Avocado Wool Mattress Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and feel of the mattress. We then take the results of those tests and compare them to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

Factor	Avocado Wool	Average
Overall Score	8.55	8.53
Price (Queen)	$1,999	$2,393 (Specialty only)
Cooling – Score	9.0	8.6
Sinkage – Depth	2.69″	2.22″
Sinkage – Feel	Very Deep	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	7.5	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	10.54 m/s²	8.77 m/s²
Response Time – Score	9.6	8.8
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.8 sec.	1.0 sec.
Bounce – Height	9.26″	8.80″
Bounce – Feel	Moderate	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	9.1	8.7
Edge Support – Sitting	3.75″	3.93″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Excellent
Sex – Score	8.6	8.2
Pressure Relief – Score	8.0	8.6
Comfort Layer Thickness	3.50″	4.29″
Mattress Thickness	11.50″	12.19″
Off-Gassing – Score	8.3	8.0
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	6 days	7 days
Company – Score	8.8	8.8
Trial	365 nights	180 nights
Warranty	25 years	40% have lifetime warranties, average of other 60% of mattresses is 13 years

How is Avocado Wool Different?

The Avocado Wool is an 11.50″ specialty mattress with an overall performance level that is slightly higher than average and a price tag that is actually below average compared to other specialty mattresses.

Advantages

One of the most notable advantages of the Avocado Wool is the use of wool instead of natural latex. For sleepers with a latex allergy, who still want natural materials, this mattress is one of the only options on the market that are organic without containing latex.

Other advantages include better cooling than average, faster material responsiveness, and better edge support. Sex performance is also better than average, and off-gassing is slightly faster as well (6 days vs. the 7-day average).

Neutral Factors

The Avocado Wool has very deep sinkage and moderate levels of bounce. This type of engagement would be especially beneficial for side sleepers, but pressure relief is a little limited.

Disadvantages

Disadvantages to the Avocado Wool include higher levels of motion transfer and good, but not great pressure relief. If you are a side sleeper who struggles with hip or back pain, the Avocvado Wool may not hit the right marks for you.

The Avocado Wool has excellent cooling. During our tests, I did not feel any significant level of heat retention around my body.

This mattress has a unique design that’s beneficial for cooling in multiple areas. First, we have the hybrid design, which brings ample airflow into the base of the mattress.

In addition, we have a layer of microcoils within the core of the mattress, further increasing airflow and serving as an air gap between comfort and support layers.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

Lastly, the primary comfort layer, which is a wool layer, is going to breathe better and avoid heat retention compared to many types of foam. The wool isn’t especially densely packed, which isn’t great for pressure relief, but is beneficial for breathability.

In our objective temperature tests, we measured a max surface level temperature of 90.3° F. This is 0.3° more than the average of 90.0° F, based on all of our tests to date.

After getting off the mattress, the temperature declined by 3.2 degrees from minutes 0 to 1, which is 1.6 degrees warmer than the average 0 to 1 minute decline of 4.8 degrees.

When we consider the combination of objective data, my subjective experiences, and an analysis of the materials, I’m confident in my view that cooling is excellent.

The Avocado Wool has very deep sinkage. During our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 2.69″. This is 0.47″ more sinkage than the average sinkage depth of 2.22″, based on all of our tests to date. The mattress creates only a slight hug around the body.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

Unlike many types of poly foam and memory foam, which will create a more exacting body contouring hug, the wool within the comfort layer doesn’t sharply hug the body.

Instead, I would describe it as a gentle cradle. In some ways, it feels more like a traditional mattress. However, the wool does create a more unique feel with a light, airy, cloud-like comfort that’s unlike anything I’ve tested before.

The Avocado Wool has a moderate level of motion transfer. During our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 10.54 m/s². This is 20% more motion transfer than the average of 8.76 m/s².

This mattress has a unique material design and we also measured a more unique motion transfer experience.

The combination of wool, which isn’t densely packed and is quite airy, in addition to the microcoil layer, means that there is a significant and immediate level of sinkage on this mattress when you move around.

This is in contrast to many types of foam, which are more resilient and require more weight and pressure to sink deeper.

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

That more abrupt and deeper sinkage means sleepers will engage more with the pocketed coil unit, which is generating more bounce and more motion transfer.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we can see the highest motion peaks from 0 to 0.2. Motion drops off significantly immediately thereafter.

By 1.12 seconds, we’ve returned to near-zero levels of energy, which is 0.24 seconds longer than the average motion duration of 0.88 seconds.

Both motion intensity and motion duration are worse than average and overall motion transfer leaves something to be desired.

The Avocado Wool has an extremely fast mostly recovered response time and a fast fully recovered response time.

In our mostly recovered test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.2 seconds, which is 0.21 seconds faster than the average of 0.41 seconds, based on all of our tests to date.

In our fully recovered responsiveness test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.8 seconds, which is 0.22 seconds faster than the average of 1.02 seconds.

This is effectively an instant material recovery speed and is nearly tied for 1st as the fastest we’ve tested to date.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

The wool comfort layer is so light and airy that the layer of coils and microcoils force it to return to its shape incredibly quickly. This rapid material recovery speed ensures the mattress is easy to move around on.

The Avocado Wool has a moderate level of bounce. During our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 9.26″. This is 0.47″ more bounce than the average of 8.79″, based on all of our tests to date.

This mattress has a thinner-than-average comfort layer, which simply means there is less material that will suppress bounce. As a result, the 8.0” pocketed coil unit is able to create a higher-than-average level of bounce.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

That extra bounce makes this mattress easier to move around on and also improves sex. However, it is also a significant reason that motion transfer is worse than average. So there are pros and cons worth considering here.

The Avocado Wool has excellent sitting edge support and excellent lying edge support.

In our sitting edge support test, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of 3.75″. This is 0.19″ less sitting sinkage than the average of 3.94″, based on all of our tests to date.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

While lying directly on the edge of the mattress, I felt that the support was excellent in all sleeping positions.

This mattress is equipped with reinforced edge support coils that run along the entire perimeter. The coils on the perimeter are 16 gauge, but use a narrow diameter.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

I do wish those coils were a thicker gauge, but the narrower diameter is designed to help improve support.

Based on our objective tests and subjective experiences, it seems to be doing an excellent job. Overall, I’m pleased with this level of edge support performance and expect it to be a non-issue for most sleepers.

The Avocado Wool has good sex performance. On the positive side, noise is minimal and both cooling and edge support are excellent.

In our edge support tests, we measured just 3.75” of sitting edge sinkage, which is better than average.

A more robust edge helps extend the usable surface area on the mattress. Moving on with good, but not great scores, we have both pressure relief and bounce. Pressure relief should mostly be a non-issue, as the mattress is comfortable enough.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	8.3	High
Edge Support	20%	9.1	Excellent
Noise	5%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	8.0	Good
Cooling	5%	9.0	Excellent

Bounce measured at a 9.26”, which is higher than average, but not quite as high as we’d hope to see.

When it comes to sex, more bounce is almost always better. All that said, while there is certainly room for improvement, the overall sex performance score is good and I don’t expect it will be an issue for most sleepers.

The Avocado Wool has a good level of pressure relief. During our tests, I felt some slight pressure, but it was nothing extreme.

The mattress is equipped with 3.5″ of comfort material, which is 0.79″ less comfort material than the average comfort layer thickness of 4.29″, based on all of our tests to date.

This mattress design is 9” of coils and microcoils and only 2.5” of other comfort materials. 2.5” of non-coil layers just isn’t especially thick and is the primary reason that pressure relief is only good, but not excellent or outstanding.

I really would have liked to have seen a considerably thicker and more densely packed wool comfort layer.

I’m concerned that many sleepers will find pressure relief disappointing as a result of this type of comfort layer. While the notion of avoiding latex and other non-natural materials is great, it doesn’t inherently make this mattress comfortable.

All that said, like every Avocado I’ve tested, the material quality looks and feels great. Avocado’s commitment to material transparency is also admirable.

In our objective pressure mapping tests, we measured a max PSI of 0.79, which is well within the 1.0 PSI threshold I want to see.

Pressure Relief (PSI)	Average	Maximum
Side Sleepers	0.11	0.68

Pressure Relief (PSI)	Average	Maximum
Back Sleepers	0.07	0.79

Pressure Relief (PSI)	Average	Maximum
Stomach Sleepers	0.06	0.39

When I consider our objective pressure mapping tests, material thickness, material quality, and my subjective experience on the mattress, I’m confident most sleepers will find the pressure relief to be good.

The Avocado Wool had a strong smell upon the initial unboxing. The mattress smelled for 6 days. This is 1.1 days shorter than the average smell duration of 7.1 days.

Avocado mattresses come with a 365-night trial period and a 25-year warranty. Shipping is free, but returns are $99 if the mattress ends up not working out.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Returns	40%	7.0	$99
Trial Period	30%	10	365 nights
Warranty	20%	10	25 years
Shipping	10%	10	$0
Country of Origin	0%		USA

Comparing 103+ brands tested to date, the average trial period is 176 nights. Compared to the average, the Avocado trial is 189 nights longer.

The average warranty is 14 years, which is 11 years shorter than the Avocado. This is another point for Avocado. Note: this excludes the 42% of mattresses that offer lifetime warranties.

The Avocado Wool is available in a single firmness, 6 out of 10, which gives the mattress a medium-firm feel.

This is the most popular firmness among all mattresses that we test and is generally preferred by the widest range of sleepers as it is firm enough for support, but not so firm that it causes painful pressure points.

Support on the Avocado Wool is excellent. During our tests, I felt well supported in all sleeping positions. The mattress is equipped with an 8.0″ support layer. This is 0.09″ thicker than the average support layer thickness of 7.91″, based on all of our tests to date.

Support Factor	Data
Comfort Layer	3.50″
Support Layer	8.00″
Firmness	Medium-Firm
Body Contour	Slight
Zoned Support	Yes
Reinforced Edge	Yes

This mattress has a medium-firm feel, which is ideal for most body types and sleeping positions. In addition, the mattress is equipped with zoned support.

This simply means the mattress has more support where the body needs it, helping to bring the spine into a more neutral alignment, reduce sagging, and improve pressure relief.

There are 5 support zones, including head, foot, center, shoulder, and leg zones. The head / foot zone uses a 14-gauge coil, while the center zone uses a 15-gauge coil.

The mattress is equipped with 1,500 pocketed coils (Queen) and uses reinforced edge coils, which increase the sleepable surface area. The perimeter edge coils are 16 gauge.

Check out the table below to see the sleeper weights and sleeping positions that would be best suited for this mattress.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleeper	Side Sleeper	Back Sleeper
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Based on all of my tests to date, an analysis of the materials, and my subjective experiences, I’m confident that most sleepers will find support on the Avocado Wool to be excellent.

The Avocado Wool is an 11.50″ specialty mattress that comes in a single firmness option—Medium-Firm. As mentioned above, this mattress is designed as Avocado’s only non-latex natural / organic mattress.

Design Factor	Data
Type	Specialty
Thickness	11.50″
Cover Type	Quilted
Weight	100 lbs.
Has Handles	Yes
Fiberglass-Free	Yes
Ships in a Box	Yes

The Avocado Wool is 11.50″ thick and contains a simple 3-part combination of organic cotton, organic wool, and coils. From top to bottom, here is a full list of the materials used in this mattress:

Layer Type	Thickness	Layer Specs
Quilted Cover	1.00″	Organic Cotton
Wool	1.50″	Organic Wool, sourced from Himalayas
Pocketed Coils	8.00″	14 Gauge (both sides of the center section), 15 (Center Third), and 16 Gauge (Outside)

The Avocado Wool has a 1.0″ quilted cover made of organic cotton and traditional button tufting. The fabric is GOTS certified and is very soft to the touch. It is designed to wick away moisture and also not retain heat.

The comfort layer is 3.50″ thick and made of organic wool. That’s it. Among all 380+ mattresses that I have tested, this is the only mattress with an exclusive wool comfort layer that I’ve tested.

If sustainability is a top priority and/or if you don’t want latex (due to feel or allergy), the Avocado Wool could be a fantastic pick for you.

The support layer is 8.00″ thick and made of individually encased pocketed coils. Each coil has a thin fabric surrounding it, which allows each coil to move independently of each other.

This design generally helps to improve pressure relief and also helps to limit motion transfer (although neither category is especially impressive on this mattress).

Product Evolution

Avocado has been around since 2016 and originally launched with their two flagship models—Avocado Green and Avocado Eco. While these two mattresses have undergone minimal design changes, the brand released two ultra-luxury models in 2025.

Avocado released four new models in 2025—the Avocado Luxury, Avocado Grand Luxe (not a model we’ve tested yet), Avocado Extra Firm, and the Avocado Wool (this review). Each of these mattresses was designed to meet the needs of a smaller group of sleepers that the other brands weren’t really covering.

The Luxury and Grand Luxe were designed as high-end options for sleepers wanting a more traditional pillow top design with the most natural materials.

The Extra Firm was designed for back or stomach sleepers looking for an extra firm feel, previously unattainable with any Avocado mattress.

And the Avocado Wool is Avocado’s only certified organic mattress made entirely without latex foam. The vast majority of other organic and natural mattresses use a large percentage of latex within the mattress. This design approach to use wool in lieu of latex is the first mattress of its kind that I’ve tested.

Other Mattresses to Consider

Not sure if the Avocado Wool is the right pick for you? Check out these three other top-rated natural / organic mattresses for alternatives you may want to consider.

Frequently Asked Questions

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