Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress Review

Helix is a sleep brand that offers a wide range of products, from mattresses to bed frames. They are designed to accommodate sleepers of different body weights and sleeping positions.

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is the most firm of all of Helix’s premium beds. It gives you a firm sleep surface for support, while still providing comfort and pressure relief in needed areas. It comes with a customizable pillow top for a more personalized sleep experience.

In this article, we will discuss the following for the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress:

• Pros
• Cons
• Who we recommend this mattress for
• Unboxing Experience
• Firmness, Feel, and Comfort
• Constructions, Material, and Design
• Performance
• Warranty and Company Policies
• FAQs about the mattress
• Final Verdict

Note: We will be testing the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress, featuring the innovative GlacioTex cooling top cover, for our review.

Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress Overview

Pros

• Exceptional Support: The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is by far Helix’s most firm premium bed. It incorporates up to 1,000 individually wrapped coils which are a key factor in providing additional support. They are designed to provide targeted support, specifically under the hips which allows for proper spinal alignment and enhanced edge support.
• Great Cooling Effect: The uppermost layer of the mattress is a premium pillow top that is customizable. You get to choose between the highly breathable TENCEL™ cover and the GlacioTex™ Cooling Cover. The TENCEL™ is renowned for its high breathability and the GlacioTex™ works to dissipate heat away from your body.
• Luxurious Sleep Experience: The mattress comes with a premium quilted top that gives you a luxurious and soft sleeping surface. It provides extra comfort and allows you to enjoy the plush feel of the mattress.

Cons

• Too Firm for Side Sleepers: Side sleepers tend to lean towards mattresses that relieve pressure around the hips and shoulders area. Soft mattresses are the perfect option when it comes to providing that. The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is considered the most firm bed out of all of Helix’s premium mattresses. People who sleep on their side will struggle to find comfort during the night and will likely experience increased pressure points.

Who we Recommend the Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress for

• Back Sleepers: The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress gives extraordinary support that targets the lumbar region. This will ensure proper spinal alignment and maintain good posture. The individually wrapped coils in this bed are reinforced and give extra support under the hips which aim to give you better lumbar support.
• Stomach Sleepers: This mattress has a firm profile that gives it the ability to provide pressure relief to stomach sleepers in the needed area. To enjoy a comfortable sleep experience while sleeping on your stomach, the mattress has to be able to elevate your hips to avoid potential pain or sores.

Unboxing the Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress

Unboxing the Helix Dawn Luxe was pretty easy. It arrived decompressed in a box and felt somewhat heavier than average mattresses. It might be difficult to handle carrying it around on your own, so we suggest you get the help of a friend.

We unrolled the Helix Dawn Luxe onto the sleeping surface and waited for 2 hours to allow it to fully expand to its intended shape and size. The perimeter of the mattress is reinforced which prolongs the expansion of the bed’s edges. The edges of the bed expanded in no time, indicating excellent corner expansion.

The Helix Dawn Luxe did not give off a strong initial smell and took a total of 24 hours to complete off-gassing. This is significantly shorter than the average off-gassing period of 3 days.

Firmness, Feel, and Comfort For Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress

Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress Firmness

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress scores an 8/10 on the firmness scale, meaning that it is a firm bed. This will result in giving sleepers a firm feel and extra support on the bed’s surface. People who will greatly benefit from this firm profile are back sleepers and stomach sleepers

This bed will also be great for heavier sleepers, as it is highly supportive and durable. The coil system included helps the mattress prevent excessive levels of sinkage and maintains proper spinal alignment.

The firmness of a mattress feels different according to the sleeper’s body weight. It can feel softer to heavier folks, and more firm to people of lighter body weights.

Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress Feel

The premium quilted top in this mattress gives an initial plush and soft feel upon sleeping on the bed. This contributes to an enhanced and more luxurious sleep experience. The GlacioTex cooling cover gives the surface a crisp and cool effect by maintaining a dry and heat-free sleep environment.

The inclusion of individually wrapped coils and latex foam can contribute to a relatively firm feel in the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress. This adds to the feeling of support and security while lying in bed.

The wrapped coils in this mattress are reinforced around its perimeters which greatly promotes edge support, giving sleepers a consistent and supportive surface, while preventing any potential sagging over time.

Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress Comfort

The comfort of a mattress is a crucial factor that varies depending on personal needs and preferences. It comes in different aspects according to your sleeping position and body weight.

We tested out the Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress to see how it performs in different sleeping positions and for various body weights.

The Helix Dawn Luxe is a firm mattress which refers to the great levels of support it provides. This bed will well-suit people who strictly sleep on their back or stomach. It will perform well in terms of maintaining an aligned body shape, preventing you from experiencing back aches and morning sores.

This bed will feel somewhat firmer to lighter sleepers and side sleepers as they need a mattress with a softer and more plush surface. It’ll leave them feeling discomfort during the night and will not provide the pressure relief they need.

We will discuss below the results shown in our pressure relief test.

Constructions, Materials, and Design

Materials and Design

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is designed to give sleepers a supportive sleeping surface with a touch of luxury to the whole experience. From the premium cooling pillow top with customizable options to the DuraDense foam that gives your mattress great stability. This mattress includes Helix’s special foams that enhance the performance of the bed to give you the perfect balance between firm support and comfort.

Layers

1. Premium Pillow Top: This is the top layer of the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress. It is made to give you extra comfort for a more luxurious and soft sleeping surface. It comes with two options for a cover, the ultra-breathable TENCEL cover and the GlacioTex cooling cover. Both are designed for temperature regulation and maintaining a cool sleeping environment.
2. Helix Responsive Foam: This comes as the first comfort layer in the mattress. It allows for a firm feel while providing great adaptation to your body’s movements. It helps the mattress contour your body’s shape and cradle it for additional comfort.
3. Helix Dynamic Foam: This is the second comfort layer, a great alternative to regular memory foam. It provides a more dynamic sleep experience by giving the mattress great bounce levels and a good responsive feel.
4. Transition Layer: This is the Helix Responsive Foam and it serves to create a seamless transition between the upper comfort layers and the support layers of the mattress right below. It also evens out the mattress’s surface which keeps your spine properly aligned.
5. Wrapped Coils: The Helix Dawn Luxe includes a system of up to 1,000 individually wrapped coils. The individual wrapping allows each coil to move independently which contributes greatly to the motion isolation performance of the mattress. These coils are reinforced under the hip area to enhance spinal alignment and give you great edge support.
6. DuraDense Foam: This bottom layer of the Helix Dawn Luxe serves as the foundational base of the mattress. It enhances the durability of the bed and prolongs its use by maintaining the bed’s structural integrity.

Performance of Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress

Cooling

The cooling effect of a mattress is necessary to get a comfortable sleep experience. This is especially true for those who get hot during their sleep more often.

We performed a cooling performance test on the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress by lying on it for 20 minutes and monitoring it for any body heat build-up.

The Helix Dawn Luxe passed the test by maintaining a dry and cool sleep surface. The GlacioTex-infused premium pillow top worked to dissipate heat away from the body. The individually wrapped coils helped create natural airways for better air circulation and temperature regulation.

There were no signs of excessive body heat or heat retention which refers to a great cooling effect from the Helix Dawn Luxe.

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress scores a 4.5/5 in terms of cooling performance.

Responsiveness

The responsiveness of a mattress refers to how quickly the mattress adapts to your body’s change of movements. It gives the mattress the ability to contour to your body’s curves and helps eliminate discomfort.

To test the responsiveness of the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress, we conducted a simple but effective test. We placed a 20-pound ball on the mattress and waited a second for the ball to settle. Then, we removed the ball and measured how long it took for the mattress to fully recover its shape.

The mattress took a complete recovery time of 0.3 seconds. This means that the Helix Dawn Luxe is highly responsive and will allow for a more dynamic sleep experience without leaving sleepers with a ”stuck” feeling.

In terms of responsiveness, the Helix Dawn Luxe scores a 4.8/5

Motion Isolation

Couples and partners are the most affected by how well a mattress can isolate motion. It is necessary to consider when making a mattress purchase as it can affect your or your partner’s sleep pattern.

To test that, we placed a glass half full of water on top of the mattress and dropped a 20-pound ball on the other side. The water moved slightly around during the test, which showcases the mattress's great motion isolation.

We conducted another test as well to see how well the mattress would isolate motion from a partner. We had one person lie on one side of the mattress while the other person rolled around on the other side. The person lying still reported that they did not feel movement coming from the side of the mattress.

The Helix Dawn Luxe is an ideal choice for couples, as it will eliminate motion transfer efficiently, preventing you from feeling your partner moving around during the night.

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress scored a 4.5/5 on our motion isolation tests.

Edge Support

Good edge support maximizes the usable surface area of a mattress. It also enhances its durability and longevity by preventing it from sagging over time and maintaining its structure.

We tested the edge support of the Helix Dawn Luxe by applying pressure to the edges and monitoring the mattress for levels of compression. We felt great counterpressure from the layers, and the edges did spring back into shape when we removed the pressure.

We also sat on the edges of the mattress and felt it sink in slightly, but we did not get any roll-off sensation from doing so.

The Helix Dawn Luxe is a firm mattress which means it has good overall support on it and gives sleepers a great sense of security while lying on it. It also includes reinforced coils all around the perimeter of the bed which promotes edge support and allows you to sleep without feeling like you will roll off the bed.

For edge support, the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress scores a 5/5.

Noise

Noise performance is crucial for a quiet night’s sleep. A mattress that emits noise causes disturbance and affects your sleep negatively leaving you feeling restless and tired the next morning.

We conducted a noise test on the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress by dropping a 20-pound ball onto it. We used highly sensitive microphones to listen for any squeaks or noises, but we didn't hear anything.

The great noise performance of this mattress will allow you and your partner to fully rest without frequent sleep interruptions.

The Helix Dawn Luxe rates a 5/5 on the noise performance test.

Sex

A mattress with good sex performance delivers good edge support, responsiveness, noise performance, and bounce levels.

The Helix Dawn Luxe promises exceptional edge support thanks to the inclusion of reinforced coils around its perimeter. It is also highly responsive which means it’ll create an ease of movement for you and your partner, making intimate moments more enjoyable.

The Helix Dawn Luxe does not emit any noise, so that way you will not have to worry about any bothering squeaks or creaks. In terms of bounce, the great responsiveness of this bed allows for relatively high bounce levels which will suffice for the majority of couples.

Regarding sex performance, the Helix Dawn Luxe scores a 4.8/5

Pressure Relief

Pressure relief is the key factor to a comfortable and pain-free sleep experience. It helps distribute body weight evenly across the mattress, minimizing pressure in sensitive areas.

We used a pressure map to test and evaluate the mattress’s ability to reduce pressure in certain areas of the body by displaying the pressure distribution. The results showed the following:

• Back Region: The pressure map revealed a consistent blue color on the map for the back area. This means that the mattress relieves pressure well, making it the ideal bed for back sleepers as it will help align your spine properly preventing any potential back pain.
• Shoulders Region: Regarding the shoulders area, we saw a mixture of green and blue which indicates a great level of pressure relief. This will be efficient for all sleepers, however, we think side sleepers can enjoy pressure relief in other mattresses out there.
• Hips Region: The pressure map displayed a blue color all over the hips area which tells us that this mattress provides excellent pressure relief. Stomach sleepers will greatly benefit from this aspect.

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is a firm mattress that provides great comfort for sleepers, especially stomach sleepers and back sleepers. We believe that they will find great comfort from sleeping on this bed. This is not the case with side sleepers, as they will struggle to sleep due to the firm profile of this bed which will lead to discomfort and pain.

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress scores a 4.5/5 on the pressure map test.

Helix Warranty and Company Policies

Warranty

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is covered by a 15-year limited warranty. This warranty covers manufacturing defects like problems with the materials or structural issues in the mattress.

Trial

Helix offers a 100-night trial to allow customers to test out the Helix Dawn mattress in the comfort of their own homes. This gives you peace of mind and will help you make an informed decision about your mattress investment. We recommend giving the mattress at least 20 days to fully adjust to it.

Returns

If, within the 100 nights of the trial, you find yourself unsatisfied with the mattress, Helix facilitates an easy return process. All you need to do is request a return, and their customer service will issue a full refund for you.

Shipping

Helix offers free shipping services across the United States. They will deliver their high-quality mattresses directly to your doorstep at no additional charge. This ensures customer satisfaction and adds value to the overall purchase.

Pricing

In the table below, the current prices of the Helix Dawn Luxe mattress according to size are demonstrated. These prices are before discounts, so make sure to check their website.

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FAQs about Helix Dawn Luxe Mattress

Is the Helix Dawn Luxe too firm?

The Helix Dawn Luxe scores an 8/10 on the firmness scale, making it a firm mattress. This will be an ideal choice for back and stomach sleepers for additional support. However, this will not go well with side sleepers as it will feel too firm and will not deliver the needed amount of pressure relief

Does the Helix Dawn Luxe last?

Like all of Helix’s mattresses, the Helix Dawn Luxe comes with a DuraDense foam which acts as the base of the mattress and enhances its longevity and durability. Thus, allowing the mattress to last for a lifetime with proper care.

Is the Helix Dawn Luxe Good for Plus-size Sleepers?

The Helix Dawn Luxe mattress is a firm mattress that stands out for its high level of firmness and support. Heavy sleepers will surely enjoy sleeping on this mattress without worrying about excessive sinkage while enjoying the exceptional edge support on this bed.