It only makes since that when you go into a store and ask for an all natural latex mattress that’s what will be sold to you, but regrettably that’s not always the case. It seems not all retailers are up front about the products they sell. Recently advertised I saw a latex mattress that was 12 inches thick and was claimed to regularly sell for $1000.00 but it was on sale for a mere $399.00 interested in what I would get for such a measly investment. The salesman seemed to know nothing about the bed and after looking at the description attached to the  mattress I found it was built with only 1 inch of latex and 11 inches of additional cheap filler materials.

Good quality latex mattresses cost $1500.00 and up which some people might consider a bit pricey and at first glance that may seem like the case, however when you consider they are very eco friendly in make up, that they can potentially last up to 25 maybe even 30 years, its not hard to see why they are usually considered the best built mattresses in the industry today offering a true value and money well spent.

So what’s the problem when stores claim to be selling latex mattresses cheap?

Claims of sustainable, durable, and organic are widely marketed and are impressive buzz worthy terms that can be misleading. Just because the bed has a layer of latex or two doesn’t make it stronger or even eco friendly for that matter. The fact is if it mostly contains low quality non replenishable petrol based polyurethane foams that develop body impressions, wear out quickly, and contain potentially harmful chemicals.

Advertising 12 inch thick latex mattresses that include a measly 1 to 2 inches are impressive to look at but are nothing more than marketing gimmicks.
We sacrifice durability by replacing what would normally be 6 or 7 inches high strength tempered steel coils with cheap low grade filler materials like polyurethane foam, fiber fill, and yes even a couple inches of latex. So much for the good deals we call these latex mattresses, latex hybrids because they are a mixture of cheaper material rather than durable latex rubber.

Shopping all natural latex do you know what you’re buying?

I wish I could say, “Case closed” and there is nothing else to this issue of latex mattress shopping but there is more. If a person is assuming that just because they are buying latex that it is all natural or even organic they best do a little more research when it comes to the purity of the latex. Whether you are purchasing one of 2 types of latex Dunlop or Talalay latex, make sure to get the best you can afford. Fillers and extenders are often used to reduce costs and as a result can compromise durability and life. There are also synthetic blends claimed to be as good but usually are not. Ask about the mixture which is commonly believed to significantly comprise the mattress’s life.
 
They can be 30% natural rubber and 70% synthetic rubber which have more chemicals and fillers that will not last as long. Our recommendation is layers of latex from top to bottom of the mattress, nothing else. Latex with no fillers, extenders. A latex mattress with no foam layers and fiber layers for cushioning, just a great combination of your favorite firm, medium, or soft latex foam rubber layers. This is what a real latex mattress is and it will give you the longest mattress life, most comfortable sleep, and earth friendly mattress you can buy.

in today’s sea of beds. The advantages of them are incredible compared to any other type of mattress on the market today.
There is a whole host of benefits they have to offer. They are naturally, antimicrobial, hypoallergenic, mold & dust mite resistant. In addition latex offers breathability, sustainability, and is very eco-friendly. They are good at reducing painful pressure points too.

The natural materials make it hypoallergenic. Production of the latex material originates from rubber tree sap and usually contains less or virtually no chemical content. Most allergy sufferers will be relieved to know there is a mattress for them. Latex rubber material is also very resistant to the spread of microorganisms like microbes and molds, and dust mites.
The latex pinhole cores holes are a principal part of what makes the substance so breathable. Regulation of temperature is done by effectively flowing air in and out of the pinhole cores and the open cell material that can be comfortable anytime of the year.

During the manufacturing process you will be glad to know that there are no harsh chemicals making it not only sustainable, but environmentally friendly.

Latex is not without some possible troubles.

There is some controversy about whether all natural latex mattresses can trigger allergic reactions.Since the mattress does not contain chemicals it is naturally non-allergenic, but there is still the possibility that it could incite an allergy. This allergic reaction some may experience may be caused from an allergy to the latex material itself.

Industry professionals say wait a minute before you decide this is not the material for you. In most case the latex allergic reactions are a result of the protein found in latex. The majority of mattress manufacturers claim that the protein is removed by washing it. Interestingly the industry claims that a latex allergy is only set off with other products usually related to the medical profession like latex gloves, however not with latex mattress foam.

I am not a medical professional nor do I claim to be one.  If you react to latex due to allergy, it might be best to steer clear from this kind of mattress or pick up a free sample of the latex at STLBeds. Finally discuss it with your doctor or allergist. In most cases you will never come into contact with the latex because it is wrapped up inside the mattress.
There is a way people can still experience a few of the benefits from this type of mattress,  by either using one that do not contain the proteins or one that has been constructed from synthetic latex. If your physician understands this product and is well informed about it they should be able to tell you if this mattress is safe for you. Personally I know of no reactions to these mattresses. If you can use it in my opinion the all natural product offers more all around benefits.

Sometime people complain that Latex Smells

The first time you open the packaging of the mattress you may notice a latex smell similar to that of handling rubber bands. The scent is natural and not chemical off gassing and please keep in mind that with all new things including all other mattresses there is usually some kind of smell that is evident. Although not harmful some people may notice it. There are manufacturers that create smell free or low odor latex mattresses. I am no expert on this but have heard of some home tricks you can do to reduce or eliminate smell. The all-natural latex rubber STL Beds uses from Land and Sky has very minimal odor if any odor to it in my opinion. That is saying a lot ask anyone who knows me.  I have a big nose that is pretty sensitive to smells.

There are many thoughts about latex thickness and organic mattress thickness. Many people want to know if it is it true, that if a mattress uses more layers or thicker layers of latex rubber, will that translate into a better mattress? Before we answer that question we must ask another, by a better mattress, do we mean better in quality or better in comfort? Today we will address comfort.

While more is better in most cases the quality of the rubber does not necessarily improve by adding more rubber. For example if you were to lie down on a medium firmness 6-inch latex rubber mattress  like Land and Sky’s Meadow and then compare it to their 9-inch medium firmness Rainforest the most notable differences would be in the mattresses feel and the mattresses cost, not in the quality because both beds are using the same quality rubber. Mattress feel is often enhanced with and therefore associated with additional layers of all natural latex, which increases the beds overall thickness. A good example of how mattress thickness affects feel would be the traditional mattress and boxspring. Manufacturers like Sealy Posturepedic, Serta Perfect Sleeper, and Simmons Beautyrest have been making their coil spring mattresses very thick for years now, sometimes 15-20 inches thick.  Why, to enhance comfort and feel of the bed.

Do latex mattress companies do this?

The truth is latex mattresses seem to be doing the same thing. The downside to all natural latex mattresses is that the initial cost is higher especially in cases where the mattresses are thicker and use more all-natural latex rubber. However when you take into account that these durable mattresses last an average of 15, 20 years and sometimes 30 plus their value becomes quite obvious. All natural latex mattresses repeatedly show their worth in averaged cost savings, both in your pocket book and their light impact on the environment.
Most people feel that 12 inch or 9 inch all natural latex beds feel better than thinner models that cost less, but the fact is it’s very hard to mimic the feel of thicker mattresses using only 6 inches or less of natural rubber. Everyone experiences and describes firmness differently so don’t take our word for it, go into a showroom and test rest latex rubber mattresses side by side. Trying one before you buy one is the only good way to really know for sure what mattress thickness might work best for you. Ultimately your body and your budget will help you decide if more or less latex rubber layers are the answer for you.

Can the beds feel be customized?

Yes, an important factor not often associated with mattresses is the newer technologies of customizable comfort. Organic mattress manufacturers like Land and Sky, OMI and Natura World and Green Sleep offer certain degrees of customization to their beds which allows you to change the feel of your mattress by swapping out anywhere from 1 layer or every layer to achieve just the right feel for each sleeper if you wanted to do so.

Manufacturers are giving you all the tools to build the perfect bed. A bed that is not only sound environmentally, but durable and long lasting. These beds come in a wide variety of thicknesses and firmnesses made up of 100% all natural latex rubber offering you a bed that not only feels great and can change with your body’s changing needs. So which one will you choose and how thick will yours be?

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For those located in the midwest region you can visit of St. Louis Missouri showroom to feel the difference.

The truth is they are both excellent mattresses, one is foam and the other is rubber. 100% All Natural Latex Mattress, Is It Foam or Rubber? When comparing the overall durability of 100 percent all natural latex to memory foam I would have to say that latex wins the toughness battle hands down after all one is used to make car tires while the other is not.

Comparing an all natural latex mattress to memory foam in the usage of chemicals.
When putting a 100% All natural latex rubber mattress side-by-side to a memory foam mattress, you must first determine what model you are comparing. At this time memory foam is not available in an all natural or organic versions, so most latex mattresses will beat memory foam because latex includes very few chemical. There are some eco friendly memory foam mattresses that use plant based oils like soy, but these generally speaking are still loaded with chemicals. All though the name might imply something different, some all natural latex mattresses are made using a synthetic latex blend mixture of about 70/30. However the winning edge still must go to latex mattresses, which is widely available in a 98 to 99 percent pure form, this according to virtually every manufacturer of all natural latex mattresses. Side note: most consider these to be organic latex mattresses.

Which is more comfortable memory foam or latex?
Feel is very subjective to the sleeper, we would recommend trying them for yourselves and making up your own mind. Memory foam is often a love or hate feel. More people initially respond with a more positive first impression to all natural latex mattresses. With that said memory foam still out sells latex mattresses across the country. In fairness memory foams larger sales volume is primarily due to the significant advertising campaign on the part of companies like Tempur Pedic, the largest producer of memory foam mattresses in the world.

1. Is it 100% all natural latex a foam?
2. Is it  100% all natural latex it a foam rubber?
3. Is it 100% all natural latex Is it simply just rubber?

Lots of confusion concerning what this stuff really is. Here is the simple to understand explanation of what is 100 percent all natural latex really is.

Plain & Simple: All Natural Latex goes by 3 names:

100% all natural latex foam
100% all natural latex rubber
100% all natural latex foam rubber

Understaning the 3 common terms used very loosely by the mattress industry.

The correct and true name is 100% all natural latex rubber. It is made from the sap of a rubber tree and is processed until the point where it ends up as a finished sheet of latex rubber ranging in thickness from one inch up to 6 inches thick. These sheets of rubber are then inserted into an all natural latex mattress or become part a of the growing number of organic mattresses on the retail market today.

Here is where the confusion begins.

The finished sheet of all natural latex rubber is commonly inserted into a mattress just like a sheet of polyurethane foam. Many manufacturers use the common term “sheet of foam” when describing or talking about the innards of a mattress and working in the mattress industry. Really by default these mattress gurus just started calling it foam rubber because it was easy, and it was being used in the identical way that we use a sheet of polyurethane foam. In quick industry lingo they were and are really just one and the same even though it was and is totally incorrect.

Polyurethane foam is commonly purchased by mattress manufacturers in varying thicknesses, just like all natural latex rubber.  Polyurethane foam or PU, is the most commonly used foam product in a mattress and boxspring today. However polyurethane foam is petroleum based and is not all natural. PU Foam is not made from a trees sap but is actually made from an irreplaceable natural resource, oil. Memory foam commonly recognized in the world under names like Tempur Pedic, the famous handprint, and being designed and developed by NASA. An important fact about memory foam is that this type of polyurethane foam is petrol based.  Because of that nearly 100 percent of all Memory foam isn’t considered to be anything close to organic or all natural, but is commonly more durable than traditional polyurethane foam.

Contact us if you have more questions about all natural latex rubber?

Really you say? Everyone wants a safe, durable, comfortable mattress and from our experience latex rubber meets and exceeds all traditional mattresss criteria.

· Mattresses built from rubber are more durable than those built from polyurethane foam.
Natural rubber mattresses do not take the set that traditional spring mattresses get. Almost immediately body impressions appear in regular mattresses, this is what we call a body impression. Over time like anything a mattress can loose its resiliency, but with all natural latex rubber its elasticity is its trademark. Similar to a rubber car tire latex rubber mattresses are not only flexible and durable but return to their original shape.

· Latex mattresses are good for the environment because they save much needed landfill space.
This is because all natural latex rubber mattresses last between 15-25 and years resulting in fewer being thrown into landfills and dumps. There are only a handful of mattress recycling programs in the USA so most mattress and boxsprings end up in these landfills within 5-8 years. Even worse is that mattresses use up more landfill space than nearly any other household item combined.

· Latex mattresses are environmentally friendly because they are naturally biodegradable.
When a mattresses useful life has been exhausted and needs to be disposed all natural mattress materials decompose at a faster rate than regular mattresses and boxsprings. Their decomposition will not leach the poisonous toxins into the environment often found in common mattresses. Think of it like cheap particleboard furniture vs. hand crafted oak furniture. Which will end up in the dump first?

· Latex mattresses can be custom built to your desired firmness for the best feel and support.
You can also swap out softer and firmer rubber layers to change and customize the feel, which can be very important as your body changes 5,10, or even 15 years down the road.

·Organic latex mattresses can be individually customized for each sleeper.
Dual firmnesses are available so one sleeper can have firm while the other snuggles up to soft.

· All natural latex mattress components are not derived from non-renewable oil.
That’s right latex mattresses are built from sustainable and renewable resources. The rubber tree is the primary resource for this mattress type with a life cycle of about eighteen years. After the first three years the tree will grow to maturity and start to produce the rubber sap the mattresses are built from.

· Organic rubber mattresses are safer and healthier mattresses because of the extremely limited amount of chemicals used to make them.

Dunlop latex is about 90 to 95 percent all natural rubber. The vulcanization process requires curing factors, such as fatty acid soaps (1-2 percent), zinc oxide (2-3 percent), sulfur (1-2 percent) and sodium (1-2percent). The last stages of this latex fabrication process washes out these added chemicals and the water is then recycled for a nearly all naturally chemical free mattress and clean waste water.

· What about the fabric covers are they really safer?
Our Land and Sky latex mattresses use certified organic wool to comply with new mandated fire safety laws. Some companies use undisclosed chemicals to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Commissions mandate FR1633 for fire retardantcy.

· Over their useable life latex mattresses are cheaper than regular coil spring mattresses.

At the time of this blog a queen latex mattress if it only lasted for 15 years priced out at $1500.00 which would cost about $100.00 a year to own. A regular $600.00 mattress and box spring normally last for about 5 years costing about $120.00 a year. Now add to that the waste of resources such as steel, oil, fabric, foams and landfill space wasted in that same 15 year time period.

· It does not require as much energy to produce an all-natural latex mattress.
Lets not even get into the technical details. It would take at the very least twice the raw materials and resources to get a conventional spring mattress to last as long. So why don’t mattress companies build them to last. $$$ They don’t want them too.

Conclusion:
Latex is cheap, durable, and comfortable. The only way to find out for sure is to test drive one for yourself. Find an Organic and All Natural Mattress near you. Are Green Organic Latex Mattresses Any Good Or Just a Sham?

Tell us what you think.

Read more about Latex Green

Their progressive manufacturing and lead-time program (PPLP) offers quick delivery to any destination around the world, which allows mattress makers, to decrease inventory costs significantly and saving the end consumer money on their new mattress.

The Latex Green production facilities research & development team has a broad base of knowledge and experience that no new-comer to the all natural latex rubber industry will be able to match.

Raw Materials

Latex Green uses only carefully chosen all natural latex for its products.

Compounding

Our technologists have over 60 years of combined know-how to cleverly manufacture this uniquely white product using only 100 percent all natural rubber.

Gelling and Foaming

Latex Green uses a state of the art computer controlled foaming machine in order to produce such superior quality all natural latex.

Vulcanization
Latex Green used thousands correctly sized stainless steel pins along with the perfect configuration in order to provide the most efficient vulcanization process. This makes the comfort and durability of Latex Green products the best value around.

Washing

Washing process and residue removal is a series of steps designed to wash and squeeze the latex rubber clean using drinkable quality water to ensure a clean end product. The left behind water is cleaned in house at their on site water treatment facility.

Drying and Conditioning

Carefully monitored for best end product. This is done with rollers to eliminate all residual water by squeezing out the cores and pillows. The latex rubber is then put into an oven looking machine that removes the residual moisture.

Testing

Firmness testing to make sure that the mattress falls within the allotted parameters of indicated firmness. This is an important part of the production process of all natural latex rubber. It is necessary to catalogue proper firmness levels for you the customers in order the give you desired feel you that are looking for.

Fabrication

Latex Green accommodates an assortment of customer demands in product by means of vertical and horizontal cutters to give you the correct thickness width and length you are looking for in an all natural latex mattress.

Packaging and Shipping

Each and every Latex Green product is independently protected with clear polythene bearing a quality checked label and then is sent to mattress manufactures like Land and Sky in Lincoln Nebraska.

Our Latex Selection

View our nice selection of quality Latex beds as well as several organic models that we offer.

1. Latex Mattresses are expensive.
   If you look at it from an up front cost this is true however if you consider how much longer latex beds last compared to other mattress types especially mattress and boxsprings which typically only have 20-30 percent of the life, these quality mattresses will pay for themselves.
2. Natural rubber Latex Mattresses do not hold up.
   This statement could not be more false. Latex is a byproduct of the rubber tree. The natural sap is converted into a solid form and is extremely resilient. It may very well be one of the most durable mattresses on the market.
3. Latex beds are too firm.
   Actually just like any other mattress on the market latex beds are offered in various firmness levels. Latex is measured by its ILD. If the number is higher then the mattress will be firmer and if the ILD is lower the rubber mattress will be softer.
4. Latex Mattresses Smell bad.
   First off every mattress has a smell whether it be a conventional spring mattresses, memory foam, waterbeds or yes even latex. This is similar to a new car or anything else that is brand new. This has really has been blown out of proportion yes some latex mattresses have a stronger odor than others like any mattress can. We recommend asking for a sample of the latex and take a sniff. Be sure to smell the latex mattress you are testing. Every mattress will need a short period of time to air out when first removed from its plastic bag.
5. Latex Mattresses are not good for a bad back.
   We really do not get this statement at all. Like any good quality mattress it is designed to support your back properly. It is flexible enough to support your back yet resilient enough to stand the test of time. Before you take the lead in statement as gospel, know this we would suggest learning the background of the person who made the statement and determine their level of knowledge about mattresses. Many doctors and chiropractors know little more about mattresses than you know about back surgery.
6. Latex mattresses are bad for the environment.
   Considering that the average coil spring mattress lasts only 6-8 years and a real all-natural latex mattress can last 20 years plus. We should see fewer latex mattresses in landfills. Dunlop latex is biodegradable.
7. Latex mattresses are responsible for the depletion of our forest.
   The Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), or the rubber tree is able to produce a sap that is harvested like maple syrup. The tree produces up to 25 years or so and is replenish able unlike other mattresses claiming to be all natural and are derived from our depleting natural oil reserves and takes less energy to produce just an addition thought in the going green movement.
8. Latex Rubber Beds are just another fly by night mattress fad.
   In 1931 the first latex rubber mattress was built. In 1931Richard Pieris and Co. Ltd., started building the Dunlop process of latex foam in 1952. It simply gave way to the invention of a cheaper to produce material called polyurethane foam. Today people have asked for a more durable alternative to cheaper foams and chemical laden mattresses being produced today.
9. 100% Natural Latex mattresses sleep hot.
   All forms of latex mattresses have a pinhole design that allows air to move around freely creating a cooler sleep environment. Something with can be a much more significant cause of heat is using mattress pads and sheets that have material that do not breathe properly.
10. Some people are allergic to latex so why buy a mattress made of it?
    First less than 1 % of the public is allergic to latex and this includes all classes of individuals and allergy types. There is considerable literature on reactions between those who have been diagnosed as latex sensitive. Most of this is related to the medical industry not the mattress industry.

View our entire selection of latex mattresses