For years, the latex and foam mattress topper have held the top spot as the newest and most popular products in the bedding industry, offering affordable ways for people to get their best sleep and the longest life out of their beds. Innovation never stops though, and spring-boarding off the topper concept is the recent introduction of contour cut foam mattresses and toppers.

Flat, uniform mattresses have been the standard since people first decided they were done sleeping on the ground and wanted a more comfortable surface to rest upon. The human body is anything but flat though, featuring contours, curves, and angles that are either over- or under-supported by a flat bedding surface. This issue was first addressed by memory foam’s contouring that cradles and supports every area of the body. Now, contour-cutting manufacturing advancements permit mattress-makers to go even further with personalization, creating unique patterns and builds that recognize the different areas of the body as unique and addressing them accordingly.

Contour-cut foam bedding allows a foam topper to provide greater or lesser support to areas, as unique shapes and patterns create a one-of-a-kind sleep experience. These high-quality sleep surfaces have areas that address the body’s different zones with special cuts made to target the needs of each region of the body. These are found as entry-level mattresses with three zones, and scale up to five and seven zone products as well.

These special zones address areas like the hips and shoulders that require extra support because of the pressure they exert on a bed, while offering more cushioning designs around the heels and head where comfort is a greater priority. Unlike the original style of bedding, contour-cut mattresses or toppers address your body’s needs in a way it hasn’t experienced before, giving you a new level of comfort and refreshing sleep.