What a difference a day makes!
In my previous post I talked about not having a wonderful experience with the pure latex mattresses I tried at the Foam Sweet Foam showroom in Anaheim.
Today (9/2) my wife and I had the opportunity to try out the Pure Latex Bliss mattresses at Comfort Gallery (San Juan Capistrano), and we were impressed. The father and son owners (Ron and Ronny) seem to know a decent amount about the construction of the mattresses, although they didn’t have every detail available (such as ILD numbers for each layer). To be fair, they stated that PLB doesn’t release the ILD info for their mattresses, since that would make it easier for others to duplicate their performance. They have a very nice showroom, and it appeared to have all of the Pure Latex Bliss models, as well as mattresses by Tempurpedic, Diamond, Serta iComfort, and a few others.
We found the Pure Latex Bliss mattresses, particularly the “Nutrition” (11" of Latex) and “World’s Best Bed” (12" of Latex), to be very comfortable (excellent pressure relief), and supportive (excellent spinal alignment). They also offer the PLB toppers (2" and 3"), which are amazing. We liked the combination of the Nutrition model with a 2" topper. They offer either a traditional box spring foundation (very firm) or PLB Latex foundation (less firm), which can even be split to make one side more firm than the other.
The mattresses we tried were the newer models that use the new “ActiveFusion” gel technology to keep things (supposedly) cooler. According to the information available at the store and in some places on the web, ActiveFusion entails infusing gel (what kind of gel is unclear) into some of theTalalay Latex (not all layers), as well as into the yarn that’s used in the ticking fabric (that part sounds a little far fetched, although it is stated in the website referenced below). We found it to be very cool and comfortable. You can read more about the Nutrition model (with ActiveFusion) at the following online site that also sells PLB matresses:
http://www.eco-mattress-store.com/pure-latex-bliss-nutrition-natural-latex-mattress
What’s interesting to note is that the site I reference above (for the Nutrition model) indicates that the core is made up of “Long-Lasting Bonded Foam & Latex”, where as the information on the Comfort Gallery website indicates it’s 100% Talalay. I wonder if that’s due to a change in construction between last year and this year? If I go back to Comfort Gallery, I’ll try to find out more about that discrepancy.
The big down side is the price. The PLB Nutrition mattress and foundation set (split traditional box and PLB latex foundation), with the 2" topper, frame, delivery & set up approaches $5K. That’s quite a bit more than we’ve budgeted to spend on a new bed.
The upshot is that we’re now convinced that an all latex mattress may be viable for us after all. The combination of comfort, support, and durability are hard to beat (at least when all of the right materials are used together properly). I’ve started researching more of the latex mattresses referenced by this site, including the Ultimate Dreams mattresses by Dreamfoam Bedding (aka Brooklyn Bedding) available via Amazon (my favorite online shopping portal), and the other online latex mattress stores referenced by Phoenix in the following post:
https://forum.mattressunderground.com/t/latex-mattress
I still plan on visiting Flexus Comfort in the next few days as well.
The search continues!
Cheers,
Mike