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Mammoth HealthPRO® Optimum Mattress

Mammoth HealthPRO® Optimum Mattress

FirmnessMedium Firm
ConstructionAnti-allergy

In shortThe softer, deeper all-foam HealthPRO, for light and average side sleepers who sleep cool; hot sleepers, front sleepers and heavier bodies should pick a sprung model. Read the review

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Who is it best for? powered by SnoozeScore

In our experience, the materials and construction that go into this product can make it suitable for the following people.

What our reviewers found

Pros

  • A softer high-resilience middle layer cushions side sleepers.
  • The zoned, cut-cell top spreads your weight evenly.
  • With no springs, very little movement crosses the bed.
  • Sold in Medium and Firm.

Cons

  • All foam, so it sleeps warmer than a sprung mattress.
  • At 31cm it needs deep fitted sheets.
  • Heavier sleepers and front sleepers get too little push-back.
  • "Medical Grade" is a trademark, not a medical standard.

The Mammoth HealthPRO Optimum Mattress is the softer, deeper of Mammoth's two all-foam HealthPRO models, and it's for side sleepers who want a cushioned foam bed and don't overheat. Everyone else should look at the sprung HealthPROs. Strip away the trademarks and this is a stack of foams under a quilted top, which can make a perfectly nice bed, but Mammoth's health-heavy naming claims more than foam can do.

A softer high-resilience foam where the Precision has a firmer one

On top is the same 60mm zoned layer of Mammoth's Medical Grade foam, cut into PostureCells, then an AdaptPro support foam. Where the Precision uses a firmer reflex foam, the Optimum has Mammoth's Premium Reflex, a high-resilience foam Mammoth describes as softer. It's 31cm deep, with a deep quilted top and a carbon-infused WAVE fabric, and Bensons sells it in Medium and Firm.

High-resilience foam is the better kind of foam to my mind, because it springs back faster than memory foam and doesn't trap you as much. Even so, 31cm of foam with no springs in it will sleep warmer and feel more muffled than a sprung mattress. Expect a plush, even surface that cushions the shoulder and keeps a partner's fidgeting off your side.

Measure your fitted sheets first. Past 30cm a standard sheet stops reaching round the corners, and this is 31cm before you add a protector.

Side sleepers who run cool, and nobody who runs hot

Light and average-weight side sleepers who choose Medium are the match, since a soft foam top over zoned support lets the hip and shoulder sink a little. If you and your partner sleep still, you'll like how little movement crosses the bed. No owners have reviewed it yet, so the build is all you have to go on.

Avoid it if you sleep hot. Avoid it if you're heavier than about eighteen stone, because an all-foam stack gives a heavier body less to press against than a good spring unit. Avoid it if you sleep on your front, where a soft foam top lets the hips sag. And don't buy it for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy partnership on the label: that's a tie between the society and the brand, and it says nothing about which Mammoth suits your body.

What to buy instead

Choose the HealthPRO Precision if you want the same foam idea with a firmer middle layer and less depth. Better, choose one of Mammoth's pocket-sprung HealthPRO models, which is where I'd put my money in this range, because springs underneath give you airflow and lift that a foam stack can't.

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Quantitative measurements
Of The Mammoth HealthPRO® Optimum Mattress
Here's how the product performs based on the materials and composition when compared to other products of similar price point. These measurements are produced using a combination of specification-heavy algorithmic data points and our own hands on experience.
Here's how the product performs based on the materials and composition when compared to other products of similar price point. These measurements are produced using a combination of specification-heavy algorithmic data points and our own hands on experience.

Suitability

  • Back Sleepers
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • The amount of support offered from a mattress will vary depending on the firmness of the tension and the type of support layer used. Based on a person of average build.
  • Side Sleepers
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • If you sleep on your side you typically need a supportive tension that is not too firm, nor too soft. This is because your hips and shoulders need adequate sinkage.
  • Stomach Sleepers
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Stomach sleepers need a reasonable amount of tension in the base support layer to adequately offer body contouring and help prevent aches and pains. Results will vary based on your build.

Performance

  • Breathability
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Mattresses that feature breathable materials help promote airflow and keep you cool making for a more hygienic night's sleep.
  • Stability
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Depending on the type of support layer in place can have an impact on stability, edge to edge support and roll together prevention. Pocket springs of a firmer tension will have better stability than open coil soft tension, for example.

Ease of Use

  • Turning handles
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Mattresses typically need to be rotated frequently and having turning handles can be massively beneficial, particularly in larger sizes which can become fairly heavy.

Odour

  • Initial Odour
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Materials in mattresses, particularly memory foam and rolled bed-in-a-box mattresses can have an initial odour, this is typically short term and reduces considerably within 24 hours.
  • Long Standing Odour
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • Certain materials inside different mattresses can produce a small odour. Typically this is short term rather than long standing but there are minor exceptions.

Brand Rating

  • Overall Brand Rating
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★
  • This is based on community driven customer reviews tied to product reviews and grouped together at a brand level to produce a score.
*Assuming average weight, suitability will vary dependant on body type, check your SnoozeScore above for a more tailored guide.
Radar analysis
Of The Mammoth HealthPRO® Optimum Mattress
Brand: Mammoth
Retailer: Bensons For Beds
Delivery Time: Average
Delivery Charge: Excellent
Guarantee: Excellent
Radar Analysis looks at the product, brand and retailer against base norms established within the industry and determines where the product sits by way of established performance metrics.

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Questions and answers about the Mammoth HealthPRO® Optimum Mattress

Common questions answered by our team first, then questions shoppers asked the retailer, with the retailer’s own answers.

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Common question
What is Mammoth's partnership with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy?

Answer: Mammoth has an official partnership with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the UK professional body for physios, and says the society has given it design and testing expertise for more than a decade. It's a partnership with the brand, not an approval of this mattress, and not a treatment claim. Choose the mattress on its build and firmness.
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Common question
What's the difference between the Mammoth HealthPRO Optimum and Precision?

Answer: The middle of the stack. Both have the same 60mm zoned comfort foam and an AdaptPro support foam, but the Optimum swaps the Precision's firmer reflex foam for a softer high-resilience foam and is 31cm deep against 28cm. The Optimum is the plusher of the two, and the Precision is the steadier choice for back sleepers.
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Common question
Is the Mammoth HealthPRO Optimum good for side sleepers?

Answer: In Medium, yes, for lighter and average-weight side sleepers who don't run hot. The zoned foam top and the softer reflex layer let the shoulder and hip in. Heavier side sleepers will do better on a pocket-sprung mattress with a cushioned top.

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