[quote=“Phoenix” post=60714]Hi DMSexton47,
Latex can also have a smell when it’s new (see post #2 here) and some people are more sensitive to the smell than others although it’s not harmful in any way. It can also depend on the type of latex and shredded latex can smell stronger initially as well but as you discovered it will generally dissipate to levels that most people don’t notice (or at least doesn’t affect them) fairly quickly (usually over the course of a few days or occasionally a few weeks) once it has had a chance to air out.
Phoenix[/quote]
I feel I should note that the smell was far stronger than I’d expect from any latex product. Both the Luxi mattress and my brother’s latex topper started out with a slight latex odor, but that was tolerable and it was gone in a few days.
The pillow, on the other hand, had a harsh, suffocating chemical smell that would likely push away the most avid latex fans. I deal with harsh odors on a regular basis (chemical solvents, molten plastic, epoxies, and much more) and the smell was more than I could handle. I had left the pillow to air out for a week with no improvement before resorting to the industrial box fan treatment, Thankfully the forced convection eventually worked and now the pillow’s fine, but I was shocked by just how severe the initial odor was for this particular pillow. Just my two cents.