When can you sleep on a new mattress or top mattress?
As a general guideline, you should wait 72 hours – three full days – after unpacking before sleeping on your new mattress or top mattress. This allows rolled or compressed products time to expand and regain their intended shape, while giving any initial manufacturing odour time to dissipate. Remove the packaging promptly and air the product in a well-ventilated room.
Why should you wait 72 hours before sleeping on a new mattress or top mattress?
Some mattresses and top mattresses are rolled or compressed for easier transport. After unpacking, they need time to expand and regain their intended shape
“We recommend allowing a new mattress or top mattress to air out for 72 hours after unpacking. This gives rolled or compressed products time to settle and allows any initial manufacturing odour to fade.”
– Berna B. Larsen, Category Manager for mattresses, JYSK
To help any initial odour dissipate, remove the packaging right away and leave the product in a well-ventilated room.
Can you sleep on a new mattress or top mattress before 72 hours have passed?
Technically, yes, you can sleep on your new mattress or top mattress before the recommended 72-hour waiting period. However, mattresses and top mattresses that are rolled or compressed may need time to fully expand and regain their intended shape.
Allowing the product to air out and expand for up to 72 hours can help ensure you experience the comfort and support it’s designed to provide. Following the recommended unpacking instructions can also help us assess any product issues more accurately should you need assistance after you’ve received and unpacked your mattress or top mattress.
How to help a mattress or top mattress expand and air out
To help your new mattress or top mattress get ready for sleeping, we recommend following these steps to help it regain its shape:
- Remove all packaging immediately after delivery or bringing it home.
- Place it on a flat bed base to allow it to expand evenly.
- Ventilate the room by opening windows or airing it out regularly.
- Leave it uncovered for the first few hours to allow air to circulate.
- Allow up to 72 hours for full expansion.
What causes the smell of a new mattress or top mattress?
A new mattress or top mattress may have a distinctive smell when first unpacked. This manufacturing odour is associated with the materials used in the product, including foam types such as memory foam, and can be more noticeable after the product has been sealed in its packaging during transport. The smell is temporary and should gradually fade as the product airs out.
Is the smell from a new mattress or top mattress harmful?
After allowing your new mattress or top mattress to air out for the recommended 72 hours, any remaining manufacturing odour is harmless. The smell may take longer than 72 hours to disappear completely, but it should gradually fade as the product continues to air out.
If you can still notice a slight smell after the initial airing period, continue to ventilate the room. If the odour from your new JYSK mattress or top mattress is unusually strong, irritates, or persists without improving, you’re always welcome to contact our customer service for advice.
Explore our mattress and top mattress assortment
Check out our full assortment of mattresses and top mattresses. For more advice on choosing the right product, read our ultimate guides to mattresses and top mattresses.
