Top ten reasons to buy a Latex Mattress
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There are probably a million good reasons to buy a latex mattress if you account for all of the various ways they benefit people with all different types of sleep-depriving medical conditions.
While individual benefits are practically unlimited, there are 10 things that are universal when considering the benefits of a rubber mattress over other options such as memory foam or traditional inner spring.
10 reasons why you should purchase a rubber mattress:
- All natural process - It's is derived from the milky sap of the rubber tree and is manufactured synthetic-free.
- Body contouring - It is highly conforming and helps to reduce pressure. As weight is distributed evenly, pressure points - and subsequent soreness - are eliminated. Body contouring also assists those with circulation problems.
- Hypo-allergenic - They're great for allergy sufferers or those with asthma-type breathing problems. They are also anti-bacterial and anti-microbial which means bacteria and mold can’t grow in the latex. They are also resistant to dust mites.
- Long-lasting - Rubber mattresses takes a long time to break down. That means they have a superior shelf-life and can last 20 or more years.
- Wider range of firmness - Latex has a wider variety in available firmness levels than memory foam.
- Environmentally-friendly - Rubber trees are a renewable resource. The manufacturing process is environmentally-friendly and latex mattresses are biodegradable.
- Breathability - They breathe better than other options and that makes them resistant to moisture of any kind. It also allows for temperature stability to ensure that the user doesn’t encounter a sticky or sweaty situation.
- Weight distribution - They're comprised of millions of tiny air bubbles in the latex form. As weight is applied to the mattress it is distributed evenly and dispersed. The mattress does not push back like an inner coil mattress, therefore no pressure points develop. No mattress does this better than latex.
- Price - They're are generally more expensive that other mattress types. That’s a benefit because you get what you pay for in the mattress market. Cheap seldom translates to better. Paying more in the case of latex means you are getting the most highly engineered mattress available. It may cost more, but latex also lasts longer, so it remains a cost benefit in the end.
- You really, really want one - what better reason is there?
