Hey, Im hoping to get some help and feed back on choosing a cover, protector, or encasement for our latex mattress. My wife and I just purchased our 12 inch latex mattress and are trying to decide what to add to our bedding system. My wife is 5â5 110 (and currently pregnant) and I am 5â9 150. Also my wife has a latex touch allergy so we wanna make sure the bed is safely secured with alot of comfort layers between her and the latex. The bed currently has the latex layers zipped up in a full organic cotton and wool cover which I am sure is plenty of covering, but we would like to add a cover, protector, or encasement and just need some help deciding since there are so many out there and it can be over whelming. We would like something organic if possible and water proof would be nice, but we dont want the âdrumâ effect as Phoenix mentioned or for it to sleep to hot. Also we would like it to be an allergy and dust mite barrier, and we both have very sensitive skin. Im sure there is something great out there we just need some help deciding and/or choosing cause we are going back and forth of different ones.
We have looked at the post on here about the different types and have looked into alot of the covers that were recommended or mentioned on the post, but we can decide which would be better. We like the Cozy Pure but feel it may not offer much mattress protection or water barrier. The Natura Protect Deluxe seems like a great option, but isnt organic unfortunately but do you think that really matters? We would like it to be organic since the factory zip cover is, our sheets are, and we have a baby on the way, but maybe we are being silly and it doesnât really matter as long as there are no harsh chemicals. The St. Dormeir is very nice, but not organic or waterproof, and we also really like the Naturepedic organic protector pad but fear it may be too thin, not enough of a barrier for the latex allergy, other allergens and dust mites, or create a drum like feel and take away from the comfort of the latex but we do really like the Naturepedic pad. My wife has also mentioned an encasement.
Would a mattress encasement possibly be a good option??? I was wondering if a latex bed needs to âbreathâ and whether it would be ok to put it in an encasement or not. An encasement sounds like possibly a good option because of the allergy and dust mite barrier, as well as the latex allergy barrier it would provide, and possibly something like the Allergy Guard Direct Organic Cover, but would this take away from the feel of the bed, or make it more firm or create a âdrumâ effect?? Also I wonder if its overkill since the bed is already sealed in a zippered cover of organic cotton and wool and a simple fitted protector or cotton/wool protector would be fine.
Another thought, is a combination of a cover / protector / encasement. We could possibly use an encasement then put a nice cotton cover like Cozy Pure over itâŚbut is this just overkill for her latex allergy, dust mites, heat, comfort, and just kinda overly expensive and silly.
Thanks so much for any suggestions and or input you can give us. We just wanna make sure our bed set up is the best it can be and is as comfortable and clean as possible. Please let me know your thoughts and or what you use and how you like it!