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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Emilia Hitching

Are mattress toppers actually antibacterial? A sleep editor investigates

One of the picks for the best matters topper, the Tempur-Adapt, in a modern bedroom.

A good mattress topper can breathe new life into an old mattress. The right topper should provide plush comfort and keep you just the right side of cool and dry.

Plush or firm, memory foam or latex – mattress toppers come in every shape and size to suit all styles of sleeper. Lots of them claim all sorts of features. You'll see cooling toppers, toppers that claim to cure back pain, and antibacterial mattress toppers. However, only certain sorts of topper are antibacterial, able to bust the bacteria that breed in hot, damp environments, such as bedrooms. 

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