Hi BroonsterBurr,
There is a little more about the smell of latex in post #2 here but Talalay latex doesn’t normally have a strong smell that bothers most people so I don’t know whether it’s a matter of your sensitivity or that your pillow is somehow unusual and smells more than most (the smell of natural latex like any natural product can vary from batch to batch). I have a Linenspa solid Talalay pillow that is about 3 years old and it had very little smell when it was new and I can barely detect any latex smell if I press my nose right into the pillow.
I also don’t know the source of the Talalay latex that they use for the shredded latex in the Linenspa pillow. There are two manufacturers of Talalay latex that you will normally see in the western world (Latex International and Radium) but there are also a couple of Talalay latex manufacturers in China and since the Malouf pillows are made in China it’s possible that they are sourcing their latex from one of the Chinese Talalay manufacturers and that they have a stronger smell (or at least some of them do).
If you are considering a Talalay latex topper then it may be worthwhile to ask for a small sample so you can see what it smells like or if the smell would bother you.
Phoenix