Memory foam odour / smell issues

Due to the dense molecular structure of visco elastic memory foam mattresses, mattress toppers and memory foam pillows, when brand new some odour / smell can be ‘trapped’ within the network of cells.

This odour is regarded as being non toxic in nature, and will disappear forever once you have aired the item in a breezy environment.

Do not expose the memory foam to direct sunlight, and do not try and wash the memory foam because moisture will seep into the cells and it will take weeks to dry out. And never tumble dry any foam product because it may break up.

Another reason why there may be a hint of odour will be due to the transportation of the memory foam product and this is usually caused by some ‘sweating’ of the product from being encapsulated by plastic covers or sealed boxes.

The odour will dissipate if you air the item, and due to visco elastic’s inert state the odour will never return.

Note: You will find that adjustable memory foam pillows such as CompleteSleeprrr will dissipate the odour even faster than non adjustable memory foam pillows due to the ability to disassemble the pillow and thus increase surface air flow.

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