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[quote]The decision that I need help with is which type of Talalay Latex to use in the 1"" comfort layer. Verlo offers either a blended Talalay or 100% Natural Rubber (NR)… The blended Talalay contains 30% natural rubber. I understand that blended Talalay is more durable than 100% NR. However, a blend of 30% NR seems a bit low on the NR. Their Talalay supplier is Talalay Global in Shelton, Connecticut… Talalay Global claims to be the largest manufacturer of Talalay in the world.
Your thoughts will be appreciated. [/quote]
Talalay Global is one of two Talalay latex manufacturers in the western world (the other is Radium in Holland). Both of them make 100% natural Talalay and blended Talalay and in both cases their blended talalay is 30% natural rubber and 70% synthetic rubber.
You can read more about the differences between 100% natural Talalay and blended Talalay in post #2 here. As you mentioned the 100% Talalay made by Talalay Global would likely be less durable than their blended Talalay in the same ILD (particularly in lower ILD’s).
Having said that … both versions of latex are a durable material relative to other types of foam and with a Talalay latex layer that is only 1" thick it’s only a small part of the mattress and it isn’t likely to make any meaningful difference in practical terms.
Phoenix