Likely match
Balance
Medium support for neutral alignment
- Loft @ 50 N
- 100 mm
- Firmness (IFD25)
- 55–65 N
- Family
- back
Next pick if Balance feels off: Lift.
Custom pillow · Hot sleepers
Cooling that lasts past the first ten minutes.
The MapleCool™ cover uses a 51% phase-change material yarn that absorbs heat from the surface of the head — not just a cool-to-the-touch silicone gel that warms up by minute three.
Measured pillow heightMade in Canada90-day fit trial
Quick answer
Hot sleepers need two things in a pillow: a cover that actually moves heat (not just feels cool when you touch it cold), and a foam underneath that breathes well enough not to reverse the work the cover is doing. Maple's outer cover is 51% polyethylene phase-change material — branded MapleCool™ — paired with an open-cell polyurethane core.
The problem
Why most "cooling" pillows aren't
Cool-to-the-touch covers feel great in the showroom and at minute one. Within ten minutes of contact with body heat, they've reached equilibrium and stop pulling heat away. A real cooling cover uses a phase-change material that absorbs heat by changing state — it can keep absorbing heat for hours instead of minutes.
- Gel-infused foams trap heat in the foam — the gel stops working fast
- Cool-touch covers run out of cooling capacity in minutes
- Tightly knit covers reduce airflow underneath
- Standard memory foam holds heat — bad for hot sleepers regardless of cover
- Hot sleepers → MapleCool™ phase-change cover recommendation
- Cold sleepers → standard dual-layer cover
- Foam profile is matched to fit first; cooling layered on top
- Loft, firmness, and creep behavior aren't sacrificed for thermal feel
Fit logic
How Maple handles thermal preference
Thermal sensitivity is one of eight inputs the quiz uses. It doesn't change the matched pillow's loft — it changes the recommended cover and surfaces a different setup note.
Recommended profile
Recommended profile
Hot sleepers do best with a profile matched to their actual sleep position and an outer cover that moves heat — not a softer pillow chosen because softer-feels-cooler. The Balance and Lift profiles are the two most common matches; the cooling work happens in the cover, not the foam.
Profile: Cover: MapleCool™ PCM (51% phase-change yarn, 49% polyester) · Foam: open-cell polyurethane · Best for: sleepers who run hot regardless of room temperature
See the Balance profileWhat to avoid
What to avoid
- "Cool-to-the-touch" gel covers without phase-change material
- Tightly woven satin or microfiber covers — they restrict airflow
- Latex pillows for hot sleepers if you also want soft conformity
- Choosing a softer pillow because soft feels cooler — fix the cover, not the loft
Frequently asked
Hot sleepers questions, answered.
What is MapleCool™?
MapleCool™ is the name we use for our outer cover fabric: a knit yarn that's 51% polyethylene phase-change material and 49% polyester. The phase-change yarn absorbs heat from the head by changing state, which keeps the cover surface cooler for longer than a static cool-to-the-touch fabric.
Is the MapleCool™ cover machine-washable?
The outer cover is removable. Treat the phase-change material as a delicate fabric — wash cool, gentle cycle, line-dry. Detailed care instructions ship with the pillow.
Does memory foam sleep hot?
Standard closed-cell memory foam can. Maple's foam is an open-cell polyurethane formulation that breathes better than dense memory foam. Combined with the MapleCool™ cover, it doesn't trap heat the way a 2010-era memory foam pillow would.
Ready to confirm the fit?
The fit quiz takes about 60 seconds.
Eight inputs, one specific match, a 90-day fit trial if it isn't right.