NATURAL VS. SYNTHETIC

Many products and companies talk about natural latex versus synthetic latex. In the manufacturing of mattresses, there are benefits to both!

WHAT IS NATURAL LATEX?
Natural Latex is produced from the Hevea Brasilienesis rubber tree and is the protective fluid contained beneath the bark. It is a cloudy white liquid, similar in appearance to milk. The latex is collected by cutting
a thin strip of bark from the tree and allowing the latex to flow into a collecting vessel over a period of hours. Hevea trees mature at five to seven years of age and can be tapped for up to 30 years. While natural latex was once produced quite heavily in the Amazon, in recent times production of natural latex has moved to many Far Eastern regions. More than 90% of the total world supply of natural rubber now comes from Asia.

Dipped goods (medical and surgical items, household and industrial gloves, boots, and balloons) utilize more than half of all natural latex consumed in the U.S. The adhesives industry is the second largest user of natural latex in products such as shoes, envelopes, labels, and pressure sensitive tape.

WHAT IS SYNTHETIC LATEX?
Most synthetic rubber is created from two materials, styrene and butadiene. Other synthetic rubbers are made from specialty materials and used in specific chemical and temperature resistant applications. While synthetic latex has been around since the early 1900's, production of this material rose to new heights due to WWII. Many improvements in synthetic latex have been developed over the years and continue to this day, helping to improve the overall performance of products manufactured with latex. More than half of the world's rubber today is synthetic. In most cases, a blend of both natural and synthetic latex is used when producing many products.

At Nature's Rest, we understand that there are benefits to both. Our primary goal is to create sleep surfaces that result in the best night's sleep possible; offering proper support and optimum pressure relief for an undisturbed sleep.