Need latex help or I will lose my mind! Ugg and it's just pillows!

[phoenix]

Hi Bridgett,

My issue is everyone/everything is confusing with material honestly and labeling!!! Does latexco/sleep comp make their own 100% natural and/or organic latex with latex foam shipped in from Sri Lanka or do they in fact import already formed latex from Arpico in Sri Lanka?

Latexco in the US makes their own continuous pour blended Dunlop latex but they also sell 100% natural and organic Dunlop latex made by Latex Green in Sri Lanka and blended and 100% natural Talalay made by Radium in Holland and they can also supply other types or blends of latex as well on occasion but they don’t sell directly to consumers.

Someone mentioned to me to be careful of raw material coming to US because has to be fumigated or something?

Latex that is imported on untreated wooden pallets is subject to import fumigation requirements (see here) but this type of shipment method (using untreated wood) would be very unlikely because fumigation is more costly than using treated wood pallets (fumigated or heat treated) in the first place so it’s not something that any experienced business that was importing latex would do.

I want the purest and best dunlop shredded latex around and would like to know whom to get this from? I have also watched scary video’s of shredding overseas (doing in streets, dirty, not all latex, etc) and therefore think I want shredded here in US no?

I’m not sure how you are defining “best” and the choice between different types and blends of latex is a preference choice more than a “better/worse” choice. There is also more about the different types and blends of latex in post #6 here but all of the latex you are likely to encounter (either Dunlop or Talalay that is made with either natural or synthetic rubber or a blend of both) will have a reliable certification such as Oeko-Tex, Eco-Institut, or Greenguard Gold and based on actual testing I would consider any type or blend of latex to be a very “safe” material in terms of harmful substances and VOC’s.

There is also more information about the different levels of organic certifications in post #2 here and some of the benefits of an organic certification in post #3 here and there is more about the different types of organic and safety certifications in post #2 here and more about some of the differences between organic and safety certifications in post #2 here that can help you decide whether an organic certification is important to you or whether a “safety” certification is enough.

Lastly, if you happen to know where I can get the “ECO WOOL” (the kind that is with woolgatherer mill) and those that unite under the term “Eco wool” to do things organically even without certification. I only seem to find wool bolus being organic from New Zealand…is that just as good? Some say they deal with farmers locally for wool bolus but neither organic or true “Eco Wool”

Again I don’t know how you are defining “just as good” but there is a list of wool suppliers in post #3 here that you can talk to and ask how their wool compares to other types or blends of wool that they are aware of. They will be the most reliable source of information about the specifics of the wool that they sell and the processing methods or wool breeds that they each use. The Wool Gatherers would also be the best source of information about any retailers that sell their wool directly to the public.

Post #4 here also includes some sources for DIY materials for pillows as well.

There is also more information about pillows in general in the main pillow topic here.

Phoenix