Mattress Forum

Do the mattress covers used with DIY latex layers usually include fire retardants? I am assuming that they do unless the seller labels them "organic" -- is that correct? I just bought the "special" from sleepez, and it includes the 4-way stretch cover (cotton and rayon) instead of the cotton and wool cover. Can anyone fill me in on what I'm actually buying here? I am considering spending extra for an organic cover and tossing this one, just because it seems like wasted effort to buy a nontoxic mattress and then put a toxic cover on it.

Probably a good chance that if the cover is not using wool that there would be some kind of FR material or chemical being used.

I can share that from my conversations with the mattress companies, most use either flame resistant material that are treated with chemicals.  My topper cover I understand is inherently flame resistant.  I am not sure what makes it inherent, however they did explain that all fabrics for mattresses have chemicals in them.  If fabric goes through a finishing process it will have chemicals of some sort.  One of the companies I spoke with even told me that the Bamboo idea is not very true at all.  Something about it being a nylon???  Not true Bamboo. 

I think most of the research I did, I read between the lines and realized that most of the stuff about the fabrics is marketing tactics.  All I know is the idea about something inherently flame resistant, I like because its in the yarn already according to information online.  That sounds safer to me then something that already has chemicals on it and then gets more chemicals added to it.  Maybe I am wrong but the idea of something being treated reminds me of having an exterminator  come to my house to kill bugs.  I know I would rather have something that at least sounds more safer. 

Thanks!