Puffy Lux vs Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

Which Mattress Is Better?

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Puffy Lux
Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

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Updated Oct 31, 2025 05:33 PM

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Puffy

Tested using Methodology v1.0.1

Updated Oct 17, 2025 08:00 PM

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Our Verdict

Puffy Lux

Helix Midnight Luxe 2025

The Helix Midnight Luxe 2025 is better than the Puffy Lux for most people. They have a fairly similar feel, with medium firmness and moderate sinking and contouring, but the Helix offers better cooling, motion isolation, and edge support. 

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Variants

  • Lux (Queen)
  • Midnight Luxe 2025 (Queen)

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Main Differences for
Sleeping (In Development)

Threshold 

0.10

Sleeping (In Development) 

7.5
8.4

Cooling 
 

7.2
8.1

Edge Support 
 

6.9
9.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Picture  

Mattress Type 
 

Hybrid
Hybrid

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

Yes
Yes

Quilted Top Layer 
 

Yes
Yes

Grab Handles 
 

Yes
Yes

Thickness  

30.8 cm (12.1")
34.8 cm (13.7")
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Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Lumbar Firmness  

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Firmness Video  

Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

42 Pa/mm
41 Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

43 Pa/mm
44 Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (43 Pa/mm)
Medium (44 Pa/mm)
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Bounciness 
 

Bounciness Video  

Maximum Rebound Height 
 

12.5 cm (4.9")
15.0 cm (5.9")

Bounciness Level 
 

Moderate (12 cm)
Moderate (15 cm)
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Sinking & Contouring 
 

Sinking & Contouring Picture  

Sinking Depth 
 

5.1 cm (2.0")
5.3 cm (2.1")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

25.9 cm (10.2")
27.0 cm (10.6")

Sinking Level 
 

Moderate (5 cm)
Moderate (5 cm)

Contouring Level 
 

Moderate (26 cm)
Moderate (27 cm)
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Responsiveness 
 

8.3
8.4

Responsiveness Video  

Response Time 
 

0.8 s
0.7 s
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Motion Isolation 
 

8.0
8.2

Motion Isolation Video  

Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Lumbar Motion Isolation  

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Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

1.76 g
0.88 g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.40 s
0.53 s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

3.40 g
1.94 g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.37 s
0.61 s
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Edge Support 
 

6.9
9.0

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

Naturalistic Loading Pad  

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Small Platen  

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Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

154 mm
134 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

168 mm
147 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

140 mm
150 mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

28 mm
-3 mm
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Cooling 
 

7.2
8.1

Cooling Graph  

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Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

53 kJ
63 kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

153 kJ
176 kJ
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Components

Cover 
 

Cover Picture  

Sleeping Surface Material 
 

Polyester, Polyethylene, Rayon, Elastane
TENCEL

Removable 
 

Yes
No

Machine Washable 
 

No
No
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Edge Construction 
 

Edge Support Picture  

Edge Component 
 

Polyfoam
Pocket Coils
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Foam Layer Material 
 

Foam Layer Material Picture  

Quilted Top Fill  

Polyfoam + Fiber Fill
Memory Foam + Polyfoam + Fiber Fill

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
N/A

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A
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Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

6.0
6.8

Quilted Top Fill  

22 kg/m³ (1.4 lb/cu.ft.)
25 kg/m³ (1.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.5
0.7

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

39 kg/m³ (2.4 lb/cu.ft.)
68 kg/m³ (4.2 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
1.1

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

39 kg/m³ (2.4 lb/cu.ft.)
68 kg/m³ (4.2 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
1.1

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Transition Foam  

28 kg/m³ (1.7 lb/cu.ft.)
30 kg/m³ (1.8 lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
1.0

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

N/A
N/A
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Foam Layer Thickness 
 

Foam Layer Thickness Picture  

Quilted Top 
 

4.8 cm (1.9")
5.0 cm (2.0")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

5.8 cm (2.3")
5.1 cm (2.0")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

5.8 cm (2.3")
5.1 cm (2.0")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

5.8 cm (2.3")
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

5.8 cm (2.3")
N/A

Transition Foam  

N/A
2.5 cm (1.0")

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A
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Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

Spring Layer Height Picture  

Spring Layer Density Picture  

Comfort Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Height 
 

14.6 cm (5.7")
20.5 cm (8.1")

Support Layer Coil Density 
 

264 coils/m² (25 coils/ft²)
248 coils/m² (23 coils/ft²)

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet 
 

14 gauge
14 gauge

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar 
 

14 gauge
13 gauge
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Foam Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer IPD  

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Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

2.4 kPa
1.4 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.4 kPa
2.2 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.4 kPa
2.2 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

2.4 kPa
4.3 kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A
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Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

Support Layer Firmness  

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Spring Layer Firmness  

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

97 Pa/mm
81 Pa/mm

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

93 Pa/mm
54 Pa/mm
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Foam Layer Resilience 
 

Foam Layer Resilience Video  

Quilted Top Fill  

49%
45%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

15%
2%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

15%
2%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
N/A

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
N/A

Transition Foam  

46%
47%

Support Foam  

N/A
N/A
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Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

31.0 cm (12.2")
46.0 cm (18.1")
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