What is the difference between "Pure Latex" and "Natural Latex"?

July 1, 2011 - PRLog -- There are quite a few differences in Latex - a rubber that is derived from the Hevea Brasiliensis rubber tree. Natural latex is made from the milky sap from this tree and is converted to latex foam rubber, used in upholstery and mattress manufacturing. There are 2 methods of producing the foamed product, Dunlop and Talalay process methods. We will discuss these at a later date.

The Latex International's flagship product, Talatech Latex, is a blend of 30% natural rubber and 70% synthetic rubber (Styrene Butadiene Rubber or SBR). This product is often called Natural Latex or Pure Latex because it is partially  natural, and it is pure -or all- latex. This product has enabled the mattress industry to offer a latex bed, without the higher cost of 100% natural latex.

This product is an excellent blend of nature and technology and has characteristics that   perform  as well as 100% natural latex, but the question we often get is: Is this mattress all 100% natural latex?

We are proud to answer "yes" to that question. If we had mattresses on the showroom floor that were made from the blended Talatech latex, we could not truthfully answer that in the affirmative.

Sales people are taught to say the that the blended talalay latex is "pure latex" or "natural latex". If you put them on the spot with "Is this 100% all natural latex?", they would not know how to address that since they don't know.

In short, if you want the pressure point relief that comes from latex, and you really want an all natural mattress, consider the sales pitch, labeling, and certificates that are available from any reputable mattress maker. Unless it is documented as 100% natural latex -the most expensive of them all-then it isn't.

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Million Dollar Mattress is a new mattress company featuring all custom made memory foam, natural latex and traditional spring mattresses. Every mattress component is American made and all of our mattresses are proudly made in New England.