We checked into this mattress (it is sold by Urban Mattress) and found out that the latex in it is 98% natural latex, and that there are 3 layers of the latex foam that are glued together with water based latex glue, and that there is a 6" bottom layer that is 36 ILD, a 2" layer above that which is 28 ILD, and a 2 " top layer that is 24 ILD. The cover is wool & cotton. This seems like a good choice, but we wanted input as to whether the ILD of the layers is an acceptable (or better) quality, and whether other folks have experience with this mattress (and if so, what that experience has been). Also, is there any other important info we should get about this mattress? (We have the warranty info). Thank you.
Hi Kaye,
While other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful … I would always keep in mind that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and I would be cautious about about using other people’s experiences or reviews on a mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you and in many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because most consumers have little knowledge about mattresses and mattress materials or how to assess the quality of the materials in a mattress and any mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In other words … reviews in general certainly won’t tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).
There is more about the 3 most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists based on suitability, durability, and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you (including the price of course and the options you have available after a purchase if your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for).
While I can’t speak to how any specific mattress will “feel” for someone else because this is too subjective and relative to different body types, sleeping positions, and individual preferences, sensitivities, and circumstances and you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress … outside of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) which is the most important part of “value”, the next most important part of the value of a mattress purchase is durability which is all about how long you will sleep well on a mattress. This is the part of your research that you can’t see or “feel” and assessing the durability and useful life of a mattress depends on knowing the specifics of its construction and the type and quality of the materials inside it regardless of the name of the manufacturer on the label (or how a mattress feels in a showroom or when it is relatively new) so I would always make sure that you find out information listed here so you can compare the materials and components to the quality/durability guidelines here to make sure there are no lower quality materials or weak links in a mattress that would be a cause for concern relative to the durability and useful life of a mattress before making any purchase.
The materials and components in the mattress you are looking at (including the cover) are all high quality materials and latex in general is the most durable foam material in the industry. There are certainly no lower quality materials or weak links in the mattress that would be any cause for concern in terms of durability.
When you are testing a mattress locally then the ILD of the layers isn’t important to know because with careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in step 3 of the tutorial) your body will tell you much more about whether a mattress “as a whole” is a suitable “match” for you in terms of PPP than knowing the ILD of the individual layers. ILD is also only one of several factors or “specs” that will determine how soft or firm a layer or a mattress will feel to different people and can often be more misleading than helpful (see post #4 here).
A forum search on “urban organics” (you can just click the link) will also bring up more comments and feedback about it as well.
If you are confident that the mattress is a good “match” for you in terms of PPP and it also compares well to your other “finalists” based on all the other parts of your personal value equation that are important to you (including the price) then it would certainly be worth considering as a purchase.
Phoenix