Astrabeds Brand Latex Mattresses

[phoenix]

Hi Dave_C,

Well, I mentioned that I’d report back here on the Urban Green (FSF) mattress mentioned above. I don’t want to derail the original thread any more than I already have but think this could help the folks here. It’s been a few weeks now, so I’ve had a pretty good sampling of nights to go by.

I split your posts into a new topic of it’s own with a more descriptive title so that it would be easier for other forum members to find.

Thanks for taking the time to share all your comments and feedback … I appreciate it

It’s great to see that your choice is working out well for you.

Heidi from FSM (who has been GREAT) said it could be the wool flame retardant layer but, to my nose, it smells like rubber…ie, the latex itself. But, this odor has steadily been dissipating so this should not be a long term problem. I once had a couple latex pillows which had exactly the same smell and side effects. So, it could be that some latex processing techniques simply produce more of that intense rubber smell than others.

There is more about the smell of latex in post #2 here. Like any natural material … different types and batches of latex can vary in terms of the strength of the smell or how long the smell will last and different people can be more or less sensitive to the smell of latex as well but it should gradually dissipate and diminish to levels that most people don’t notice over the course of the first few weeks.

Phoenix