I've had this topper on and off our bed for nearly nine months and it still stinks of chemicals. It's so bad our bedclothes smell of it in the mornings. Right now it is off the bed airing out (again). I'm planning to try and launder it by hand in the bathtub as a last resort. As none of the other reviewers seemed to have a problem with the odor, I'm wondering if I received the real deal. It was not pink in color as other reviewers said. Rather it was beige. However, the density seemed about right.