I have breathing problems and am concerned about fumes. Does the foam have a noticeable smell?
378271
It definitely does out of the package. Not after a good airing out though. There was no more smell within a couple weeks.
378272
According to package directions, the foam should be aired out in a well ventilated area for 24 (or 48) hours before use. Over this time, the foam will decompress slowly. After the airing period, there should be no noticeable smell at all.
378273
Initially, the foam does have a smell. We aired it out for about 2 weeks and then it was ok. We are sensitive to smells. You might want to wash the cover to speed up the process. Any foam in a plastic will have a smell and we were aware of it since it is not the first foam topper or mattress we bought.
378274
You will be alright, the foam does not have any noticeable smell, but remember I did buy this foam a year and half ago, the company probably changed. But there no smell at all.
378275
It does at first. I had to let it sit out of the cover for a couple of days, and once I did that, it was fine. I can't smell anything now.
1818940
I did not notice any odor. I have a tempurpedic mattress and did notice the odor from that foam for a couple of weeks.
1748715
I did not. The smell wasn't really strong with ours, still I let it unfold outside and I left it outside all day. We brought it in in the evening, put a sheet on it and absolutely no complaints at all. I use it for my 6 year old son's loft bed. I understand that it will probably need to be be replaced in a few years, but he likes it, it's more comfortable than I thought and I am happy with it, considering it is a very inexpensive mattress. We have had it for 6 or 7 months now and there is no smell to it at all at this point. Hope that helps!
863956
It has a "new foam" smell for a few days, but after that I didn't notice. I don't think its harmful, it just stinks when straight out of the package.
13208
I didn't notice any smell, but I also have sinus problems.. Hope this helps!
1487809
No, I did not notice any fumes. They are like a heavy milk crate. Hard plastic.
1357159
I haven't experience this. It seems to be cleanable, and I haven't had any smell problems. I did purchase a small air filtered I installed to help when they have bigger messes.
1842886
Nope, no smell. I'm very sensitive to that sort of thing and have had no problems. I love, love, love the pillow.
2066245
I haven't noticed any smell. I got it for my daughter. If it has a smell, it is not noticeable.
1980740
Not in my experience. I started using it without any preliminary "curing", and there were no fumes or odors at all.
316571
I didn't experience any noticeably uncomfortable odor and I'm very sensitive to smells. I didn't intentionally smell it looking for an odor.
1638141
Very slight nondescript smell that vanished quickly .It could have been from the cover that came seperately. The smaller pillow we bought a year and a half earlier and others had no oder. You might want to question the US dept of Agriculture about what theyre using to fumigate the containers that these ship in.
1022961
It did have a slight odor. More clean, new materials, than chemical, though. The foam is more of pillow filling that was odorless. The entire bed comes apart and is washable if that helps at all.
455090
As far as I noticed, no it's not. It didn't arrive with any kind of noticeable or significant smell like most of the foam mattresses all seem to have. But I'm a guy and we tend to not notice things, so take that with a grain of salt.
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
2233586
It does have an odor but I used it in my poorly ventilated laundry room without any problems.
912965
I have had this pillow for several weeks and have not notices a chemical odor. I usually aren't bothered by odors like my wife is, however she has not mentioned it to me.