W designated latex?

[phoenix]

Hi brass,

Usually it just says soft, med etc with an ild range and I’ve seen a lot of places give the N number ahead of it if it’s natural to differentiate it from synthetic or blended. The listing I saw using the W was for talalux. (Had to look for it, I’ve got like 30 tabs open). Talalux is Latexco, are they part of Radium? I thought Radium’s talalay was Vita.

Radium is part of the Vita Group that makes Vita Talalay. Latexco / Sleep Comp (now Latexco West) is an American distributor for Vita Talalay and markets it under their own Talalux brand name but doesn’t make it.

Puralux and Naturalux descriptions almost sound the same, so I’m guessing they’re designations for their natural line of talalay and dunlop respectively.

Puralux is their continuous pour Dunlop and it’s also a natural/synthetic blend (usually about 20% natural and 80% synthetic) and Naturalux is their tradename for the 100% natural Dunlop they sell (usually Latex Green).

To add to the confusion, I came across a place called Latex Sleep Therapy that says they’re selling latexco blended talalay (talalux?), but instead of labeling their ild’s with ‘W’ numbers, they’re using designations of 55k, 70k, 80k and 90k. Does that sound right?

No … they sound more like 100% natural Dunlop designations. Latexco is also a supplier for Latex Green (their 100% natural Dunlop) and you can see the Latex Green density and ILD numbers here which is more likely what they are selling.

The easiest way to differentiate latex is based on the type and blend (as well as the ILD or density depending on how the firmness is rated).

It can certainly be confusing

Phoenix