Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress Review

In the era of the tiny house and millennial minimalism, finding maximum value in a budget mattress is no simple feat! But the Zinus Green Tea Memory Foam mattress makes it look easy, with an affordable price tag and an array of interesting fabrications, including green tea-infused memory foam and an ActivCharcoal complex.

video, I’m going to analyze every aspect of this mattress, from how it’s built, to how it feels, to how it performs on my series of rigorous tests. By the end, you’ll know without a doubt if it’s the bed for you!

Disclaimer: The Green Tea Memory Foam is a “pressure relief” product that comes in four different thickness levels: 6”, 8”, 10”, and 12”. This review will focus on the 12” model of the Green Tea, which is the thickest model Zinus sells.

Our Recommendation

WHO WILL LOVE IT?

Budget shoppers looking for an affordable memory foam bed

Side sleepers who need ample pressure relief

WHO WILL NOT LOVE IT?

Heavy people who need a good amount of support

Back and stomach sleepers who prefer firm beds

Is Genus Green Tea Memory Foam a Good Mattress for You?

Let's start with some basic information about the Genus Green Tea Memory Foam Mattress and who it might be good for. Depending on your body weight, height and preferred sleeping position, the bed may or may not work for you. 

How Does The Zinus Mattress Feel?

The Green Tea mattress is around a medium-soft on the firmness scale and has a pure memory foam feel. By this, we mean that you’re going to slowly melt into the material as it surrounds you, like a big hug or like super comfortable quicksand.

We also noticed that the firmness of this bed changes per season because of the temperature. This bed seemed to be firmer in colder weather and softer in warmer weather.

Mattress Responsiveness

In addition to firmness and feel, people who sleep with a partner at night should also consider how the Zinus mattress stacks up for couples. To measure this, we took a look at three key criteria for couples: motion isolation, edge support, and temperature regulation.

Motion Isolation 

Because the Green Tea mattress has a classic memory foam feel, it does a great job of absorbing movement. This is perfect for couples where one partner is active in their sleep or tends to get up in the middle of the night. A lot of the memory foam beds are superb at isolating motion.

Edge Support

As for edge support, we found it to be just average. You will get a bit of that roll-off feeling along the perimeter of the mattress.

Temperature Regulation

As we’ve discussed, memory foam beds generally allow for a nice amount of pressure relief. The material kind of swaddles you as you sink into the bed. The downside of this is the temperature. As your body warms while you sleep, the memory foam surrounding you will absorb that heat and maintain it through the night.

Zi9nus Green Tea Construction & Design

The Zinus memory foam mattress is made entirely of foam, but the exact construction depends on which height you choose.

zinus green tea mattress review construction and layers

Inside the 12″ Zinus memory foam mattress

The 6″ bed has only two layers. It has egg crate support foam on the bottom and memory foam on top. The 8″ and 10″ models both have three layers.  The 12″ model just adds a second layer of egg crate support foam on the bottom.

All of the foams in this mattress are CertiPUR-US certified. This assures you that the mattress has been tested and certified by an independent laboratory to meet specific physical performance criteria, indoor emissions, environmental stewardship and is made without ozone depleters, heavy metals, or formaldehyde. The Green Tea mattress has been tested and passed the requirements of the Cigarette Smoldering Test and the Open Flame Test.

Green Tea Mattress Sleeper Type Analysis

When shopping for a mattress, your weight and sleeper style should factor into your decision.

Side Sleepers

the green tea mattress is best for side sleepers. its soft enough to offer great pressure relief for the hips and shoulders when you on your side

stomach and back sleepers

typically back and stomach sleepers prefer firmer mattress thats not the zinus green tea mattress . we do not think this will be a good mattress for back sleepers and stomach sleepers unless you on the lighter side

Combination sleepers

As for combo sleepers, because the Zinus memory foam mattress gives you that stuck-in-the-mud feeling, you’ll face a little resistance while moving around on the bed . If you’re of a lighter build, it’ll be easier for you, while heavier people will sink into the mattress more and get that quicksand feeling.

Body Type Analysis

Heavy Individuals

Zinus Green Tea is not the best mattress for bigger people. We usually recommend heavier individuals go for a hybrid or spring mattress as opposed to an all-foam bed. While the 12″ bed is better than the 6″ bed for heavy people, overall, we can’t recommend the Zinus Green Tea mattress for individuals that weigh 250 lb. 

Petite Individuals

Petite people should find this to be a comfortable mattress if they like one that is not on the firmer side. This foam mattress will provide enough support for smaller builds.

conclusion

The Zinus Green Tea mattress is one of the most affordable beds on the market today. To be honest, there’s nothing overly special about it beyond the shockingly low price point. That said, we actually think it will make a great mattress for kids, college students and guest bedrooms, so long as you definitely want a memory foam bed. However,