This signature feature of the Wave is its Hyper-Targeted Support.

It is 5½” of high-density polyurethane foam. This is the base layer, the primary support core for the Wave. However, this is intermediary support between the extra firm base and the comfort layers. Softer foams need firmer underlying support to bear the weight of the sleeper.

This supports the memory foam and latex above to prevent bottoming out. This is the transition layer, 1½” of high-resiliency foam. Latex does provide some pressure relief but not to the same degree as memory foam. The advantage of memory foam is its conformity and pressure relief.

Although air does filter through, this is not as much as in ventilated foams, as is demonstrated in the following video. It does let air through, unlike the closed-cell original memory foam (almost all memory foam is now open cell). This is open-call foam, though the degree of openness is not disclosed. Also, it does not have the heat retention problem of memory foam ( Casper says it “sleeps cool”). Latex has quick response to a sleeper laying down and changing positions. (2) The Flo Foam layer protects latex-sensitive sleepers from the latex. (1) This is a luxury mattress for customers willing to pay the price for latex, and Why is it in the Wave when no longer in the Casper Mattress? Casper has not said, so here are just a couple of guesses: This 1½” layer is latex, not the latex-like foam which now tops Casper’s signature model. Judging by the reactions of those who’ve slept on this mattress, it is likely very soft polyurethane foam, similar to what has been called “hyper soft quilting foam” by several traditional brands. This is described by Casper as a “velvety soft” material. The 1” topmost layer on the Wave by Casper is Flo Foam. The High-End ModelĬasper labels the Wave as “Our groundbreaking mattress - made with science to feel like magic.” The science is in the contoured support, shaped like a wave – hence the name – in the base layer and the transition layer. A clue to their relative standing is their heights, 11½”, 10”, and 8½”. On either side of the latest version of their signature model, The Casper, are the Wave and the Essential memory foam mattresses. The Casper Wave: Casper Sleep’s Groundbreaking MattressĬasper Sleep has expanded their offerings from one mattress to three.

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