Mattress Forum

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1) What ILD or firmness is the latex?   12 to 16 IFD

2) Who makes it? Latex International, Latex Green... or ?   We (Sleep Innovations) make it in our plant in West Chicago  .

3) Is it Talalay or Dunlop processed latex?   Neither... we pour it on our continuous Max Foam Line.

4) Is it natural or synthetic or a blend?   It is synthetic latex blended in with Visco elastic chemistry.

So, I wrote this back to CostCo:

"Thank you very much for the info.
Scott, please bring this to the attention of the head of your Bedding Dept. and/or your VP of Marketing:

It is totally misleading and could be construed as outright dishonest to call this product "latex". Latex is not mixed with memory foam! If they want to call it something else with the word latex in it, such as memory foam with latex or latex with memory foam or whatever, that is fine. But calling it latex is likely to get you a LOT of returns because people expect a product called "latex" to BE latex.

Thank you for your attention to this matter."

He wrote back saying he would forward the info to the "appropriate parties". I know sometimes that means "sending it to the Office of the Circular File".

If they don't change the description of this item within a month or so, I may write a more forceful complaint, demanding they stop using "false advertising". I don't like the idea of anything with visco foam in it being called "latex"!

I'm not interested in the uninformed opinions of all these people who have never even touched this topper, much less slept on it.

I want to know what it actually feels like, firmess, responsiveness, etc. Not why people are prejudiced against something they haven't even seen.

Please don't insult me by talking about talalay, dunlop, memory foam, etc. I am quite familiary with those. That is not what I'm asking about.

So far, this thread is just a perfect example of why it's usually a waste of time to look for reviews on the internet.

HAS anybody actually USED this topper? If you haven't, please DON'T respond.

Thank you.

Sort of like if you respond to a personal ad in Craigslist for a girl and a guy comes to the door. Now maybe you would say "give it a try anyway" but I wouldn't

doubtingthomas wrote:

Don't worry, you won't get any help from me.

Sleeplikeabear seems to have the only VERY soft latex toppers for sale and their price seems fair. But they are Talatech, not natural latex (they are blended).  If you want a bit firmer latex topper and 100% natural Talalay, then you can try rockymountainmattress or sleepez.

I never suspected that I would.

I purchased a Dunlop 2" topper @ overstock.com. It was LatexGreen, 17.3 ILD (still had the QC tag). Very nice piece of latex, no defects. $139

I also purchased a Talalay 2" topper @ The Foam Factory (aka FoamByMail.com). 20 ILD, also no defects. $151

Both were Queen size, properly cut, and did not have seams. The feel of the Talalay is different, but not drastically. I have it on top, in a case which is like a pillowcase made out of sheets with a zipper, and the Dunlop underneath, with a quilted Damask mattress cover on top of it, which firms it up a bit. Together they make my otherwise rock-hard bed feel like I'm sleeping in a cloud. I'm a side sleeper, and this gives me perfect support.

And, no, unlike others here who I suspect work at or have an interest in certain companies - due to their constant suggestions to buy from them - I have absolutely no connection to either company.

I think I'm gonna just order a topper from both foambymail and Overstock. if we can't even get all natural latex from these popular sites after spending close to a grand, then why not give the better price places a try?.

anyone that has these toppers from the cheaper sites, do they have any odor? and is the Dunlop firm?

It's been my experience that Dunlop toppers are much firmer than their Talalay counterparts with equal ILD's.

I have a 32ILD Talalay natural and a 32ILD Dunlop natural and the Dunlop feels more like a 40ILD to me. I could not sleep on it, not even down next to my springs under a couple other layers of softer Talalay. In fact I am trying to sell it if anyone is interested in a 32ILD Dunlop layer that is very firm. I only used it 2-3 nights. It's a 2" layer in twin size only, though. Will fit one side of an E. King configuration.