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Help! 44 ILD Talalay, or 36 ILD Dunlop latex for core?
Jul 31, 2008 4:23 PM
jasper77
Joined: Jul 31, 2008
Points: 13
Please help me fix a problem.  Can anyone tell me comparisons between 6" of 44 ILD Talalay latex foam and 6" of 36 ILD Dunlop foam? Would the 44ILD be necessarily more firm than the 36 ILD, or would the Dunlop be more firm than the Talalay? One of these will be used as core underneath 2-4 inches of softer layers of Talalay latex in a frankenbed.

I had been under the assumption that ILD measures firmness, so specifically 6" of 32 ILD Dunlop as a core would feel the same as 6" of 32 ILD Talalay. With that assumption, I ordered several Talalay latex foam layers online to duplicate a very spendy mattress at a store we tried for five minutes. The result was waaaay too plush. I still have time to order something else and try out different combinations before the 30 day return period of my original order expires, but I can't mess up this time. For the record, we're going from an innerspring mattress that was labeled "Extra Firm." My husband sometimes sleeps on his stomach so he needs firm, but sometimes on his side or back, and I am a back/side sleeper. We're of average height and weight.

I can order 6" (two 3" layers) of 44 ILD Talalay or, for some more money, a split 6" core of 36 ILD Dunlop.  I'm more concerned with getting the right comfort than with saving the cost difference, but I don't want to incur the cost of ordering both knowing I'll have to return one.

Thanks!
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