Hey JustinC92,
Welcome to the TMU Forum :cheer: ! Thanks for your question.
Hope you don’t mind if I try and help with your question as Phoenix is busily working on some forum updates currently, knew that you had waited a bit for a response. I did see that you received some excellent advice from TMU expert member Sleep EZ, Please help: IKEA Matrand mattress with latex componenets post #2, thanks @RodgerHermes for your insights and assistance.
From IKEA’s website and Matrand/ firm mattress description, these specs were listed within the “Environment & materials” tab:
Materials:
Ticking/ Ticking, side:
64 % cotton, 36 % polyester
Ticking/ Ticking:
64 % polyester, 36 % cotton
Ticking:
50 % polyester, 50 % viscose/rayon
Protective fabric/ Lining/ Part 3:
Non-woven polypropylene
Comfort material:
Polyester/viscose (rayon) fiber wadding, Polyurethane memory foam 3.1 lb/cu.ft, Polyurethane foam 1.7 lb/cu.ft.
You mention an interest in re-creating the “feel” of this memory foam mattress using natural latex instead, so my question for you would be: have you slept on a latex mattress before? Memory foam, with its soft, cradling nature does indeed “sleep warmer” for some as it provides a feeling of “sinking in” with its pressure-reliving capabilities. Latex, on the other hand, is a more elastic, springier foam with a more supportive feel, creating a “sleeping on” the mattress experience. You can read more about different foam constructions in Phoenix’s article “Mattress Comfort Layers- Overview”, useful for understanding how different materials impact the feel of the upper layers of construction. To further break things down, check out “Latex- Pros and Cons” as well as “Memory Foam- Pros and Cons”.
I agree with Rodger’s earlier statement that “the only real way to replicate the feel of that mattress would be to order that same mattress. Also, without actually feeling the mattress there would be no way of knowing how to get an all-latex mattress that feels just like the mattress you referenced.” Trying to find something that is exactly the same is both frustrating and nearly impossible. Every individual layer and component in a mattress (including the cover, FR barrier, any quilting material, and of course all foam layers) will affect the feel and response of every other layer and component both above and below it and the mattress “as a whole”, so you would need to carefully assess the design and the specs that uses exactly the same type of materials to determine if that the mattress in its entirety will be a good “match” for you in terms of “comfort”, firmness, and PPP(Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your Personal preferences). You can read more in this post discussing the different ways that one mattress can “match” or “approximate” one another. Your best bet to find something close without the ability to comparison shop in the current COVID environment would be to have a detailed conversation with an experienced and knowledgeable manufacturer/retailer such as any of our Trusted Members who through phone chats could better guide you in the selection process for something best matching your personal comfort/ PPP preferences. Hope this helps and keep us posted…
Thanks,
Sensei