Review Summary
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress is a budget-friendly all-foam option made with three layers of foam. Two comfort and transition layers sit above a solid support core, creating a contouring sleep surface that can work particularly well for lightweight side and back sleepers. Its accessible price point makes it an appealing option for shoppers who want the feel of an all-foam mattress without spending as much as they might on many other online mattresses.
Pros
- Great option for those on a budget
- Fast shipping through Amazon
- 10″ height is ideal for most sleepers
- Weight limit of 500 pounds
Cons
- May be too thin for heavier sleepers
Mattress Specifications
- Mattress Type: All Foam
- Firmness: Medium Firm (6.5)
- Height: 10″
- Trial Period: 30 Days (via Amazon)
- Warranty: 10 Years
- Country of Origin: Indonesia
Firmness & Feel
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress is a medium-firm mattress. It’s rated at 6.5 on our firmness scale, where 10 is the firmest and 1 is the softest option. Medium-firm is ideal for most sleepers, particularly side sleepers.
What Does It Feel Like?
This mattress doesn’t have a lot of give or bounce, but it does offer some dramatic body contouring that fans of memory foam mattresses will love. The layers are thinner than some people may like, especially heavier sleepers who generally experience pressure points. Still, average and lightweight sleepers may find that this mattress offers adequate support and some pressure relief.
Construction & Materials
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress uses three layers of foam in its construction. Here’s what it’s made of.
- Breathable Knitted Cover. The cover of the Zinus Green Tea Mattress is a soft, breathable material that feels great to the touch and slides well under your favourite sheets.
- Cool Gel & Green Tea Memory Foam. The top layer of foam is a cooling gel foam that stays fresh and moves heat away from you throughout the night. This layer also helps reduce pressure, so you won’t experience discomfort if you usually experience pressure points. This layer is also infused with green tea and purified charcoal, which work together to wick away moisture and neutralize bacteria.
- Zinus Comfort Foam. A transition layer of comfort foam helps personalize your comfort level, contouring to your body to provide the level of support you need. This layer also helps keep you lifted out of the support layer, so you stay comfortable without pressure points.
- Zinus Base Foam. A base layer of support foam balances your body and provides better alignment, particularly for side sleepers. This layer provides a supportive foundation for the layers of comfort foam above.
Certifications & Safety
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress uses CertiPUR-US certified foam throughout. The cover is certified by OEKO-TEX, so it is certified safe and doesn’t contain any harmful chemicals. These certifications help keep the mattress clean and comfortable for use in your home.
Performance Analysis
Temperature Control
Score: 8.0/10
All-foam mattresses are notoriously warm, and there’s little that companies can do to beat the heat. Foam holds onto heat and reflects it back to you, which can mean that you wake up warmer than you might on a latex mattress or one with deep cooling features. The Zinus does include cooling foam, which helps reduce some of the heat that naturally builds up throughout the night. However, this mattress is still not a great choice for those who sleep extremely hot or those who suffer from night sweats. It can be difficult to get cool on this mattress because of its memory foam comfort layers.
Pressure Relief
Score: 8.5/10
The Zinus Green Tea Mattress has a deep contour, meaning it conforms to the shape of your body quickly. This helps you achieve a unique support and comfort profile that fits how you sleep. While the thinner versions of this mattress may not have the greatest pressure relief, the 10″ version offers a deeper comfort and reduces pressure points. This is true for most sleepers, though heavier sleepers might not have the same level of pressure relief from this mattress.
Support
Score: 8.0/10
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress uses a solid foam support core beneath its comfort layers to create a stable foundation for sleepers. This construction works particularly well for lightweight sleepers, including many back sleepers and lighter side sleepers, who can benefit from the balance of contouring and support throughout the mattress.
As with any all-foam mattress, the level of support a sleeper experiences will depend on factors like body weight and sleeping position. Sleepers should consider their individual support needs when deciding whether the Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress is the right fit, particularly if they prefer a more substantial support system.
Motion Isolation
Score: 9.0/10
Motion isolation is one of the areas where the Zinus Green Tea Mattress excels. This mattress uses foam that helps stop motion before it reaches the other side of the bed. Instead of waking up every time your partner turns over, you’ll feel less of their movements from the other side of the bed. You won’t be disturbed as often, so you can sleep without interruption if you are prone to waking up at every movement.
Edge Support
Score: 7.5/10
This mattress doesn’t use any additional edge support materials. The edges feel softer than a lot of the other mattresses we’ve covered, especially if you sit or sleep here. With no reinforcement, the edges sag a bit and can make getting in and out of bed more challenging. If you don’t plan to sleep near the edge, this shouldn’t bother you too much. However, couples and those who naturally gravitate towards the edges may require a mattress with greater support around the edges.
Ease of Movement
Score: 8.5/10
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress uses three foam layers that create a contouring feel as you settle into the sleep surface. This contouring can be beneficial for comfort and pressure relief, while the mattress maintains a traditional all-foam feel as sleepers change positions throughout the night.
Ease of movement can vary depending on body weight, sleeping position, and individual preferences. Sleepers who enjoy the close contouring of foam may appreciate this feel, while combination sleepers and those who frequently reposition may prefer a more responsive sleep surface.
Sleeping Position Recommendations
Side Sleepers
Side sleepers need a mattress that performs well when it comes to pressure relief. They tend to press very deeply into mattresses at the hips and shoulders, so they need a surface that cradles these areas and balances their spine to reduce discomfort.
The 10″ model of the Zinus Green Tea Mattress is firm enough to provide the right level of support and balance without being too firm to be comfortable. For side sleepers, this combination (and the gentle, pressure-free contouring it offers) are ideal.
Back Sleepers
Back sleepers tend to prefer mattresses that have strong support through the centre of the mattress, with enough contouring and cushioning to support the curve of their spine without pushing it out of alignment. It’s a different type of support than side sleepers need, but there’s some overlap in ideal construction and firmness for side and back sleepers.
That said, this mattress is good for most back sleepers, particularly lightweight ones. The mattress stays comfortable enough with adequate support, but it doesn’t feel too thin or like they will sink too far into the mattress.
Stomach Sleepers
Stomach sleepers have a completely different profile of sleep needs than back or side sleepers. They need firm support with a softer top, but the mattress needs to remain firm enough that it doesn’t put additional stress on their lower body. It’s a delicate balance for them to find a mattress that works well.
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress might not be the ideal mattress for most stomach sleepers. Some lighter stomach sleepers found that the mattress supported them well, while others noted that it felt too soft to reduce strain.
Combination Sleepers
Combination sleepers need a mattress that can support all of the sleeping positions they find themselves in naturally. That said, combination sleepers may not cycle through all sleeping positions throughout the night. If you are a combination sleeper who usually doesn’t sleep on their stomach, this mattress may be fine for you. However, there are some caveats.
Company Information
Zinus is a global mattress and bedroom furniture brand that is now part of Hyundai Department Store Group. The company has been making sleep products since the 1980s and has sold mattresses in North America for more than 20 years. While Zinus is particularly well known for its online mattress business, Canadian shoppers can find its products through major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Wayfair. The brand is generally positioned around offering practical mattress designs and quality materials at accessible price points.
The foams used within Zinus mattresses are infused with green tea and charcoal. This is true across most of their mattresses. These materials help make your mattress fresher, reducing odours by keeping moisture from settling into the mattress. In a market where mattresses are often expensive enough to warrant a second mortgage, Zinus produces products that work well for a fraction of the cost.
They are also dedicated to providing sustainable products, reducing their carbon footprint with smaller boxes, and the use of recycled foams and materials like bamboo and TENCEL throughout their products.
Unboxing and Setup
This mattress arrives rolled up and compressed in a box. It’s recommended to have a foundation set up and ready to use when this mattress arrives. Move the box into the room with your foundation of choice. Note that you may need to have help lifting and moving the mattress, as the larger sizes can get heavy.
Lift the box onto your foundation and open it, removing the mattress inside carefully. Make sure that you are careful to cut the plastic away from the mattress cautiously, as it’s easy to accidentally cut into the surface of the mattress if you aren’t paying very close attention.
Once the plastic is cut, the mattress will begin expanding to its intended size. Arrange the mattress on the foundation and fully remove the plastic. Don’t cover the mattress with a sheet immediately. It can take about 72 hours for the mattress to reach its intended size. You can sleep on it the night you receive it, but it won’t be fully expanded until about 3 days in.
Shipping, Trial, & Warranty
In Canada, the Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress is only available via Amazon. Usually, we’d go into detail about the sleep trial, return process, and warranty, but Amazon handles those policies in this case. It is eligible for Amazon Prime, so the mattress will arrive in just a few days from an Amazon warehouse. Similarly, Amazon handles returns for this mattress.
Since this is a heavier item that will not fit back into its original packaging, the returns process through Amazon is entirely up to them. Sometimes, they will send a delivery truck out to pick the mattress up, and you will need to be present during the process. You will receive your refund as soon as the Amazon driver has your mattress. Keep in mind that policies can change for your location and according to Amazon’s logistical changes, so this might not always be the case. Refer to Amazon to find out what you will need to do to return your mattress.
There is no ‘sleep trial’ for this mattress, though there is a 30-day return window from the day it arrives at your door. The 10-year warranty comes through Zinus because Amazon is an authorized retailer, but you must register your mattress on their website to get the warranty. Their mattress warranty is fairly standard, and protects against defects in materials and workmanship. You can find out more about the Zinus mattress warranty here.
Note that if you order a Zinus mattress from Walmart Canada or Wayfair (the only other authorized retailers), your return process may be different. Make sure to check with them to find out how to return your mattress if needed.
Comparison to Similar Mattresses
The Zinus Green Tea Mattress is a budget option that is comparable to a few Canadian-made mattresses we’ve covered. Here is how it compares to two of them.
The Juno Mattress
The Juno Mattress was one of the first mattresses that came to mind for the sake of comparison, mostly because it is also marketed as a budget all-foam mattress. Juno uses two layers of foam to create a cool, comfortable sleep surface. It’s made right here in Canada and comes highly recommended in the budget bracket.
When compared to the Zinus Green Tea Mattress, the Juno is obviously more expensive (nearly twice as much in some sizes). The materials are a little more advanced on the Juno, and you’ll have a longer sleep trial since you can only order directly from the Juno website. Optional upgrades and bundles may make the Juno the more attractive option, especially if you want to shop Canadian-only mattresses.
The Octave Vista
Octave is a budget-conscious mattress company that uses slightly more advanced materials than most. This mattress uses three layers of foam, but comes out to 12″ total in height. This includes multiple different cooling technologies (including phase-changing bands through the centre of the mattress for optimal cooling) as well as a buoyant, responsive transition layer and channeled foam for increased airflow.
The advantages that the Octave Vista has over the Zinus are mainly in performance. Octave is much more expensive than Zinus across all sizes, but offers some unique features (such as more advanced cooling and an extra two inches of supportive foam for heavier sleepers). For a basic mattress, the Zinus will win if you are on a tight budget. However, Octave is worth a look if you don’t mind the extra cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the weight capacity of the Zinus Green Tea Cooling Mattress?
This mattress has a weight capacity of 500 pounds (227 kg) for Full, Queen, and King sizes. The Twin has a weight capacity of 250 lbs (113 kg). Exceeding this maximum may void your warranty and cause the mattress to break down too quickly, so make sure to observe the weight capacity when possible.
Can you get Zinus through any other website?
While Zinus will ship directly from its website to other countries, it doesn’t ship direct to consumers in Canada. You will have to order it through Amazon, Walmart Canada, or Wayfair.
Can I wash the Zinus mattress cover?
No, Zinus does not offer removable or washable mattress covers. The cover should remain on the mattress at all times. They recommend spot-cleaning the mattress if needed to keep your mattress clean.
How soon can I sleep on the Zinus Green Tea Mattress?
You can sleep on the Zinus Green Tea mattress the first night it arrives. It takes about 3 nights for the mattress to fully expand to its intended size, but you don’t have to wait that long to sleep on it.
How long does it take the Zinus Green Tea Mattress to off-gas?
The Zinus Green Tea Mattress actually doesn’t take long to off-gas. Some mattresses take up to three weeks for the chemical smells to fade once the mattress is unboxed. Thankfully, Zinus finishes the off-gassing process in about 7 days.
Final Verdict
The Zinus 10″ Green Tea Mattress offers an accessible entry point for shoppers looking for the contouring feel of an all-foam mattress at a lower price point. Its performance won’t suit every sleeper equally, but its combination of comfort and affordability makes it a worthwhile option for shoppers whose needs align with its strengths.
Who It’s Best For
- Average and lightweight sleepers
- Canadians on a budget
- Some side and back sleepers
Who Should Consider Other Options
- Those who need a little more pressure relief
- Heavier sleepers
- Stomach sleepers
