The Natural Latex Mattress When the word latex is mentioned, you are probably thinking of synthetic latex found in gloves, balloons, the kind that some people are allergic to (if you know what I mean). You are in a sense right, only not very. You may or may not have heard of natural latex, the material used to make our mattresses. Synthetic latex made entirely artificial and is made from petrochemicals, a reproduction of natural latex. Natural latex, on the other hand, is ext