ALERT! Nikken has changed the structure of the sleep packs, which the Naturest topper is a part of. Now you can save up to 40% on the price of the entire Vital Sleep Pack. See the new Vital Sleep Pack to find out more. The demo-size pad is available as part of the new Vital On-The-Go Pack.
- What is a Magnetic Mattress Pad
- Why Sleep on a Nikken Mattress Topper
- Get Price and Buy a Nikken Magnetic Mattress Pad
What is a Magnetic Mattress Pad
A magnetic mattress pad, or topper, is a foam pad with magnets embedded in it some pattern. It then lays on top of your current mattress to provide additional comfort and magnetic energy to help you get a better night’s sleep. Every company’s pads will be different because they use different strength magnets.
Some companies make medical claims that their magnetic pads will cure diseases such as cancer. Regardless of whether they do or not, static magnets are not approved by the FDA for “treating” the body and therefore anyone making such claims runs the risk of being investigated by the FDA and put out of business. You won’t hear me making any such claims on this website even though people have had some amazing experiences with the Nikken magnetic mattress pad.
Check out the testimonials for the Naturest magnetic mattress pad.
A Good Night’s Sleep is Essential to Your Health
As you know, when you don’t get enough sleep you will be very tired and generally in a bad mood the next day. A good night’s sleep is also essential for your body to function properly. The time that you spend sleeping is the time that your body uses to take care of some very important business. Night time is when your body makes use of the nutrition that you take in during the day to replenish your body, repair the damage caused by the day’s activities, and energize the body for the next day. Sleep is also when the body processes fat. So if you have been on a diet, exercising, drinking enough water, but still haven’t been able to lose weight then try adjusting your sleep and see how it goes. Long term lack of sleep can begin to affect your memory and your judgement.
Why Sleep on a Nikken Mattress Topper
Nikken has been making magnets since 1975 and making magnetic mattress pads since 1979, so they know some things about magnets. Until October 2009 the Nikken mattress toppers have been made from a dense synthetic foam with 800 gauss magnets laid out basically in a grid. My family still sleeps on these pads and we sleep great.
In October 2009 Nikken introduced their latest magnetic mattress pad, the Kenko Naturest Mattress Topper. This is a complete departure from the previous pads. The pad itself is now made from natural latex rubber, a material that keeps its shape better and provides natural resistance to microbes, and is a renewable resource.
The magnetic technology in the new Naturest mattress pads is also new. Nikken calls them radial axis magnets or RAMs and they are actually 6 magnets of 3200 gauss set into a disk and rotated 60 degrees away from each other. This is supposed to create a more three dimensional magnetic field that will affect more of the energy flows that come within their influence.
And finally, the magnets are laid out differently. They are now placed in zones. In the full-size pad and bigger, the magnets are set out only in the areas where two people would normally lay on them with no magnets between them. The twin topper only has one zone. There are also no magnets where your lower legs and feet would be. This is great for most people because it provides a lot of great magnetic energy to get you a great night’s sleep and targets the areas where most of the activity is taking place in your body during the night, your torso. For anyone who wants or needs extra magnetic energy at their feet, some people have found it beneficial to lay either a magnetic petpad or a Kenkoseat across the bottom of the bed.
Get Price and Buy a Nikken Magnetic Mattress Pad
To check the price and order a Nikken Naturest mattress topper just click the image below. You will be taken to a new page where you can see the price and use an online shopping cart. You can also call or email me if you prefer. My contact information is at the top of this page next to my picture. If you are in Canada, once on the new page use the dropdown box at the top right of the page to change to Canadian prices. US orders ship from Nikken in Irvine, CA and Canadian orders ship from Nikken’s warehouse outside of Toronto.
See what people are saying about the Nikken magnetic mattress topper.
Nikken Sleep System Brochure
Magnetic Mattress Pad – Quick Reference Sheet
If you are outside of the US and Canada please send me an email and I will let you know what products are available in your country and give you some options about how you can order.
Nikken also offers Vital Sleep Packs that include a Naturest Magnetic Mattress Topper, Naturest Magnetic Pillows and either a Dream Comforter or a Dream Light Comforter at up to 40% savings compared to the regular retail price of the individual items. Find out more about the Vital Sleep Packs here.
To get a sleep pack perfect for travel, check out the Vital On-The-Go Pack which includes a demo-sized travel pad, twin comforter, and a pillow.
Disclaimer
As an independent Nikken wellness consultant I do not represent or speak for Nikken. The contents of this website represent my opinions based on my use of my Nikken magnetic mattress pad and those of my customers who also have one. None of these statements have been reviewed or approved by the FDA. I am a massage therapist and therefore unable to diagnose, treat, or prescribe a Nikken mattress pad for specific conditions.
I have two older Queen size Toppers with egg carton on both sides, I recently removed the covers to wash them and then noticed that i did not pay attention which side was up. Reading your comments I learned that the magnet side should be up. however upon close inspection I see that the magnets are face down(negative) on one pad and face up(positive) on the other. Does it make a difference which way the positve or negative side is facing.
Hey Mike. The magnets definitely go on top. They should be alternating though. Some of the magnets should be positive side up and other have the negative side up. They shouldn’t all be the same.
I have a few questions about this. My daughter uses one of the Kenko ultra pad ( weird leaf designs on it says its a twin.. but dosnt fit her twin bed right too long and too narrow) from a few years ago. it seems to help with her sleep better and helps her ear infections too. My question is is there a way to make it softer? Like can i buy another foamy to go over it? Or put it under bher mattress? ( 6 inches i think it is) Also Do you know of a way to clean it? she had a potty training accident and unfortunately we didn’t have a rubber sheet on her bed at the time. I find my daughter is fussy without her pad but my son is MORE fussy with his ( hes a baby so we use the puppy sleeper under his sheets ( also should the magnets be at the top or bottom on the puppy pad)) but he fuses more. Is that normal? Thanks for your help!
I talked to another lady today and what she has done to make it more comfortable is put a foam pad underneath the magnetic mattress pad. That way it has more give and you keep the magnets closer to her body. Officially, the cover is spot clean only, but we have washed ours in the washing machine for the same reason. We washed it by itself and then let it air dry. It may shrink some, so it will be more work getting it back onto the bad. Just go slow, take your time, and you will be able to get it all back in place and it will stretch back out. The magnets are on the top surface of the pad. If you son is less fussy without the pad, then let him sleep without it. The whole point is to improve sleep and if he sleeps better without, then that’s what he needs.
Hi Wayne,
I just want to ask, is magnetic mattress pad safe for babies? because I’m so curious about that thing.
Yes, these magnetic mattress pads are safe for babies. My son has been sleeping on one since he was 6 months old. The only reason he wasn’t on one sooner is because I hadn’t heard of Nikken before then.
Another question – can people with hip or knee replacements use the Nikken pads?
Yes, people with hip or knee replacements can use the Nikken pads. The metals used for them, usually titanium, are not affected by magnets. The only reason to stay away from magnets is if you have an implanted battery-powered device like a pace maker, insulin pump, or similar device.
HI Wayne,
I have an older pad – maybe 10 yrs old??
Does it make a difference, once I have the magnets facing up towards the body, at which end I put my head?
thanks
There is a “correct” orientation for the pads. The older pads have the tags hanging off the foot end of the pad and a label attached to the surface at the head. On the Naturest pads they are all at the head. With the older pads it doesn’t really matter that much because the magnets are set in a grid pattern into the surface of the pad. It does matter in the Naturest pads where the magnets are only set where a person lays down and mainly target the torso.
Can a Nikken (probably 10-15 yrs old) mattress pad be used on a sleep number bed?
Yes, the pad can be used on the bed. The result should be similar to what Nikken used to offer in the KenkoAire mattress, and people loved it.
Thanks Wayne! I appreciate your speedy response and support! I will keep you posted down the line-currently working on a goal-setting website for teens, and taking the book, and mturning it into interactive software…should be ready by the time your kids are teens!
Congrats on your kids, as well as your blog! Well done,
Andrea
Hi Wayne,
I am curious if you know this. I purchased a Queen Nikken mattress (not the topper but the actual mattress) back in 2000 or so, when I was a distributor. I still have the mattress and use it often (not right now, as I am pregnant and its too hard)….but do you know if it ever needs to be replaced, or is it the same rule you mentioned above with the topper?
Thanks, Andrea in AZ.
Andrea, it is the same rule for the mattress as it is for the toppers. As long as the materials are holding together it should be fine. The mattress is essentially a mattress with a topper built into it and the magnets are the same, and you can test them like I described in my reply to Lee Anne’s comment.
BTW, I checked out your website and I like it. I love Bob Proctor and listen to him just about every day. My kids are 5 and 7 so I’ll have to check out your book when they get a little older.
Hi Wayne!
We just got our Kenko Naturest King topper not too long ago, its very comfy! I was wondering what side should be resting against our bodies: the egg carton textured side or the smooth side? I want to make sure I have it positioned correctly.
thanks so much!
Alyson
Hey Alyson,
The topper goes with the egg carton textured side up toward your body. The peaks are of a slightly denser foam that provides a passive massage while you are sleeping. The magnet disks are embedded in some of the valleys and are deep enough that you won’t fee them but they are close enough that you get the magnetic benefit.
Thanks so much! We are now lying in that position and my boys are sleeping like logs, it’s pretty amazing stuff. My youngest is autistic and the extra sleep is really helpful. Thanks for your help!
Alyson
Thank you for your response. I have therefore decided not to replace my Kenko pad. Brgds
I have had a Kenko mat topper for about 10 years. Noticed that at the area is scooped where my hips or buttocks would be resting on. Is this the kenko pad or the mattress foam that’s underneath the pad. Does the Kenko pad loose its shape?
My next question is how do we clean our kenko topper. ? I use a mattress pad on top of the Kenko topper then the bedsheet, will this lose the therapeutic effect effect of the Kenko topper ?
Rita, after 10 years it is entirely possible that the Kenko pad has compressed some where you lay on it every night. Most of what you are seeing is probably in your mattress though. If you have the room to do it, you can take the topper off and see for certain which one it is. The Kenko pad isn’t supposed to lose its shape, but if you lay on a rock every night for 10 years it will show some wear too.
Officially, you are only supposed to spot clean the topper. Nikken doesn’t recommend it, but we have had to wash the covers on our kids’ smaller pads once or twice and it is doable, just a slow tedious process to get the cover back on the pad because it does shrink a little in the wash.
We use a thin pad and bedsheet on top of our topper too. That shouldn’t be a problem. Consider that a doctor or scientist with the proper equipment can examine your body’s magnetic field up to 3 feet away from your body. As long as the magnets are within that field you will receive the benefits from them.
I have had my kenko mattress topper for approx 11 years. I am wondering when does it need to be replaced? What is the life span of them? What are some of the side effects to sleeping on this mattress topper.
Thanks
Lee, your mattress topper should be good for as long as the materials hold together. The magnets should still be fine. What I usually tell people to do to check them is take a butter knife or screwdriver and hold it up to a refrigerator magnet to make sure that it will respond to a magnet. Then go in to your mattress topper and find one of the magnets. Hold the knife or screwdriver near the magnet and you should feel a slight pull. They are not strong magnets so they aren’t going to rip the knife out of your hand, but you should feel something.
The only side effects should be that you sleep well.
Received a second hand kenko matress topper with 100 magnets in it. I need to know which side of the matress needs to be against the body. Both sides have the pointy eggcrate design on it and one side has 5 rows of flat magnets showing. Please reply soon. Thank You
It sounds like you have one of the older Ultra Kenko Pads. On all of Nikken’s mattress pads the magnets are on the top side that faces up toward your body.