A comforter is like icing on a cake, your bedding setup isn’t quite complete without it. While some people want the fluffiest, coziest one they can find, others want a more temperature-friendly comforter to help keep their night sweats at bay. The best comforters can help address your sleep needs, and make your mattress the ultimate sleep haven.
Three of the best comforter picks including Brooklinen, Quince and Coop.
Illustration: Forbes / Photo: RetailersWe sorted through dozens of comforters to find the best ones for all types of sleepers, whether you want a feathery down comforter or a more breathable and lightweight option. My background in textiles also helped inform the search and narrow down options to put together this list of the best comforters.
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Brooklinen
Fill material: Down cluster | Cover fabric: 100% Cotton sateen | Sizes: Twin/twin XL, full/queen, king/California king
Brooklinen’s down comforter is everything you want in a comforter, making it our top choice for most people. Starting with the soft 100% cotton sateen outer material, it feels smooth and has a slight sheen. It’s filled with fluffy down clusters, to keep you cozy. There’s no need to worry about the fill escaping, thanks to a baffle box construction that keeps the fill in and prevents it from shifting to one side. It comes in three warmth levels, lightweight, all-season and ultra-warm so you can find the best warmth level to suit your preferences. If you want a duvet cover to protect it, there are four loops in the corner to attach it.
Brooklinen has a 365-day return policy, but just be aware there’s a $9.95 return fee deducted from your refund amount.
Amazon
Fill material: 100% polyester | Cover fabric: 75% nylon, 25% polyester | Sizes: Twin, full, queen, king, California king
Comforters can be quite an investment, often costing over a hundred dollars. We love the Bedsure comforter because it’s a great option if you’re on a budget. You can use this all year-round with its dual sides that offer “breathable cooling” on one side and cozy microfiber on the other side. It’s like getting two comforters for the price of one—and at $50 or less for a set that includes pillow cases, it’s a steal. The comforter has four corner loops to attach a duvet and the care is easy since it’s machine washable.
Coop Sleep Goods
Fill material: 80% polyester, 20% nylon | Cover fabric: 90% nylon, 10% spandex | Sizes: Full/queen, king/California king
Coop Sleep Goods added cooling options to its bedding lineup with the Cool+ collection. Both the cool-to-the-touch outer cover and fill have Coop’s cooling technology blended into fibers. The fabric feels silky smooth and is on the thinner side for a typical comforter to help prevent overheating. The outer fabric can also help keep you dry since it’s moisture-wicking. The synthetic fill is good for people who want to avoid down and animal products.
This comforter can be machine washed and dried, and comes with a 100-day free return policy.
Quince
Fill material: White down | Cover fabric: 100% cotton | Sizes: Twin, full/queen, king/California king
This down comforter is a best-seller on Quince’s website and it’s easy to see why. The company doesn’t cut corners with its construction, ensuring the down doesn’t leak or shift with a baffle-box construction. Loops are built-in so a duvet cover can be attached. None of this is surprising to me, as I’ve tested multiple Quince products and they are consistently well-made.
You can choose from either a lightweight or all-season version, but the full/queen all-season one is currently sold out. The comforter is machine washable and tumble dry, unlike many down comforters that need to be dry cleaned saving you money, though dry cleaning is an option if you choose. Quince has a generous return policy, items may be returned for a full refund or exchange within 365 days of the purchase.
Buffy
Fill material: 100% recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | Cover fabric: 100% Tencel | Sizes: Twin/twin XL, full/queen, king/California king
For those looking for an alternative to a down comforter that’s also more eco-friendly than most synthetic options, the Cloud Comforter is a great choice. The outer fabric is 300 thread count with a sateen weave so it feels smooth and soft. It’s also breathable and moisture-wicking thanks to the Tencel fibers. The fill is fluffy, you’ll never know you’re missing down, with top-stitching to keep it in place. It has corner loops so you can attach a duvet, which is recommended to help protect the comforter.
Coyuchi
Fill material: 100% organic cotton | Cover fabric: 100% organic cotton | Sizes: Twin, full/queen, king
If you find a heavy comforter suffocating and too hot, then Coyuchi’s diamond lightweight comforter is the answer. This lightweight comforter is more like a quilted blanket that’s thin and light. It’s entirely 100% organic cotton from the batting fill to the outer cover. The outer fabric has a percale weave so it has a crisp feel and is highly breathable. Cotton loops are sewn in so a duvet cover can be attached. When it’s time to clean, it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. If you happen to not love the comforter, it’s eligible for return for 30 days, or return or store credit for up to 365 days.
Parachute
Fill material: 100% recycled polyester | Cover fabric: 100% cotton | Sizes: Full/queen, king/California king
“Puff” is the perfect word to describe this comforter as it’s extremely thick and fluffy. It looks and feels like sleeping under a giant cloud. It’s a true comforter in that it doesn’t have any loops for a duvet cover, but you won’t want to hide its gathered pintuck pleated stitches that look like giant cloud fluffs. The outer material is 100% cotton, that’s slightly brushed making it feel even cozier.
The Puff comforter is machine washable, but due to the loftiness, large-capacity washers are recommended—so if you don’t have a large washer at home you may need to take it to the laundromat. Parachute offers a 60-day return policy in case this doesn’t work out.
Holy Lamb Organics
Fill material: 100% wool | Cover fabric: 100% cotton | Sizes: Crib, twin, full/queen, king/California king
This wool comforter from Holy Lamb Organics is a favorite of Vetted contributor Lindsey Vickers, who says the lightweight version “strikes just the right balance of weight and warmth,” which keeps her comfortable even on warm summer nights.
It’s filled with wool and has a cotton sateen shell. The fabric and fill make this comforter breathable and the wool helps to keep you at an optimal body temperature. Three warmth levels are available (light, perfect and extra), so you can pick the exact weight to suit your needs. Hot sleepers should consider the lightweight option, while cold sleepers may want the extra version. It’s machine washable, but only on soak and spin cycles, according to the brand.
The author of this story, Jamie Ueda, has extensive experience testing bedding products such as comforters, sheets, pillows and more. She has over a decade of experience analyzing apparel and textile products, having worked at a home textiles company in product development and quality engineering.
She’s also tested home products extensively, and has written articles for Good Housekeeping magazine, CNN Underscored, USA Today’s Reviewed and more. Ueda holds two degrees in apparel and textile design, and mechanical engineering.
When picking products on this list, I combed through dozens of comforters online. I looked at popular options as well as those from well-known brands, in addition to sifting through the numerous comforters on popular shopping sites like Amazon to sift. My choices are also informed by my experience with testing dozens of bedding items, including comforters, as well as my educational and professional textile background to sort fibers and materials that would be best for hot sleepers.
The final list of products consists of comforters I’ve tested or selections from brands that I’ve found consistently reliable over the years. Comforters that are highly rated and reviewed made the final list as well.
Arguably, a duvet or comforter is one of the most important pieces of bedding. The outer fabric is likely going to come in contact with your skin, so you’ll want to choose something that suits you—whether that’s something cooler or cozier. Cotton is a common fabric used for this purpose, since it’s soft and breathable. You’ll also want to pay attention to the weave as that affects the feel. Sateen feels buttery soft and percale has a crisp, airy feel. Sweaty sleepers may want to avoid cotton since it dries slowly compared to some other fibers.
Some synthetics, like polyester or microfiber, feel very soft and are often less expensive than other fibers. The drawback with these is that they are often not as breathable. Viscose and lyocell are also popular options, these feel smooth and slightly cool to the touch—almost like silk—and can help regulate body temperature.
Down and synthetic down alternatives are the two most common materials used to fill comforters. Down provides a lot of warmth and is very lightweight. If you sleep hot, you’ll want to avoid down or choose a lightweight option. Down alternatives are made from materials like polyester and nylon, and are good choices for those who are allergic to down. Generally speaking, it’s less expensive than down and is often machine washable, whereas down may require dry cleaning.
Viscose or lyocell are popular choices for outer fabric with their slight cool-to-the-touch feel, but it’s also a good material for fill since it’s breathable and helps regulate body temperature. Wool and cotton are not usually seen as much in comforters, but both are breathable materials.
Down and wool comforters are best for cold winters. They provide a lot of warmth while still being lightweight.
For comforters that aren’t too hot, you’ll want to choose breathable materials like cotton, lyocell or viscose. There are also cooling comforters that infuse cooling technology into the materials to make them feel cool and help disperse body heat.
Down alternative is made from synthetic materials like polyester, and are made to mimic down. However, any fiber that isn’t down can be considered a down alternative.
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