself lucky. Don't try and force yourself to sleep longer than you have to. You are better off with a short deep sleep than too much restless sleep.
- Try to do the same things before going to bed each night. In this way your body will know that it is about to sleep and you will drift off more easily.
- Set aside the worries of the day before you go to bed so that you can relax and sleep well.
- Do not go to bed with a very full or empty stomach - both will make you feel uncomfortable.
- A good bed can make an enormous difference to the way that you sleep.
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