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Hi Debra,

I love your site and find all of your information so helpful!!! Thanks so much for taking time to answer readers’ questions!

My husband and I are hoping to replace our memory foam mattress as soon as possible. We really like the feel of the memory foam and would like to go with latex foam.

We are considering the IKEA Morgongava. It is not completely latex (85% latex, 15% synthetic) and I contacted the company to confirm there is no flame retardant used in this model. We need to replace both ours and my daughter’s mattresses so we were looking at going with these, do you think they would be a safe option for all of us? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!!

Debra’s Answer

I would feel more comfortable if you would choose a mattress that is 100% natural latex. There are still chemicals in that 15% synthetic. But it’s very good there is no fire retardant. And I like the 100% cotton ticking and wool wadding.

There is a lot right about this mattress. You need to decide if that 15% synthetic latex is OK for you.

Just as an aside, you need to be very careful about assessing latex mattresses, as many so-called natural latex mattresses contain synthetic rubber even if not disclosed. There are no regulations for the labeling of latex. So it’s good that IKEA is labeling as such.

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