1 – Latex, in its pure form, is derived from the rubber tree. It is a premium mattress material in part due to its resilience and exceptional comfort. 100% Natural Latex is the best Latex you can buy and most retailers will only offer a mix of natural to synthetic to keep costs down. Some manufacturers will claim 100% Latex, which in some instances is 100% Synthetic. You need to ensure you check the percentage of Natural Latex, if it doesn’t say it probably isnt!
2 – Not all Latex is the same. There are many derivatives of Latex such as Graphite (grey) Latex, Synthetic Latex (made of chemicals) and Natural to Synthetic mixes all of which dilute or change the Natural Latex properties. We only offer two types of latex mattress. A 80% Natural 20% Synthetic blend and 100% Natural Latex.
3 – Latex is incredibly breathable and offers more progressive comfort than other materials in a mattress.
4 – Latex can be manufactured by either the Talalay or Dunlop method. Dunlop allows more progressive comfort where as Talalay is marginally more breathable but softer.
5 – All Latex mattresses in the UK need to be made fire retardant and certified. This is usually via a coating, fireproof cover or being mixed with graphite. We use a thin 1cm Graphite Latex layer on top of our Natural Latex to comply with the FR. This means your core mattress is still solid core Latex but complies with the necessary regulations without sticky chemical sprays or synthetic mixes.
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Would the firmness of the medium 80/20 latex mattress be the same firmness as the medium 100% latex mattress?
The firmness will be very similar, the 100% natural is ever so slightly more responsive and a little bit softer. It all depends on how sensitive you are. Some people can feel the difference others state theres little difference. With 100% natural latex such as our fusion 3 and fusion 4 range they are the highest quality latex blends you can get. If budget is your main driver then we offer the 80% natural blend to try and meet this price point. The 80% latex blend is still far higher than the average ‘Natural latex mattress’ in retailers which at most is usually 60% natural latex in our experience. Sometimes its only 20%!! Hope that helps – Lee