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Nectar vs Helix In Depth Comparison

From our experts

• Construction
• Durability
• Cooling
• Warrenty
• Back pain
• Sleep Type
• Dimension
• Conclusion

Construction

Nectar Mattresses8.6

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress 

The Nectar Memory Foam spots has an impressive construction details. The memory foam is a medical-grade visco elastic one. Its entire 5lb weight is built with high vegetable base super core. The construction features a 5 layer foam pattern for maximum comfort.

The layers of foam are made with the following:

Adaptive Memory Hi Core Memory Foam

This Hi Core Memory foam supplies enough weight support to give you a floating feeling.

Resilient Base Layer

Beneath the layers of the memory foam lies a resilient breathable base providing stability and optimal support.

Gel Memory Foam

With a gel-based memory foam cushioning your weight, you are assured of cool sleep and luxury comfort.

Quilted Memory Foam Cover

This quilted cover allows for constant airflow, keeping you cool always. Its mild nature is a pure delight to your bedtime

Nectar Lush Mattress

The nectar lush brand also has the same construction materials and pattern – 5 layer foam construction. However, it features some awesome qualities. They include:

Supportive Firm Base

At the base of this mattress is a high-density deluxe foam responsible for rigid support, all-round stability and durability.

Energex Memory Foam

Amidst the 5-layers of foam making up this mattress is the Energex Memory Foam. It comes with more density and sheer plushness to give a bouncy and fresh feeling.

High Quality Aqua-cool Memory Foam

Atop all the layers, sits a memory foam coated with gel to guarantee a cooling effect and ease of pressure. There’s the Aquacool sandwiched in the memory foam for optimal coolness equally.

Cooling Cover

Out of pure fiber, this cover was crafted to promote air flow and evaporate heat from your body.

Helix Mattresses9.4

Helix Midnight

Helix Midnight is the most popular mattress on the series and sits on the medium-firm range of the firmness scale. Its construction is in four layers.

Construction Details

Helix Soft Touch Cover

All mattresses come with the Helix soft-touch design cover. It’s highly breathable and promotes airflow for coolness.

Comfort Layer

The comfort layer is made of memory foam and is an exclusive blend from the Helix brand. The firmness here is medium and this layer is responsive at alleviating pressure from pressure points.

Transition Layer

The transition layer of this mattress is made of premium-grade polyfoam. This layer comes with a medium IFD that can match your body type. This layer provides cushioning for the sleeper.

Body Shape Layer

These layers house the numerous pocketed coils of this hybrid mattress. The coils enforce motion isolation, support in the contouring of the body, and also provide perimeter edge support.

Support Core

The core of this mattress is made of DuraDense foam that provides overall shape, support, and durability for this mattress.

Helix Midnight Luxe

The Midnight Luxe comes with improved features and is 2″ higher than the original midnight. Its construction is in five layers.

Construction Details

Quality Quilted Cover

The cover here is the same as the original but with some added features. It comes with a breathable quality pillow top and is quilted for superior comfort. It also features the Tencel Technology for high breathability and massive airflow for coolness.

Comfort Layer

The comfort layer is made of a high-density memory plus foam with top-notch pressure relieving capacity. It’s medium feel like the original counterpart.

Support Layer

This extra layer is one of the distinguishing features between the Luxe and the Original. This layer is made of Gel Visco foam which is engineered to cushion the weight of the body on the mattress. It comes with the medium IFD to suit any body type.

Transition Layer

This layer is made of prime quality polyfoam for better contouring and for the transitioning of your body from the top layers down to the core. It’s medium IFD.

Zoned Body Shape Layer

This is another layer that makes the difference in the Luxe variant. Beyond the inclusion of pocketed coils, this layer comes with zoned lumbar and edge support. With this zoning technology, your shoulders will feel soft and your hips firm for steady spine alignment. There’s also an advanced edge support system.

Support Core

A DuraDense foam provides the base for this mattress. This core makes the mattress durable and keeps it in shape.

Helix Dawn

The Helix Dawn is on the firm side offering support for back and stomach sleepers. Its construction is in four unique active layers typical of the Helix series.

Construction Details

Helix Soft Touch Cover

All mattresses come with the Helix soft touch design cover. It’s highly breathable and promotes air flow for coolness.

Comfort Layer

The comfort layer is made of the Helix Dynamic Foam which is a product of latex. It has a firm feel and is designed for optimal contouring.

Transition Layer

A top-class performing polyfoam is used in the transition layer. Its ergonomic design provides support for the sleeper and cushions the body better. It comes with a higher IFD to suit any body type.

Body Shape Layer

This layer contains hundreds of coils engineered to provide cradling comfort for the body. It also eliminates motion transfer and is responsible for perimeter edge support in the mattress.

Support Core

The core of this mattress is made of DuraDense foam to provide support and durability.

Helix Dawn Luxe

The Helix Dawn comes with upgraded features and is 2″ taller. For it’s upgraded features, it comes with an extra layer in its construction making it 5 layers in total.

Construction Details

Quality Quilted Cover

The cover here is the same as the original but with some added features. It comes with a breathable quality pillow top and is quilted for superior comfort. It also features the Tencel Technology for high breathability and massive airflow for coolness.

Comfort Layer

The first layer of comfort here is a high-density Gel Visco foam that is engineered to cushion your weight and increase your level of comfort. It’s firm for back and stomach sleepers.

Support Layer

There’s a support layer made of Helix Dynamic Foam and this creates a distinction between the Dawn and the Dawn Luxe. This additional layer contours the body fully and has a higher IFD to suit any body type.

Transition Layer

A premium-grade ergonomic polyfoam acts as the transition layer in this mattress. It is active in body support and contouring.

Zoned Body Shape Layer

Beyond the inclusion of over one thousand coils, the zoning technology in play here makes your shoulders feel softer and your hips firmer. This aligns your spine and relieves pressure from your back. It also provides streamlined lumbar and perimeter edge support.

Support Core Layer

A DuraDense foam sits at the bottom of the entire construction to ensure structural stability, support and durability.

Durability

Nectar Mattresses8.7

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress

Built from premium-grade materials, the Nectar Memory Foam Mattress promises to stand the test of time without compromising on its fine qualities that assures you of comfort. There’s a warranty to corroborate this. Thanks to a thick luxury base that enforces stability and durability.

Nectar Lush Mattress

The same durability applies to the Lush version. Built to weather the pressure from your body through the ages, the durability here is eternal.

 

Helix Mattresses9.5

All Helix mattresses are made for lasting comfort. They come with durable bases to strengthen longevity. They are also made with certified materials to ensure quality is attained.

Cooling and Comfort

Nectar Mattresses8.3

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress

When it comes to comfort and cooling, Nectar took the extra trouble to make this mattress a redefinition of comfort. With a gel-coated memory foam layer, you assured of accurate temperature regulation. This keeps you cool at all times. There is a cooling mattress cover that further guarantee maximum cooling by sieving out heat from your body – thanks to a fiber material construction.

Nectar Lush Mattress

You get the same comforting and sweet cooling experience with the Nectar Lush. Five layers of comfort, gel-inspired top layers, and premier fiber for evaporating heat all contribute to keeping you cool.

Helix Mattresses9.3

The premium Helix Soft Touch Design cover on the standard mattresses are breathable for coolness and soft for sheer comfort.

For the Luxe variants, quilted top-notch covers nudges the comfort upwards with the Tencel Technology for more breathability and thus super coolness.

The comfort layers in the standard mattresses and additional layers of contouring support in the Luxe versions seals the deal for prime comfort in these mattresses.

Back Pain Support

Nectar Mattresses8.6

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress

The memory foam is built to ease pressure; thanks to its multiple dense layers. Designed to soothe the back, shoulder, neck, and hips, it provides all-round support for your spine.

Nectar Lush Mattress

With additional dense layers of Memory Foam beating the conventional standards, this mattress promises optimal pressure relief and alleviates back pain.

Helix Mattresses9.5

The memory foam in the comfort layers of the standard mattresses of the firm and medium option are designed to cushion pressure points which includes the back for back sleepers.

The Luxe variant is super for back support with a zoning system designed to create a special contouring feel for the back, balance the spine and eliminates pressure in pressure points.

Trial and Warrenty

Nectar Mattresses8.9

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress and Nectar Lush Mattress

When it comes to trial, the time frame given to try out these mattresses is ample enough to make the user feel like a thief. With 365 days, you have 1 year to decide whether you are patronizing this brand of goodness or not. Half the period, you would have made your decision and if you are still sceptical, you have a whole year to become a believer. You will hardly find this kind of super generous trial window around the industry.

And for a warranty, you are a given a lifetime assurance of quality without compromise. However, you can always return your Nectar mattress and get a replacement if you notice any flaw or it damages within the first 10 years of purchase. After the first 10 years, any related issue will be handled by the technical team at Nectar.

You can always return your Nectar mattress after 30 days of using and you decide not to go ahead. You will  get a refund and be assisted with locating a donation center for your mattress.

Helix Mattresses9.5

Helix gives every customer who purchases a mattress, 100 nights of free trial. The trial begins after the first 30 days and if after the 100 nights, the customer is not satisfied with the mattress, a return can be made and the customer gets a full refund.

The Helix brand has a 10-year limited warranty on all of its mattresses. Terms and conditions exists and should be duly applied.

Sleeping Type

Nectar Mattresses8.9

Nectar Memory Foam Mattress

This mattress was designed to support all sleeping types. The construction proceeded on the backdrop of an in-depth study on different sleeping positions. Nectar Memory Foam sits on the middle-firm position on the firmness scale. Perfect for side sleepers but surprisingly, provides a sweet balance for every kind of sleeper. It’s almost impossible but Nectar says it has got it right. So you got nothing to worry about, you are covered – be you a side sleeper, stomach sleeper or back sleeper.

Nectar Lush Mattress

Similarly designed to suit all kinds of sleepers, the nectar lush also sits in the middle of firmness. Ideal for side sleepers – perfect for every kind of sleeping position. Now that’s novel!

Helix Mattresses9.5

The Helix Midnight and Luxe are designed for side sleepers and for every other kind of sleeper with the firmness in the medium-firm range.

The Helix Dawn and Luxe are designed for stomach and back sleepers.

Dimensions

Conclusion

While Nectar is a China-made mattress – Helix is a superior mattress brand with lots of fine offerings. Nectar promises redefined comfort with two mattresses: the original nectar memory foam mattress  and another which is a luxurious variant with improved design and cooling technology.

Helix on the other hands comes with 7 different mattresses with hybrids in the mix. Each mattress has a lux version which is recreated for prime luxury just like its description.

Helix also created mattresses for different kind of sleepers by making these mattresses in varied firmness options.

Helix also used Visco-elastic foams as well as latex in its construction, there by expanding the level of comfort promised. With this diversity in mattresses and firmness options, Helix is a better option to Nectar.