Nolah vs. GhostBed Mattress Comparison

Nolah Mattress Review Highlights

• Nolah AirFoam: Nolah mattresses are known for the addition of AirFoam. This foam is designed to mimic the responsiveness of latex and the pressure relief of memory foam. AirFoam sleeps cooler than most all-foam mattresses since it doesn’t trap heat.
• Pressure Relief: AirFoam has lots and lots of air pockets that work together to lift stress off of your pressure points. It does such a good job of relieving pressure, that we consider it to be one of the best mattresses for side sleepers that we’ve reviewed.
• Motion Isolation: The Nolah mattress is made with naturally buoyant foam that traps motion where it starts. When we tested Nolah in our sleep lab, our testers gave it a near perfect score in this category, since they hardly noticed each getting on and off the bed.
• Spine Alignment: Good spine alignment is akin to good sleeping posture. The Nolah mattress suspends your body weight in a way that keeps your spine in a neutral position. This reduces—and even prevents—back pain related to your mattress.
• Responsiveness: The Nolah mattress cushions your body without trapping you in the foam layers. If you toss and turn at night, you won’t feel stuck in body impressions made by previous sleeping positions. This helps you to stay comfortable all night long.

GhostBed Mattress Review Highlights

• Cooling: The top layer of the GhostBed mattress is made with aerated latex foam that is naturally cooling and breathable. The second layer is gel memory foam. Gel creates a temperature neutral mattress by absorbing and redistributing extra body heat.
• Contouring: Gel memory foam conforms to the shape of your body and cushions pressure points like shoulders, ribs, hips, knees, and ankles. Plus, unlike traditional memory foam, you won’t feel “stuck” in this memory foam layer.
• Responsive: When we tested the GhostBed mattress, it responded to our changes in position very quickly. For example, when we moved from side sleeping to back sleeping, impressions on the mattress surface rapidly conformed to our new sleeping position.
• Edge Support: We asked our mattress testers to rate how well the GhostBed supported them near the edge of the bed, and they gave it an 8.5/10. In other words, you can confidently sleep or sit on the sides of the GhostBed without sliding off.
• Durable: GhostBed mattresses are made with durable materials that don’t deteriorate quickly. Latex is one of the primary materials used in the original GhostBed mattress, and it’s slow to develop body impressions.

1. Mattress Cover: The Nolah mattress has a breathable white Tencel cover that cools your body by wicking away moisture. Tencel fabric is sustainably sourced from raw wood pulp, and is one of the more durable mattress cover fabrics.
2. Comfort Layer: The top layer of the Nolah mattress is Nolah AirFoam, which is made without viscoelastic chemicals that are known to trap heat in traditional memory foam mattresses. This layer is contouring, pressure relieving, and breathable.
3. Transition Layer: A layer of high-resilience foam helps your body to transition into the denser layer of base foam. It’s the most responsive layer in the mattress—when you apply and withdraw pressure, it snaps back to its original shape immediately.
4. Support Layer: This layer of high-density foam supports the upper layers of foam and your body weight. It adds structure to the mattress as a whole and keeps the mattress feeling like new over years of use.

1. Mattress Cover: The GhostBed mattress cover is made with a plush polyester-viscose fabric that stretches to allow your body to sink fully into the top layer of latex foam. It’s also moisture-wicking, which helps to keep you cool and dry.
2. Comfort Layer: The top layer of the GhostBed mattress is made with Airscape foam—an aerated latex foam that is springy and responsive. Tiny pin holes in the foam improve airflow by allowing warm air to circulate out of the mattress.
3. Transition Layer: A layer of gel-infused memory foam keeps you cool and is divided into ergonomic zones—there is firmer, more supportive foam under your lower back and softer foam under pressure points like your shoulders and knees.
4. Support Layer: This layer of high-density polyfoam keeps your mattress well-supported and in tip-top shape for decades of use. Support foam also keeps you from sinking too deep into the mattress, which can throw your spine out of alignment.