I’m 5’9 180 lbs side sleeper and my spouse is 5’3 110 lbs stomach and sometimes side sleeper.
I’m thinking of the following 12 inch mattress:
top layer talalay plush - radium or global split
second llayer talalay medium split
third layer talalay firm
fourth layer talalay extra firm firm
100% talalay not blended
Questions
- If I substituted the third layer for a medium and fourth layer for a firm would this result in any noticeable difference in terms of bounciness or firmness? I’m thinking of two meidum so I can swap if one layer over time sags.
- If the bottom two layers third and fourth are dunlop and top two remain talaylay will it have a more springy feel?
Hi cdnpatriot.
It looks like you’ve got quite a configuration figured out. Have you been able to do any laying on latex to help you come to this configuration?
Deeper layers will have less effect on the feel and firmness of the mattress “as a whole” than layers that are closer to the sleeping surface.
Keeping in mind that you would feel relatively small differences in the bottom layers, a previous Phoenix post makes a “pound cake vs. angel food cake” analogy while asking about Dunlop latex’s properties vs Talalay latex. The Dunlop latex process results in a more dense product (pound cake/ firmer feel), while the Talalay process yields a less dense, lighter foam (angel food cake/lighter, more “uplifting” or springy feel). Either Dunlop or Talalay latex as a support core would provide excellent point elasticity and high durability, as well as unique support factor properties, and neither are ultimately going to give you the same springiness as an innerspring mattress.
I hope this helps!
NikkiTMU