Copper in a Mattress: What It Actually Does (and Which Havens Have It)

Copper has been doing useful work for people for thousands of years. It carries water through our homes, electricity through our walls, and, more recently, heat away from the place you spend a third of your life.

It's also in several Haven mattresses. So let's talk about what copper does in a mattress, what it doesn't do, and which Haven is the right fit if a cooler, fresher sleep surface is high on your list.

First, a quick bit of chemistry

Copper is an essential trace mineral. Your body uses small amounts of it every day, mostly from food, to help enzymes do their jobs. That's a good reason to eat your leafy greens. It is not why we put copper in mattresses.

We use copper for two very practical properties:

1. It moves heat. Copper is one of the most thermally conductive materials around. That's why it lines the bottom of good cookware. In a mattress, copper blended into the foam helps pull warmth away from your body and spread it out, instead of letting it pool right where you're lying.

2. It's naturally antimicrobial. Copper has a long track record of resisting the growth of bacteria, mould and mildew on its surface. It's one reason you see copper on high-touch surfaces. That's why we choose it for our comfort materials. It doesn't make a mattress sterile or replace regular care.

What copper won't do: it won't cure insomnia, fix a sore back by itself, or replace a good protector. It's one ingredient in a cooler, cleaner bed. A good one, though.

How copper works inside a Haven

In the copper models below, copper is infused into the comfort material rather than sprayed over the top. Depending on the model, it works alongside other materials that help manage warmth:

• A breathable bamboo cover that wicks moisture and feels cool to the touch
• Vented copper-infused Talalay latex across our latex models (including Resort Edition, Rejuvenate, LUXE, Contour and Heavy Duty), to encourage airflow and help move heat (more on latex in our Talalay latex guide)
• Open-cell foams that breathe instead of trapping heat

Copper works best as part of that team. On its own, it's a nice feature. Layered with airflow, it's a design choice you can feel at 3 a.m.

Which Haven mattresses use copper?

Here's where copper lives across the Haven lineup, and why it matters for each kind of sleeper.

The LUXE: copper in two places

The LUXE is our 15" hybrid pillowtop, and it uses copper twice. First in the Copper Comfort Layer, the plush, body-hugging layer right under the bamboo cover. Then again in the vented Talalay latex beneath it, where additional copper helps move more heat away from the body.

LUXE also has a zip-access pillowtop with a replaceable comfort insert, so you can change the feel over time without replacing the mattress. (We wrote a whole post on how to change your mattress firmness if that idea appeals to you.)

Best for: sleepers who want deep, cushioned comfort and tend to run warm.

Contour: copper in a flippable bed

Contour is a 13" dual-sided mattress: medium (5/10) on one side, firm (8/10) on the other. Copper-infused foam sits near the surface to help move heat away, with copper-infused Talalay latex and our channel-cut Flex Core underneath—copper in the foam and in the latex.

Best for: couples, adjustable-base owners, and anyone whose firmness preference changes with the seasons. Flip it, and you have a different bed.

Resort Edition: copper inside the latex

Resort Edition is our 14" hybrid pillowtop. Its vented copper-infused Talalay latex helps move heat away while keeping that light, buoyant, hotel-style feel above the coil system. Resort uses copper-infused latex only—no separate copper foam layer.

Best for: sleepers who want a plush hybrid surface with copper working inside the latex.

Rejuvenate: copper-infused latex in an all-foam bed

Rejuvenate is the original Haven: a 10" all-foam mattress built around responsive, ventilated copper-infused Talalay latex. Copper lives in the latex itself—no extra copper foam layer—so you get contour without quicksand, plus a cooler path for heat to leave the bed.

Best for: foam lovers who want latex buoyancy and copper cooling without a hybrid coil build.

Heavy Duty: copper in a reinforced build

The Heavy Duty mattress from our WORKS Division is built for plus-size and heavier sleepers. It's dual-sided (Firm and Extra-Firm) and uses copper, Talalay latex and higher-density foams on a reinforced 7-zone coil system. Each one is a custom build, so it isn't eligible for the 100-night comfort trial. Talk to Haven Care first if you're unsure about fit.

Best for: sleepers who've found standard mattresses too soft or quick to sag.

Junior: copper for growing sleepers

Our Junior Hybrid uses the same Copper Foam™ found in our adult Havens, with 808 zoned pocket coils in an 8.5" profile. We didn't think a kid's mattress should get lesser materials.

Best for: kids who've outgrown their first bed and want a "real" mattress.

Do you need copper?

Honestly? Not everyone does. If you sleep cool and never kick off the covers, copper is a nice-to-have.

But if you've ever woken up warm, flipped your pillow to the cool side, or slept on a memory foam bed that felt like it was holding your body heat hostage, copper is worth looking for. It's one of the simplest ways a mattress can help heat leave the bed instead of building up in it.

A few practical notes:

• Copper isn't a substitute for a protector. A waterproof protector handles what gets spilled on the bed tonight. Check the care and warranty terms for your mattress, too.
• Your bedding matters too. Breathable sheets and a breathable protector let the cooling layers do their job.
• Feel still comes first. Pick the firmness and construction that suit how you sleep, then let copper be the bonus.

Try it in the only showroom that matters

Every Haven is hand-built in Canada and made fresh to order. Most of our mattresses come with a 100-night comfort trial, so you can find out how they sleep in your bedroom, in your climate, with your partner who runs like a furnace. They're also backed by a 10-year limited warranty, and LUXE and Contour owners can extend that to 15 years.

Not sure which one is yours? Compare every Haven mattress side by side, or call Haven Care at 1-844-694-2836. We're happy to help you choose.