What kind of mattress do you have?

I am not sure what brand it is but it is not a pillow top as you can’t get sheets to fit the fucking thing.That made me laugh out loud:)
Is your diet different on vacation? Less salt maybe?

Mine’s thick. I’m short, so, I pretty much have to leap up to get into my bed. :)

I’m thinking that it’s allergies for you.

It seems doubtful that a puffy face would be caused by a mattress. It is more more likely caused by diet or allergies. Where do you live, and where did you go on vacation?

@Pied_Pfeffer Why would it happen when I wasnt on vacation? I figured I was allergic to something in the mattress?

The sheets never fit, they always pop off, and I find my face every morning on the mattress itself.

I bought a really nice memory foam bed/mattress a few years ago. I LOVE it!
Extremely comfy, not too soft, not too hard, just right. :-)

It does need deep pocketed sheets as the mattress is about 16 inches deep, so, I have had a few bad fitting sheets that pop off the corners. Memory foam is also hypo-allergenic, and, I think that maybe your puffy face has more to do with some sort of allergies perhaps.

Try to wash your hair and shower before bed, that might help.

I bit the bullet five years ago and bought a Sleep Number™ bed from Select Comfort. Best.bed.ever.

I have a 12 inch no pillow top mediumish firmness mattress. We have an older platform bed, and the mattress cannot be thicker than 12 inches or it does not fit the bed correctly, and I still have some sheets that are on the smaller side. It was a torture trying to find a mattress a few years ago, because they are all 16+” and I don’t like a big thick pillow top, I cannot sleep sinking way into a mattress. We do put a high quality mattress cover on our mattress that gives it a little extra cushion. I love my bed. I bought the mattress at Macy’s.

I hate this trend towards very thick matresses and super high off the floor beds. You can wrench your back or twist your ankle just getting out of bed. My inlaws bought a new bed and I am pissed that they can barely get in and out of it. I desperately want to buy them a shorter box spring, but everyone tells me to leave it alone. It drives me crazy.

Pillow-top mattresses are a relatively new invention and are pretty much made with the same materials no matter what brand. A more likely culprit in the bedroom would be the pillow. Do you use one? If so, what is it made of?

As for why it would happen when you weren’t on vacation, it depends upon your diet. As @lucillelucillelucille asked, does it include more salt? If you are in the US, we consume a huge amount of MSG compared to some other countries. When I go from the US to the UK, where they don’t add it nearly as much, I not only physically swell as much, but I drink a lot less water.

I also live in an area that is high in pollen content. It affects me slightly, while others have to go for allergy shots on a weekly basis. When I travel to other regions that are relatively pollen-free, there is a difference in the puffiness.

@Pied_Pfeffer If it were diet, wouldnt both sides of my face puff up? Not just the right half? My diet on vacation was actually worse than my diet at home. I generally watch my sodium, calories, and what not. However, I was in Alaska, cleaner air. They did say it was a really bad season if you were alergic to pollen. My sister was felt it, I did not.

The other reason I believe it is sleeping that does it… is that as the day goes on it gets less puffy. The only reason this bothers me is that my face looks uneven. I want an even face. I have tried sleeping on the other side, my body always shifts while I sleep to put the right side of my face on the bed as I sleep.

I actually do not use a pillow. I hate pillows. Which is weird, because i used to demand two pillows, now the first thing I do is throw the pillows off the bed.

Hmm, maybe it is time to do a little experimenting. Is there another bed or a sofa in your dwelling you could use for a night or two to see if it makes a difference? What about rotating the mattress to see if that makes a difference? Were new sheets purchased when you bought the mattress? If so, what are they made of? Is a mattress pad used? Does your face come in direct contact with the mattress?

Do you exercise regularly? Do you drink an ample amount of water? Are you getting enough vitamin C? If the answer to all of these questions is “yes”, and you are concerned enough about what is causing it, it might be time to make a medical appointment.