Weird Smelling Memory Foam Bed
Since we’re on the topic of odors – perhaps someone can help me with my issue. I bought a memory foam mattress in October from a store in Manhattan called Dixie Foam. This is an excellent store that I’ve done business with before. In fact – I got a bed there when I was in…
Since we’re on the topic of odors – perhaps someone can help me with my issue. I bought a memory foam mattress in October from a store in Manhattan called Dixie Foam. This is an excellent store that I’ve done business with before. In fact – I got a bed there when I was in high school that served me well for many years. I’m in my mid 40s now – so that’s an indication of how long they’ve been around. The memory foam mattress is a deluxe model – and undoubtedly the most comfortable bed I’ve ever had. Problem is – it had an absolutely horrible chemical smell. I mean – so bad that it was stinking up my whole house. I had bought it for a guest bedroom and my guests felt as though they were being asphyxiated. At first I thought the smell would dissipate over time – like a new carpet that out gasses. But after a month the odor hadn’t diminished at all. I contacted the store and they came and took the bed away with assurances that they’d replace it with one that doesn’t smell. I finally got the new one (after waiting a bit) and it smells just as bad. I’m hoping the smell will go away – but so far it doesn’t seem to dissipating at all. Has anyone else had this problem with a memory foam bed? Is it normal that it smells so horrible? Will the smell eventually dissipate? I’m on the verge of sending the second bed back – but if someone can assure me that the smell will go away I’d be willing to stick it out as the bed is so darn comfy. Any insight or advice from people with memory foam beds out there?
Thanks for the helpful comments. After having the 2nd bed for about a week now the smell is almost gone. There’s still a bit of an odor but I’m confident that it will dissipate entirely. So kudos to Dixie foam for replacing the first bed. There was definitely something wrong with it as the smell didn’t dissipate at all after a month. The second bed is as it should be. I would use Dixie Foam again – and I would recommend them to those looking to purchase a foam mattress.
My memory foam pillow and mattress topper also had an unpleasant smell – it smelled a bit like cigars to me – but it eventually went away. Good luck.
It’s called off-gassing, which is just one of several unpleasant properties of visco-elastic foams.
It can take a long long time for it to dissipate (some believe that the cheaper the foam the longer the off-gassing period, but who really knows.)
Just make sure the foam (not just the mattress) is manufactured in the USA. Other countries have been known to put formaldehyde and other nasties into their mix.
We bought a Tempurpedic mattress w/ pillows a couple of months ago. The memory foam definitely has an odor and it took about 4-6 weeks for the smell to gradually disappear. Good Luck.
I don’t have a memory bed but have had for almost a decade now a memory foam pillow. At the begining it smelled horrible. I had a neck problem at the time and the pillow worked (although many nights I thought i would send it back in the morning, I couldn’t stand the smell). So I hear you… my pillow took a really long time to “shed” the smell, probably months (it came with a 1 month guarantee and by the end it was as stinky as on the first day). I only kept it because it was comfortable and worked. I still use and I am happy that I kept it but boy did it stink!
“Has anyone else had this problem with a memory foam bed?”
No. But then again, I bought the original. There are all kinds of people selling all kinds of copies. No surprise here…