Does this mat have a smell?I'm looking for something that has NO smell but can't find one so far. Tried memory foam, natural latex.
79527
the plastic wrapping had a "plastic" smell but once off the mattress & allowing the mattress to air out, I did not notice a smell when I first used it.
79528
No. It has no smell. It has lovely material, and it is a little hard, but my son sleeps on it every night. It does not smell, and nothing in terms of hardness that a seven dollar egg crate mat didn't fix. I love it. I was so happy with it when it came on Christmas a year and a half ago.
79529
Hi,You'd smell very little if you put your nose right next to it but it never bothered me. Smelled close to a new cotton fabric.CC
79530
Yes, we had 2 and both did smell when they first arrived, kind of mixed things in a warehouse. We left them out in the garage for a month or two prior to use them. Later, we did not experience any smell. Or perhaps we were used to it??? Now we do not need them but keep them just for camping. Good luck!
79531
No, this hide-a-mat did NOT have a smell when I bought it and does NOT have a smell after many uses!! It is very firm and I like it.
2110454
The mat is freee from phthalates, latex, & silicone. It is a blend of high-grade PVC and jute. While it doesn't say rubber free anywhere, PVC usually replaces rubber in other applications. I am allergic to latex but haven't experienced any reactions on this mat. I really enjoy it for my hot yoga practice. Hope this helps!
440650
I can just tell you that my mattress looks new and smells great. My toddler has peed and sweated on it heavily yet no odor is left behind. It is not noisy or crackly. As thin as it is it works well however my mattress feels best without it. It is a firm memory foam mattress.
2255706
It is just the smell of Natural Latex, which is what our bands are made of. It would be the same with any bands, even worse with ones made out of dry rubber compounds out of China. Usually this will wear off after a few weeks. If it is a problem, I would recommend using a set of workout gloves.
1553842
Mine did not smell very strong. I put it out over the weekend. I put mine on the mattress and then put a mattress pad over the foam pad. It still feels soft and no oder.
820864
I also have hardwood floors and haven't noticed any scuff marks or damage to my floor as a result of using the mat. My largest complaint is actually in regards to the rubber smell. It does not go away. Ever. It's been three months and my bedroom still smells like a gym....
847466
do you have a mattress cover on it, I do &one; doesn't smell, or you can try some Lysol
717966
I couldn't tell you because it never went on the bed. It never lost the strong chemical smell. We bought a pure latex topper instead, and my very large husband does not sweat on this and he feels the cushioning.
2008781
Hi - I bought a mat just like this. Not only were the "pebbles" too bumpy to actually stand on (it hurt my feet!), but it also smelled quite foul. After about two weeks it was still "off-gassing" after taking it out of the packaging. I would get light-headed from the chemicals, just being in the bathroom with it, and could even smell from down the hall. Finally, I just threw it away, it was not worth keeping it in a house with baby.
547293
No, I have not found that to be true. I've used my mat many many times and it has no smell.
468098
Mine is about 1/8th inches thick. Not much on reading tapes. No, mine has no odor. Maybe when you first take the mat out of the box but after it is rolled out there is no odor at all. It is a very good thick mat. My mat is under my Bowflex and it does the job. If mine gets dusty I put a wet mop to it for cleaning. Hope this helps
1619691
No I did not notice a smell. Plus this mattress is made out of non toxic materials. It's been a great mattress for my son. The only issue we had is once he was a little older it got uncomfortable for him to sleep because it is so firm. He started waking up many times a night. I bought an organic mattress pad and he has slept comfortably on it until he was 3 and moved to a big bed. I plan to buy another one of these for my second son too so would recommend this mattress to others.
734160
I didn't notice any smell, it is a good heavy mat, but rubber do flake off after couple of use.
109721
There seems to be a top layer of latex, resting on a bottom layer of memory foam. I have only slept on it a few times, and I have a nice memory foam topper on top of it for now because I'm pregnant and sleep on my side and there's nowhere else to store the topper. However, before I put the topper on it I tried it out while awake. The feel is firm, but not hard. You don't sink in like you would with a memory foam mattress. However, you also don't get the feeling of something pushing back into you and digging in, like you might with an inner coil mattress. Some dense foam mattresses have felt "hard" to me. This one just feels firm and supportive-- not plush. It is almost like what you would expect an air mattress to be if the air mattress were impossibly perfectly super-full and taut-- but it has a little more give or "sink" than that. Also, I am told that in several weeks it will soften just a bit, then stay that way, and it will feel less firm than synthetic latex (it is natural latex). As a final note, I have noticed that people really vary in their perception of what is "firm" versus "soft." I would call this definitely firm, but far from extreme.
232936
I was worried about that too because I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and any kind of plastic smell would have driven me nuts. In short no, there is virtually no smell to mine when it arrived. The only smell I got from it was a little bit of a new cotton smell and that went away in minutes. The first night I had this my sheets hadn't shown up yet so I ended up sleeping directly on the mattress itself and I had no issues with smell. I have mine on a wood frame instead of a box spring because I like very firm beds, it does not seem to retain too much heat because I put off heat like a furnace when I sleep and I am not uncomfortable in it like I am in memory foam or similar beds. I was worried about that too because I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and any kind of plastic smell would have driven me nuts. In short no, there is virtually no smell to mine when it arrived. The only smell I got from it was a little bit of a new cotton smell and that went away in minutes. The first night I had this my sheets hadn't shown up yet so I ended up sleeping directly on the mattress itself and I had no issues with smell. I have mine on a wood frame instead of a box spring because I like very firm beds, it does not seem to retain too much heat because I put off heat... » Read More I was worried about that too because I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and any kind of plastic smell would have driven me nuts. In short no, there is virtually no smell to mine when it arrived. The only smell I got from it was a little bit of a new cotton smell and that went away in minutes. The first night I had this my sheets hadn't shown up yet so I ended up sleeping directly on the mattress itself and I had no issues with smell. I have mine on a wood frame instead of a box spring because I like very firm beds, it does not seem to retain too much heat because I put off heat like a furnace when I sleep and I am not uncomfortable in it like I am in memory foam or similar beds. « Show Less
432636
No, I've washed it outside with spray cleaner and the hose and there is no 'rubber' or 'plastic smell' I absolutely love this litter mat!! (oh, it dries quickly too!)
1624577
I used our regular mattress cover...it was deep enough and the elastic goes over our mattress and the topper. We have no noticeable smell. Love the topper. How disappointing for you as it is a bigger purchase. Maybe the zippered covers they sell for bedbugs would be less permeable with smells?