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Jul 20, 2010 2:50 PM
I am sure that other companies make the same claim.
If you don't believe them or others, you could buy the latex seperately and just put an organic mattress pad over it (by Natura for example). I don't think they have to pass any tests for just the mattress pad/protector. That would not give you a nice zippered up mattress cover to hold it all nicely, but I don't think that would be a problem. Latex holds in place pretty well.
Organic Cotton where it counts most... next to your...
Jul 18, 2010 9:05 AM
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Enviro-Green-Memory-Foam-1-inch-Mattress-Topper/3657732/product.html
www.foambymail.com 20 ILD Latex Mattress toppers, queen sizes are here (I used 1 inch x 2 thicknesses for bottom 2/3):
http://www.foambymail.com/LatexTQueen.html
...Jul 22, 2010 2:49 PM
There are no Organic mattresses I know of that actually use cotton batting, just cotton covers with...
Jul 21, 2010 1:54 PM
Royal Pedic, Green Sleep, Natura, I believe Savvy Rest, Organic Pedic, and many others do not use these chemicals in their organic mattresses.
Strobel seems to be marketing hardcore just as much as the S brands....of course wool burns.....but it has a higher burning point than formaldehyde which is the FR of choice in most foams and polyester fibres. The CFR 1633 regulations that have everyone in an upheaval are simply stating that to pass the fire test that there is a certain rate of heat release...not that a mattress literally be fireproofed. Also the wool they lit on fire in their test is yarn being...
Jul 12, 2010 10:36 AM
I enjoyed reading your experience! Thank you for sharing 
I got a chuckle though about your quote above...do we really "have standards" in this country when it comes to health? Or is it more about the green back and what it will draw in? I think our country is approving more and more things as "safe" when they truly are not. No, I'm not an environmentalist (or a liberal) by any means. I just know for a fact that people, young and old, are being affected by what we sleep on, consume and breathe, on a daily basis...yet nothing seems to be changing for the better....things just cost more to be healthier. It's sad really.
...Jul 13, 2010 8:07 AM
On the cover: many have found that having some wool over the latex can make it sleep a bit cooler. I am one of those. So, paying for a mattress cover made of cotton and wool that helps protect the latex from the elements, helps hold it together, and helps one sleep cooler is probably worth $200-300 for most. Probably a simple (and washable) cotton mattress pad over that would be sufficient. Personally I use a washable...
Jul 12, 2010 4:35 PM
I enjoyed reading your experience! Thank you for sharing
I got a chuckle though about your quote above...do we really "have standards" in this country when it comes to health? Or is it more about the green back and what it will draw in? I think our country is approving more and more things as "safe" when they truly are not. No, I'm not an environmentalist (or a liberal) by any means. I just know for a fact that people, young and old, are being affected by what we sleep on, consume and breathe, on a daily basis...yet nothing seems to be changing for the better....things just cost more to be healthier. It's sad really.
Cat pee....eww...VERY bad!
Jul 21, 2010 8:27 PM
Thanks so much for replying to my post. I am glad to hear that there are many good options out there for a cleaner, healthier bed. Jasmine mentioned that when she pressed some of the companies that make mattresses that purportedly meet the flammability requirements through wool, some of them admitted to using chemicals such as teflon, boric acid, and silica. I know that companies aren't required to disclose the composition of their products due to protection of trade secrets. So I worry that their claims may not be totally honest.
How trustworthy do you think the chemical flame retardant-free claims of the companies you mentioned are? Can you particularly recommend one or two that you think are on the high road and make a comfortable, durable product as well?
Thanks for the clarification about the CFR 1633 regulations regarding rate of heat...
Jul 20, 2010 2:20 PM
I recently learned about how ubiquitous PBDEs are, and about their increased use in mattresses since the increased flammability regulations went into effect a few years ago.
I've had a TempurPedic mattress for the past ten years and have loved it, but it is now kind of soft. I realize now that I've been sleeping on a heap of unhealthy chemicals for a long time.
I want to purchase a King mattress that has as few potentially dangerous chemicals as possible. I've wondered about Strobel beds, as they have the option of having a doctor's prescription for a flame-retardant-free bed. I've also looked at the Essentia website, and it looks like they have a "natural" latex memory foam bed (I've read on this...
Jul 24, 2010 5:54 AM
I am hoping someone can give me guidance about buying a new mattress. First let me say that I just discovered this forum and am so glad to have found a resource for mattress information. I would rather buy a used car at this point :) I am on my 3rd replacement Kingsdown mattress. The first two were body systems in green and had latex toppers. After 6 months or so they developed massive ditches and were labeled defective by Kingsdown. They just sent me my third one, which is a series 800 and it is so firm that I am waking up with my shoulder and arm numb. I've had it for three days and have yet to have a good night's sleep. The place I bought it at (not Sleepy's) does not carry any other brand, so I either get another Kingsdown or bite the...