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I tried to stay with all 100% natural Talalay Latex since I am very chemically sensitive and could not handle a manmade latex pillow and had to give it away.  But I had no choice but to exchange two of my latex layers for blended Super Firm 44 to 46 ILD in order to have the very firm type of bed that I am used to sleeping on.  I was so surprised that blended Talalay Latex did not bother my allergies at all.  I think the cleaning processing used in Talalay Latex does a great job and sensitive individuals like me have no problems.  ...

I don't sink in much except for the 1" topper I have on top of my three Extra Firm and Super Firm latex cores.  I found I could not sleep with any latex core less than 35 ILD. I have always loved a very firm bed. I love my FloBed since it has a little give so I do not feel any pressure points are being pushed like I did on my very firm spring mattress. I do not toss and turn to get off the pressure points like I did on my very firm spring mattress.  I needed a topper to have that little bit of cushion that I never had with my spring mattress and that I found out I loved when I had not choice but to sleep on the floor and bought myself a 1" latex topper and found I loved having some cushion.  Then when...

I would love to find a totally neutral party who had no ax to grind, one way or the other, and had true scientific credentials, and would do a thorough and complete test of both blended and natural botanically grown latex.

It would not surprise me in the least to learned that some type of blended product could very well be a superior product to 100% botanically grown natural latex.

The thing that troubles me about 100% botanically grown natural latex is how many different niche market retailers are cashing in on this business of 100% natural. The claims that are made just do not hold water for me. One reason being that I have lived my entire lifetime around synthetic foam. Think about it for a minute. Almost all of our furniture, the seats in our cars and so many other items are made from petrochemical derived foam. As far as...

delilah wrote:
that is a very good question and I'm not sure I have a good answer. Principally, and primarily, I like so many others got captured by the idea of 100% natural botanical product. So many of the big S. brands mattresses have synthetic material in them, and it's very difficult to try to ascertain exactly what those synthetic materials actually are, that you get to the point where you just want something that is all-natural. At least that is my rationale.

It would not surprise me to learn that a 60/40 blended product 60% natural 40% synthetic or even 60% synthetic and 40% natural, might be a superior product. I have just not been able to find anyplace that would state this in such a way...

delilah wrote:
I have just purchased a FloBeds...

Kimberly, my heart goes out to you. My wife is tired of hearing about mattresses as well. I think she could sleep on almost anything and be comfortable, at least anything that was reasonably decent.

I again want to emphasize to you that my experience so far is that the top layer will pretty much determined to a very large extent the feel that you have for your mattress.

This business about back pain rings a bell for me as well. I have a bad back, and have had most of my life. It's an old football injury from junior high school. Just today in moving the mattress cores around, even while wearing my back brace, my back began to give me problems. This has nothing whatsoever to do with sleeping on my mattress. So we can NOT blame our mattresses for these kinds of problems. The secret will be if you...

Delilah,

This from Latex International's website:

"What is the difference between 100% natural and blended latex?

By definition, latex is a rubber particle suspended in water. There are 2 types of latex; natural rubber latex and styrene butadiene rubber or man made latex. All latex is either a blend of the two or 100% natural latex. All mattress components and pillows from Latex International are 100% latex. Latex International uses a proprietary blend of natural and man made latex to provide the optimal balance of comfort and durability.

Natural rubber latex is for durability. Natural inhibits tearing as it can be stretched like a rubber band. Man made latex helps in creating a product that is resistant to sagging or taking body impressions as it can be compressed over and over and will continue to provide the same feel experienced on the retail floor for years to come. Blended latex...

I would agree with eagle2 that the sinking in too much feeling is from the soft layer on top, not the middle core. Your top layer has a pretty low ILD though I'm only familiar with natural latex, not blended so perhaps it's firmer than it would be in natural. Also, personally I don't like having any kind of softer layer under a firmer, although many people do. I find it too springy feeling. I sleep mostly on my side and I do like my hips to sink into the top layer as long as my lower back isn't aggravated, as that relieves pressure point pain.

Also, are you the person who posted on another thread that you have your latex mattress on box springs? If so, before changing anything in your mattress, I would highly recommend you try it without the box springs. I think most people suggest...

Thanks all. Sleepez has a pretty good review of latex on their website. In their summary, they believe that blended is the best value in terms of of comfort, consistency, and durablility. They also say Talay blended and Talay natural feel the same. They imply that natural might last longer, but not enough longer to overcome the cost differential.<BR><BR>I am not sure if they have an axe to grind, since they sell all of the different type from what I can tell. It is possible that they have different profit margins on the different products, which might give them a bias. I have no reason to believe that though.<BR><BR>I think I am going to go with the blended, since I cannot find any evidence that all natural performs better. I am trying to keep the cost down, and I don't tend to have...

Thanks. Maybe pushing was too strong of a word. Why did you end up going with the 100% natural?...