I just saw a tag on my latex topper that says the density is 70. So what's that mean, people who know about ild or whatever?  Just curious.

(it's a nice comfort level for me, but it's too hot, so honestly I just might have to figure out some way to sleep w/out it..which is a shame if I end up there).

a lot of companies measure their firmness and quality via density ratings.  although to be honest, I have no idea what those numbers stand for in terms of units of measurement.  a little perplexing indeed.

ILD - basicly how much weight it takes to compress one qubic foot of the tested material 1 inch.

 

Are you sure it said 70 ILD and maybe not 20 ILD?  70 seems pretty firm for a topper!

 

Gunman4440

its definitely not an ILD rating.  I know Latex Green measures their cores in density, they bring them in measurements of 70, 80 or 90 and its cast right into the rubber core itself.

budgy wrote:

Great!  Let's find more ways to make things more confusing!!!

 

Gunman4440

yes, it says right on the tag: "Density 70" (the 70 was written in by hand by someone at the shop). and it is latex green iirc.

Here's a link to the Latex Green site that should help you translate the 70 rating into ILD. It is the softest of their latex (their cores are 75 soft-medium, 85 medium firm, and 95 extra firm)

http://www.latexgreen.com/cores.html

Phoenix