The Unsurpassed Comfort of Latex Toppers and Latex Mattresses

The enormous increase in popularity of latex mattresses and latex toppers is a direct result of the public's desire to find more successful sleeping surfaces, without inner-spring coils. Latex distributes weight and relieves pressure points as well as memory foam, while providing additional benefits. Natural latex is a sustainable resource, harvested from rubber trees, that is anti-microbial and resists mold, mildew and dust-mites. Latex is so durable that it is not unusual for a latex mattress to have a warranty that extends for up to 20 years.

It's safe to say that all mattress manufacturers concentrate their efforts in creating a mattress that most successfully distributes body weight and relieves pressure points. As we age, most of us become even more sensitive to the relief of pressure points, and The Better Sleep Council has begun to suggest that you replace your mattress more often in your 50's. A quick review of the different approaches to mattress construction will show that all mattresses strive to provide ample support for body weight and a conforming layer to relieve pressure.   

If you've begun to have problems with numbness in the arms or legs, you're experiencing the need for a softer conforming layer in your mattress. The core of the mattress, which can be coil inner-springs or different types of foam, is designed to most effectively support your body weight and to properly align your spine. A popular myth has developed that the best cure for a bad back is a very firm mattress, when spinal alignment is most important. The most important considerations for proper alignment of your spine are body weight, sleeping position and the comfort of the support layer or "core" of your mattress. A softer topper layer, generally 2" or 3", should be placed over the core to add that plush layer that conforms to the shape of your body. Many feel that the most effective of all toppers is the natural latex topper.  

Given the effective solutions now available, there simply is no reason for awakening from your night sleep in a state of pain or discomfort. Both the core of your mattress and the conforming layer, which is often called "plush" or "pillowtop", must work together to provide the optimum of comfort and weight support. Latex provides the most effective solution, particularly the natural latex topper. Mattresses that offer latex toppers combined with a natural latex core, covered with organic cotton and wool, offer the pinnacle of the environmental friendly, all natural and hypoallergenic mattress.  

Conventional inner-spring mattress manufacturers use a variety of configurations for their coils by increasing coil count and wrapping the coil individually in an attempt more evenly distribute body weight. The fact that coils will eventually break down creates the sagging associated with an inner-spring mattress that is no longer effective in properly supporting your body weight. Generally inner-spring mattresses will begin to breakdown and sag much more quickly than memory foam or the most durable of mattress materials, latex rubber, which often keeps its form for 20 or more years.  

A latex topper offers many of the benefits found in latex mattresses at a much more affordable price point. The latex topper conforms to the natural shape of your body, effectively distributes your body weight and offers a 2" or 3" layer that is hypoallergenic, antimicrobial and naturally resists mold, mildew and dust mites. Natural latex is simply nature's most wonderful sleeping surface, unsurpassed for comfort. Combine a natural latex topper with a natural latex core and many feel you have the finest possible mattress, with a durability that offers many years of sleeping comfort, generally with warranties of up to 20 years.