More frustrated and confused.

[phoenix]

Hi ShopperGirl,

You know…I really think the difference is in the thickness of the layers. I found a mattress at Penny Mustard that felt really, REALLY good. But rather than three, three-inch layers like the Savvy Rest, it has one six inch soft talalay layer in the middle,and one inch of medium talalay on the top. It is a very squishy soft mattress–just like I like.

You’re very right that the thickness of each layer along with the softness of each layer and other foam specs as well such as compression modulus and others are all part of how all the layers and components of a mattress interact together to create the feel and performance of a mattress. You can see a few of the factors involved in post #2 here but learning all the technical aspects of mattress design and theory can be a long learning curve and in the end still won’t tell you any more about which mattress is more suitable for you than your own personal experience. Some of this is quite counterintuitive in many cases.

I think that the actual soft latex would be fairly close but there is a significant difference in the layer thickness and design. The Platinum Dreams says they use 24 ILD which would be fairly close to the ILD of the soft Talalay latex that Savvy Rest uses in their soft layers as well although latex that is made by different manufacturers isn’t always directly comparable.

All of this is fairly technical though and the most important thing is your own personal experience and finding a way to sleep soundly over the course of the night

Phoenix