Mattress Forum

Can you describe the attributes of "authentic" Sensus, and why you feel this is genuine? Also, what type of bed  are you using it on, and how is it working with it? (I realize it's pretty early. But, your first impressions are OK.)

Thanks.

So I aired it out for a few hours on top of my bed, then flipped it over and aired it out for a few more hours.  By then it seemed like the odor was gone.  I placed a sheet over the Sensus and slept almost directly on it that way.  90+% of the shape was recovered by this time.

I was amazed at how much difference in feel 1" made.  There is an initial softness when laying down, and as you lie there the foam warms up with your body temperature and softens further, conforming to your body shape.  It is a pleasant feeling.  However at 1" thick it is not difficult to change positions if you desire.  I felt the need to change positions less with the Sensus there.

Overall I'm very pleased.  I loved my 3" Sensus years ago, but that was too thick for me.  1" seems to be enough for me.  If I want more of a comfort layer in the future I will add 1" of 14ILD talalay directly below the Sensus.  I think that if I did that, I would remove my 2" of 32ILD talalay from the bed.

Tonight I'm going to try placing the Sensus on the 36ILD talalay layer and see how that feels.

For your reference my bed is all latex below the memory foam, on top of a wood slat platform.

The UPS package said 19 lbs. which makes sense according to the math.  78 x 80 x 1=6240  12 x 12 x 12=1728  6240/1728=3.61  3.61 x 5=18.05 plus the cardboard box & plastic wrap.

From your description, it sounds like my pillow is not Sensus, as it is more of a peach color than Pink. And, while it feels better than most of the retail foam pillows I've felt at Costco, Target, etc, it is still pretty far from the density and quality of the TP foam in my wife's pillow. (Have you ever compared Sensus to true TP foam, btw?)

It also sounds like the Sensus topper may be too soft for my needs. OTOH, it may be just what we need. (Actually, my wife is happy with her half as it is. But, I will need something on her half to raise it up an inch to match whatever I do with my side. I'm worried the Sensus may be too soft for her.)

I am now trying to decide whether to go with what seems to be genuine 5lb Sensus vs what may be bogus 8lb "Venus" that is no better than 4 or 5lb foam or may actually be 8lb Aerus or some other 8lb foam, which would be fine as long as it's 8lb. It's just a matter of going with a sure good thing or gambling on what might be a great thing or might be BS.

I have not compared it to TP foam in any meaningful way.  I had a little piece of TP that they mailed to my Sister as a sample.  It seemed similar in quality.

Besides durability, the density of the foam shouldn't be a decision factor for feel as far as I know.  You can have very dense and soft foam, and very light but firm foam.  ILD should be the focus with density the durability factor.

If you want something firmer that will last longer you should pick up some Latex International blended talalay in the ILD that you desire.

Good luck in your quest.

And, actually, my wife kinda likes this "Sensus" pillow. So, I may just swap with her TP. But, I will probably have to raise it a hair by adding a layer of foam to the bottom.

But, first, I will try sleeping on it tonight, now that it's aired out, and lost most of its odor. It may be good enough.

garypen, I was referring to the 1" layer you need for your mattress, not your pillow choice in the prior post.

I think probably  too sharp of a contrast.  1" of fairly soft on pretty firm 36 would not work for me either.  2" (folded over) might be interesting, but having something like 20-32ILD in between probably would probably be a good way to go. 

Sorry, I misunderstood and thought you were commenting on the Sensus pillow I had described.

Actually, I already have a 1" soft talalay latex topper on my side of the bed. (That's on top of a TP Bellafina mattress, which is 3" of 5lb tempur MF over 3" of "tempur-flex" latex over 4" of firm PU.) It's OK. I was thinking of trying an inch of MF instead.

The 2" folded over on the 36 ILD was not good either.  So I have determined that Sensus feels best when used above a medium ILD layer.  Of the two mediums I have, one is 32 ILD and one is about 26 ILD  I think the 1" felt better over the 26 ILD.  I'll go back to that configuration tonight.