Memory foam mattresses have been a buzz-topic ever since they were introduced, with their “space-age technology” and famous commercials. Sure, there’s a lot of hype about this material, but does it live up to it? In reality, memory foam is one of those rare products that actually meets expectations.

This temperature-sensitive material forms to the body of the user, softening around curves and contours from your body heat. This incredible pressure reduction minimizes circulation issues, giving you a custom sleep surface every evening, whether you have an elaborate canopy bed or are squatting on a friend’s floor for the weekend with a folding mattress. Some beds can cause pressure points which lead to tossing and turning, limbs falling asleep or even numbness. With memory foam supporting areas like your lower back as it yields to higher pressure areas like the hips and shoulders, these issues are negated, giving you peaceful sleep.

People describe their memory foam mattress experience like being enveloped in a cloud, as the visco-elastic polyurethane foam warms to their body and slowly cushions all their aches and pains with soft, supportive comfort. Memory foam is very versatile as a bedding material as well, coming in multiple densities and able to be cut into many sizes and shapes, from a mattress to a mattress topper to even unique accessories like a bed pillow or body bolster.

If you have trouble sleeping, are in the market for a new mattress or are curious to see if you can sleep better than you already do, try memory foam. Chances are, it’ll be everything you expect it to be.