Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Apr 19, 2010 4:34 PM
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I still am trying to figure out what to do!!  I have 3/4" Dunlopillo blended talalay 24ILD ish.  Under that is 1 1/2 23ILD LI blended.  Under that is O-stock 3" of unknown firm latex.  Obviously for over a year I have been in hip pain!!!  Side sleeper.

If I don't get relief soon I will be a walking zombie, oops I already am........

I want to know if natural will be better than what I have in blended. If I get the same ILD 24 or should I get 32.  I am so tired of trying things that don't work.

 

Maybe I am one of those that latex just doesn't work.  This is over a 12 year old flippable spring mattress.  This is my last try.

Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #12 Apr 22, 2010 1:02 PM
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Leo3 wrote:

Good catch Budgy.  Thanks smiley

Do you have an opinion on natural vs. blended talalay latex?  Don't think I have heard your opinion on that.  I know you sell a brand we in the US don't get.  Can't remember, so I won't even try to guess.  I remember the picture you posted with the latex wrapped in sheer fabric.  Do you sell both natural and blended?  Do you have any experience with Latex International in Canada?

Do you feel like you are being bugged?wink

I used to sell a lot of blended latex....now a days the only blended I really do would in used in coil mattresses, or one mattress Natura makes with a 3" memory foam top on a 6" blended talalay core.  Its not that we were saying blended was a poor product, we actually never had any issues with it, whether it came from Latex International or Dunlopillo from back in the day.  With our all latex mattresses that we actually show on the showroom we went all natural, some of which would be talalay over dunlop cores....truth be told we have never had any issues with the latex sagging in any event.  we just thought the natural was worth the premium over the life span of the product.  it should be more resistant to bacterial growth, which I think when you are looking at a mattress that should be 15 year minimum investment, this holds some merit. 
 

Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #13 Apr 22, 2010 3:45 PM
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cynicaljones wrote:

Aaaarrgghhh.... this "blended vs. natural" thing is driving me crazy. Of the small samples I've managed to acquire, I  like the look and feel of the naturals over the blended. But then, I'm only laying my hand and cheek on them, squeezing them and looking at them. I probably won't notice a difference when they are encased in a cover and I lay my whole body on them. So I keep going back to square one.

Who did you get samples of natural from?  I asked one place they didn't have any, another charges $12 for samples!

Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #14 Apr 22, 2010 4:04 PM
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Savvy Rest sent  a small sample each of their Dunlop and natural Talalay, plus a swatch of their cover, wool and all. It's very, very nice. A bit outside my budget. Someone else sent other samples, also very nice, but I don't remember, offhand, who that was.
Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #15 Apr 22, 2010 4:06 PM
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What did you think of the natural vs. blended?  I am just as confused as you are.
Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #16 Apr 22, 2010 4:52 PM
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I'm not sure if it's fair to compare because the blended samples I got came from someplace other than the natural ones came from. The soft blended feels really, really soft (too soft) to me.
Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #17 Apr 22, 2010 5:58 PM
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If it is all Latex International blended vs. natural then it is fair to compare.  But Savy Rest probably is not LI, so no it is not fair to compare.
Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #18 Apr 22, 2010 6:34 PM
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Leo3, 

 

    Savvy Rest talalay is, in fact, purchased from LI. 

Philip

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Re: Natural vs. blended latex, yes again....
Reply #19 Apr 22, 2010 8:46 PM
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lI really like the natural, it feels substantial. That's not to say the I found anything really at all wrong with the blended sample I have from Flobeds.

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