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In mattresses, Celliant specifically targets muscle recovery and nighttime hot flushes.

But what is Celliant and how does it work?

A couple laying on Bear Elite Hybrid mattress with Celliant in bedroom with black pattern rug, grey headboard and black bedside tables with lamps

Let’s take a closer look.

What is Celliant?

Celliant is a thermo-reactive synthetic fiber innovated by a company called Hologenix in 2002.

Reviewer Alex laying on her side on the Bear Elite Hybrid mattress

It’s made from a blend of minerals and embedded into fabrics.

How does Celliant keep you cool and aid recovery?

Human beings are warm-blooded creatures.

A close up image of the Bear Elite Hybrid mattress

This means we emit energy as heat.

Celliant keeps you cool by absorbing excess body heat and transforming it into infrared energy.

The scientific law of energy conservation comes into play here.

Our reviewer’s hand resting on the surface of the Zoma Boost mattress

This law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.

As it reflects energy back to your body, Celliant also aids muscle recovery.

This premium mattress comes with the option to upgrade to a Celliant cover.

Eight Sleep Pod 4 temperature regulating mattress cover in light room

They were able to sleep through the night without being disturbed by sweats or hot flushes.

Celliant is also used in the (currently sold out)Amazon Rivet mattress.

Elsewhere, it is woven into mattress pads (found atAllied Home Bedding), bedsheets and nightwear.

The construction of a hybrid mattress

5 alternatives to Celliant in cooling mattresses

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TheEight Sleep podsare known for their top-rated climate control technology.

This is why thebest organic mattressesmade with organic materials tend to help you sleep cool.

Blonde woman laying on Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex mattress in bedroom with wooden floor, wooden bed base and two bedside tables

GlacioTex fabric is often used in mattress covers so the bed remains cool to touch.

Thanks to open structure of individually encased coils and springs, air can easily flow through these mattresses.

Even better, these mattresses offer a good amount responsive support.

The image shows the DreamCloud Hybrid Mattress on a grey bed foundation in a neutrally decorated bedroom

Does every cooling mattress need Celliant?

Two women sit on the Nolah Natural 11 Mattress

Zoma Boost mattress

A woman laying awake at night with arms overhead

A woman sleeping comfortably and cooly on her side over the top of duvets

A split image featuring the Nectar Classic Memory Foam Mattress on the left and the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid on the right, leading into the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid vs Nectar Classic showdown

The image shows a woman sitting up in bed and clutching her shoulder in pain

The Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt mattress on a bed frame in a bedroom, a man and his young sun sitting on top of it, smiling. A Tom�s Guide price drop deals graphic (right)

A couple using the Scandinavian Sleep Method

Bed bugs

The Saatva Murphy Bed Mattress on a Murphy bed frame lying flat, in a bedroom

A woman with an afro sleeping on her side covered in grey duvet while she sweats in her sleep, thinking of a cooling mattress.

A woman with brown hair lies on her stomach on a grey colour Japanese floor mattress

A mattress we tested is dressed with neutral colour bed linens and pillows

Casper Wave Hybrid Snow review: woman lying on the mattress on her side, with her head on a pillow

Woman smiling while she sleeps with headphones in and her arms overhead

A person wearing rubber gloves uses a spray bottle and a clean cloth to clean the surface of the Emma Elite mattress.

Green skull on smartphone screen.