PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Gel Mattress Review

Unfortunately, this mattress was discontinued by PlushBeds, However, you can check out the PlushBeds Healthy Child Hybrid Mattress instead.

PlushBeds is an American bed-in-a-box mattress company that was founded in 2007. It expanded the range of its products to further include mattress toppers, adjustable bed frames, and other sleep accessories. Their mattress line also includes beds that are specifically made for children.

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress is backed by a GreenGuard certificate and has hypoallergenic properties. It is a medium-firm bed; therefore, it can provide your child with the comfort they need to enjoy a pleasant sleeping experience.

In this review, you will learn about:

• Pros and cons of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress.
• The unboxing experience of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress.
• Firmness, feel, and comfort of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress.
• Construction and design of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress.
• Our performance test results.
• Warranty policies, company policies, and all the FAQs you might want to know.

Continue reading if you want to know if the Healthy Child Cooling Mattress lives up to what it promises.

PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Overview

Pros

• Cooling Performance: The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress is designed to sleep 30% cooler than other mattresses on the market. It features cooling gel foam that dissipates body heat and regulates temperatures.
• Comfortable and Supportive: The Healthy Child Cooling mattress is made with a combination of PlushBeds' premium memory foam and high-density Plush foam. This allows the mattress to strike the perfect balance between comfort and support.
• Provides Excellent Pressure Relief: The comfort layer of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress consists of CertiPUR-US memory foam. This material has a slow response to pressure, which cradles your child's body while sleeping.
• Environmentally Friendly: The Healthy Child Cooling Gel Mattress is eco-friendly. It is made with PlushBeds' top-end, ethically sourced materials. It is also backed by a GreenGuard Gold certificate, which means that it does not emit any harmful gases or toxins in your child's room.

Cons

• Price: The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress is on the pricier side compared to other child mattresses on the market. However, it is made with PlushBeds' top-end materials, which means it will last for a long time. So, if you are looking for a long-term mattress for your child, this is a great choice.

Who we Recommend the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress for

• Kids Who Sleep Hot: If your child tends to overheat while sleeping, then this mattress would be a great option for you. It features cooling and breathable materials that dissipate heat and regulate your child’s temperature while sleeping.
• Environmentally-Conscious Parents: The Healthy Child Cooling Bed is an eco-friendly bed that is GreenGuard Gold certified. Therefore, it is proven to be free of any harmful chemicals or toxins that may affect your child’s health.
• Parents Who Are Looking for a Comfortable Mattress: The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress provides extreme comfort and support for your child's growing spine, thanks to its plush, cozy sleep surface of gel memory foam.
• Active Kids: If your kid is active and enjoys jumping around on his bed from time to time, this mattress would be perfect. It features high-quality materials that allow it to be sturdy and durable. Therefore, you shouldn’t be worrying about premature sagging and dropping.

Unboxing the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress

PlushBeds makes sure that you have a comfortable and smooth experience, starting from the unboxing stage. The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress arrived compressed in a box. To unbox it, you simply place it on a bed, carefully cut the plastic wrap, and wait for it to expand.

When we unboxed it, we found that the Healthy Child Cooling mattress took a few hours to expand to its full size. We also noticed that the mattress expanded all the way to its very edges, making the bed look nicer and more supportive at the edges.

Moreover, the majority of bed-in-a-box mattresses release an overpowering smell once they are unboxed, which is called off-gassing. Yet, the Healthy Child Cooling mattress hardly produced any smell. This was expected, as it is a GreenGuard Gold-certified bed, which means that it is free of harmful chemicals. Therefore, you can rest assured that you are using a mattress that prioritizes both the comfort and well-being of your child

Firmness, Feel, and Comfort For the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Firmness

The firmness of your child’s mattress is a subjective matter. It depends on the child’s weight and preferred sleeping position. Therefore, the firmness level feels different from one child to another. Yet, it is important to opt for a mattress that meets your child’s specific needs. A mattress that is too soft or too firm for your child may negatively impact their sleep quality and overall well-being.

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress scored a 6/10 on our firmness scale, with 1 being the softest and 10 being the firmest. This means that it is a medium-firm bed, which usually meets the needs of most sleepers of all shapes and sizes.

For back and stomach sleepers, this mattress would feel comfortable and cozy. Therefore, if your child falls into this category, they should enjoy a pleasant sleeping experience on this mattress. If your child is a side sleeper, they will feel that their hips and shoulders are well cushioned, which prevents pressure buildup in those areas.

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Feel

When we tried sleeping on the Healthy Child cooling mattress, we were immediately welcomed by its cozy sleep surface. We also felt its cool sleep surface, thanks to the gel memory foam featured in it. Being a medium bed, the mattress feels both soft and supportive, which promotes healthy and pain-free sleep.

Overall, we found that the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress has a soft, cool feel that would provide your child with a comfortable sleep.

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Comfort

The amount of comfort a child gets also depends on their body weight and preferred sleeping position. Being a medium bed, the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress should be comfortable for back and stomach sleepers the most. Its medium-firm feel would distribute their weight evenly on the mattress and prevent excessive sinkage. This would provide your child with excellent spinal alignment, which promotes healthy sleep.

Light-weight and average-weight Children who sleep on their sides, however, may find this bed too firm for their liking. Yet, kids who weigh 120 lbs or more would sink perfectly into it, which provides them with the comfort they need for a pleasant experience. Therefore, if your child weighs less than 120 lbs, you should opt for a softer mattress.

Constructions, Materials, and Design

Materials and Design

The PlushBeds Healthy Child is a 9-inch all-foam mattress designed for children. It has an elegant-looking, stretchy cover that you can easily unzip and clean. Its layers mainly consist of CertiPUR-US gel memory foam and high-density foam, which makes it hit a sweet spot between comfort and support. The mattress also features cooling materials that allow it to sleep cool and comfortably all night.

The Healthy Child Cooling mattress from PlushBeds is crafted to prioritize your child’s health as well as their comfort. It features eco-friendly materials and is backed by a GreenGuard Gold certificate. It is also hypoallergenic, making it suitable for kids with allergies.

Layers

Here is what is inside the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress:

• Cover: A luxurious-looking cover that feels cool and soft to the touch. It is also provided with a zipper, so you can easily remove it for spot cleaning. This cover enhances the bed’s cleanliness and adds to its durability.
• Comfort Layer: The comfort layer of this bed consists of gel memory foam. Thanks to its cooling technology and breathability, this layer allows the mattress to dissipate heat and sleep cool all night. It also has a slow response to pressure, which enhances its pressure relief performance.
• Support Core: This layer is made with PlushBeds’ high-density polyfoam. It has an open-cell design, which adds to the breathability of your child’s bed. This dense layer also keeps the child's body well-supported while sleeping on the mattress and prevents the bed from sagging quickly.

Performance of the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress

Cooling

If your child is a hot sleeper or simply doesn’t like the feeling of a warm mattress while sleeping, then good cooling performance is important for you. We did two tests to assess the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress’ cooling performance.

The first test consists of sleeping on each side for a 20-minute nap. When we did this test, we found that the mattress remained cool while sleeping on each side.

The cooling performance of this mattress is definitely one of its strongest points, which is not a surprise to us. It is specially designed to keep you cool all night, as it features cooling and breathable materials.

Therefore, we rated the PlushBeds’ Healthy Child Cooling mattress a well-deserved 5/5.

Responsiveness

Responsiveness is essential for any mattress, as good responsiveness means that it is easy to move on the mattress without feeling stuck.

We tested the mattress’ responsiveness by placing a 20-pound ball on its surface and then removing it. This test helps assess how quickly the mattress responds to pressure.

While doing this test, we found that the mattress takes about 0.9 seconds to recover to its initial form. This shows that it is a responsive mattress that allows for easy mobility on its surface. Therefore, if your child is a combination sleeper who switches sleeping positions all night, this would be a great option for them.

We gave the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress a rating of 4.7/5.

Motion Isolation

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress is entirely made with foam. Therefore, it has excellent motion isolation performance.

To assess how well this bed isolates motion, we conducted our standard test.

The test consists of putting a glass of water on one side of the mattress and dropping a 20-pound ball on the other side. This helps us examine how much motion is transferred to the glass of water. While doing this test, we found that the water glass was hardly affected by the ball drop.

Since kids typically don’t share a bed, motion isolation is not an essential feature to look for while shopping for a new children's bed. However, you can rest assured that if your child shares his bed with a cousin or friend, they won’t be disturbed by any movement on the mattress.

We gave the mattress’ motion isolation performance a solid 5/5.

Edge Support

Edge support is important as it allows your kid to use the entire sleeping surface of your mattress without feeling like they will fall out of bed. We ran our tests to assess the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress’ edge support.

The first test we did consisted of applying pressure to the edges of the mattress and examining how much it sank. This test indicates if the mattress has strong edges that make you feel supported while sleeping.

When we did this test, we found that, thanks to having pocketed coils all the way to its edges, the mattress has supportive edges that just sink a little.

The second test we did involved sitting on the mattress’ edges and seeing how well it held our body weight. The results of the test were equally good, as the mattress supported our bodies well and did not compress due to the pressure of our weight.

We rated the PlushBeds’ Healthy Child Cooling mattress’ edge support performance a 4.5/5.

Noise

If your kid is easily disturbed by noise, then a mattress with good noise performance is essential.

We did our noise test, which consisted of dropping a heavy ball on the surface of the mattress and examining how much noise it causes through highly sensitive microphones.

When we performed our noise test, we found the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress to be one of the quietest mattresses on the market. It makes little to no noise due to the fact that it doesn’t have any pocketed coils in its construction.

We rated this mattress’ noise performance a solid 5/5.

Pressure Relief

When we sleep, the pressure of our bodies concentrates on certain body parts, which are called pressure points. So, while looking for a new mattress for your child, it is important to consider one that relieves those pressure points.

We tested the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress’ pressure relief by taking a 20-minute nap on the mattress and reporting the pressure caused by different body parts. The pressure map below shows how the mattress responds to each sleeping position.

Back Sleepers: This mattress should well support back sleepers and evenly distribute their weight on the sleep surface. This would prevent them from sinking too much, which leads to pressure buildups.

Side Sleepers: Side sleepers who weigh less than 120 lb would feel pressure building up in their hips and shoulders. Therefore, a softer mattress would be a better option for them. Those who weigh more should enjoy pain-free sleep.

Stomach Sleepers: Those who sleep on their stomachs would enjoy a healthy sleep posture on this mattress. Their hips would be well supported, which prevents lower back pain.

We rated the mattress’ pressure relief performance a 4.3/5.

PlushBeds Warranty and Company Policies

Warranty

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress comes with a Lifetime warranty. This makes it a great investment if you are looking for a long-lasting and durable bed.

Trial

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress comes with a 100-night sleeping trial, which gives you a good amount of time to test out this mattress. Also, note that getting used to a new mattress takes about a month, so take your time to decide whether this mattress is the best for you or not.

Returns

PlushBeds offers a generous trial period of 100 nights. It is also recommended to give the mattress a month to decide if it is the best option for you or not.

If you feel that you don’t want to keep the mattress, you can return it free of charge. If you return it before a month, you will be charged a return fee of $99.

Shipping

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress is available with free shipping across the United States. It takes about 7-9 business days to arrive, and you will receive a tracking number to know the expected date of your mattress’ arrival.

Pricing

The table below shows the different pricing and size options for the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress. Its price is relatively higher than other child mattresses. Yet it is made of high-quality organic materials that justify its price.

You can also save money while buying the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling mattress by viewing the sale selection that PlushBeds offers during holidays like the Labor Day Sale. Moreover, PlushBeds mostly includes free accessories like bed toppers and sets with your mattress purchase.

Despite the fact that PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling is thought to be expensive, its high-end materials justify its price. This makes it a very good investment, as it is very durable. It is also an eco-friendly and safe mattress that is free of toxins and harmful chemicals.

Policies Overview

FAQs about the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling

Is the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Hypoallergenic?

Yes, this mattress is hypoallergenic and resistant to dust, fungi, and mildew. Therefore, it is safe to be used by kids who suffer from allergies.

Is the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Entirely Organic?

The PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress features eco-friendly materials that make it safe for your child. However, it does include animal products, so it’s not entirely organic.

Who Does the PlushBeds Healthy Child Cooling Mattress Suit the Most?

This mattress suits parents who are looking for a cooling, pressure-relieving bed for their kids. It also works very well for kids who sleep on their backs and stomachs.