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blaupunk wrote:

cheese lol  someone's olfactory senses are defective. ;) I can't really put a finger on the smell but it definitely smells sweet. I guess to each his/her own though. The smell of flame-retardant chemicals for example obviously doesn't bother a lot of people (or bother them much) or else traditional innerspring mattresses wouldn't sell. To others like myself though, it's like sleeping in the gas chamber.

By the way blaupunk, SleepEZ, Flobeds and The Natural Bed Store will all quite readily end you samples if you call them and ask. This way you can make sure your...

It all comes down to personal preference of course but both my wife and I find natural latex to be lacking in support no matter how firm we went. We went all the way to 3 XF layers (and left the topper off completely) and its sitll too soft even for side sleeping. I still sink and get the undesirable bend in my spine which gives me the back pains in the morning and I am 6'1" and 170 lbs - far from heavy. My 2 cents is to start out with XF at least and go softer if you need to but the trend (and our personal experience) seems to lean towards the higher ILDs. After we get our blended sample we're likely going to go all blended and then maybe get a 3/4"-1" XF natural topper (depending on if we even need any cush)....

We so much wanted to love natural latex - but we don't (due to lack of support). I would recommend going blended unless you like sleeping on a marshmallow. LI's blend is Oeko-Tex certified so that should at least say something to those concerned about harmful chemicals.

Alisande, I'd be curious as to what brand the latex product was. I've never heard a complaint about latex breaking down quickly anywhere so it sounds like a shady product and a brand I think we'd all want to avoid....

I can add that I had a natural latex mattress for a short time.I loved it in the store, and was sure it would hold up well. But it didn't at all, and I ended up exchanging it....

Many of these brands get their latex from the same place, Latex International.  Here's a link to their website that lists the mattress lines and pillows that use it, along with some other information which is really interesting.  It does contain natural talalay latex, but not 100%. 

http://www.latexfoam.com/consumer/editable_files/consumer_find.htm

We tried some Sealy Spring Free and the pillowtops were comfortable.  The best prices I've found on this type of mattress are at Costco.com, the Stearns & Foster Kirkland Series, and Samsclub.com, who has a model by Serta with latex and memory foam called Grand Villa with a cashmere top.   We live in a pretty small town, so don't have much to choose from locally and the prices are usually higher. 

We're looking for one that has memory foam with a latex core and a natural cover.  Not in a kit, preferably a pillowtop.  If it should smash down, and there is no saying it will, we'll put something else on...