Mattress Forum

They are all susceptible to moisture retention..and the mold & mildew that soon follows. Some have gone so far as to say that the foam extracts water from the air;  unless one resides in an arid climate, they will sooner or later have mildew/mold issues. In some cases this is a result of a bed-wetting child, or someone spilled a pitcher of water..some live in the ultra-humid Louisiana bayou, or have a sleeping bag memory foam pad that was rained on (all would be understandable to an extent).

But some (many) of these folks had just purchased a brand spanking new expensive memory foam mattress and it had mold/mildew underneath in 2 weeks of use. (?!)  Well, I live in southern California (and for a while in Palm Desert)..you can't get any more arid than that.  I can't see the mildew on the memory foam at all but yeesh, is it ever there. 

The thing is, I'm still not convinced that there isn't some remedy (thinking a combination of professional dry-chem cleaning and maybe sunshine)..that would effectively saturate the invisible mildew and obliterate it. Kind of how nothing really removes urine from any surface except for the very specific, uric acid enzyme remover products. Isn't there a similar mold & mildew super cleaning product that would kill mold/mildew on contact-kind of thing? Not a topical spray, but something one could just pour on and the foam would absorb it?

I'm trying to leave no stone unturned..you guys are my last hope and then the foam is disposed of. Not just that..I may be re-thinking purchasing memory foam ever again if this is a recurrent (and inevitable) issue.