Frances Daniels

Frances Daniels

Sleep Staff Writer

Frances Daniels is a PPA-accredited journalist and Sleep Staff Writer at Tom's Guide with an MA in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University. Her role includes covering mattress and sleep news and writing sleep product reviews and buyer's guides, including our Best Hybrid Mattress 2024 guide. She is hugely interested in the relationship between good sleep and overall health, interviewing a wide array of mattress and sleep experts to create well-informed articles about important topics such as nutrition, sleep disorders (from sleep apnea to night terrors), lucid dreaming, sleep hygiene, and mattress care. She is also our specialist on mattress toppers — producing mattress topper reviews and taking care of our Best Mattress Toppers 2024 guide — and takes the lead on all content related to fiberglass-free mattresses for a clean, non-toxic sleep.   

Latest articles by Frances Daniels

A woman sleeps with a blue hot water bottle

5 ways a hot water bottle helps you get to sleep fast in cold weather

By Frances Daniels published

Sleep expert Max Kirsten reveals how a hot water bottle helps you get to sleep fast on cold winter nights, plus how to pick the best hot water bottle for sleeping.

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Image shows a person vacuuming a white mattress before cleaning mold off of it

How to remove mold from a mattress: 3 pro tips from a cleaning expert

By Frances Daniels published

Wondering how to get rid of mold on your mattress and whether it’s safe to sleep on? We have expert answers for you.

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A woman with blonde hair and wearing a grey shirt sits on her bed practising a guided sleep meditation to help her fall asleep fast

I tried this fall asleep fast method with 23 million views on YouTube — here’s what happened

By Frances Daniels last updated

Jason Stephenson’s free guided sleep meditation has over 24 million views on YouTube, but does it really help you fall asleep in minutes? I tried it for a week to find out.

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What do mattress toppers do: A woman unrolls the Tempur Topper Supreme on her wooden bed frame

What do mattress toppers do? 5 key facts and why you should buy one in Black Friday sales

By Frances Daniels published

We answer common mattress topper questions, including what do they do and how they can help with back pain.

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A bare white mattress and two pillows sit on top of a beige bed in a pale grey bedroom. In the front of the picture, there is a green Black Friday Shopping banner.

Beginner’s guide to Black Friday mattress deals shopping – 5 key things to remember

By Frances Daniels published

Find the perfect Black Friday mattress deal with our expert shopping tips.

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White mattress on a beige bedframe

How to know if your mattress has fiberglass inside – and if it's safe to sleep on

By Frances Daniels published

How to spot fiberglass in your mattress, plus the three best fiberglass free mattresses to buy in the Black Friday sales.

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A woman wearing a yellow top plays Tetris on her phone in bed

Playing this puzzle video game before bed helps you sleep better, experts say

By Frances Daniels published

Looking for a way to wind down before bed? Playing Tetris may help you sleep better and drop off faster.

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