Do Latex Foam Mattresses Outgas?
Does Latex Foam Outgas? Outgassing, aka offgassing, is a process in which a solid releases gas which occurs in enclosed environments such as offices and homes. This outgassing occurs in nature as well as within manufactured products. Solids can release gas for a number of different reasons. Some undergo physical changes which cause transformation from solid to gas, with the gas being released as an end result. Others may have trapped gases inside as a result of the way in which they were formed, in which case the gas will slowly vent over time. In the poly foam world, heat is a necessary component for the expansion process and that heat is generated by the interaction of certain chemicals which cause it to heat up internally. When the expanded poly foam core, aka “memory foam”, is sent to the curing floor, outgassing will occur during this cool down process. So does that mean that latex foam outgases? No! Whether blended latex or natural latex, no chemicals are used to create the heat
